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ENATE DEBATES LEAGUE OF
NATIONS
RIGHTS
NOT AFFECTED
SAYSH1TCHG0CK
America Not Deprived of Rluht of
Self Defense In Any Sense
Lodqe's Assertions Denounced as
Preposterous False Reports of
President's Conference.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2H.--Shurp
(lilTcri'nci'H uf opinion over the liiiigui'
or imliutiM iMtiint it it inn wan) Vuiciil
in tlik koiiiiIii IoiIhv bv Chairman
Ilili'lii'iii'k of tho foreign relations
commillco, mill Senator I.oclun uf
.Mnrtnehuctln, who will tin chairman
of lliu I'oiiiuiittro in tlio next congress
when Hid republicans take control.
After Hriiiitiir I.oiIl'o had delivered
n prepnrcd speech 'before crowded
floor unit galleries, warning the Amer
ican people to weutlil tlm I'liiistiliition
mill iiiKint iiiioii ruvbion. Mr, Hitch
cock too tha floor mill denounced n
prepo-denm the MtissnchuxettH sen
ator's Htiuuiwtion tlint tlm league
would deprive tlm United Statu of
il riirlit of self defem".
,' uf ftlKliljt
- "I uVir.''. ftaM Mi. lliti'h.'o.'li. "I.
repudiate (lie Miii.'iK'xlioii tluit the
li-ugutt would in the slightest degree
limit tin privilege mill lliu dutv of
iinv nation, tlm United Stales or nnv
other, to defend itself when allocked,
nml to protect it h territory mid rights
when invaded, either by n member of
tlm lenuiui or not."
.Senator Lodge replied tlint the
committee olinlmiiin wnH entitled to
nn honest difference of oniiiion. Tlm
conflict. Senator I,odi:o declared, il
lustrated mid oniluiHir.c the neces
sity of redrafting tlio lengua charter
to muko dispute of construction im
possible. , "IM'h have it stilted in tlm contract
iimt what it moans." said Senator
I-ddgO.
"When wnr starts." replied Sonutor
Hitchcock, "tlm right of self defense
supersedes everything vlso uiiil the
senator knows it."
Attack Now York Bun
Senator Ililnhcoekovotcd him Bel f
chiefly to nn attack ifnon nn account
in tlm Now York Sun of tlio White
llmiso oonferonce Wednesday night
in which Bomo senators worn quoted
' iu Having the prosidont Bhowad nn
, amazing lack of familiarity with tho
league plan, tie doniod tlint any such
statements had boon made, bv any
member nnd labeled them ns "prepos
terously false," saving tho senators
hud Rone to the White House dinner
iih guests of the president and had
found tlm president "generous, frnnk
nnd sincere." in his explanation of
tho leauue. Rending from statements
nttributnil to Hopiililiumi lender
Ijodec. Senator Hrondegeo of Con
necticut, mid Senator Knox of Penn
sylvania, tho NchrnKkii senator said:
"I renew inv Htntomcnt on behalf
of the senators named that thov novor
usod anv such language"
Jnpaiuwo Qumtlon
Wlien Setinlor Hitchcock said every
nation vould keep its iurisdietioii over
doiiiostin miostioiiH, Senator l'oindex
ter of Wiisliinutoii, nnJied whother ho
regarded Jnpaneso immitrrntiun ns a
domostio nucslion. Mr, lliti-heook re
plied that ho believed it was "purulv
domostie," whereupon tlio Wushinitton
senator retorted that tho lencuo "must
bo eonstrued from its lantrtiiiL'a and
not bv whnt the president snvs."
' Senator Hitehoook declared that
Jupnn made n "mit'htv effort" in the
I'aris conforoneo to secure tho in
dosoment in the lonifiio of raoo oounl
itv and had been "ovorwhelmiimlv nnd
unniiimoiiHlv voted down."
"And when Japan failed in that."
bo added, "sho lost tho lust shrod of
hope of brinmm; tho immnrration
ouoHtion beforo tho leamio."
HefoiTinc; to the Sun's noanunt,
which ho said olinrffod tho president
with Btntintr "with finnlitv" that Chi
nBo and Japnnoso oxclttsinn "co i"to
tlio hands of tho lontttio" ScmTV
llitcheoek poundod Ills desk and said :
"Tho exact opposite of that was the
imminliCjod doolurntion of the presi
dent." .
GENERAL DEFICIENCY
BILL PASSES
WASHINGTON. Feb. 28. Tho con
oral deficiency bill, nppropriathm
$27,771,000 nnd onrrvmir various lop
islativo ridors, ineludinir ono for iii
vestitfiition lookiiitr to tho eslahlish
mont of a national budget Kvsteui,
jviiB pasaed today bv the house.
M
EDFORD
LODGE WARNS
PEOPLE AGAINST
NATIONS' LEAGUE
Massachusetts' Senator Sees Grave
Consequences Declares Leauue
Would Deprive United States of its
Rlfilit of Self Defense Manv
Amendments Needed He Asserts.
WASIIINCiTOuV'. lob. 28. Renntor
I.oiIko of MiiHHueliuiiettK, milemnly
wurnoil tlio American people toiluy to
woIkIi carefully the coimtltutlon of
tho I.euKiio of Nations a pronenlod
to the peneo conreronce ut Pari anil
to liiHlut upon Km funtlnmonlal rovl
lon. HpoiiklnK In tlio soniito, tho ro
pulillcnn floor leader doclnrod that
hiBtend of nafemiurdlni; tho ponce of
tho world, tho Icnituo u now planned
would eiiKondor nilnuniloratnnillng
and mrlfo.
Hit vlKorously oppoaod tlio plnn
anil made specific rocommnndallonn
for amendment, lie declared that as
now druftod tho constitution would
contravene tlio Monroo doctrine,
trlko at American loverelnnty, In
olv im In all Kuropean dlsputeii,
miliMiltntit ItiittriiHilonsllsiii for nnt
ItiimllHiii, uiitl bu uf btinflt iirlnclpiil-
ly to K.urupu.
t a, Holnilin AVarnlnic
flenalor LoiIro urgod that the na
tion think woll beforo departing from
tha policies of Waslilnitton and ald
tho paramount duty now la to con
clude peace with Oermnny. - f
Much tlmo ha boon wanloo, ho
aid. "Tho dolays liavo 4red roat-
lonnnoiiB and confusion evorywhoro.
(ormany la lifting hor bond again. A
whimpering aftor defeat Is changing
to threats. Sho l seeking to annox
nlno mllllona of Germans In Uorman
Austrla. Bho la reaching out In Kua
la inut reviving her financial and
commercial ponotratlon evorywhoro.
Germany Is again threatening nnd
tho only soiirco of a groat war Is to
bo found for tho future as far tho
pant In Germany. Sho should bo
chained and tailored now."
"Thora Is an Issue Involved In tha
laaguo constitution presented to us
which overshadows all others," 'con
tinued Senator Lodgo. "Wo aro ask
ed to depart for tho first tlmo from
tho foreign pollclos of. Washington,
toward tho other ond of tho lino at
which stands the sinister figure of
TroUky, tho champion of Intorna
tlonalish). Jovommont by Outers
"We have In this country a govorn
mont of tha pooplo, tor tho pooplo
and by tho people, tho froest and boat
govornment In tho world, and we are
tho groat rampart today against the
anarchy and dUorder which have
taken possession of Ilusala and are
trying to Invado overy other poacoful
country In the world. For Lincoln's
govornment wo are asked to substi
tute, on many vital points, govern
ment for and by othor pcoplo. Pause
nnd consider woll beforo you tnko
this fatoful stop.
"Wo must build no brldgos across
tho chasm which now separates
American freedom and order from
Russian anarchy nnd destruction. We
must soo to It that tho democracy of
tho United Statos Is not drawn by
any hasty error or by any glltorlng
doliislnns,. thru specious dnvlces of
supornationnl govornment within the
tolls of International socialism and
anarchy."
Amondments propnsod iby Sonator
Lodge Includod a Bpoclflc provision
oxcludlng tha Monroe doctrtno from
tho league's purvlow. This, lie said,
could bo done In throe lines.
E
NEW YOIIK, rob. 28. A strike of
10,000 harbor workers, effoctlvo at
2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon was
voted today by tho exocutlvo council
of tho Marino Workors Afflllntlon,
as a rosult of dissatisfaction with the
award of V. Bvorlt Mnoy, umplro of
tho National War Labor 'board grant
ing an olght'hour day without In
creased wagos.
WASHINGTON, Fob, 28. Wlion
lnformod today of tha new strlko call
Issuod for thu Now York harbor wor
kors, Joint Chairman Manloy of tlio
war labor board said the board had
oxhaiistod Its resources In dealing
with tho situation. Officials think
any furtlior govornmoiitol action
must be taken by tho preuldonl.
v
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1919
ITALIANS!!
IATPR0SPECT0F
NATIONS-LEAGUE
Premier Orlando Cables Personal
Message to Wilson Declaring: the
"Whole Italian People Comprehend
and Acclaim With Joy the High
Value and Slanlficance of League.
WASHINGTON'. Feb. 28. Premier
Orlando today rallied a perxtniiil inert
Hum! to l'rcKiiloit Wilson ileelarif:
"that the whole Italian people coin
prehend and acclaim with inv the hiuh
value and evorlnHtimr significance
of the leauue of nations.
The Italian premier's mcssnge fol
lows: "In Paris, the heart of heroic
Franco, through tho biL'h nnd persc-
vcrintr desire of n great lender of a
'.'rent people, the nations who have
fought touellior for the liberty mid
jiiKtiffl of the world, have also deter
mined together in the sanctity of a
solemn covenant, nnd in tha name of
liberty mid juvtice of nil peoples, to
establish a peace wihch shnll reucn
supreme over the future destinies ofi
the world.
"To this covenant which shall be
tho intangible charter of humanity,
Univ. who in the pust nnd in tha pres
ent has alwnvs championed tho cause
of right and proclaimed and conse
crated it with her lows nnd with her
blood, brings the contribution. ot'hor
assent with fervid expression nnd
deep conviction.
"Our hearts, with sincere faith,
celebrate this event which should be
and remain one of the most memor
able inh iininn history, nnd it is fittine
that the whole Italian people com
prehend nnd acclaim with jov its high
value and its everlasting signifi
cance." PRESIDENT 10
E
WASHINGTON. Feb. 28. Prepa
rations tor President Wilson's return
to Franco were completed todnv.nt
the White House. Ho will sail on the
transport Goorco Wnsliington Wed
nesday morning, nl'ter speaking Tues
day night on the League of Nations
with former President Tuft nt New
York.
Tho close of Congress will find the
president nt tho Capitol signing legis
lation. Ho will go direct from the
capital to tho train, leaving Washing
ton about 2 p. in.
Preparations for the meeting in
Now York are in tho hands of Gov
ernor Smith, who will open the meet
ing and introdueo somo prominent re
publicans, Tho addresses' bv Presi
dent Wilson and fonuor President
Ta ft will follow.
Tho president will leave Washing
ton on a specMil train Tuesday after
noon after tho adjournment of con
gress nnd will stort for nn hour and a
half at Philadelphia to see his daugh
ter, Mi's. Savro, nnd his new grand
son, Ho will reach New York nt 8:30
in tho evcnimri and nl'ter speaking
will go diroctlv aboard tho transport
to Bpend tho night.
ORDER CUT IN
RATES IN FUEL
: '
SALEM, Fob, 28.--noduotion8 in
wood fuel rates In carload lotB bo-
twoen Oregon points have boon ord
orod by tho railroad administration,
aocordlng to information rooelvod
hero iby the public sorvlce commis
sion today. The reduced rates are
to be effective after ten days' notice.
The new schedule 1b not yet known
to tho commission.
Tho power of tho freight traffic
committee of the fadoral railroad ad
ministration is curtailed nnd state
powers romnln In tho hands of the
public Borvlco commission by ' the
terms of a bulletin and a letter from
Walker D. nines, fodornl dlrector
Banornl of railroads, received today
by tha coruniteulou,
. j ' ;-
Mai
Annexation
Of Klamath
Petitioned
.:..:..'".;..
SACHAMKXTO. Culif.. Feb.
28, A joint resolution inemor-
nli.ing congress to take steiw
necessary f"4 the annexation of
'Klnmiitli county. Oregon", to Ciil-
ifuriiiu, was introduced in the''
legislature todiiT bv Assembly-
men lieam nnd Diirim.
SALKAL Feb. 28. A inint
rcsidulion. intmdui'ed bv Senator
Ginrgc T. Ilnldirin of Klamath
county. Oregon, to . memorial-
iito congress to take steps neces-
srv for the annexation of
Klamath county to California
was voted down in the Oregon
legislature sevenil dots before
the close of the legislative as-
scmbly. '
I.
WASHINGTON; Feb. 28. In mak
ing a formal denial today that Gen
eral Pershing bl refused to obey a
general order relative to the revision
of court-martial cases In France, as
asserted In the house yesterday by
Representative Johnson of ifouth Da
kota, tbe war department disclosed
that the commander-in-chief had pro
tested against the order involved as
tending to take' from him control of
disciplinary measures in bis forces.
The protest is now being considered
by Major General Crowder, Judge-advocate-general,
and the order may
be revokea.
The order was Issued on Septem
ber 11 lost. It provides that court
martial cases In the A. E. P. Bhall be
passed on for review to the office in
France of Brigadier General Edward
A. Kreger of General Crowder's of
fice. The protest of General Pershing,
it was said at the war department,
was In no sense a case of insubordin
ation. .
TO
WASHINGTON. Feb. 28. Four or
five U-bonts ore expected to start
across in the nonr. future Officers
assigned for the task include Lieuten
ant Commanders Kenneth R. Wallace.
George B. Judkin. James R. Webb and
Jesse B, Olderdorff, Lieutenant Willis
Dixon and n number o officers of
lower crude.
While the primary purpose of
bringing tho submarines is to permit
technical examinations bv navy ex
perts, the nnvv plans also to put them
on exhibition in various harbors.
It is understood that vessels of
each type represented in the German
submarine fleet, from mine nlnaters
to the great , deeo sea cruisers, 'somo
of which raided shipping durin? the
wnr in Americnn waters, will be
brought to this side.
ANOTHER SUFFRAGE
EFFORT IN SALEM
WASHINGTON,. Feb. 28. Chair.
man Jones of tlio woman suffrage
nonnnittoo, nnnounoed today that bo
fore congress adjourns onother of
fort will bo made to sootire adoption
of a resolution authorizing subiuis.,
sum of nn canal suitrngo amendment
to tho federal constitution. In mak
ing the announcement Senator Jone&
introduced n modified resolution giv
ing states initial authority to enforce
the proposed amendment.
CLEMENCEAU RESUMES
WORK HEALTH RESTORED
PARIS, Feb, 28. Premier Clcm
encenu resumed his usual work todnv
and appeared to. bo completely re
stored to health. , '.'.. Y
Tribune
IOWA IN GRIP
OF WORST STORM
OF THE WINTER
Third Blizzard of Season Sweeps
Over Middle West Temperatures
Be!ow Zero Prevail Huge Drifts of
Snow Blocks Railroads and Street
Car Lines Stalling Trains.
DK3 MOINES,. Iowa, Feb. 28.
Whirling In from .the northwest, the
worst blizzard of tbe winter gripped
Iowa today, greatly Interfering with
trarfic. The temperature was grad
ually nearlng the zero mark. Some
abatement In the storm Is" looked for
by tonight. ,
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 28 The
third blizzard of the winter swept
over Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma
today, piling' snow and sleet into
huge drifts which Is blocking rail
ways and street car lines. .Near zero
temperatures prevail and livestock Is
suffering because of difficulty in
feeding.
'LINCOLN. Neb., Feb. 28. Tem
peratures In Nebraska today ranged
from 16 degrees below zero at Valen
tine in tbe northwestern part of the
state to two below at Lincoln and
Omaha. The cold wave Is extending
eastward. . :
A Minneapolis and Omaha train Is
stalled in a snowdrift, with twenty
five passengers near Wausa, Neb.,
as a result of a blizzard which was
general in northern Nebraska and
southern South' Dakota last night..
WASHINGTON. Feb. 28. Secre
tary Tumulty issued a statement at
the White Bouse today denying for
mally on behalf of President Wilson
that the president told members of
the congressional foreign affairs com
mittees Wednesday night that the Ir
ish ouestion was a matter between
Ireland nnd England and. that Ire
land would have no voice in the peace
conference nt present.
A statement to this effect made bv
at least one of the committeemen aft
er the White Hduso conference was
characterized as "a deliberate false-
hood." Sir. Tumulty refused to dis
cuss whnt the president did say about
the Irish nuestion.
The denial follows:
"In the last few days the follow
ing quotation has appeared in the
press under a Washington date line as
part of the report of the dinner given
bv the president Jit the White House
Wednesdnv evening. February 26, to
the members of the committee on
foreign relations of the senate nnd
the committee on foreign affairs of
the house .
"Tho president told the commit
tees that the Irish ouestion was a
matter between Ireland and England
and that Ireland would not have any
vo:ce in the peace conference at
present.
"The president wishes me to snv
that this statement has no founda
tion in fact nnd is a deliberate false
hood." - ..
TO END FEDERAL
CONTROL OF WIRES
WASHINGTON, : Feb. 28. The
senate postoffico committee today re
ported favorably the resolution of
Chairman Bunkhend providing for
terminations of fedoral control of
telegraph,' telephone nnd other wire
utilises next December 31. A similar
resolution is pending in the house.
TOTAL DISARMAMENT
OF GERMANY URGED
PARIS, Feb. 28. Total disnrmn
mont of Germany, as a guarantee
against future Germnn aggression, is
urged by Deputy liennudel, in a letter
he has sent to tho bends of the par
liamentary groups of the chamber of
deputies. . , i--i .,,
HOLD RAILROADS BAVARIAN MOBS
ONTILCONGRESS
E
Government Not to Relinquish Con
trol Until There Has Been an Op
portunity to See Whether a Con
structive Proqram of Legislation Is
Enacted. v
WASHINGTON. Feb. . 28. Direc
tor General I lines announced today
with the approval of President Wilson
tha the railroads would not be relin
duished from government control un
til there has been an opportunity to
see whether a constructive permanent
program of legislation wns likely to
be adopted within a "reasonable
time."
The administration's attitude was
stated in a letter sent by Mr. Hines
to Senator's Smith and Martin, chair
man of the senate committees on in
terstate commerce and approprii
ntons, and to Representative Sims
and Shirley, chairman of the house
committees on intersetate and foreign
commerce, and appropriations. The
letter follows :
"As von are aware, there has been
some inquiry as to whether there
might be an immediate or precipitate
return of the railroads to private
management. The railroad adminis
tration has indicated whenever this
inquiry iins been made that it would
not recommend that any such step be
taken. - . ' , -
"For your further information. I
am glad to say that I have now dis
cussed the matter with the-president
and be has authorized me to state that
not only will there be no sudden re
linquishment of the railroads but
further that it is not bis purpose to
relinquish the railroads until there has
been an opportunity to see whether a
constructive permanent program- of
legislation is lively to be considered
promptly and adopted within a rea
sonable time."
T TO
WASHINGTON. Feb. 28. Ad
dresses bv President Wilson, Secre
taries Baker. Daniels. Lane nnd Wil
son and Senators Kenvon of Iowa and
Owen of Oklahoma are on the pro
gram of the conference of governors
and mayors here next week. The ses
sions Monday and Tuesday will be
.held in the East room of the White
House nnd Wednesday at the depart
ment of interior.
Fprty-five minutes- is alloted for
President W ilson s speech beginning
at 10:45 a. m. Monday. Reports bv
governors will be presented in tbe af
ternoon. Public nnd private buildings, good
roads, foreign nnd domestic trade.
public land and other developments,
including "river nud harbor improve
ments, will be considered Tuesday and
Wednesday. . -.
HUNGARIANS JAILED!
FOR PLOTTING REVOLT
' BASTL. Feb. 28 Seventeen per
sons, including Major Goneral Alexan
dcr Von Szurmy. former ministor of
national defense: Joseph Szcrenyi.
former minister of commerce and
Herr Methlen nnd Heer Somich. form
or members of the Hungarian cabinet.
are under arrest at Budapest charg
ed with oonuter revolutionary propa
ganda, according to advices from the
Hungarinn capital. It is added that
Dr. Alexander Wekerle, former pre
mier and minister of finance of Hun
gary, owes his liberty to his advano
ed age.
SURPLUS COPPER -0 BE
SOLD AT MARKET PRICES
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. Reports
that surplus stocks of copper were
to bo sold to producers nt 11 or 12
cents a pound were denied today bv
the wnr department. Such stooks, it
was explained, will be sold nt market
prices, allowing tho trndo only tho
actual cost of handling government
surplus property. .
DECIDES FUTUR
Tonight and Tomorrow
IProbnbly ,Rln.
NO. 289
SEEK TO FORCE
SOVIET RULE
Spariacans Demand Proclamation of
Republic Two-tJilrds of Miners In
Central Germany on Strike Com
munist Activity Increasing Bour-t
fleoise to Strike Also.
COPENHAGEN, Fehl 28. Hiotlng
broke out anew in ?-jnich on Thurs
day, according to the correspondent
there of the Polltiken. Three thou
sand Spartacan sbldlers marched ta
the parliament buildings in an effort
to force the diet to proclaim a soviet
republic In -Bavaria. .
BASEL, Feb. 28. More than two
thirds of the miners In central Ger
many are on strike and the strikers,
everywhere have begun to occupy tha'
railroads and pos toff Ices, according;
to Berlin advices. The government,
however, hopes to re-establish order
by the use of large military forces. . .
The Frankfort Zeltung saya com!-'
munlst activity Is Increasing in Koe
nigsberg and the whole of East Pros- .
sia, wbere a large number of Russian,
Bolshevik are reported to be. . .
. Bourgeoise Strike '
BASEL, Feb., 28. Business' and
professional men in several German,
towns have -been urged tq meet the
strike of the working classes by go
ing on strike themselves say Berlin
dispatches; ,' - i ': .'
. At Meraeberg, southeast of Magde
burg, the bourgeolse have gone. on
strike. The bourgeolse committee at
Leipsic, Saxony, has appealed to bust,
ness men. officials, doctors, druggists
and professors to call a general
strike. . .... -.. .... .
At Brunswick tbe former premier
of the Brunswick government has an
nounced his adhesion to communism.
Hamborn Occupied i
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 28. German
government troops yesterday occu
pied the town of Hamborn, In tnej
Ruhr industrial region, after a tight
in which a - number of Spartacans
were killed. The government troopa
captured 116 prisoners. ' -
COPENHAGEN!, Feb. 28. Th
town ball and the stores In Lelpsle.
Saxony, have -been closed as a result
of a strike by the bourgeolse, trays a
Berlin dispatch. '
BERLIN, Feb. 28. (By Associat
ed Press). Magdeburg Is shut off as
a result of a railway strike.' -
Both socialist parties and trade
union officials are endeavoring to
prevent the spread of the strike at
Leipsic. " '
TILDEN INNER OF
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 28. WiL
liam T. Tilden II. Philadelphia, cap
tured the middle Atlantic indoor ten
nis championship bv defeating Yin
cent Richards, New York, in the final
round of the senior singles here today
4-6. 6-3, 5-7. 6-2, 7-5. ' -
Tilden gained tbe victory, by his
brilliant playing in the last two sets.
His spectacular smashing and volley
ing attack, coupled with great court
covering and sensational "gets" stood
out conspicuously. He used his
straight bullet delivery to advantage
and varied this with his tremendous
reverse twist which proved too much
for Richards.
TROOPSHIP SINKS
COLLISION
NEW YORK, Feb. 28. The troop-'
transport Aqultanla collided white
coming up the harbor thU afternoon
with the freighter Lord Dufterln, and
the freighter Immediately egan to
sink. The crew was taken oft by a
police patrol boat.
The Lord Dufterln sank In 16 fath
oms of water. She was a vessel of
4664 gross tons built In 1898 and
was bound out to fit. John, N. B.
Hazy weather and a strong ebb tide
were reported to have been responsi
ble for the collision. 1 , ' 3