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MEDFORD, OREflOK, SATURDAY, APRIL J 2, 1919
NO. 18
THOUSANDS Mlilllii KOREAN RIOTS
' . ' . 1 r i ; , . . 1 -
v I
in korea
BY JAPS
Over 1000 Unarmed People Killed In
Three Hours Shocking Brutality
Reported By Pastor to San Fran
Cisco Association Appeal for Red
Cross Aid Japanese Consul Gen
eral Declares Army Incited Bv
Mobs Forced to Take Action.
TOKIO, April 1'J. Tim iiprl-InK"
In Kwm nra npi-radlng anil Ihrratim
(it engulf the wliolo tciiiiniuln, nays
nn. official tttoitient from (ha Jt
nnmo government today. 'J'lii-ro hnvo
lioon m-rluuit rlutH In tlio lust three
iU) In linnilrmU of places. A nuin
I Kir of policemen have Ixvn killed
nnd several police hUiIIiiiih niul Kt
office duntroyod. . -.
BAN FRANCISCO. April 12. Jup.
nmiMu bi'Kiin wlmt wnw described. ns n
"iiiiikmiiito'' in Korea nt Scul, tho
capital, during Ik demonstration
March 28, according to n cablegram
received here today bv tlio Korean
National iiHKimiution from n native
l'1iritinn pastor.
The enlileeriim won filed from
Bhanuhai.- According, to officials of
(he Korean National assembly hero.
Ilia infiirtiinlion wus xeut hv mosson
ear from Heiml to Shitnuliui hv the
iiHuooinlion's representative nt Seoul.
Tho cablegram rend:
"Japan begun iiiiissui'reiiic in Ko
rea. OVer 1000 unarmed pooplo kill
ed in Seoul duriutr three hours' dem
onstration on 2Hlh. Jnonnosa troops
fire brigade nnd civilians, nro or
dered ahoot'ng. heating nnd hooking
people morcilcHS.lv llirouitliout Koren.i
Killed several thousand fiuee 2"th.
Churches, schools nnd .. homes of
leaden destroyed, Women made na
ked nnd benten heforo crowds. epo
oinllv lenders' families, tha impris
oned heinir severely tortured. Doctors
nro forbidden rnrinir wounded. Far
einn Red Cross nivenllv needed."
Information Hfcllnhlo , ,
Tho informntlon in thin eabloirrnm
enmo from a native pnKtor known to
bo reltuhlo and in touch with the Kit
nation, neeordiuir to nn ol't'ieinl of the
Korean Nutionn association. 1'ro
vious moNHiteeH from t!ii pernon were
Raid to nave been fullv eniifirmcd
llin intoeritv wan vouched for.
T. Ohtii. eonBul Renernl of Jnpnn
horo, doinmentitut on tho Korean nit
tiation. anvo tho AsHociutod Trotis
thin Htnlement:
"Durinif tlio firt tnirc of tlio
Korean diHtiirbnnco tlio net iviti of
tho moliH woro not ho sarinim. Their
domoiiHtrntioiiH wero .confined to the
cities nnd towna nnd tho autlioritien
entrusted tha local . nolioo depart
mcnts to control them bv means of
npprehomlinir tha rinir lenders and
itiHiierxine tno crown. ,. iiio inoiiH-,
however, tnkintr ndvnntneo of tho len
ient attitude of. the irovornmont. hnvo
inerenned their netivities until thev
amount In' InwIuRS'outrnires and hnvo
ineroiiHcd tho uroa' of thoir opera
tions , ovor tlio creator part of tho
peninsuln. Tho accounts of the Inst
three davs tdiow (lint mora than two
hundred localities nra now affected.
nnd lureo numliors of innocent poo.
plo residinir therein nrd suffering
irrontlv. Somo hnvo boon -forced o
loin the bnnrtils and olhors nro ro-
(Oontlnuod on Page Six.)'
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2
AVASIIINQTON, April 12. T)o
mobili.ntion litis roduced the total
stroiiKth of tho American nrmv bolow
two . million. Complete, reports to
April 8, announced today bv Oonoral
Mureh, showod tho neereirnte
strciiKth on that date to bo 1,080,500.
, Sinoo Novoinlior 11, 080.114 men
have sailed for homo, and up to April
8, 005,722 hud" boon' landed. Thoro
hnvo been roturnod to civil life 1,.
701,400 officors and inoni fid por
ccnt of tho officers and 4(1 per ceiit
of' tlio men who woro in tlio nnliv
when tho iirmiHlico was pitrnod, llis
cluii'KO orilors now lotul l,U20i00O,
U. S. ALIENS LEAVING
COUNTRY WITH TOUR
FIFTHS OF CURRENCY
NKW YOItK, .prll 12. All
1 ho MivliiKft banks In Ilia United
Hiatus uro uskod In lot torn ntiiit
out today 4iy tlio savings ank
section of tlia Amorlcan Bank
r' association to uld In check
InK tlio exodus from thin coun
try of ulloiis who aro suiting for
tlmlr native InmU with millions
of Aniorlcnn dollars. Duo to
Bolshevik propaganda tha asso
clutlon says, an "utarnliig" pro
portion of tlio fourtoan million
forolKii-born populutlon In tlio
United Hlutim uro soiling tholr
liberty bonds and withdrawing
their monoy from tha banks.
"It la ostlmuted that about
1,300,000 cannot ha stopped
from going and that thay will
carry with Ilium nearly . four
hllllon dollars, or four-fifths of
Ilia total currency In circulation
and In resorvo in tho United
Hiutcs beroro tlio war," said tho
letters.
DEPT. 10 CALL
Detroit Woltare Association. Rela-
'tlves of Mutinous Soldiers. Pray
Leniency and Prompt Withdrawal
of Troops Gen. March Blames
Red Propaganda for Trouble.
DKTKOIT, Mich., April 12. Tho
Detroit's Own Welfare aneoclatlon
composed of rolutlvoa of mon In the
33iKh Infantry, a ptfrl of tho allied
forces In Kussla, has appealed to tha
war dapartmant for lonloncy In deal,
lux with American soldlors who mu
tinted March 30 when ordorcd to the
front linos.
Tho mossiiRO refers to "the odds
against which the troops are fight
ing" and renown tho roquotit that.
they be withdrawn at an early date.
. Tho 339th, known as "Detroit's
Own," comprises tho greator part of
tho Aniorlcnn forces In Husslu.
Conimny Identified
WASHINGTON', April 12. Com
pony 1 of tho 330th Infantry was
Idoiitlfled today by (lonoral March as
tha unit . which rocently rotusod to
return to front lino tronehos In tho
Archangel sootor whon ordered to' do
so by Ita officors. .
A supplementary report to the de
partment 'on-the Incident said It wae
worthy of note that the questions put
by tlio mon of Company I to tholr
officors woro "Idontlcnl with thp
quostlons which Holshovlk pronngnn.
da advised that thoy put to them."
The dopartmont has not recolvod
copien of tho Bolshovlk loaflots con
taining ilicso questions and General
Muroh suld ho was extremely anxious
to socuro one. "In my long servlco,
(Jonornl March said, "I don't recall
nnothor lnstanco whoro American
soldlors did not want to go Into a
fight. Thoy always havo said 'load
us to It.'" - ,. .. .
Mllltnry Hit nation Improves
A roport from Murmansk . datod
March 28 Bali), tho Ondu bridge on
the railroad south of Murmansk had
boon robrtlft, restoring communlcu
tlon with the southernmost post of
tho allies. . .
. Willie the actual situation of the
small commnnrts of tho expedition In
north Russia Is not known, General
March said tho reopening of comma
nlcntlon to tho Bouth over the Onda
bridge solved any military quoBtlon
slnco It afforded a direct lino for
supply and reinforcements. 1 Commu-
nlcatlon ' botwaon ' Murmansk nnd
Archnngnl Is bolng kopt opon with
tho aHslstance of lco bronkors.
Oonoral Murch did not lndtonto
what the latest roports showed as to
tlio present state of disciplines among
tho Amorlcun .force,:, w , v ;
- Alox Spnrrow, i superintendent of
Crntor Luke national park, loft this
morning for a Bovorul days sojourn
at San Francisco from where ho will
go for a visit of a wook or move
At YoBomlto park, - '
REQUESTS WAR
YANKS
KOME
MUNICH SOVIET
ISOVERTHROWN
BY MODERATES
Bolshevlkl Forces Lose Ground
.Throughout Bavaria Now Wllllno
to Join Central Council in Advis
ory Capacity Allies Threatened
Food Blockade Against Reds.
BAKK,, April 12. Tlio soviet re
public' in Munich wiih - overthrown
Friduv bv force of onus, tho Uord-
deutHcho' Alluemcino Zeitune of Ber
lin buys. ,
IlKltl.lN. April 12. (Hv" tlio As.
sociiited J'resn.l A special dis
patch from Humbert' to the vosuischc
Zuitiunr hiivh that the Herman uov
crniiient bus announced that tho en
tcntu powers hnvo informed it that
Dnviirin is not to bo included in the
oncliiKiou of peuco nnd that incus
ures will he taken to'prcvent anv en
tcnto t'oodJciffs from reacbiiiK Uu
vuria. '
. s i
RKRL1N. April ll. Tho Germnn
national usHcmblv has established a
commit tee of 28 members which will
bo fhiiruod with the dutv of carrv-
init on pluco iicuotintions..
BKRI.1N. April 11. Reports rocoiv
ed from Munich toduv state tliat an
agreement has been reuched bo
twecn tho central council and the
communists. This is held to indicute
Hint tha nioderuto elements in the
Huvnrinn capitul buve Kuincd tho up
per bund, .
' ,V 1'pr.lsliiK Ihvlndlcs
riKHLIN, April 10. (Bv the Asso
ciuted 1'rcss.) Tlio ministry of jus
tice bus drafted n bill deaiinir with
criminal procedure under one pro
vision of which nnv woman mav servo
on juries in tho lower courts. The
measure niters the existing method
of selecting the iurv lists so that it
may bo dono.bv -populnr volet The
bill will co before the national as
scmblv in n few days. .
From other parts of-Bnvaria it is
reported that tho followinc of the
soviet republic lenders is dwmdlinc.
According, to the Lokul Anzcicer the
soviet repuuno recuue nns ueen over
thrown in Amberc.. Onsbach, Incol
stadt, Fucrth and the upper Palatin
ate ...
Tlio communists declared . their
readiness to loin tho central council
in an advisory capacity. ,
' FRAMCTORT. April 12. (Hn
vas.) Marshal Foch in answerinc a
.German protest has .declared that
his decision is final recording the
ooeuWtion of Grcishim, five miles
west of Darmstadt, the cnpitali of
Moiiso-Dmlmstndt.
Greisbeiin is in the neutral xone on
the eastern bank of tho Rhine. It is
opposite tho French zono of occtipa
tion. Thoro has been no report that
tho town has been occupied bv allied
troops.
THE ALLIED SIDE
VASHINOTON, April 12. After
prolonged conferences with all tho
allied governments, General March
announced today a design has been
approved for Issuance to every boI
dler who participated In tho groat
war on the allied side of a "victory
medal" In commemoration of his ser
vice to civilization. .
Tho obverse side of tho medal will
boar a winged Victory, and on the
reverse will be In the , language of
the country by which It Is Issued, the
words "Tho Great War for Civiliza
tion," and the arms of the allies.
doslgn also has been adopted to con
Blst of a ' "double rainbow" series
with rod In the center. ThlB ribbon
will be similar for all armies and is
lo be Issued In the United States very
SOOn.' '. :l ' "-' -';
A lapel button for civilian wear
also has boon adopted, :
' Mrs. 11. Denvllla left for her home
In Montngtio today following a short
visit in tho city.
BOLSHEVIK) PLAN BIG
OFFENSIVE AGAINST '
ALLIES IN SPRING
W'ASrilN'nTflV Ai.ril 12.
Kvtenkive iirnnnrrrtioii hv . the
Bolshevik icm'ernment of KiiBsiu "
for o hitr militnrv offensive this T
sprinc was described in ol'ficiul
T dispatches received here today. T
based upon n summary of. in-
ffimintion renchins the Kcnndin-
fll.itin .AllnS-id
Tha HolHheviki were said to be
eettinc readv for an offensive
on tho Miirman front n soon ns T
weather permitted and to be
strcnBlhcninst the forces nlreadv
faeimr the ll;es in the. Arch;
nncel recion. ; ' ' ' ' '
In western Russia whole new
armies are beiiic omunized. it
wns said, miinv former war
nrioner beinir mobilized nlonir
wiih now rlflnelimdnlH.
OPPOSES PLAN OF
LABOR DELEGATES
PARIS. Friday, .April It. (By
Associated Press.)? v At. the meeting
of the peace conference today before
the report of the committee on Inter
national labor legislation was adopt
ed, Emlle Vandervelde, Belgian labor
delegate; made what was in effect, a
minority -report iHe advocated the
admission to the international labor
conference of delegates from coun
tries with which a state of war still
exists, saying that otherwise he felt
there might be held another confer
ence where' the proletariat from all
countries will be represented and
which would wield more power than
the conference to be held In Wash
ington next October. V :
He concfuded by saying that the
Issues relative to the adoption of an
8-hour day, equality of salaries for
mon and women workers and legisla
tion dealing with night work must be
settled. , . '
"There are two ways to arrive at
these results," he said. "One Is the
Russian way, and the other the Brit
ish method. I prefer the latter."
M. Colllard, the French labor dele
gate, spoke briefly, bespeaking
French support aud approval of the
report. ",,-'
1,6? DON. April 12. At nn impos
ing ceremony on the parade cronnd
neut the American militnrv head
quarters' todnv. Muior General John
Bidjro, the commander in the United
Kingdom, deqorated Colonel llarrv
F. Rcthers of I.os Angeles of. tho
ounrtcrmrtster corps . nud Colonel
Francis F.'.Lonclev of tho 20th en
gineers, with the distinguished ser
vice medals. At the request of the
French government. General Biddle
presented the war cross to Second
Lieutenant James Y.'Slude' of the
second engineers. ' .
DIES AFTER COUNT
MARYSVILLE. Calif.. April 12.
Joe Baker, 18, died here todnv fol
lowing; a boxine contest with Frank
Evorott nt the Mnrvsvillo Athletic
olub Inst night. Baker collapsed in
tho third round. Everett is being held
bv the police without chargo pending
the verdict of the ooroner's iiwv.-v'-"-'
: Northern Pacific Captain Quits.
- SAN FRANCISCO. April 12.
Deep sen vesesla have seen the last
of Captain A. T. llnntor, former nav
igating of ficor of tho stonnjor North
ern Pacific, ns skipper, tho captain
announced upon bis arrival here ves
tordnv. He oxpeets to enter busi
ness hero. ' Under Captain "Hunter's
direction 'tho Northern Pacific made
iniinv runs between Flnvel, Oro., and
Suu Francisco and in tho war zouo.
RACE
EQUALITY
DENIED
APAN
IN PEACE PACT
Present Covenant Excludes Japanese
Plank Also French Demand for In
ternational Military Staff Both
Countries Reserve Right to Bring
Up Questions Later;
1.
PARIS.' April 12. With the sinclo
exception of the amendment specifi
cally exempting the Monroe doctrine
from beine affected bv the covenant,
no 'vital chance was made bv the
lenirue of nations commisison in that
document in its meetincion Thursday
and Friday meats. Last nieht's.
meeting marked the conclusion of the
consideration of the covenant.
. Last nichCs d;scussion lasted four
liouru. President Wilson attending the
session nnd remaining until it 'closed.
after midnicht.. No dnte was set for
a plenarv session of the peace con
ference to consider the covenant.
. The covenant as the committee left
it did not include anv section ernnt
ine' Japan's request for the reeoe-
n tion of racial eauolitv and neither
was. a, section introduced- eoverinc
the request of France for an inter
national military general staff. Both
the Japanese and France announced
thnt thev. reserved the right to brine
up the amendments thev desu-ed be
fore a plenarv session of the con
ference. : As it now stands the covenant con
tains 26 sections.
" CViiiKlftar Timmrinrle Mnnilav
PARIS. Aprii.J2,V-Tlie council bf
four of the peace conference expects
to finish its examination of the
boundary Questions in difcbute on
Monday next and to summon the Ger
man delegates to Versailles in the
course pf tho next week, according
to Journal today.
PARIS. April ll (Bv the Asso
ciated vPress.) The supreme econ
omic council has announced an
agreement between the associated
governments providing that enemv
tonnage thnt was acauired before and
since the armistice would be divided
among those government, according
to their nbilitv to bring the ships into
speedv use and in the case of passen
ger ships, according to their relative
needs. ; This arrangements will not
prejudice' the ultimate disposition of
the ships under the terms of 'the trea
ty of peace.
', The( vessels will flv the flag of the
allied maritime council as well as the
nntionnl flag of the country under
taking their management.
geianTpuces
F
. BERLIN. Friday, April 11. (By
Associated Press.) The housewives
of Berlin have been supplied with
the. first installments of the flour
which recently arrived from the
United States, the allotment being at.
the rate of one-half pound for each
person. The price fixed by the au
thorities is two marks, twenty pfen
nigs the pound, which Is seven times
the amount that, was paid In peace
times. - v : '
The food commissioner declares
the high price set Is necessary, as the
native supplies are rapidly diminish
ing and conservation of the imported
flour is sought to prevent a later
rise in the price of bread for the pro
duction of which the new supplies
wll be needed. '
HOME GUARDS ACT -
- AS CITY FIREMEN
CINCINNATI. Ohio, April 12..-T-
With the exception "of 143 firemen
who refused to resign their positions
the Cincinnati fire department today
Is. manned - by the Cincinnati regi
ment' of home guards. The .firemen
resigned because tour mon who had
presented demands to the city from
the' firemen's union-had been dis
charged tor Joining a uuton.
PRICE
SAYS DRUG HABIT IS
OF THE NATION
NEW YORK. April 12. As-
sorting that three New York
physicians recently Investigated
had been found to have dlspens-
ed 1,500,000 narcotic prescrlp-
Hons to drug addicts In six
months. Major Daniel L. Porter,
supervisor In New York for the
internal revenne department,
declared at a conference with
state- and municipal authorities
that the narcotic evil was "the
'greatest problem of the nation."
The conference was called to
work out plans tor handling
hundreds of drug addicts cat off
from their source of supply by
the arrest last Tuesday of six
physicians and four druggists
and to dlscnss means of check-
lng the Widespread distribution
of drugs- by unscrupulous per-
sons.' . . .- . '
INCREASE ME!
RATES UPHELD
BY BURL
Twenty Per Cent Increase Should Be
. Compared With 100 Per" Cent in
Other r Prices Postal Service
Small : Can't Be Compared With
Western Union Service Is Test.
WASHINGTON, April t 12. In
making available today figures upon
which Is based the recent increase In
telegraph rates the wire control
board directs attention to the fact
that while the Increase In prices of
products and service of various in
dustrial and mercantile corporations
have. Increased one hundred percent,
telegraph service has been, rendered
at pre-war prices thruout the period
when industrial and business profits
were unprecedented. "The increase
of 20 percent In telegraph rates,"
says the statement, "should be con
sidered in comparison with the 100
percent Increase In other prices, and
it Is less than that found necessary
to add to the railroad freight rates
and Is no greater than has been made
generally in other public utility rates
in order to obviate financial col
lapse." '
Postal Business Small
Discussing a. comparison of the
self-containing operations of the Pos
tal company with the smaller propor-
tl nate earnings of the - Western
Union, the statement ' declares that
during the six months from August,
191S, to January, 1919, the Postal
carried only about one-sixth of the
business of the country, - limited to
profitable fieids, while the Western
Union carried five-sixths of the busi
ness, much of which extended Into
fields less profitable, but which gave
a service' necessary to maintain the
requirements of the public. During
the same period the Postal carried
only about one-twelfth of the govern
ment business, carried at approxim
ately 40 per cent of the commercial
rate and claimed by both companies
to be a loss of 50 percent of the op
erating costs. In this connection, the
board says. It is Informed that In
structions were Issued by officials of
the Postal directing their subbrdin
ates to avoid government business
whenever it could be done. . '
After citing figures to show the
enormous cost in wages and material
occasioned by the Increased scope of
operations of the Western Union and
declaring that the purpose of the wire
board Is to make the lowest rate that
will maintain the service required by
the country, the statement contin
ues: t - - '
Servlco to All
"In making a rate sufficient to
maintain the telegraph service of tho
country, discrimination could not be
made between two companies per
forming this service. The fact that
the Postal company could continue to
carry business at the old rates and
still earn Its compensation is of prac
tically no significance in constructing
a fair schedule of rates for the coun
try as a whole. Such rates must
(Continued: on Page Six.)
ESON
NEW LABOR
PARTY IS
Duty of Workers By Hand or Brain
to Organize Politically Is Edict of
Illinois Convention Room for All
Who Perform Service to Society.
; Organized or Unorganized Plat
form of Party Principles Are Given
to the World. - . '
: SPRINGFIELD. 111.. April 12.
The Labor party of Illinois today is- .
sued the following statement of its
convention: :
Labor is the primary nnd iust basis
of political responsibility nnd power,. ;
It is not merely the right, but the
dutv of the workers hv hand or brain
to become a political party. : v
Tb Labor party is destined to ush
er in the new dav of freedom in the
United States freedom from. ; the
grind of poverty, freedom from the
ownership of government bv big bus- :
uiess: freedom of the men and women
who buy food otid clothing and pay
rent, from exploitation at the hands
of the money - kings of "kingless"
America. ;...'.' ; ' - , .
i -f Newspaper Slen Included
Organized workers nrc Members of
it. Unorganized workers are mem
bers of it. Clerks, housewives, news
papermen,; farmers, school teachers,
storekeepers belong to it. Such heads
of organizations nnd business con
cerns as are not exnloiters or profit
eers belong to it. There is no place
in the' pnrtv for those who are not
workers. .There is room within it for
sU who perform service to society.
The party enunciates the following
proernmio which it pledges itself:
: Democratic control of industry and
commerce for the general good of
those who worlc. r -.
The unqualified right of workers
to organize.' :. " .
: The freedom from eConomio hazard
which coms with n minimum wage
based on the cost of living.
S-Hoar Working Day
A Vnnximum working day of C'ght
hours nnd abolition of unemploy
ment bv reducing- the hours of work
still further, ns necessary 'to permit
nil who are ableto work to find oc
cupation and full pnv for those who.,
for a time are unemployed because of
illness, accident or temporary loss of
work.! . .: .
Complete enfranchisement of wo
men and eonnl pav for men and wo
men doine similar work. .- . .
t Reduction of the cost of living to
a iust level bv the elinvnuton of
wasteful methods and profiteering.
Complete revision of the state con
stitution. -. '';
. No Improvement Tux
Taxation of inheritances nnd in
comes nnd land values but not of im
provements, . ' '
Public ownership nnd operation of
all publio utilities, including grain
elevators, warehouses, stockvurds,
abattoirs, insurance and hanks:
Development under public owner
ship of the water power sites. Publio
ownership, preferably federal, of the
mines. ' -
State aid to provide lnnds and
homes for Illinois residents. '
Abolition of employment of nil un
der 16.
,.' Old Ago Insnrnnce
A : democratic system of publio
education from kindergarten to uni-
( Continued on Page Six.)
IS
ORDERED TO PEN
CLEVELAND. Ohio. April 12.
The United States supreme court
mandate ordering ihut Engeno V.
Debs, socialist lender, bo taken to
Moundsvillo. W. Vtt.. fedorul prison
to begin a 10-vour sentence for vio
lation of the espionage act, was re
ceived this morning.
TERRE HAUTE. Tnd.. April 12.
Eugene Vv Debs said today he would
leave on an enrlv traui for Cleveland,
Ohio, in anticipation of going to tho
prison nt Moiindsvillc, W. : Vu.t to
licciu serving his sentence.
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