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MEDFORD, OKECION, THURSDAY, VEliUUAUY fi, 1919
NO. 270
SEATTLE PARALYZED BYGENERAL
STRKE
ALLIES 10
DISCIPLINE
1 GERMANY
Supreme War Council Meets to Im
pose "the Full Will of the Allies"
Because of Refusal to Comply with
Armistice Conditions Arrogance
Shown Toward Entente Small Na
tions Given Representation at
Peace Conference.
PAII1S. Feb. O. UliivinO The
nupruino war council will n i t nt Yer
Miilles on Kriduv to lake measures lo
InilHJNv uii (lennmiv "the full will uf
I lui nllies," hiivh Ilia Malm, because
of till) llllwillillUIKlnH III' (IfrillllllV I"
I'lirrv out tliu armistice term except
under ccrtnin conditions, i
There Iiiih been 11 ehnnuo in Ilia nt
titmlu of Uuruiiiuv, according to the
newspaper, mid it is being manifested
liv arrogance toward tint entente.
Itcroitrllo Difference
-PAIIIS. Fob. It. (Itv the AsKm-int.
il Press.) Punitive hteps Tor rceoii
ciliuit differences between tho trrmitor
11ml Ichj.it niitioiiH ut tliu peace (-.inference,
which wore begun vcstcrdtiv
lire continuing t iiiln v. tn n 1KI1I ion to
winning- four iiilililioniil places on the
commission on tliu suuictv of nation",
it seems probable that the lessor noiv.
itrs alMii will lie u ran I ml ndcuuiite rep
rcsclitulioii in the .xcnilivp body of
tliu society iih well nn Iho, legislative
sections, 'J'lio smaller imivi'-h are in
sisting on being given it greater voice
in tlio society mill plnns are being re
vised to meet the situation.
When tlm coiniui-sion on tliu so
ciety of nation" meet loniulit. rep
resentatives of 1'oliinil, Humaiiiii,
Greece mill Ocelio-Nlovukiii will lit'
nrosont, together with llioso of Cliinn.
Hrnr.il, ruliiiiini, l'ortumil mill Si'rliin
mill tlm five uront power. President
Wilson expects to lio present every
nik'lit this week, iih tlio work of f rain
in;: tho 11I1111 for tlio society of nalioiiH
in regarded bv him of extreme iiiiimit-
lllll'V,
Hninll Nations ltecogiitriNl
Nineteen M1111II belligerent nations
'won dol'inito recognition from tho
supremo council of tho ponce oonErr
enco todnv. which granted four ndili
tional hc.iIh on tho I'limiiiissinii to the
sooiolv of nations lo lessor countries.
This gives t o ilio kid ti 1 1 powers nine
NOIllS III, till) Commission wllil'll will
' Ira 1110 tho iilan for tliu society mill
' ton scuts to tlm five grout powers.
1'olanil, Kuiniinia, Cr.acho-Sloviikia
mill Cirooi'o will liolil mlililional won Is.
Thin concession became known
lonitrht nflor n lunir session of the
.commission 011 tho society of niitioiiH,
whioh I'roHiilent WilBon nttemloil.
The chief point discussed tonight
won the oniiNlitiilion of thn o.veculive
body of the society ol' nnliiiiiH,
DE
. ALA.
FAIRDA'N'KB, Alaska, Fob. 0.
Twenty buildings In tlio honrt of
Fairbanks' bUHlnosB district havo
1ioon doatroyod by n flro which utnrt
od oorly today and wlilcb tins not yot
boon oxtlngiiiHliod.
In an effort to snvo tho Kulrbnnkii
fodaral bulldlngn and tho FltHt Nat
ional bank bulldliiR, dromon woro
toarlnK down adjolnlnn structures.
Today's flro was tho neeond bis
flro Falrlmukh linn sufforod. In
100(1 tho hoart of tho city was wlpon
' out by riamoB. Mont ot tho bulldliiMn
dodtroyqd In 190G stood on tho
ground over which tho flamuu Bwopt
today, ' '
Flro flBhtoi'H today woro handicap
ped by the oxtromo cold. Tho flro
ntnrtod from a dofoctlvo furnaco Ut
tho baoomont of a Jowolry atoro.
WAS1IINOTON. Fob. fi. Dopnr
Jnro from Frani'o of, I'ivo trnnsporlH
with more Ihnn H50 ofl'ieors and 15,-
000 mon wiih iinnoimi'ed todnv bv tho
ivnr dopni'tmeiit. Amonir 1 ho unilH
iibonrd lire tho i)71st and !172nd in
fnnh'v ooniploto, lmi'ts ol! Hiivornl
01 hot iiifnnh'V rouiiiieutH iind tho (IHIh
coiiHt ni'lilliirv I'eitiniont (Miinpli'lo.
The IrnnHporlH nro duo to nrrivo in
'tv York, lloslon mid Newport News
hOfWccp I'brntu'v 1? "tl 19.
EW
REVENUE
BILL AGREED TO
BY CONFEREES
Six Billion Dollar Measure Ready for
Acceptance Bv Both Houses
Regulates Taxation for Ensulna
Two Years Income Rates Raised
Heavy Taxes Imposed.
WASIIINOTOX. Feb. (!, With the
Hldilllishion to uonurehH todnv of tliu
DoiifereeM1 nureeiuent on tho louir d
luyed war revenue bill, tlio Anierieiiii
pooiilo were presented with their proK.
pectivo fedenil tax biiduet for 101'.)
aiwl eiiKiiiuv veiir oiinl'him over
ti,nmi.(i(MUiim thirt venr mid t l.ono,
IIIHI.IIIHI the venr lifter, Hiibiert to re
vision bv the next ooiiirroK,
Tlio eiinfereiiee report ix rcirnrdeil
iiNxiired of iidoplioti liv both Iioiihu
ami M'linte mid of nupioviil bv the
liri'Hidi'iil.
F.xi'Opt for Hliuhtlv inereiiKed wnr
i'xi'i'ss profitH nil I'm for 1011) mid
eorpoiiilion ineoine lux rutei for
IOL'0, virtunllv nil Die rated im rc
vi"ed in the bill passed bv the hennte
lira npproved, HnteK of the Kenute
on triniKliorliilioii, beveriiieii, eiunrx
and tobiiceo, iimiisrineiit iidiuixisoiiH,
club dues, luxurii'rt and "eini-liixiirieK,
xtinup mid Htiei'ial tnxcw nil Mili-tun-tiiillv
wera adopted bv the eoiifercen
while the houxo rate." on cxlntes and
iiihUi'iiiH'U were reiiifctnlcd.
ItnUo Ineoine Itnitu
The prineipiil rnlo inereimeH iiureed
to in eiinfereiiee Wero to raise the cor
poration ii mo rate for I'.l'.'t) from
M per eeiil to 10 per eent, mid an in
crease from 110 to O.'i per cent in the
second "brocket'' or Hlidinir rule, on
corporal ions' excc tirolits for this
venr. The Hi) per cent wnr profits
tux for this vcar was adopted mid
upon iiisisletiue bv house conferees
extended to ItUO, but niadc applica
ble next venr onlv upon such profits
from k'overiinient wnr coiitnictH. The
excess prolils "briicket" rules of 'JO
mid 40 per cent for 1020 also were
approved.
Virtunllv all tho so-cullcd relief
provisions desiirncd lo prevent hard
ships in imposition of ihe corporation
tuxes wero adopted.
In the important income tax section
the bill retains all senate rates, nor
mal and sitr-tuxes, iiicludiii!i that of
' ter cent on corporal ions' income
of Inst vear. in excess of credits pre
viously allowed, but fixes the subse
quent rate of 10 per cent,
Chilli Labor ltlilcc
The 12 per cenl normiil rate on jn
dividual jncouies earned last vear.
and the H per cent rate pnviihlo in
10'JI) uro retained with individual ex
empt ions of $1,001) for sini-'lc mid
000 for murricd persons, and mi addi
tional exemption of $'2011 for each de
pendent minor. Also adopted arc pro
visions thai individuals shall pay
onlv U pel- cent this vear mid -1 per
cent (hereafter on the first if-LOOO
subject to lax abovo oxeniplions.
Of tho important, uencral leaisln
lion and "riders" tlio conferees
adopted the I'olowintr provisions:
I.ev.viiiL' the prohihilorv lax on pro
duels of child labor.
liestorintr pre-war postnuo rales
on letters and postcards July 1 nexU
1'i'ovidiiiir n pav bomiH of $(H) for
all persons in tho inililnrv establish
incut, officers and enlisted men alike.
(Contlnuort on Page Six.)
sSffifiw
mm EMBARGO
WASIllNaTON, Fell. fi.Scnutc
discuHsion ot tho new llritish iimiorl
emlmrui), resumed today J'ollowim;
yeslerdiiv's hIiiii'p erilicisnis, swiiim
to tho dcl'enso ol' tho llritish policy oC
prolectiii! her industries, and the
Weeks' resolution, lookup; to n tiro
test lo Knulnuil by the slalo ilopai'l
ment was displaced and sent lo tho
sonata calendar. Us further consul
ornliu1! will reiiuire a niiiiority vole.
Senators Kins of Ctnh, ilcinocrt,
and l'oindextcr, of Wiishinuton, and
McCiinihcr of North Dakota, led in
contendimr thill Knalund wns justified
in ilolondintr her mduKtries Sennlnr
I'olnilcxlei' Rttidt ;
"Tnkintr the Inrijo inipilrlinl view, I
Ihink ((rent llriluiii was iiislilicd. Vo
ouuhl to look mil for our inferesls as
Franco and I'liulund are entitled
ilook out lor theirs,"
TACOMA UNIONS
REFUSE TO OBEY
E
All Bla Unions of City Defy Order of
Central Trades Council Orderlno
General Walkout. Holding Lack of
Authority street Cars Ceased
Running This Afternoon.
TACOMA. Wash.. Feb. C At 10,
o'clock the general strike is pronoiine-1
ed u failure in Tiicoiua as no L'cneral
walkout has occurred. Street ears
ceased operation this afternoon, but!
buhls lire on, newspapers are operat
inir mid restaurants ure doiii" biisi-'
ness. The liiieiucii mid operators, '
who operate tho citv liuht und power j
plants, slated that tbcv would fiuht. ,
if nccessiirv. to retain their jobs.
The members of Ihe Allied I'rintiiiL'
Trades , I'nioiiH adhered (o the eom-
iiniinds of their intermit ional officers.
who warned them iiuniiint joiuiiiL' in
an unsanctioned uencral strike.
All biL' unions of the citv nt 10
o'clock todnv defied tho order of the
Central Triples Council issued Wed
nesday niL'bt for a ttoncrnl walk out
and remained nt their posts. The bit
unions that refused lo eo out iih al
ready noted were tho ones the mili
eus have counted on to brim; indus
tries in Taeoma lo a standstill, Thcv
had voted nuaiiist u L'cneral strike.
The unions who refused lo strike to
dnv take the stand the Central Labor
Council bus no authority lo cull u
aeneral strike but 1lint Ihev nre to
be ifovenii .1 bv tho instructions of the
international unions.
About five per eent of the retail
clerks are out.
' Olioy Slrlkc Order
Not incliidiii'. Ihe unions affiliated
with the metal trades council and
which wera iilrcudv on .strike, the
following; omnnir.atiuns obeyed the
strike order todnv: ,
.Meat cutters, limber workers, bar
bers and iiix'iini.ed retail clerks.
The oruani.Mtions which did not
join in the uencrul strike include:
Ilrewerv workers, movie operators,
si aue bands, municipal employes, ian-.
itors mid elevator operators, tailors.
L'ns workers, allied print inu' trades,
lenmslers and eluiuffers. cereal und
Hour mill workers, street rnilwnv em
ployes, boot and shoo workers and
longshoremen.
Tho Tacomn street ear men went
out at 1 ::10 p. m tvinc up tho ser
vice. This action wns tiiken nftor
the dislricl representatives of their
international union sanctioned the
strike.
BUTTE MINERS
DOLLAR A DAY
MIJTTK, Mont., Fob. 6. Tho five
principal mining companies of tho
llutto district today aro posting no
tices nt their mines announcing a
reduction of ono dollar a day In
wages beginning with tomorrow.
Tlio stutemont of tho Anaconda
Copper Mining company, tho largost
omployor of lubor, says tjiat It will
pay Its omplnyos Ihe scale ot wagos
provided for In tho dlfroront wage
contracts and sliding scales now pnld
and In addition will pay 50 conts por
shift extra, t'ommonolng February 1
tho Wages for regular miners will bo
M.7n; shaft minors $5.25; Journey
man In tlio different crafts ?.'."'0;
wages ot other employes will havo
llko reduction. Tho wage of minors
has been Sj.io. Tho now scnlo will
apply while copper sells from 17 to
under 1!) cents and until further no
tice will not bo reduced. If tho coppoi
prleo should fall bolow 17 conts. Tho
oN'lelul quotation for copper yester
day was 18 lo 1 S V4 cents.. All tho
smaller operators, It Is understood,
will adopt tho new scale. Tho reduc
tion will npply lo ' Anucondn and
(rent Falls, where the Anaconda
Copper - Mining company ,has largo
reduction plants.
. SKATTLK. vFcb. . An armed
well dressed masked man eurlv todm
walked into the Summit, a bin resi
ilcnlial district 1'umilv hotel here, and
nl'ler conipcllinif tilt) niuht clerk to
put up his hands robbed the hotel
ensh drawer mid a cimir stand cash
rcuisler. He oblnined botwoen .fil and
10,
ORDER I
TROOPS FROM CAMP LEWIS
ENROUTE TO SEATTLE TO
PRESERVE LA W AND ORDER
SOLDIERS SENT BY
WASHINGTON', Fob, 0. Sending of troops from Camp Lewis to
Seattle was authorized by Secretary Baker after be had been advised
by tlio governor of Washington r.f the situation there due to a general
strike The commandant was directed to furnish whatjver military
lut'stuiics nd proWiou tbo state authoritiei might request.
TACOMA, Feb. C. Two battalions from the First Infantry and a
machine gun company are expected to arrive In Taeoma A 3:30 o'clock
this uflur'noon under command ol Brigadier General Frank B. Watson.
Announcement thut tho troops had left Camp Lowls was madj by
the Intelligence dopaair ent shortly after i o'clock.
TACOMA, Feb. 8. 1'der command of Major Genera! John I.. Hay
den, 800 soldiers lft Camp Lewis shortly after 1 o'ciock. for Seattle,
It wos announced. '
The soldiers wen accompanied by 30 trucks carrylu:? provisions
and ammunition. It was also announced.
Camp official? stated tunt the men would be p'acod In Seattle to
"stand ready for any rmeigo.acy."
Demobilization ot Camp Lewis halted today under orders from Ma
jor Genoral Leltch.
Bus linos operating between Taeoma and Camp Lewis wore ordored
commandeered und soldiers were placed in charge of the operation.
Pusses to soldlerB wishing to go to Seattle were denied
SEATTLE STRIKE
TE
AS
WASHINGTON, Fob. 6. Senator
Thomas of Colorado In the senate
propaganda Investigating committer
toduy denounced the strike now in
progress in ScaMle, declaring that In
taking over control of certain gov.
eminent functions as reported, (he.
strikers were conducting an "cx'.er1
m cut on the north coust In Russiau
Bolshevism."
SEATTLE, Feb. C "Any man who
attempts to take over control or mu
nicipal government functions here
will bo shot on sight,' Mayor Olc
Hanson declared today when told ot
Senator Thomas' statement.
"Strikers have not taken over gov
ernment functions In Seattle." the
mayor said. "They will not be allow
ed to toko over any government func
tions despite their published ii (ele
ments that they lutcn l tu operate
tho light plant and he' police the
city. The seal of city g ivernmoni is
still at the city ha!)'
Knnnch state legislatures have re
sponded lo the poetic appeal of the
prohibitionists: Drink to me only
with thine nvs. New York Krenimr
Sun.
THREE
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tow K yBKi
kxflVvf 'v Atv x- v n't A1SW
Hore are throo speakers of tho United States House of Representa
tives, Cliamp Clark, Uncle Joe Cannon and J. Warron Keifer, Kclfer
was speaker of tho 47th congress and Cannon, who ruled the house for
many years, Is the only pKo:cnt member who wns In congress when Mio
Ohloan retired. . '
SECRETARY, BAKER
IP
BY
PARIS, Feb. 5. (By Associated
Praps.) Tbo American delegation to
the peace roiforosce has received nu
merous petitions from committees.
municipalities and representatives ot
territories unuer ottoman rule, ask
ing to be put under the protection of
the United States, or at least that
America shull be the mandatory
country entrusted with their govern
niont. . .
More significant stilt Ir thn nroc
sure brought to bear to bring about
a decision by which America should
be entrusted with the duty of looking
after Constantinople, the Bosphorus
and the Dardanelles, which it Is be
lieved will be Internationalized. Even
tho great European powers are urg
ing America to accept that responsi
bility as she is the only rnuntrr whlrh
having no direct interest In the JCear
East, cannot, arouse anv InnlmiRv
and enjoys the complete confidence
or all tbo peoples of the sections in
volved.
The licrsii'latre lictirMn lb v,wn,.n-
ors of the Curolinas this morninsr
must sound somethine like the repar
tee in a partv of deaf mutes dinbi" ut
an automat. New York Kvenins
cost.
SPEAKERS MEET
HRi VT iS
4
35,000 UNION MEMBERS
TO ASSIST 25,000
' FORCING I0UT
Street Cars Cease Runnina. Schools Close. Restaurants and Theaters Shut
Up Shop, Newspapers Suspended and All Industry Paralyzed Bv Gen
eral Strike Called in Sympathy With Men Seeking. Dollar an Hour Pay
Citv Threatened With Darkness as Electric Power Workers Are
Ordered Out Elevators Cease Runinn No Disorders Reported.
SETTLE. Feb. 6 t'liion labor
leaders declared toduv thut virtually
55.001) union members are on strike
in Seattle. This number includes the
25.0U0 who walked out of the ship
yards. The acneral strike, thcv said,
was the first ever called in the United
States.
Mayor Ole Hanson issued a state
ment todav declarine that law and
order will prevail. "Jiusiness ns us
ual" will be the sisn at the Citv Hall
and the citv plants, he asserted.
SEATTLE. Feb. G. Street cars
stopped running, schools closed, res
taurants and theaters closed their
doors, 'newspapers suspended and
other industries censed opcratine to
day when labor Union members-, silid
bv their leaders to number about 35.
000. walked out on a eencral strike
to help 25.000 strikins metal trades
shipyard workers press their claims
for higher wanes. -
Thousands of unorsanized em
nloves were thrown out of work bv the
j strike. Muvor Ole lionson declared
1 number of nnomiinized employes af
fected at about 50.000.
Twelve "soup kitchens'' have been
established bv culinary unions to feed
strikers and others who depend upon
the restaurants for their luenls. The
kitchens were to open at 2 p. m. to
dav. l'iitrons of the kitchens were to
be lined up and served in military
"mess" fashion. .
No Disorders Result
No disorders has resulted from the
.strike, allvor Ore Hanson declared
he'did not expect anv trouble or dis
orders but suid the citv sovernment
was ready for trouble if it occurred.
Schools were closed bv the striko
of janitors and engineers nt the heat
ine plants Many apartment houses
und hotels, it was expected, will be
affected bv the strike of the heating
plant engineers. Uarber shops dos
ed and elevators stopped runuiu";.
Banks remained open.
Only cmeriencv telegraph business
was being handled out of Seattle bv
the telegraph companies. The tele
phone svstcm continued its service.
Longshoremen left their work and
truck drivers started for their barns
when Ihe scheduled strike time. 10 a,
m. arrived.
rower Plant Strike
The city todav continued to wonder
whether or not it would have lights to
night. Mavor Hanson declared the
citv light plant would operate. The
strike committee announced that the
union employe s of the citv plant
would not be exempted from the
strike. Last night it was an-
INCREASE STATE TAX
ON FOREIGN CONCERNS
SALEM. Feb. ,C The house this
morning passed the Schuebcl bill in
creasing tho tax on foreign corpor
ations doing business in Oregon bv
1 HO per cent. Tho measure will in
i tease the state's income from this
source from $(i.0ll() to $.138,000. The
individual lux is increased from $100
to ifUOO. - ,
I
WASHINGTON. Feb. 6 Tho house
loreign affairs committee today or
dered favorably roporled it resolution
expressing tho hope that the penile
conference would "favorably consider
the claims of Ireland to the right of
Bel),' detennination," .-.
WALK OUT ..
SHIP BUILDERS .
50,000 OTHER TOILERS
nounced that thcv were exempted.
The shipyard workers who nre af
filiated with the metal trades council,
asked that mechanics lie paid eight
dollars a day and helpers nnd labor
ers seven nnd six dollars a duv. The
metal trades members made their de
mands when they announced thcv
were dissutisfied with the findings of
a federnl wage adjustment commis
sion known as the Macv board.
Strikers Violated Agreement
Charles Piez. 'director general of
the Emergency Fleet corporation, wns
Quoted in n dispatch from Wilkes
barre. Po.. last night as saving thut
the Seattle " shipyard workers, in
striking, had disregarded a pledge
thev mnde with the government that
they would remain under the iurisdic
tion of the Macv bonrd until March .
31..- ' ''.'' .
Seattle was readv for the strike, it
was sai.d For several days residents
have been purchasing large stocks of
, groceries nnrt nntoists nave oeen
storing awav gallons of gasoline nnd
oil. Most of the service stations had
no gasoline and oil todav and closed
ttieir doors. ,
All the newspapers announced
thev would not appear after tho
strike hour. The papers were forced
io suspend publication due to the walk
out of the stereotvpers, newsboys and
truck drivers who haul the papers to
points about the eitv. The Times un-;
nounced it would not resume publica
tion nntil every union man has return
ed to his post.
RUSSIAN SOVIET
ITO;PARTICIPATEIN
E
LONDON, Feb. 6 M. Tchltcherln,
Bolshevik foreign minister of Russlu,
annoences in a wireless dispatch that
the soviet government is willing to
participate in the Princes Islands
conference. The message bears, tho
date of Tuesday and was sent front
Moscow. . ; -
The dispatch declares that the so
viet government is ready "If there
be occasion to entor into a general
agreement with the entente powers
on their undertaking not to interfere
with Russian internal affairs."
'PARIS, Feb. 6. When Professor
Boris A. Bakhmeteff, a member of
the council formed by nntt-Bolshevlst
factions here, was advised of : M.
Tchltcherlo's acceptance of the invi
tation to the Princes Islands confer
ence, he declared he would be unablo
to sny what the Russian committee
in Paris would do. .
"It is an ignoble comedy," said
Russian leaders. They expressed, tho
opinion that the Bolshevist leaders
would reprosent to their followers
that the allies' invitation was recog
nition of them and would spread tho
report that the allies, fearing them,
had asked for peace. :' . .
Members ot the Russina commltteo
maintain thut the . united . govern
ments ot Russia which thoy represent
will not grant a truce to the Bolshe
vists but will continue to struggle
until "the whole of 'Russia Is socured
to democracy." ; .
The supreme council, on receiving
the acceptance of the Russian Bol
shevik government of the invitation
to attend the conference on the Prin
ces Islands, Immediately made ar
rangements to send a Joint commit
too of two 'representatives .from each
ot tho five great powers to meet the
represealulives of the soviet govcrn
piont, . '