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Chancellor Hollweg Declares Ger
many Never Desired War Against
the United States and Does Not
Desire It Today If U-Boats Are
Cause of Conflict, America Is to
Blame Electoral Reforms Advo
cated for German People.
BEKLIiXi, March 20. "Ormimy
never had the slightest Intention of
attacking the United States of Amer
ica and does not have such Intentions
now. It never desired war against
the United States of America und does
not desire It today," was the decla
ration ot the German imperial chan
cellor today. In a speech In the reich
stag. The chancellor made Important
declarations concerning Germany's
policy toward the United States and
Russia.
America to Illume.
"How did these things develop?"
asked the chancellor in speaking of
the relations with the United States.
He then proceeded to answer the
question by reviewing the causes
which led up to the German use of
, submarines in unrestricted warfare.
Declaring that Germany had un
dertaken unrestricted submarine war
faro for its defense, Dr. Von Beth-mann-Hollweg
said:
"If the American nation considers
this a cause for which to declare war
against the German nation with which
It has lived In peace for more than
100 years, If this warrants an Increase
ot bloodshed, we shall not have to
hear the burden of responsibility for
It."
Internal Reforms.
LONDON, March 29. Information
direct from Germany in the hands of
the Associated Press asserts that Dr.
Von Bethmann-Hollweg, imperial
chancellor, in his coming speech will
not only offer a large measure of elec
toral reforms, but also a possible mod
ification of the submarine campaign
r in an eleventh hour attempt to stave
r off war with the United States.
The Gorman government is great
ly stirred by tho revolution In Rus
sia, especially in regard to its effect
on American public opinion and be
lieves, according to tho Information
at hand, that internal reform in Ger
many will do more to soften tho ani
mosity of the American people than
anything else could.
CubiiM't Is Scared.
The Berlin cabinet In preparation
for the speech, is declared to hnve
been holding frequent conferences
with extremists against tho German
socialists, who, however, nro report
ed not greatly impressed by the prom
ises made, some of their leaders hav
ing frankly told the government's
spokesman that Germany ran expect
no more from the present regime
than Russia could have gained by re
taining the overthrown dynasty.
The report makes tho clear asser-
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'RELIEF WORKERS 10
BE HELD IN GERMANY
WASHINGTON, March 29. Offi
cials of the stirto department today
confirmed reports that American re
lief workers withdrawn from Belgium
anp"horlhera Franco Kill be taken to
GeCjillW and submitted to a short
"news' Viuarentlne." This procedure
was agreed to a long time ago when
It seemed probable that the Ameri
cans would have to leave. Officials
here, therefore, regard it aa entirely
correct.
Seven members of the commission,
who have been working "I the French
front will go to linden, (iermnny, for
two weeks under full freedom of
movement. The forty or so workers
in Belgium will assemble for a simi
lar period at any city agreed ujKin
by them. Mini-tcr linind Whitlock
will not be detained in any way, hut
will proceed immediately to his oM
nt Havre, France, the temporary Iicl
gian cupital.
PEACE SOP
GERMANY
EDFORB
BRYAN
URGES
REFERENDUM ON
WAR
QUESTION
Commoner Addresses Appeal to Con
gress Urging Application of So
Caned Bryan Peace Plan, Which
Provides for Investigation of Dis
putes by International Tribunals.
MIAMI, Kin., March 2!). William
J. Hryan today addressed an upeal
to the senate and house of represen
tatives, urging that an attempt be
made to secure the suspension of
Germany's ruthless submarine cam
paign through the application of the
so-called liryan peace plan which
provides1 for an investigation of all
disputes by an international tribu
nal before resort to war.
Mr. Bryan asked that congress also
consult the wishes of the people
through n referendum if it concludes
that nothing but war will satisfy the
nation's honor. Mr. Kn-nn's appeal
to congress follows:
llrynn's Appeal.
"Exercising" the citizen's right of
petition, I apcul to you. The dispute
with Germany has (passed beyond
the domain of diplomacy and some
advise settlement by the sword. The
metropolitan press, which tried to
prevent the re-election of the presi
dent and failed, undismayed by a
popular verdict of more thnn one-linlf
million now seeks to lash the country
into a fury and urges the govern
ment to' take part in the European
conflict.
"To yon, and to you only, is given
constitutional authority to declare
war war which in this case may
mean the signing of the death wnr
rant of thousands, even millions of
your countrymen and the laying of
grievous burdens upon future genera
tions. Before you take this blood
upon your hands, consider, I pray
you, first that the wrongs which you
would punish, cruel and unjustifiable
as they are, are not intended pri
marily against this country, but are
acts of desperation directed against
other nations with which the of
fenders are at war.
Xo Invasion Threatened.
"Second, that our land is not
Ihreatened wilh invasion, but that
we are asked to go 3UU0 miles for u
chance to fight.
"Third, that we have not the ex
cause for going to war that the Eu
ropean nations had. They had no ma
chinery for pence. We have a peace
plan offered by this nation to the
world nnd now embodied in thirty
treaties with three-quarters of the
population on the globe. The plan has
the endorsement ,of the president,
the commendation of Hie senate nnd
the approval of the people at the
polls. It provides for investigation
of all disputes by an international
tribunal before resort to war."
Xo Cicrmiijt Tmity
"Fortunately these treaties compel
us to employ the plan with Great Bri
tain, France, Italy and Russia before
going to war witli them. Germany,
formally approved the plan, although
no treaty has been concluded with
her. Shall we repudiate our own
plan the first time we hnve an oppor
tunity to employ It? If, as the pre
sident recently declared, tho Amrlcan
people do not want war, isn't It worth
while to try the peace plan before
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MEDFORD
BRITISH DEFEAT
20,000 TURKS
English Advance 15 Miles Along the
Southern Palestine Coast to Near
Gaza French Capture Important
Munitions Depot Germans Now
Entrenched Along West Front.
LONDON, March 29. The British
army in Palestine has defeated a Tur
kish army of 20,000 men, capturing
900 men including the entire divis
ional staff of tho Fifty-third Turkish
division.
The official statement says that
British troops have advanced for a"
distance of fifteen, miles along tho
southern Palestine coast of the Med
iterranean. The British forces have
pushed forward from Rafa to the
Wadi Ghuzzeh, a river five miles
south of Gaza (Ghuzzeh.) Gaza Is 20
miles north of the Egyptlun-Syrlan
boundary.
French Oipturo Ik'iiot.
PARIS, March 29. An Important
munitions and supply depot has been
captured by tho French, the war of
fice announced today. Artillery
fighting continued during tho night
between the Somme and the Alsno
and t'he French kept in contact every
where with the German lines. Sols
sons was bombarded by heavy Ger
man guns.
Germans Entrenched.
LONDON, March 29. The Ger
mans are now entrenched along the
front over which the French and
British have been advancing, accord
ing to a statement made to The As
sociated PreBs today by' Major Gen
eral F. B. Maurice. .,
German Kcort.
BERLIN, March 29. French ef
forts to recapture the positions re
cently taken from them in the Cham
pagne region were futile, army head
quarters announced today. The
French sustained heavy losses In these
attacks.
A French attack on the German
lines in the region of Hill 304 north
west of Verdun, carried out on a wide
front, also failed. The British lost
55 men in prisoners In an engagoincnt
near Crolsillcs.
On Ilrlttsii Front.
LONDON, March 2!). Tho Ger
mans ure continuing to offer ener
getic, resistance on the northern part
of their new line in Franco. Ren
ter's correspondent nt British head
quarters in France says the Germans
evidently regnrd Croissilles as a point
of great technical importance and
are contesting the approach of the
British to it in force, but nrc being
hard;presscd.
The British gained considerable
ground south and west of Croissilles
v. Tho Germans fell back.
fighting as they withdrew and Buf
fering heavy casualties.
ELISHA LEE MANAGER
OF PENNSYLVANIA LINES
PHll.ADrXPIlIA, March 2!).
Klishu Lee, assistant general man
ager of tho Pennsylvania ruilrond
lines enst of Pittsburg, was today
appointed general manager, lie suc
ceeds S. C. Long, who died several
iluvs ago.
NEAR PALEST NE
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further perfected by tho Vnltvd blutei navy.
Mail
OREGON, THURSDAY,
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Women throughout the country have organized schools, donned bloom
ers and overalls, and aro learning to rlvo and repair automobiles, so they
may be ready to bundle the machines for the United States in case of
war. The women hero shown are part ot a clans at the West Side Y. W.
C. A., In N'ew York.
RUSSIANS APPEAL
TO TEUTON LABOR
TO RESIST CROWN
PKTROOHAI), March !!. An ap
peal to the workmen of the German
and Austrian coalition to rise ngainst
the imjwrial authority and to estab
lish their freedom, says the Petro
grtul Telegraph agency (the liussian
official news agency) was launched
nt n mass meeting of workmen, sol
diers and deputies held today ut the
duma.
The appeal was directed to Hie
proletariat of the whole world, but
it specially designates tho central
powers, urging the workmen of these
countries to "throw off the yoke of
autocratic rule us the Russian people
have overthrown the imperial auto
crat and refuse to serve longer as an
instrument in the hands of kings,
capitalists nnd bankers."
Effective May 1, J 9 1 7, all com
merlcial and traffic department em
ployees of the WeHtern I'nlon Tele
graph company at functional and
functional branch offices will bo paid
on a basis of eight hours for a day's
work. Same schedule will bo apnllcd
in such smaller towns and non-fuue-tlonal
branches us may bo arranged.
Tho plant department gang employees
and such others whoso work admits
of definite hours of duty will also be
paid on an eight hour basis.
U. S. NAVY PERFECTS SMOKE S CREEN TO BLIND
RIBUN
MARCH 29, 1917
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NICW YOItlf, March 29. Promi
nent women In largo cities through
out the country received today from
the women's commute ot the omer
gency peace federation telegrams lirpt
Ing them to hold meetings and raise
funds to support the peaco demon
stration to be nm lo In Washington
nt tho opening of congress April 2.
"The Women of America" said the
messages, "can and must koou Ame
rica out ot war at all costs."
The peaco federations baa begun a
campaign to ralso $200,000 for pro
paganda. Tho pacifists, especially
tho women have stationed mission
aries at tho army and navy recruiting
places who urgo young mon not to
enlist. Two of these speakers wore
rescued by tho police yoBtorday from
an angry crowd.
lly united efforts, the nppeal de
clares, "wo can stop thin awful mur
der which Is the shame of humanity."
WHEAT FOR EXPORT
E
CI IK'.UIn, March 'Jfl. Wheat for
delivery next .May today sold at
.l.il7l,n, the highest price since the
beginning of the war in Kiiropc. The
locking up of the Russian supply, the
Argentine failure, the short domestic
supply nnd crop dumnges this spring
lie at the bid loin of present prices,
according to crop experts. At the
close ycslcrdnv May wheat sold ut
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Masses of Nation Decide War Is no
Longer Struggle Between Nations,
But Between the New Spirit of De
mocracy and Old Spirit of Imper
ialism Socialists Co-Operating.
PETUOCiliAP, March 29 A decla
ration in suport of the war has been
issued by n committee of working
men, soldiers and deputies ami appar
ently represents the sober conclusion,
which the masses of (he population
have reached, after being swayed this
way and that by the turbulent cur
rents and cross-currents which swept
through the country in the first days
of tho revolution. This conclusion is
that liberty and victory over the Ger
mans are inseparable and thnt the
responsibility for plunging 'Europe
into war rests with the liohenzol
lern family and Prussian imperial
istic ambitions.
Domocracy vs. IinNiruiIism.
Tho tendency is to regard the war
no longer ns n struggle between na
tions, but us ono between the new
spirit of democracy and the old
spirit of imperialism. The peopio are
eagerly desirous of pence, but nro
ready to devote redoubled energy to
war if that is the only way of achiev
ing it. Kven the dissentient voico
of the cxtremo socialist elements,
which nt first openly declared itself
ngainst war nnd counseled the sol
diers to lay down their arms has
been drowned ill tho universal cry
that the struggle must continue.
The peusants throughout tho coun
try ure systematically organizing
Inilitia to replace tho old police. Thoy
are also establishing new local nu
Ihorilics and convoking eommunul
assemblies, which (express the in
tention of supporting tho new gov
ernment and selling country, pro
ducts for victualing the army nnd
people Tho idea of equal rights for
women is beginning to gain weight.
Workmen Assisting.
The workmen in all the factories
engaged in manufacturing for the na
tional defense hnve decided to re
nounce for the period of the war one
of the fundamental items of the labor
program, namely the eight-hour day,
it is announced here semi-of ficially.
The decision was lakcu to augment
the output of munitions.
Two members of the Russian duiuii
hnve returned lo Pelrogrml from
Kronstndl, whero tho revolutionary
movement was least organized nnd
met with armed resistance, says n
Renter dispatch from Petrogrnd to
day. During their stay n grcut meet
ing was held at which the deputies
explained the siluutioii to representa
tives of the telle and garrison, who
cheered the speeches vigorously.
The work ut the port; adds the
message, is once more in full swing.
83 Eggs in 83 Davs.
I.ICXINC.TON, Ky., March 29. A
world's record was mado here today
In tho International consocutlvo egg
laying contest when Lady Walnut,
While Leghorn, number 707, laid an
egg. It was the eighty-third consecu
tive day that this ben has produced
an egg. She Is owned by Dr. H. I.
Irelund of 1,ouIhvI1Iu, Ky. Tho best
previous record was eighty-two eggs
In that many consecutive days.
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Constitutional Guarantees Suspended
in All Provinces and Martial Law
Proclaimed Riots Over the Food
Shortage and Political Unrest Cul
minate In Appeal to People.
LOXDOX, March 29. The Official
Gazette at Madrid published today a
decree suspending constitutional
guarantocs In nil provinces of the
kingdom, Renter's Madrid corres
pondent cables.
LONDON', March 29. The Spanish
government will adopt ' measures
made necessary for the preservation
of. order In view of an appeal to the
people which Is characterized as se
ditious, says a Renter dispatch from
Madrid. '
Solutions Appeal.
PARIS, March 29. An "appeal to
the people," which has been Issued
In Spain has been declared by the
government to be seditious, a Haras
dispatch from Madrid reports. The
signers ot the appeal, whose names
have not been disclosed, have been
arrested. The cabinet has taken the
affair Into its own hands and will
deal with it summarily.
Internal disorders and widespread
strikes in Spain have been reported
at Intervals during the last year. In
Decenibor a Kcnornl strike of 2 4 hours
was called by the labor organizations
as a protest against the Increased
price of food. In January rioting
and Incendiarism at Sargossa were re
ported. Last Bummer the railway
employes struck nnd for a week Spain
was undur martial law.
No Information had been received
here early this afternoon In explana
tion of tho suspension ot the consti
tutional guarantees In Spain.
llcglns Like ItussliU
WASHINGTON, March 29. Fre
quont reports from Spain of wide
spread unrest because of her attitude
toward the war and an almost uni
versal shortage of food made officials
at the state department receive to
day's anouncenient of the suspension
or constitutional guarantees without
surprise. Sinco the beginning of the
war there has been decided internal
dissension as to Spain's attitude in
tho war and during tho last few
months, especially with the sharpen
ing of tho German submarine cam
paign, the food shortage has aggra
vated tho trouble.
Officials hore, pointing out the
similarity of the Russian revolution,
which also began through political
unrest, deepened by food shortage,
wero unwilling to predict the out
come. Classes I'ro-Gcmmn.
Recent reports have shown the food
shortago has boen folt In cities and
In tho country as well. Germany's
ruthless submarine warfare has sunk
many Spanish vessels, has tied up
inont of tho others nnd virtually stop,
ped foreign trndo. As a result the
country bus been threatened with an
Industrial crisis.
A deopor cause of dissension has
been Spain's war policy, the court,
tho clergy and tho army have been
reported decidedly pro-German, Bo
that Spain has not been fully trusted
by the allies, nnslncss Interests, as
In many othor neutral countries and
the people generally, were reported
antl-Germnn.
VANCOUVER, R. C, March 29.
A dispatch to tho Canadian News
from Toklo says that a German raid
er has sunk a Japanese warship In
tho southern Pacific. The names of
the vessels wero not disclosed.
It was officially anounced In To
klo about two weeks ago that a con
verted Gorman cruiser had been
sighted In the Indian ocean and was
being traced by Japanese and British
warships after tho raider had sunk
a Japanese freight ship. Prior to that
two llrltish steamships were reported
to have been destroyed by an armed
merchantman off Colombo, Cjylon.
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