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MEDFORD, 01? KO ON, 7WEDN ESI)A Y; FEBRUARY 26, 1919
NO. 287
Tr.
WILSON URGES
PROMPT ACTION
President Goes to Capital to Urne
Speed on Vital Measures and Re
publicans Oraanlze Opposition
Asks No Vote of Approval of
Lenuue of Nations.
VAHIIINOTON', Fob. 20. Prusl
ilonl Wilson will go to Ilia cupltul
toduy If lilt) uiiKaKamunlH permit lo
uiuot Haiifttorn and discuss tho IcKlsIn
llvo situation Willi thum.
lu addition to urKliiK prompt ac
tion nt Kiln losmon on Ilia bin appro
priation hills. President Wilson will
endeavor lu expedite piitwugo of tho
oil leasing and walur power bill nnd
't Iio provision coiitln uIiik ttia Cnllud
Hiatus employment service.
Itepuhllran opposition lo tho prosl
dent's proKrnni lost no lima In lukliiK
shape. Republican Leader Lodge
and alitor naval committee mambur
announced plam lo oppose tho naval
hlll'i building program, approved by
Ilia committed today.
MeiiuhUrnn Opnono
Senator I'onroM of Pennsylvania
Jiald: "Tho president's phin Ik mudo
without odonunlo knowledge of tho
situation." V.
Republicans generally declared It
hi physically Impassible to pass all
of tho moaniirea. Attention wa cull
ed lo tho fact that remaining appro
prlntlon aggregated more than !",-
000,000.000. while only flvo working
day, ramalnad lieforo adjournment
An official dmilttl wan mndo today
of reports that the prasldont desired
a vote of approval for the principle
of Iho leaguo of natloim. It wai
pointed out that tho Ic-agtio wan to bo
a conitlllunnt part of the pearo treaty
which would coma up for ratification
at tho next aosslon.
Deadlock llrokeu
Tho deadlock between tho house
.and He im to on tho bill lognlklng '
'formal war contract wim broken to
day with a compromise uKroomont
llmltlnK Iho aniendmont providing
for aottlement of claim growing out
of tho atlmolntlon of mlnvrnl produc
tion to mntiKunoBO, cliromo, yprllos
and tungsten. '
I'ndor tho compromise provision
mineral claim adjusted by tho secre
mrv of tho Interior are to be limited
to IS.'. 00.000..
The hulk of Iho contractu which
will ho rnlldntod by tho bill aggrogut
Inn more than two and a half billion
dollam, woro uiado and will ha ad
Junted by tho war dopurtmont,
l.onn Hill Tiihim'n
Tho victory liberty loan hill wan
panned by tho bonne with Just throe
dissenting votoa todny- after a ropub
llcnn nttnek had fulled to ollmlnnlo a
provision continuing tho war tlnunca
corporation with authority lo make
loam to finance export tradu.
BRITAIN EASED
i
, LONDON', Poll. 20. Cloorno II
KoburtK, food controller, announced
yeHlordny that government control In
lireat llrltaln of prlcea and the ills-
Irlhutlon of Imported bacon, hams
nnd lunl would bo suspended from
March 31. '
This decision does not nffact ba-
con, hams nnd lurd praducod In the
United Kingdom, concerning which a
furthor annouueomont will bo mnde
Inter.
Tho food controller rosorvos
right lo ro-lmpono control If soiling
prlcea to tho conxumor rise nbovo tho
prosent prlco, or If udoiuato sup
iiliu aro not forthcoming' In oott'
nacllon with this, tho board of trndo
at tho requost of the food controller
lu Issuing n general, llaaiuw, permit
ting, tho Importation of bacon, hams
and lard urrlvlng.on or nftor March
10. Consignments Imported under
thin gen oral llcenso boforo March 3
mny not, howovor, ha sold until lifter
that ditto. .
SI
IN SPAIN SERIOUS
i
MADRID. Feb. 2(1. Romirls from
llnrcolonlu show nn aggravation of
the strike situation there. The olee
trienl workers in Iho lirovinco of Lit
idii, iiiljoinimr Hiiroolonii, nro threat
cnnig In slrilto in smvptilhv wit
workers In lliu electric plants' of Hi
( 'n mid in it foil) i m v in Barcelona wh
ON POWER BILL
hitvo been out for noma limp.
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NOMINATION IN
CHICAGO AGAIN
Repulillcans Rename Pro-German
Mayor Democrats Nominate
County Clerk Sweltzer Complete
Socialist anil Labor Tickets Placed
In the Field.
CHICAGO, Kelt. 20 -William Ilulo
Thompnoii, luctiinhuiil, won tho r
publlcun uoiiiliiiitlon for mayor In Ibe
primary yuHterduy by a plurality of
UD.IMO.
Itobert M. Rwollxur, county clerk,
became tho democrat Ic nomlneo for
mayor.
Kxcepllng aldnrmniilo candidates
In four wurda Ilia aoclullala placed a
complete ticket In Iho field, bended
by John M. Collin as Ilia mayoralty
cundldata.
Laboring innn wore advised by
their leaders to remain away from
the primaries, In order that they
might sign Iho petition by which II
Is planned to place a full labor ticket
on tho ballot at the April election
This ticket Is heuded by John Kit
puirlck for mayor. Ho Is president
of the Cbliugo "-'adoration of Labor.
Krlends of Carter II. llurrlson
flvo times mayor, took steps today to
ludiico It I in to return from Franco
where he Is engaged In lied Cross
work with a view of having him head
a non-partisan ticket.
Macluy llovno, democrat, stales
attorney, who qunoiincod his candl
dncy fur mayor several inoulha ago
but kopt aloof from tho primary, said
today h still was an Independent
candidate.
IN FEDERAL COURT
roiITLAM), Keh. JO. The convio
lion of .liiliiw Uhnhon;. riuicher from
Kent. Shermiiu count v, Ori'on. for
violiition of the vNpionnuo net. whs
nfl'iniH'il on evorv uruuiid on which
unpen I win taken, in n decision re
ceived here toduv. The rulinir was
ninile bv Keilcrul Jiiduc Miirrow of the
circuit ennr! of iiimiciiIm for Iho ninth
policial iliKlncl. llhiiherir was sen
tenced lo serve fifteen month' im-
lirixiiniiicut nnd lo puv n fine of
(Kill.
The ileeisinn, neeordinir lo Vniled
Sliilcx llislricl Alloruey llert K. Iln
nev. "i hiruelv ilcteriiiiunlive of nil
esiiionnce ciincm iieiidini: in this dis
trict," including those of Dr. Mttrie
Kiiui, local woninn idivsiciaii. which
wits aiMK'alcil on groiiiHls bimilnr to
Hioko Inkcn iu the Hruhonr cime. nnd
of. I. lleui-v Alhers, I'ueifie const
milliiiL' mini. No nnpeiil has vet been
filed in the Albeis ciim, hill nceord
inif to exceptions taken liv Alhers' nt
ttirnovs, will lake Hie sunn' course us
the others, Iho federal, iitloniev.be
lieves. The Ifhnlierir nimciil was bused
purtlv on the contention Unit testi
mony should mil have lice iiiiiliiiitted,
rcunrdiiiir the ilel'ciidnnl's iictsnd
speech during n period nute-diiling
America's cut ranee into the war.
SERVICE FOR YANKS
WASHINGTON'. Feb. 2fi Cleneriil
Pershing Ki-nt the war department to-
ilnv u liioio detailed explanalion-
showing the melhod of handling mail
for the Ainenimn expeditionary lorco,
calculated, he said, to uuiiraiileu de
livery of hitlers and packages ad
dressed to overv soldier. No pjeco of
mini is considered dead, ho report
ed, until at least one separate setirvh
through Hie cent nil records has failed
to furnish an address.
The suggestion of (he department
that eoniiniiniliiig officers olilain tlio
million of their men who failed to re
ecive mail will he adopted, in the hope
of improving I heservice.
GIRL SLASHED TO DEATH
IN MINNEAPOLIS STREET
SIINNKAPOL1S, l'Vh. 2(1. Nellie
('hiippol, .11 vein's old, was slashed lo
death early this ii.l'lcriiooti iu the
business section of Maple Plain, a sii
biiih of Minneapolis, 'I'he girl was
reluming to school when a middle
aged mini, seemingly demented, nt
lucked her, accoiiling lo the report
I eived hv Iho sheriff. A possee of
deputies? hps been sent lo Mnplo I'lnin.
Germany to
Repent Sins
SaysKaiser
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LONDON. Vli. 'JO. "CJer-
mini v will sunn repent of bavins
overthrown Die nioiiiiri'li." in the
hliitmeiit iiltribiiled to the form-
er (lerniiiu emiicror bv Hie Mnil's
f 'itlii.ltlitiiri.ti r.irri,Mlifimli,llt ftlliit- 4
iiiir a recent eonvertiiilion the
roviil exile lunl with Count Von
llnii-kilorlf-ltiintzuu, tlio Oer-
inn n forc'iLMl iniiiihler.
"All Ihnt is liniMiciiiiitf in flcr-
iniiliv KOCH to inv heiirt," tho ex- "
iiiiiiitt-iit iu riniiirfffl nM Rllvinif.
"I did mil will it. There arc still
Bond imlriiilH ill (Jennnnv who
will out nllow her to become
hiinkroiit."
llerr Iliihenzollcin is ilcKcrih-
...1 u I.,.;,,.. v,.rl. ..!... rT,, I ,!
liolicl'iil,
1EE YEAR NAVAL
BILL BE PASSED
WASlIIXtiTON. Iel. 20. At n
conference todnv hetween President
Wilson nnd Secretary Daniels and
C'hiiiruitiu Swnnson of the senate na
val eoiiimitteo. the president otruin
urged provision for the new three
veiir prounim nt Ihis'sessioVi.
The hctiale coiniuiltec increased the
permanent strenulh of the navy from
"'J.'t.UOU to 210.000 while that of the
marine corps wax increased from J
10(1 to 20.000. ' ,
The seven hundred and twenty mil
lion dollar naval appropriation bill.
wit hits new three venr building pro'
gram, was ordered favorably report
ed Imliiv bv the senate tuivnl commit
lee without n dissentiin.' vote, ltepub-
licnn members reserved the right to
oppose n provision empowering l lie
president to suspend the program in
his discretion.
There was no opposition to the ex
pansion leal n re. hut the provision
for suspension was adopted on
strict pnrlv vole of 8 to 0. This au
thority wns written into Iho hill hv
the house with n view- to its use. if
developments toward disarmament in
the pence conference mnde it desir
iilile.
LONDON. Keh. 2.V (Ileiiters.l
lteplviug to a oiieslion in the house
of commons. Captain (Inest said that
the number of officers nnd oilier
nniks officially accepted us war pris
oners who had not vet licen accounted
for hv the Clenuiiiis approximated
:i,lltl(l, including the imperial and col
onial troops and the utivy. but ex
cluding Iho Indians. It was not ex
pected that many were nlivc. As n
result of recent search in Oerinnnv
1(1 sick mid wounded prisoners vvero
reported and remained because it was
not advisable to move them.' .Three
medical orderlies were left, to iittend
lo them while their uiiartcrs were
com fori nhlo and in charge of the
Anglo-French medical authorities,
American Y. M'. C. A.- nnd tho Dan
ish Hod Cross. There was also a
small number of men desirous of re
maining in (Jermniiv lor various rea
sons, i
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. A fa
vorable report on the bill to appro
priate $100,000,1)00 to mnko reclaim
ed public lands available for settle
ment by discharged soldiers and sail
ors was ordored today by tho senate
public lauds committee. A similar
bill has boeu reported to tlie houso.'
By means of this measure, which
provides for loans to men who sorvod
with Iho armed forces dining the
war, Secretary Lane said Jobs could
Ho assured 100,000 persons within
sixty days. "
With the proposed appropriation
the committee wns told, nt least 28,
000 'arms In forty states could bo
ininlo ready for penuanont occupancy
by tho men who liolpod clear them.
CUMMINS TO g
LEAD DEMOCRATS
IN 1920 FIGHT
Connecticut Man Chosen Chairman of
National' Democratic Committee to
Succeed Vance McCormick Plans
Aggressive Camoalun First Wo
man Sits in Committee,
WASIirXCTON. Feb. 26. Homer
S. Cummins of Connecticut was elect
ed chairman of the national democra
tic committee today, and the com'
mltteo voted a complete program for
an aggressive campaign In. 1920. ,
Tlio reorganisation contemplates
that the standing officers of the cum
mltteo shall Include In addition to
the chairman, two vice chalrmon
secretary who shall be a member, a
legislative secretary who may or may
not bo a member, a treasurer who
shall be a member, a director of fin
anco, who may or may not be a mem
ber, and a aorgeant-at-arms, who may
or may not be a member.
J. Bruce Kremer of Uutte. Mont.,
and Samuel II. Amldonof Wichita
Kans., were named as vice chairmen
E. U. Hoffman, of Fort Wayne. Ind.
secretary, W. R. Holllster of Jeffer
son City, Moi, executive secretary
W. D. Jnmleson, of Shenandoah
Iowa, director of finance.
Wilbur W. Marsh, . of Waterloo.
la., and Colonel John I. Martin re
main as treasurer and scrgeant-at'
arms.
The selection of vice chairmen
from western states was pointed to
as Indicating the purpose of the
committee to conduct a vigorous
campaign In that section.
Mrs. Geo. I) ass of Chicago, chair
man of the women's bureau of th
national, commltfee. sat wtththe
committee with if proxy aiid., Jhua
gained the distinction of being lhe
first woman ' to participate in the
proceedings of the committee.
REVOLT AGAINST
BEIfLLN. Feb. 26 (By Associated
Press.) Special dispatches from
Mannheim today roport that peasant
revolts aro breaking out In various
districts In Baden as tho result of
friction bctweert tho workmen's couh
dir. and tho peasants.
The peasants, It is roported are re
sontful of the dictatorship of tho
soviet.
COPENHAGEN. Feb. 26. A dis
patch received here from Munnheim
by way of Berlin says:
"After two days of negotiations
.the majority nnd Independent social
Ists agreed to rescind the proclaina
lion of tho soviet government and to
abolish martial law. The Indepen
dent communists consented to evncu
ato publio buildings and surrender
their arms. They are being guaran
teed Immunity."
COP19NHAGEN', Feb. 26. A fresh
revolt broke out at Mannheim today,
Spnrtacan forces occupied the post-
orflco, the telegraph office and the
railway station nnd communication
with the city Is Interrupted.
CHINCH'S AS3ASSI
PARIS, Feb. 20. Captain Hon
clinrilon of the Paris .military cour
yesterday heard the evidence of pe
sons who were eve witnesses of th
attempted nssissinntion of Premier
Clemeneeiiu. llu asked Dr. Koubtui
owitch. a widely known niluiuM
exinnine Kniile Cot tin. Premier Clem
enceun's assailant, to delermino his
degree of mental responsibility. Cup
lain llouehardoii will call at l'remi
Clenieneeiiu'.s home tomorrow to tali
the premier's deposition.
PARIS, Feb. 20. Tho French sen'
alo iravo a vole of confidence bv ac
clnmntioni following ban ndducss by
Vieor Jloret, minister ol procisions,
during which he outlined the activities
of his department relative to 'meeting
the high cost ol livmir throughout Hi
country,
Russia Paid
ForRevolt
inHungary
DABHL. Feb. 20. Seventy-
six communists have been ar-
rested on charges of rebellion
4 against the Hungarian republic
at Budapest, according to aa-
vices from that city. It Is re-
Dortod that during their ex-
umlnatlon they admitted that
money to set up an nnti-repiiuli-
can government came from Kus-
sla and that during the past
month the expenses amotiniaa
to 300,000 crowns. They re-
fused to reveal where the funds
fr are lieine kent. "
OF
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. Over the
oppos'tion of democratic members,
republicans in the house todnv forced
adoption of a resolution c-allintr on
Secretary linker for n report of n
ivur- department investigation of
charges of malfeasance made against
ertnin army officers by h. L. nice
of Spokane. Wash., an nnnv officer
said to huve invented an aircraft
n. -
iicprescntative Johnson of Wash
ington, author of the resolution de
clured the weapon wus "first known
as llie lliun lmiii. Inter n the Kice
Webster trim, and finally nt the Web
ster eun, and then Kiee was told bv
suiicrior offil-ers to go take a lontr
furlough." A report ol the depart
ment investigation was made bv the
spector general of the untiv about
October 1. 1018. having been ordered
previously hv the president, accord
ing to ifr. Johnson , resolution.
' '! could uimie the three officers
that this report hits," declared Kcp
rescntiitive Johnson, "but if we ge
these papers before the house we will
see if effort has been made to cover
up certain officials."
Chairman Dent of the military com
mittee asserted that Secretary Baker
hud informed him of his willingness
to appear before the house commit
tee in executive session to reveal cer
tain details of the report and Rep
resentotive Caldwell of New York, a
member of the committee, snid he
thought Rice was "unbalanced." being
"unable to give one single statement
of fact."- ' - - .
NORTH OF ODESSA
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ATHKXS. Feb. 2(1. Greek troops
operating with detachments of French
nnd Runuinittiis have advanced north
of Odessa, pursuing liolshcviki force
nlonsr J he Uneister river. After
short fight they, occupied the fort and
town of Tiraspol, on the right hank
of the Uneister. .VI miles from Odessa
according to a Saloniki dispatch. TJic
retreating liolshcviki abandoned
miiiiv dead nnd wounded and left guns
and munitions in the Viands of the
allied forces. ' -
A
' WASHINGTON, Peb. 2G. Increase
hv one-third of the size of tho Yel
lowstone National pink was approved
today bv the senate public lands oom
mittee which ordered reported the
house bill to add 1.2(15 souiire miles of
forest reserve land in .Wyoming.
SUFFRAGETTES FAIL
1 V.OSTON, Feb. 2(1. Sixteen women
suffragists in inil following refusal
lo pay fines of $ each for their dem
pnstrntion Monday today broke lhe
hunger strike Ihev started last night
it Deputy SbcrifC .('nsev later said
(hat iill llic suffragists nle the noon
mcul oil prod them. He said they
prohiihlv would not he compelled I
wear jail clothing;,
RE
VOLUTION
SAXONY
BEGUN
I
Radicals Launch Movement tor Over
throw of Government. Proclaim
General Strike. Seize Industrial
Centers and Cut Railroads Seek
to Proclaim Soviet Republic.
BERLIN. Feb. 20. Spartncans and
radical socialists hove launched a
movement to overthrow the existing
government 'in Saxony, where the
newly elected diet was to assemble
today. A general strike has been
proclaimed and railway communica
tion with Halle, one of the principal
junction points in Saxonv. has been
broken. The Spartncans are report
ed to have taken possession of Plnuen
nnd other industrial centers..
Independent socialists in Leipsic
have issued a ainnifesto demanding
thu retirement of the eimar govern
ment: declaring that it is "an impeoi-
ment to socialism and the liberation
of the proletariat. ,
The independent socialists are re
nnrteil working feverishly for a proc
Inmntion of ft soviet republic in Sux-
onv.
After radical demonstijitions. at
Perna and Plnuen, the radicals seized
the plans of non-socialist newspapers
and ordered the officers of the seis
ed plans to leave. Work has been
stooped in many Saxon factories bv
the seizure of power stations and the
interruption of overland transmission
of electric power. The break in run
wav communication at Halle suspend
ed through service between Berlin nnd
Weimnr and Munich for the time be
ing. usthe only exvressesi-miuiuis
have been routed through Halle.
STRIKERS VOTE
SEATTLE. Feb. 26. Forty thou
sand shipyards workers will vote on
a referendum proposing to call oft
the strikes in Seattle, Tacoma, Aber.
deen and Anacortes which began
January 21, last, if assurances are
given the strikers that a conference
to adjust wage demands and other
differences scheduled to be held in
Washington. D. C, not later than
March i7 Is transferred to the Pacifi
coast.
A resolution to this effect was
passed by delegates representing the
unions comprising the metal trades
councils of the four cities at a joint
meeting here this morning. On even-
side this action was taken to indicate
the strikes in the four cities soon
would be called off.
The conference proposed will be of
government representatives, shipyard
workers and employers. It will take
ud Questions of wages and other
Droblems looking toward a new
agreement between workers and em
plovers to replace the awards of the
Macy board which expire April 1
The demands of the metal trades
council will be telegraphed Immedi
ately to Dr. L. C. Marshall of the
emergency fleet corporation at San
Francisco." Dr. Marshall was appoint
ed personal representative of Chas
Piez. director general of the fleet cor.
poratlon, In the ; Washington strikes
Should Dr. Marshall or his superiors
refuse the request for holding the
conference on the west coast another
joint meeting of the delegates will be
held to decide on further action by
the unions. "
Should the workers vote to return
to work almost Immediately they will
be cnlled upon to vote on a proposi
tion for a coastwlde strike of ship
workers which would become effec
tive April 1 upon expiration of the
present schedule.
E
WARSAW. Feb. 2(1. (Hv the As
soeintcd Press. J Under the auspices
of the niter-allied mission to Poluud,
the Czech troops began today evue
tinting- the Teschen mining districts
which arc in dispute between Poland
and O.echo-Slovakiii, and the Czech
are withdrawing to the line fixed bv
the pqacc eon I eronce. of February 3
BY SPAR
ACANS
L
EGISLATURE TO
FINISH LABORS
AI MIDNIGHT
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Maintenance Guarantees In Pavino
Contracts Eliminated Gore Oppos
es Unionism Militarv Trainlna In
Hial Schools Killed Votlna Ma
chines In Elections Provided, .i
... T'i
SALEM. Feb. 28. Legislative lend
ers declared today that the thirtieth
legislative assembly of Oregon would
be finally ndiourcd lute tonight, lifter .
a session of 4-i days.
Governor W'ithyeombo indicated
that iho would sign, sometime toduv a
bill passed yesterday by both houses.
providing for' the appointment of a
commission of five members to muko
preparations for a welcome in New
York Citv for returning Oregon sol- ,
diers. The mensnre carries an ap
propriation of .").0()0. O. C. Lcitcr.
formerly a Portland newspaperman.
now in New York, would be named
head of the commisison. it was siuu.
, Guarantees Klimlnatctl j
With not moro than "three votes
against the Sheldon hill prohibiting; .
maintanence guarantees in road pav
ing contracts passed the senate yi-a-terdov
nnd the finishing wallop was
effectively landed on the alleged puv- ,
ine- combine. Tho vote was not pre-?
ceded bv any argument.. -
About a week ago the bill was to,
bled in the senate pending action by1
the- .house on the Lnclimund-lhonuis
bilrof the sume character which wns
held ui jn the lower house. The Shel
don bill wax removed from the table
in the senate without protest. As or-
iL-innllv drawn it provided that tlieros
shoold be no mnintiiinance guaran
tees for periods of riiore than ono
year, but nn amendment was . juvor
made to the effect thut fVre should
be no guarantee whatever. ?v V ,
Gore Opposes Unionism .
Representative Home's labor hill .
came safely into port lust night af
ter a perilous day. when at 11:4. o.
m. the house finally decided to con
cur in the senate amendments mid
send the hill to the governor. 'The
measure, originally introduced in the
house, passed the senate yesterday
by the harrow margin of a single voto
and was returned to the house lust
night for a concurrence: in amend
ments. Immediately upon its rcintroclno
tion. Representative Gore moved that
the hill he indefinitely postponed.
The bill declares labor unions law
ful organizations and protects them
from being enjoined. ;
The house this morniiisr adopted a
joint resolution hv J..U. Richardson,
so amending the s:x per cent tax lim
itation, that the statd. mnv raise any
amount desired to meet mint olfcrs
bv the federal government. -
Senator Hurley's bill for milinrv
training in hiirh schools and colleges
wns killed in the house vesterdav. ,
The house last night adopted Sen
ator Bank's measure providing ; lor
the iise of voting machines in elcii
tions. . '
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 2C Senator
Owen of Oklahoma, liemocrat, speak
ing today in the senate declared that
while not perfect, the proposed legis
lation of the league of nations is
"wise, sound and iust." in its funda
mental prinieples. The senator who
has just -returned from France, urg
ed the senate to consider tho league
plan constructively rather than "ex-
citing vague suspicions and arousing
the hostility of our people on Iho
theory that this iiistrumcntt is full oC
pitfalls and dangerous." .
TO PAY DEBTS DUE
PARIS, - Feb. afi.l'lto supremo
council of the peace conference bus
decided, according to a llnvus roport,
to telegraph to Vienna asking that
coupons of tho Austro-ltuiigiirnin
debt falling due on March "I be paid.
The telegram to he sent to Vienna,
it is said, will specify that payment
lo he made on the coupons will not
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