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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, FUimUMiY 38, 1919
NO. 280
Dully Til
IrtMiitli Tr,
Mil
ALLIES DEMAND
"Kooo
Protest Over Hard Terms Made Bv
Germans Foch to Notify Germans
On Friday ot Final Military and
Naval Terms of Preliminary Peace
Tready.
WK1MAII. Mondnv. Feb. 1".
(Ilv (Im ANi-int4il ProHM,)
The Oermnn eitbinct vnlcd citrlv
SiiihIiiv inornlnu; to ruici't I hi
iillicd tomm lor Hit' renewal of
tin iiriniMico imil lake Hie
chitiiceH ol' mi ullii'il mililnrv nil-
vntl.tn liAinrr iil-dnriid. A Iter cnn.
Hllltltt lull Willi till' llHrtV ll'lllllTM.
IlllWt'VIT. Illll (ll'I'lHlllll WIIM chllllf-
ed mid on Sunday niiilit order
wnm IxHlit'il Hint Illll Itruii'.lico
4 I.,. -i I
PAIUS. Full. 18. When (lie Gor
man rnino to sluu tho tornm ot the
now armistice, nttn llnvnii dispatch
from Trove, MuIIiIiih KmhnrKor
handed to Marshal Foch n 23-iimo
memorial In which It win attempted
to Justify Germany's attitude, It bo-
IhK maintained that she hail done hor
bom to meat hor olillKailotm. Ha also
gave, tho mantliiil n memorandum
from I'hlllp Bcheldcinnnn. the now
German chancellor, complaining of
tho Increasingly hard terms forced
upon Germany anil protesting nunlnm
the Germans being forced to evacuate
Poland.' dellvorlng Oirmn fortreBO
to the Pole and abandoning tho tier-
man people there, A dnmand wan
mado that tho klllni riiqulro tho l')-
to couita tholr uuncku against tho
Gormans.
, Minlf Amur la SHwjUOn '
Tho lam request has already boon
compiled with, a telegram havlhK
boin unit to Warsaw from Paris Inst
lllght.
Thn apodal commission of tho u
promo council rhargod Willi drafting
(arms of a definite armistice which
will hold good until tho peace pre
liminaries ara rIkiioiI, linn almoiil
cnmplnled lln tank and It la pornillila.
nay a llavas report, that Marnh.il
Koch will ho ahlo to notify tho (ior
mans on Thursday or Friday of tho
mllllury and naval terms which will
ho essentially thoso of tho prellmln
nry peace troiily. It l understood
that tho ternm will Include clauses
liy which Germany will bo allowed to
maintain only .!iS0,0o men uniler
nrma to keop order. All war mater
ial biiyond what la nocossnry to
en il In theso troops would, according:
to report, ho plucod under control or
the alllea, who will also hold tier
many' munition factorlea.
200,000 Now In Army
T MOVES, I'ch. 1 R When Marshal
Koch presented tho now armistice
terms to tho German commission on
Friday ho was requested to permit
1ho Germans to communicate with
Wolmur. Mnrshul Foch told tho
Oormans Hint ho would Rlvo them
until 0 o'clock Sunday evening to
tuko aollon and It tho convention
was not then signed the nrmlstlco
would expire ut & o'clock Monday
morning. Tho torms woro Agreed to
ut 6:30 'Sunday night, . Aliho the
disarmament question was not rnlsod
SI nth Ins Knliorger, ono of tho Gor-
niun commissioners, volunteered
atntoment that the German army
consisted of only 200,000 men, 40
per cent of whom woro of doubtful
value. Ho said thnt tho German army
hud boon dnmahlllzofl too quickly and
that It was Inadequate to maintain
ordor In tho country.
Genuine Democracy
Apart from tho conference, Erz-
borgor mndo a numlior of doclnrn-
tlnns Buying particularly thnt tho po
litical future of Germany was fixed
by Prosldont Wilson's "fourtoon
points." Ho assorted that Germany
would honcofurth be a now country,
adding that It would bo gonulnely
domocrnlla and would loyally pnrticl-
( Continued on Page Biz.)
MEXICAN PRAISE
' MEXICO CITY, Mux.. Fob. 18.
Tho llnivorwil prints nn cilitovinl Hiih
mornimr uiuinr tno nnnnine: i-rnsi-.1..I.I
IVilumi l.'vnlvi.j Tmv Wnrlil Poli
cies," which limine thu MciiIh of hlo
Lonuiia or NiiuonH unci nHRiinies unit
JVIi'xii'o will lie protected bv it. The
nnwxpnpnr dooliiros thnt Prosidont
Wilson "mnro Ihiui nnv ollmr ninn in
nil timcH, (lcHcrvcu llio tirulilmlo ol
Diiinliiiid." '
PEACE TREATY
NEXT PROBLEM
BEFORECOUNCIL
As Soon as Russian Problem Is Dis
posed of. Essentials of Peace to Be
Settled. Leavlna Minor Matters for
Subsequent Adjustment, in Order
to Speed Return of Allied Forces.
I'AIIIS, IVIi. 18. (Ilv the Amso
ciiitcil I'i'pxm.) Sumo of lh cnlenlc
pnivum ore iiliinniiiL', iin Kiiun lis thu
RilHsiim pnilili'in now before llio hu
PIciiic eotini'il of the pence conference
in iliNiiiiHcd nf nii'l n few mnro licnr-
illliK urn ni'i'orileil reprcitentii lives of
smiill miliiiiiH, to lake mi the lurier
tirnli rai ol' n trentv ot pence. J he
xtiito nf Public Hi'iitiincnl in America
Kimlnnd. AiiHlritlin mid nunilii bus
inipreHMCil their ri'lireHenlntivcH here
of the iicrffcMilv ol lusuit! Ntcps to n
turn the soldicrx homo.
Kriince ix iiiMitinir upon eomnlinuce
uilh iirni'Ktii'e ileiiinnilx for the re
turn of much property tnken lv the
(leriiiiiiiM. pi'iui'ipiillv imliiHtriiil inn
liuii'i v. I hm will take n limir tune
mill Koine nf the entente cnunlries be
lieve it hliiuilil nut be pcriuillcil to lie
lit v the Hiu'iiiuu nf the tnnilv.
I'enco Wanted Klml
AiiHwcrini; Ki'ciich oliii'i'tiuiiH Hint
a lout; lime ninv ne eniiHiiincii in nr
nmuiiiL' the hiiiimlitricK of new stitteK
curved out of eneuiv poiintries, novo
on lei nf iiiinicilinte iience ileclure tltiil
xiieli reiKliiiNlmcnlx lis lire ncccHMirv
enn proceed niter lite hmniilure of
tho t-nce trentv. Thev snv Hint Ucr
iiiiiiiv. Aiixtriii, Turkev mid HnlKiirin
hIioiiIiI Himiilv be reiitiircd to simi
trenlifx reliniiiiii-hintr mieli parts of
Iheir furuier teriiliiiics n nro riMinir
eil to form new sliites mid rectify old
liiiiilitliiricH, It it held thnt it in no
ciincent of llniie imliotiH whtit dis-
niu.it inn the entente. tlirmtt:li peace
coiifiTcin'e conitiiillees or the supreme
eoitiii'il, iiiukeK of mich territories.
Indeinnltlra Pnilili'in '
The xniiie powers hold there Hhoulil
be no deliiv lieeuiise of inilcmuiliex. Il
is iinpoKsilile to tiKcertnin the exnet
lietttil of the iliiuiiiue iiiflicled tluriiiir
lite win- mill Ihev iimo Hint lump stunt.
should lie utrrccil upon, mid iiliiceil in
I he pence trentv on the biiMx ol the
filirlv eninnrelii'iwivc eMimiunlinns nl
rendv nunle. Kicnres in possession of
cxpcrls of tho pence conference lire
believed lo uivc n close iipproxiiiiution
of the tut itl (leriitmiv ix nlile In pnv.
If ix be he veil thnt the nriiiixlico ptsl
eoncluiled ix mil biond eiuiuiih to bo
ilevclnpcil xitfclv into n det'inilo treaty
of pence.
No fenxtble plim for selllini: Ihc
Iliixsimi iiiiestinn hits developed ilur
ine the two iluvs of henrinux eiven
the Kuhiecl bv the xuiircme wnr eoun-
citv. The eftorl will be resinned to
iluv hut the weight of oppoxilinn in
the council hcemx nmiinst nuv plun
inviilvinir the use of force or nn ex
tension of present military nclivities.
even if the l'rinkip conference fuils.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 18. Diuiiel
Willnrd. president of Ihc lliiltiuiorc &
Ohio railroad, testified loilnv before
llio Ncniilo interstate eominerco com-
inittco llutt expcneiico in tho wnr
showed Hint vnilronilx under privnlq
ownership imil xtthicct ulwuvs lo gov
ernnieiilnl rcetthition should ho nil
llim'i.cil to do whulcvor would lie
clone in tho public; interest under L'ov
pi'itnienl ownership mid operation.
Mr. Willnrd opposed covernmcnt
ownership, extension of thn present
control until 111'-' I mid the plan ol en
operative, opernlion nilvntieed hv tho
lour brotherhoods, lie suid ho be
lieved if the five year extension plan
were curried out, uoverninenl owner
xhip would be inevitable.
Dixcussintr proposalx to insure
turgor vclurnx lo Inlior. Mr. Willnrd
suid ho did not- Invof division of ox
cosh nrol'ilx withjiilmr.
"I believe Ihiit'oiiuhlv in eood
wneeH," ho sniil. "and if a imin iloox
work of unusual value ho should ro
eeivo unusual rewaril, hut tho two
should iro lotrelhor.
Ilo referred lo his own visn from
nn unskilled laborer nt tho nee of 18
in discussinu; tho opportunities which
ho said wero open to railroad em
ployes. .
NEW YOIilC. Vt'h. 18 Tho Com
mnrniiil Citblo eompiinv announced lo
dav lhal cnhle xorviee hot ween this
country ami Guam, Philippines, Chum
nnil Jaiuwi luis been uitcu'iiplcd,
TAKE CONTROL
OF
Plez Names Committee for Govern
ment to Deal With Unions Wheth
er or Not Shipyards Reopen To
morrow Depends Upon Conference
This Afternoon.
BICATTI.K, Fab. IS. At 1:30 this
afternoon thn 1'ugnl Hound steel ship
builders announced thoy would not
reopen their yards tomorrow as
planned.
BJSATTl.E, Fob. 18 Whothnr or
not I'll ltd Hound shipyards will he
ra-opened tomorrow morning will ho
docldnd nt u confarence Into today
botween Dr. I.. C. Marshall, of tho
Mtiry wago commission, Henry Me
llrldu and Cniituln John F. Illnln,
nflor theso men havo conferred with
the shlpyurd owners. Dr. Marshall
mado this unnouncemont this after
noon. Tho thrco men nnmud by Dr. Mar
shall consllttita tho committee ap
pointed yesterday by Director Gen
eral Charles Plez. of the Kmorgcncy
Fleet corporallon.' Dr.- Marshall's
announcement, ho said, was made
aftor receipt today of a telegram from
Mr, Plot saying thnt the whqjo ship
yard strlko question should bo decid
ed by this committee.
Takes Awiiy Control
Appointment yesterday by Charles
Plez. director-general of tho Emer
gency Fleet corporation, of a com
niltiee of three lo represent the gov
ernment and the shipyard employers
in future dealings with the striking
unions and acceptance of this com
mittee by the employers, was said to
be taking control out ot the hands of
tbo employers and centralizing It In
tho government corporation. Anoth
or angle to the situation developed
when It appeared from statements of
International officers of the various
mutiil unions, now here, that the sup
port of tho International unions
would he given the strikers.
Wunt Coastwise Strike
With tho deparltiro today for
Portland of Jamas A. Taylor, presi
dent of the local Metal Trades coun
cil It was said the movement for a
coastwise strlko of shipyard workers
would bo pressed. As the result of
toiluy's conference, It was also re
vealed thnt tho shipyard men stated
thoy would return to work If glvan
assuranco that they would win some
thing of tholr demands aftor March
31, when the Mncy wnge award
agreement expires. This assurance,
It wns said, whs refused. Dr. I.. C.
Marshall, of tho Macy board, stand
ing firm on tho government's former
demand thnt tho men first return to
work.
COAST TROOPS
NEWPORT NEWS. Ya.. Fch. 18.--
Tho Mrnns-poi't .Mercury with Il.tlOO
officers nnd tnen reached here todnv
nfter n stormv vovmro from France.
The ship brought home the (iHth Count
Artillery corps, conpilete. comprisim;
men from Washington nnd Oregon, the
iVIlli ammunition train complete, the
8!l.lh stevedore coimmnv, made mi
of three officers mid 211 negroes, n
detachment of Datterv E. (list const
itrlillerv aiiia number of casuals.
The transports Kroonhind mid Poc-
nliontas wero expected to dock later
in tho day.
$100,000 10SS BY
AI
MA IiSt I Kl KM), Ore.. Feb. 18.
Fire supposed to hiivc oriiiinaled in
tho roar of u cale here early todit,
dest roved lour buihlines and Iho
slocks of 12 relail firms. Tho l.lovd
Hold wax aniontr Iho httihlinss de
stroyed, the I'ltcslx escnpintr in Iheir
nitihl chillies. Tho total loss is' esti
mated al 100,0110, about hall' covered
by insurance .
COPENHAGEN. Fob. 18.--A ccner
al strike has been declared in port
of the 1 illll industrial district nloiH!
Iho liliiuo and Iho Spnrtncnns have
occupied llochuin, Iliimhorn mid n
Jumbor of other places, according lo
n report l't'om Uoi'lin. :
WORKMEN
SHIPYARDS
Bolsheviki
Defeated
In Caspian
4 s4
ODK8HA, Thursday, Fob. l.'l.
The nntl-Uolsbovik army of
4 General Doulklne has roach ed 4
4 tho Caspian soa, having advanc- 4
4 ed 350 versts and captured 31,- 4
4 prisoners, It 3 guns and 8 armor- 4
4 ed trulns, 4
4 In tho victorious advance, 4
4 General Denlklne's army scat- 4
4 lered a Bolshevik force of more 4
4 than 100,000,. Ilolshevlk war 4
4 malerinl In railway cars which 4
4 stretched for- a distance of 'JO 4
4 miles also was captured. . 4
4 . Hy his victory 1n the Cusplun 4
4 region, General Donlklno will 4
4 he able to turn bis attention Id 4
4 iho Don region, where tho posl- 4
4 Hon of the forces opposed to the 4
4 Dolsbevlki has been precarious 4
4 for snvorul weeks. 4
.v :
4444 4444 444444
91 ST DIVISION AT
DUNKIRK; FRANCE
SAILS BY MARCH
RAI.EJI. Ore., j'Keb. 18. liccem
movements of tho 01st division Amer
ican Expeditionary Forces in Frnnce.
which bus been designated for return
to the I'nited States with the latest
date for embnrkntion set ax March 1.
nrc given bv Major .General William
II. Johnston, in a letter reeejved yes
terday bv Governor James Withv
combe of Oretron.
"Since mv letter ti) von of Xovcm
ber :it, nnnouncmcift'iat. the Olxt di
vision had been desiimnted ono of
;IU eomhnt divisions to remain in the
American Kxpcdi.'ionnrv Fori'es," snitl
Mn.inr General Johnston in his letter,
"il has marched from the Sehledt riv
ed ud to the vicinity of Dunkirk.
France: remained three weeks, nwnit-
inj ears, anil then moved bv rail to
the American embarkation center,
near i.emnns, nlioiiL 1(10 miles south
west f Paris.
"It has been billeted in this urea
since January 1 nnd undergoing train
ing similar to that it reseived when it
first renched France. New clothing
has been issued, attention In athletics
developed and some form of amuse
ment provided in most of tho villages
each night.
Keferrine to the review of the di
vision hv General Pershing Juuiiiirv
27. the commander snvs : -.
"lie complimented the division on
the fino appearance of its men nnd
expressed pleasure on henrin? of . the
small dcaroe of sickness nnd almost
complete absence of vice."
Major General Johnston also .stated
in his letter the text of n general or
der officially rccoenixing the name
"Wild West Division." ns (hut of 'the
01st . nnd cxplmnint: thnt its motto
"nlwnvs ready." was adopted because
of the fact that Hie division was rendv
ut many times in so into action as
n reserve force and "never hesitntcif
lo nttnek the most formidable of the
defenses in Itclaiuin."
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
WASHINGTON'. Feb. 18. IVsous
sion of the I.enauo of Nationx dovol
open unexpectedly in tho senate to
day.: .Senator Vnrdamnn of Missis
sippi, democrat, declared tho Icaauc
was unconstitutional nnd criticised
President Wilson for nskinc eoimress
to remain silent on tho subject until
he returned to Washington. v '
Senator . Viirilanihn spoke only n
few minutes and there was no further
discussion of the subject. .
REFERENDUM FLECTIONS
Cf-NOIMXATI, Ohio. Feb. IS Ref
erendum elections will he sought In
fourteen states of the union on tho
federal prohibition amendment, 1 ne-
cordlnn to,nn announcement by tho
National Association of Distillers nnd
Wholesale Liquor Dealers here to-
dny. The atntes aret Arkansas, Cali
fornia, Colorado, ..Idaho, Mnlno,
Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, No
vudn, New Mexico, Ohlq,. Orofion,
Utah and Washington.
BRIBERY TALE
IN ROAD FIGHT
E
Pandemonium Breaks Loose When
Warren Construction Co. Is Accus
ed of 0ffer!nq Money Represen
tatives Excitedly Demand Proof
Bribe Offered to Smith.
8ALE.M. Feb. 18. Pandemonium
broke loose in the house today when
Itcpreaenlatlve Chris Schuebel, de
bating anti-paving trust amendments
to the $10,000,000 , bonding bill
charged that tho Warren Construc
tion company had offered money to
a member of the house if he would
all tight qnd vole."
Scarcely bad tho charge been ut
tered before dozens of representa
tives leaped to their feet declaring
they resented the Insinuation.
Representatives rushed into the
aisles and demanded proof, and when
the pandemonium wns at Its height.
Representative Eugene Smith, of
Multnomah county, arose in his seat
and said that he was the man who
bad been offered the bribe.
Order was sufficiently restored so
that Representative Schuebel could
continue with his speech and he hurl
ed charge after charge' at the paving
trust.
Representative Smith later told of
the bribe offer, but withholding de
tails. He said tie would give them
when the time in his opinion was op
portune.
"I Intend to tell all about this
when the time comes In order to
clarify the situation and set myself
right," he said. "1 have given much
thought to this matter and I have
reached the conclusion that this is
the best-course." '-
Representative Kobll asked if his
charges Involved any member of the
house, and Mr. Smith replied that it
Involved neither any member ot the
house or senate, v - - . .
BOYS OF THE 65TH
PORTI-A'XD, Feb.. IS. Portland
patd tribute late yesterday to the
65th regiment coast artillery corps,
home from the battlefields of France.
Delayed by various stops at towns
along the way, where people gathered
to cheer and welcome who would not
be denied, the special train in two
sections hearing the troops did not
reach Portland until after 4 o'clock,
and by the time they got up town on
their triumphal march it was dinner
time.. ' . -
After n brief ceremony at the Lib
ertyTemple the men were marched
to the public, auditorium where din
ner was; served. Thereafter they
Were released tor Informal entertain
ment." Perfect weather, marked the
event, and the crowd on the streets
was ono of the largest ever gathered
here. "Late last night the troops left
for Camp Lewis.
LABOR PROBLEM IN
2 PEACE 'CONFERENCE
PARIS. Feb. IS. Equal represen
tation tor governments on tho one
hand and employers and labor on the
other, was decided upon by the com
mission on International legislation
yesterday adopting ; plans . for the
meetings of the proposed annual In
ternational labor conference. The
plan adopted was that presented by
the British delegates with nn amend
ment proposed by the Belgian dele
gation. Samuel Gompers, head of
the American Federation ot Labor,
presided over the meeting. ,
ADMIRAL JElllCOE
10 VISIT COAST
miinX. Feb. IS The proposed
itinerary of ice Admiral Viscount
Jolili'oc. former coiiitniinderrin-cliiof
of the Ilrltislt grand fleet, who will
Ion ve. Portsmouth February 120 on a
trip to the Far Fast and the Pacific
coast of North America .will brinir
hint ;to .Sun. Francisco October 20,
101 0.i The nnnounconioiit snvs tho
dales should ho remuded ns tentative.
AROUS
SE
NavAL OFF CERS
T
Investigation By Secretary Daniels
Shows Money Paid tor Assianments
and Promotions In Service in Third
Naval District at New York Unfit
Men Accepted for Service.
XE)V' YORK, Feb. 18. Arrests on
charges of bribery and graft In the
personnel of the Third naval district
have been made following an investi
gation ordered by Secretary Daniels,
the New York Evening Post says to
day.' :
The Post quotes Secretary Daniels
as saying that the investigation Indi
cates "that money was paid tor as
signments nnd promotions in the ser
vice and discharges from the service"
It Is charged that a system of bri
bery of minor officials of the district
baa been In operation.
Minor Officials Bribed
The investigation by the secretary
of the navy was ordered, it was said
after he had consulted with Rear
Admiral Nathaniel R. Usher, In com
mand of the district. The investiga
tor is a member of the staff of the
Judge-advocate's office In Washing
ton. "
The bribery charges are set forth
as consisting of acceptance for en
listment of physically unfitted men
upon false medical records; the as
signment of men for duties far re
moved from war zone and actual sea
service; transfer of men from one
district to another in order to escape
sea service; permission to men to
continue their . business activities
while attending to their navy duties
for only an hour or two a day; and
passing ot men for early discharge
after the signing of-iW armistice? -
One Arrest Made
WASHINGTON, Feb.. 18. Secre
tary Daniels said today that he
understood one arrest had been made
and that several persons were being
detained in the Third Naval district
as as result of an investigation he
had ordered of complaints that pro
motions and assignments carrying
shore duty apparently had been sold
during the war.
ON RETURN TRIP
OX HOARD THE r. S. S. G FORGE
WASHINGTON. Feb. 17 (Bv the
Associated Press.) President Wil
son's ship is 700 miles on its home
ward journey nnd is runnintr fast
down toward the Azores which prob
ably will bo passed tomorrow.
Mr. Wilson continues tho enforced
rest which has been prescribed by
Rear Admiral Onrv'T. Grayson, his
physician, and is takins little exer
cise. After u night of smart winds
and choppy sens, the ship ran Into
warmer nnd oiueter waters today.
Members of the presidential party and
the troops on hoard shed their over
coats and exercised on the decks in
the brilliant sunshine today.
The relitrninsr troops are verv hnp
nv nt eettine a tnsto of warm weather
after their sojourn on the mud flats
of Itrcst.
President Wilson probably will do
some work the hitter part of his vov
nffe nnd perhaps decide on the suc
cessor to Attorney General Thomas
W. Grenorv. whose name may he an
nounced nfter his Iniiding nt Boston.
KNIGHTS PRAISED BY
PRESIDENT'S WIFE
NEW YORK, Veb. 18. Commenda
tion by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife
of the president, of the work of the
Knichts of Columbus nniona sick and
wounded American soldiers in France
is -quoted in n letter from Edwiud
Heed nl' I.nneniont. Pnln.. in nbnrwn nf
the ortranizution's activities n't base
hospital No. 57 in Paris, received bv
the war work council here.
Mrs, Wilson said she wns "triad to
see the K. of 0. war council is pnv
intr such close attention to the sick
and wounded of tho American army
mul eiviiiir tho same excellent service
as was rendered to the fighting; men
in Ihc front lino trenches dimnsr open
hostilities."
ARRES
ED UPON
GRAFTCHARGES
BORAH REFUSES
INVITATION TO
VISIT PRESIDENT
Idaho Senator States That He Is Op
posed to Leaque of Nations and
Does Not Want to Hear Confiden
tial Message From Wilson Is One
of Group Aaainst Internationalism.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. Senator
Borah of Idaho, has asked to be ex
cused from attending the dinner at
the White House at .which President
Wilson will discuss with members of
the foreign relations committee of
mnvpHa tha irtn at II ti linn nf thtk nrn.
posed League of Nations.
Tn a letter to Secretary .Tumulty.
Senator Borah said It was tho custom
to hold in confidence any information
received at such a gathering, ' and .
that he was not willing to be bound
to silence on such an Important sub
ject, on which he and the president
disagreed fundamentally.
Opposes the League.
Tie added that nothing could make
him agree with the constitution of
the league as it now stood.
White House officials todny said
no other member ot the committee -
bad declined the president's Invita
tion and that it was understood all
others would accept.
On receiving the Idaho senator's
letter today, Secretary Tumulty im
mediately transmitted it by wireless
to President Wilson aboard the trans
port George Washington on bis way
home from France. , '
Senator Borah Is one of a group of
senators, which includes some demo
crats' as well as republicans, who op
pose any sort of Internationalization.
. ... Debate to Begin ' .
The dinner has been arranged for
Wednesday evening, Feb. 26, a day
or two after the president lands at
Boston.1'- .,v., , . .. '
. Debate in the senate, which has
been expected to break out at any
moment in spite of the president's
request that It be withheld until
after his meeting with the commit
teemen, probably will begin tomor
row. , . - ..
Senator Poindexter formally gave
notice when the senate met of hia
intention to speak tomorrow. Sena-,
tor Borah said he planned to address
the senate Thursday.
' Several republican members of the
senate committee stated privately
that they would not regard them
selves bound by confidences and that
they would accept the president's in?
vitatlon with reluctance. Senator
Fall of New Mexico, is the only min
ority member who Is not. In Wsshing
ton. Senator Borah's letter follows:
Bomb's Letter
"I greatly appreciate your .note
honoring me with an invitation to
meet the president . February 26 to
discuss the League of Nations a
matter of most vital concern to-the
whole country. Meetings at , the.
White House, according to a long
standing custom, are always regard
ed as strictly confidential upon, the
part of the guests. This mooting, I
take it, would, he regarded as espec
ially confidential, otherwise the pres-,
ident would have spoken according
to his custom to the open senate. The
differences between the president
and myself on this question ore fun
damental. I am sure no suggestion
ot mine would modify In the slightest
the view of the president and nothing
could induce me to support this
league as outlined in this proposed
constitution or anything like It.
"I feel, therefore, that It would not.
be fair to the president to accept Ills
confidence or receive 'from him con
fidential information concerning this
subject. Neither In my view ot the
subject, could I accept Information
which I would not feel perfectly free,
to transmit to my colleagues or use
in public debate. After much reflec
tion I beg therefore to be excused
from attending the meeting. ,
"In writing this note and in taking
this course I mean no personal disre
spect to or disregard ot the president.
I simply find myself in such disagree
ment with him and feel so Intensely
concerning the matter that ! cannot
do other than advise him - ot the
fact."
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 18 A tenta
tive docision was renched today bv
tho house wnvs nnd menus commit
tee to authorize no increnso in tho
unissued amount of Liberty bonds,
hut instend to nuthorize tho treasury
to issue notes, ninturinir in one to
five venrs, for any additional snnm
needed. 1 ; .