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Newspaper Page TextOrnnn Historical 800 X Public Auditorium MEDFORD I MLail Tribune Predictions TonlKlit nml Tlmi-sdny, OCfllBlOIIIll ruins. ,. pnlly KourliAiilh Yor., I'urly-nlnllt Your. MEDFORD, 0 1 (KG ON, W E DNES DAY, APRIL 16, 1919 NO. 21 mmm The Weather . ! . IMjixUiimn y:t,trlny... 70 , Minimum Iwliiy. IIH GEORGE BRITISH LEADER NOTHING BUT CAN SA YE THE Denies Dissension Between United States and Europe; Sowing Discord Vile Crime LONDON'. April .10. Tlio nllicd rr-prexcntutivcH in Paris have nrrivil at n eomplelo iindcrnliiinlinir mi Hip lirimt fundamental nticMtioiiH thill, would ofcet iienec with (Icmiiinv, Pre mier Llnvd George declared in ad dressing tlio liniihK of common to il u v. Tli nllio liml formulated their demands nml liu Imped Unit bv tlio 'end i)l' tlio next wpuk lliuv would be prcMcnted. Thn premier Hindu a vigorous nt tni'k upon Hiuho who liml "attemplcd to sow iliHHPiminii, distract nml huh- tlinioll" btltWI'l'll tllO lllltillllH wIioho "cordiality nnd umiil will to ward each (itlior was nNKuntiul." I to could not ronenivo of n wortio crime, lie tie elnrcd. ut n tiuio when nntliintr ooiild xiive the world but keeping the na tioiiH together. No IMw.eni.ion Willi V. H, A. "It in not true. Unit .-the United HtatoH nml Kurono have been at va riance," Mr. Uovd George deolnrod, adding lluit no one could have treated more Kvifipnthelieallv the no. rnliiir iiroliloniM mid miooiiil unseen tihilities of Kurono tliuii l'rvnidciit WllHon." The ' tiroroier-' dcprociitod attempts to crento Uifoiinliim among the delegates. . ' The delemitoH,' ' nld Mr. IJovd George, had - never forgotten what France hud gone through nnd thev hnd not forgotten to whnt she was entitled not merolv security ngoinst n repetition of the Qunnnn nttnek, but to fool ii hoiiho of security against it when it onnie. The conference hnd rome to n unanimous conclusion nn nil the nucNtinns before it. inolud iiiir n decision Hint to publiHh the peiu-e terms before Ihov wore ills. eiiHHod with the enuniv would bo n first dims blunder. Thoir protnii tore ptihlieution. he contended, could onlv servo to encourage tlio resist nnce of the onemv. Rot Try to Kvsdo Mr. Llovd (leonro denied that ho wng trviiiar to escape the declara tions ho iiiiulo -during the general oluootion campaign. The declaration reirordinir ninkinir Germnnv pav. he declared, had beep concurred in by ..ii ... i.. i nil mo iinriv irniiurn. Tlio premier suid ho hnd not come to tlio house of commons to nsk ro bIoho from auv pledge he hnd given. tlVmce Just, Not Vlndlcttvo "I am hero to suv that cvorv pledue we huvo uivon is incorporated in the domnndH put forwivrd bv tlio allien." he iiHMertod. "'o stnild bv them bo eiiiiBo wo boliovo thev nro iust. Wo want a punao Hint in iust, not vin dictive. Wo want n atom pence, be cnuHo the occasion demands il. but it must be dqsignod not to gratify von icennco, but to vindioulo iustino. Kv orv cIiuiho nnd overv term in the con dition must be iustified. Above all. we wnnt to protoct the future against a repetition of tlio horrors of this war." ... j. :'.Tha prnmior snid hov wiw soma hack to PuriK if tlio hnns'o wnntod him to no. Wioovor went, ho dc olnrod. must luivo the full confidonno of tlio parliament1 nnd carry out-his pledges to the utmost of liiH power and conviction. . ., , , ,. i, ii- - LONDON,' April 10 noplylng In tho hoilno of oominonn today to pro- vIoiih arttlolsmfl of his aotlvltlos at the penco conference In Paris, Pro rolor Lloyd floorgo said the situation was still full of perils for all coun tries," He plondod that "those who woro trying to do thoir best 1)0 lot alono." KIA AnrnHnMnn In I.IbIaiV D fl I fl 4 1, A MEDFORD MAN ONE OF TWO FROM THE STATE I I PORTLAND. Aorll lO.Word ro colvod hero 'today from Now York wns to tho offoet that or tho np proximately 10,000 troops whieh nr rivod there vosterdnv from Frunoo, onlv n few were Oroiron mon. AmomY thoHO montionod, as huviim Injijoii woro William Adomtoii of iFoHdih in n convnloseent (lotnehinont, niyl'Clur onco A. Koizor of M'odfordiiiemlior of the 340th uiaohtuo Kun btittulioa premier, had linen faced with prob lems of such vnrlaiy, complexity, miiKiillude nnd uravliy. The conKronx of Vienna, which wns tlio nearest ap proach to It, look 11 months for Its work, but that congress, Mr. Lloyd (Inorico piilutod out, sank Into limlK nlfU'unce ns compared with what has been suitlod by this conference. The time spent liy the conference In frnmliiK tlio I.oukuo of Nations plan saved tlmo Instead of wastlnK H, Mr. Lloyd tioorito declared, as the IvaRuo would provide a means ot ad justment of possllilo orrors. "I would rather leavo Kussla Dol shevlk until Ihoy see their way out of It rather thun see (ireat Britain landed In bankruptcy," was one of the premlor's declarations. No Trouble Willi V. . A. "It Is not tru thut the Unltod Btatos and Kurope havo been at var iance," the premier declared. Ha deprecated attompls to sow dissen sions nmoiiK I ho duleaatos. In answer to a question from John It. ClyntHi, a labor loader, whether approaches for peace bad come from the Russian government, tho premier said: "Wo have hud no approaches of anysort or kind. ' None huvo 'been put hofore tho conference." ' After roferrlnit to the world-wide extent of the wnr, the premier said that new states had sprung Into exis tence, somo of them ..Independent, some seml-lndopendent and some (lint mlKht be proloctorntos, and altho their boundaries might not be defined somo Indication of thorn must be given. IlolNhovlnm Declining .Mr. Lloyd Ooorge said that It was his earnest conviction that military Intervention In Kussla would bo the grantost act' of stupidity. The premier said Tollable Informa tion showed that while the Holaherlk force wus apparently growing, Bol shevism Itself was gradually waning, breaking down before the rolontless force of oconomlc facts. ' Much as tho Urltlsh government doplores conditions In Russia, the prom lor continued, it Is not Its duty to commit Knglnnd to a gigantic en terprise In ordor to Improve condi tions In Russia. Mo added: ,' "RuhsIii Is a country very easy to got Into, but hard to gat out of." , i Thoro was no quostlon, he contln uod, of rocoglzlng Russia. It had novor boon proposed nnd hnd novor boon discussed. Impntlenctfl Natural '. Tho promlor said his first impulse whan ho roturned to Knglund from Kranco wns to await the much adver tised criticisms of him, but Inquiries hnd shown that tlioso woro not forth coming. Tlio reason nsslguod was, ho was told, that ho must not expect criticism until the houso was Inform ed what the pouce UalpgatOB were do ing. . Tho promlor snld ho should not havo thought that, In such quarters, fncta would bo rogardod as tho slight est basis for criticism, but he was fully aware thoro was a great doal ot Impatience in tho world, nnd ho pro- (Continued on Page Five.) U.S. SI WASHINGTON. April 10. Trnns ports will bo operntod in nnd out of Now York harbor "if it. ronuires tho ontiro United Stutos nnvv, " was snid offioinllv lodiiv in eonlieoiion with plans of harbor workers to start a strike tomorrow with tho announced intontion of'tvinK uo.trnffio com- plotelv. . As to the offmit of tho strike upon ffovorniiiont shippinir , ironernllv nnd- pulilio utilities ,tne nnvv win noi con cern itself nt least until other eov- orrimantnl nireneies huvo been utilized Ki1'.. l ti , 13 U nll...l iVNHISllllll. cioeruinrv nuuntimu ninwii this poliev lodnv. oxpluininir that ho RonHidorod it improper for the nnvv dopnrtmoiit to interi'oro hoforo tho railroad and fuel nilminiHtrntions had been nppronclied bv boat oper- utora to obtain ltiol, IE SA YS UNITY WORLD LIVESTOCK MAY GO . . KLAMATH FALLS. Ore.. April l(lrf-l!id) on what i to bo the luriifMt purHniHo of livpKtot-k ever made for tlio Indianx of the Kliimiith Indian reservation wore Hiibmilted to the Klamath at'eiicv vesterdnv to tho rcHer- vution ot ficiulx. Tho number of bend of cat lie Botmht w 8075. Tho nionev for their ourehnso i to come out of the $4(10.000 T fund npiiroprintcd Home time airo bv cimiirciii for livcxtock and emiipuiBiit. ' Cattlemen from ninnv points wore on linnd to Kuhmit bids, but southern Oreuon owners, nc- J cordine to rcportx, will be the succexaful contextftntx. The re- suit is lo bo announced in a few duvx. The nurrhaxe of (be cat- tlo will bo the Inrucxt sinnle item in the biir uppropriulion. J . V - PHONE STRIKE E ION WIDE LOUISVILLE. Ky., April 16. Harry dlendorson, business agent of tho Telephone Operators Union of Louisville, today announcod tbat a vole Is being tnken thruout the coun try by telephone employes to force government recognition of telephone employes unions with a nation-wide strike as the alternative. BOSTON, April 1G. Interruption of telephono service In Now England outsido of Connecticut by the strike of operators of tho New England and providence companies continued to day, altho company officials looked for somo Improvement 'as a result of efforts made to obtain substitute op orators. In this city the tie-up was virtually "complete. MONTGOMERY, Ala.. April 16. Chief Justlco Anderson ot the Ala. uama supreme court today denied the Injunction sought by State Attorney General Smith against PostmaBter General Burleson to prevent applica tion ot Increased tolograph and tele. phone rates In Alabama, The court hold tho state had no authority In the matter. NKW YORK. April 10. Officials of tho Amerienn Telephono nnd Tolo- araph company woro without lnfor nuttion todnv of nnv country wide at tempt on tlio- part of the telephono employes to frirce recognition of their unions. Thov were cocniznnt, however, of a movement under wnv in virtually all slates to union tho telophono work ors. Tho organizers' efforts. had mot with the greatest success, thev stat ed, in Now Enulnnd, where n muioritv of tho operators are on strike: In California nnd in Muni una. Llse. where, it was said, only small minor. ities of .tho operators nnd auxiliary workors hnd mined tho unions. . BOY BOLSHEVIK GETS ' FINE AND SENTENCE . . , i SPOKANE, Wash., April 16.-r HarrKM. Wicks, of Portland, wai convicted ot violating the olty crlm lnnl Byndloallsm ordinance In police .oourt here today nnd sentenced to BO days In Jail and fined S100. He gave 'notice of appoal to the superior court. Evidence that Wicks hnd preacltod a general strike May 1 to free all "political prisoners" was introduced. Ho ' also facos a federal charge ' of vIolulliiR tho Mann act and a olty chnrgo of Immoral conduct, WAR BETWEEN ALLIES NEAR AT E Question UnheanL of Before World Conflict Nearly Produced Outbreak Danaer Not From Germany But From Unrest and , Starvation Llovd Georae Pleads Moderation. LONDON, - April 16. Questions that had never been heard of before the wac nearly produced a conflict between two of the allied states, Mr. Lloyd George stated today, and there were a number of such questions. But he added, after all It was quar rels over small states which' bad made the great war. He spoke of the difficulties In the Balkans and added: "One of the features of the present situation, owing to the breaking up of the Central Empires. Is that cen tral Europe has been Balkanlzed Into small states. Car must be taken lest causes ot future unrest be cre ated by the settlement made." The premier sharply criticised cer tain newspaper, attacks that bad been made In connection with the peace conference, saying: j "Wtien this kind of disease is car ried to the point of sowing dissension between great allies whose unity Is essential for the peace ot the world when an attempt Is made to make Prance mistrust : Great Britain, France to hate Amejica, and America to dislike France and. Italy, not even that kind of-disease Is justification for so black a rime against human ity." Reduce Armament . . Reforrinc to the necessity of re; turning to paths of peace and ot re ducing armaments, the premier said that the forces of the country which had kept Europe in arms for forty years were to be reduced to an army which would be only adequate enough- to police' her cities and protect Per commerce. There were suggestions that there might be a war recrudes cence In Germany. That was not a danger. Mr. Lloyd George asserted because only with difficulty could Germany raise 80,000 men to pre serve order. The danger, be sam. was of the world going to pieces. adding: ' ' ' V "A real danger tho gaunt spectre of hunger Is stalking ; thru the land." Premier Lloyd George concluded by pleading to all "not to soil their triumph of right by indulging In the angry passions of mankind, but to consecrate the sacrifices of millions to the redemption of the human race from the scourge and agony of war, LONDON1. April . i6. William Adamson, leader of, the i . labor . op position in the house of commons, following Premier Lloyd George, said in regard to tho letter's address: : "The speech was eloquent but not entirely satisfactory." .. H1! Pnvton left Wednesday mor- ninir fnr Vnlln Creek where he will take a position as operator at the house of the Caliioraia Oregon rower company. - ONE TIM THE EUROPEAN SITUATION IN BRIEF : BY . ASSOCIATED PRESS, April 1., Details of the procedure to be observed at the historic-meeting of allied and German representatives at Versailles a week from Friday : are being worked out by the allied dele gations to the pence conference, ,lt is improbable that the world will know the exact demands of the associated governments until after the Teutons have been formally apprised ot the price ot peace. 1 : It seems, however, that not only all the allied governments, but tho governments of all countries which severed relations with Germany, will be informed as to the details of the proposed treaty. For this purpose a secret plenary session of the peace conference may be held before April 25. ' ''''" i ' Itoforondiim for loumark The council of four Is at presont devoting itself to efforts to settle the controversy betwe 'n Italy and Jugo Slavla relative to the eastern shore ot the Adriatic. In addition, It is de clared In a soml-oftlolnl French news agenoy dispatch that tho Schloswlg HolBtoln problem, In which Denmark and Germany nro at odds, has beiVi adjustod by tho arrangement of a PARISSHOWSA BETTERFEELING Petit Parislen Former Bitter Critic of President Praise: Stand On Rhine Boundary Workina Hard Not to Injure Riqhts of France Distinct Improvement in Peace Situation. PARIS. April. 10. The Petit Pnr- incn couiiueiit'nc upon the settlement of tho onchtion relative to tho left bank, of the Rhine bv the council of four snvs: '. . "Not tiic least intcrestine feature of the prolonged dixcussion was to see President Wilson apply himself naHsionatelv to the tusk of solvine the problem nnd xtill not iniurine the richls of France. He uttered a phrase one dnv which France ouirbt to know. He declared with nn nccent comine from the heart: 'It would be the sor row of mv life if the ereat peace we are making should be jeopardized bv nnv difficulty between trance and America. . . DlNtinct Improvement WASHINGTON, April 10. Dis tinct improvement in the eeneral peace conference s'tuution was rc norted to the White House.today from Paris. It wa indicated that excel lent progress was betas: made toward concluding the negotiations, PARIS. Anril liBv thft'Asso eiuted Press.) The council of four todnv discussed ouestions relative to Schleswur-Holstein. 'Helgoland and the Adriatic. While the council waH in session the foreign ministers met and considered claims which have been made by GermnnV to holdings in islands in the Arctic ocean. : " Suez Canal Discussed ' The foreign-ministers also took up the draft of articles for the peace treatv providing for the recognition bv-Germnnv of the British position in Egvpt und the passing over of the sultan's rights under the Suet canal convention: the acceptance bv Ger many of allied prize court decisions, nnd likewise nn article dealing with thn future status of Morocco. President Wilson finished the dnv bv a series of colls at the American headquarters, visiting General Tas- Ker II. Bliss. Colonel E. M. House. among others, discussing with them phases of the situation in which they. are particularly interested. PARIS. April 16. The negotia tions between the representatives of the allied and . associated govern ments virtually were completed Tues day, the Eclio de Paris says it learns from an authoritative source. The newspaper adds that at no time has the understanding between France and the United States been closer, and that the French government Is completely satisfied with the attitude of President Wilson. The Gauiosis says that the final agreement on the frontiers between Jugo-Slavla and Italy will bo incor porated In the preliminary peace treaty witn uermany. referendum to the people of the prov ince, v -r- ; Violent flchting Vias occurred ' at Munt'h between Carmen government and soviet troops, the latter seeming to have won at least a temporary vie tory. It Is probable, however,' that the battle will be renewed, tha gov ernment forces having been rein forced. Government troops also have been engaged In quite serious ' en counters at Magdeburg, where red leal elements which have been in con trol for tho last few days are report ed to have been defeated. Labor trou bles are still prevalent thruout wes tern Germany." ": Czechs Break Regulations , Czech forces are reported in dis patches from Warsaw to have crossed the line of demarcation fixed by the allied mission in Silesia where .the Czechs and Poles claim' victory. A clash along the Polish frontier Is said to have resultod In casualties. -Meanwhile the first- detachment of Gen eral Bailer's Polish troops has start ed from Krance on Its way across Germany to Poland in 1 accordance with the recent agreement with the Germans for the forwarding .of this TOwARDWILSON forc,e. , ' ' - - ) ALLIES PLAN TO HEM IN RUSSIA ON ALL SIDES Lloyd George Explains Russian Pol lev in House of Commons Defends Allied Aid to Kolchak and Denikine Confine Bolshevik! to Russian Soil and Let Them Fight it Out. LONDON, April 16. The question of Russia was one of the most com plex problems ever dealt with by any body of men, Mr. Lloyd George point ed out in bis speech today. One dif ficulty was tbat there was no Russia. "There Is an organization controlling central Russia, and there is nobody who can say it is even a defacto gov ernment for the whole of Russia,1 he declared. "Even If we could under the circumstances recognize the Bol shevik government, we cannot recog nize it as the defacto government in Russia. It is just like a volcano which Is still .In eruption, and the best we can do 1b to provide security for those .dwelling on Its remotest and most Inaccessible slopes and ar rest the flow of lava so that It shall not scorch other lands." ' The premier said he might be ask ed why he supported Admiral Kol chak and General Denikine., He would tell the house frankly, he said. When the treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed, he explained, large parts of Russia had oo hand in the shameful act and: were- In-'revolt against the government which signed It. . . , ..Defends Military Policy V r: "They raised arms .at our instiga tion and largely at our expense." he added, "but that was absolutely sound military policy, because with out those organizations the Germans would have secured all the resources which would have.enapled them to break the blockade.". . , "Bolshevism," continued the pre mier, "had threatened to impress by force of arms its . domination over those populations which had revolt ed against it and it would have been an act thoroly unworthy of any great land to say to those populations 'we are exceedingly obliged to you; you have served your purpose and we need you no longer' and have left them to the Bolshevik troops. It is our duty, since we asked them to take this step, to promise them .sup port. We are not sending troops, because every Russian thought that If Russia were to be redeemed she must be redeemed by her own sons, and they asked that they be supplied with the necessary arms." The premier said he did not con sider that this was a departure from the fundamental policy of Great Bri tain ot not interfering In the Internal affairs of any land. . He continued: Blockade of Arms ! "Our policy is to arrest the flood of the present forcible eruption of Bolshevism Into allied lands and for that reason we are organizing all the forces 'in allied countries bordering on Russian territory from the Black sea to the Baltic- It the iBolshevlkl attackany ot our allies it is pur busl ness to defend them. . "This is our policy, but we want peace in Russia. The world will not be passive as long as Russia is torn and rent by civil war. - "It is our policy to. make peace among the warring nations not by recognizing one party, but by induc ing them to come together - with a view to setting up some authority in Russia which would be acceptable to the whole Russian people and that the allies could recognize as their government." 'He did not despair, he said, ot a solution being found. "We must havo patience" he warn ed, "because we are dealing with a people misgoverned .' for ' centuries, There are unmistakable signs that Russia Is emerging, and when she Is once more sane and normal, the allies should make peace with her." INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC STOPS ALL AUSTRALIAN SHIPS MELBOURNE, April 15. The commonwealth has decided to prohib it the movement of all shipping from Australian ports in consequence of severitv of the influenza epidemic in Australia and New Zealand. , ? Soldier Vote Kills Prohibition, LONDON, April 16: The vote of New Zealand soldiers has wiped out the nmiority for prohibition which wns voted upon in thnt common wealth on April '11, according to a dispatch to the Central News from Curistehurolv ' 5MIPT. SPLIT NEAR Artlnn Cara4iiu nf Ctla Dni! Tntaa Occasion to Officialy Denv Rumors Trouble to Be Settled Without Strainino Amicable Relations Re port Yanks Refused to' Aid, Jans fn Siberia Denied Conditions Did Not Justifv U. S. Particioaiion. WASHINGTON. 'April 10. Actintf Secretory of State .I'olk authorized the statement thai no serious anes-. tions were pending between the Uni ted States and Japan, and that tho ' indications were thut minor issues ' ansine irora tne situation in oinerin and the recent trouble at Tien Tsin soon would be amicably settled with-.- out in any way strainine the relations between the two countries. It was learned 'authoritatively thnt there were no American troops in the vicinity when a Jnpnnese-unit in Sl-1 bena was wiped out recently By : tne Russians:- "':.'.-'':; v-?j '-.S '' Reports that Amerienns-refused to aid the Japanese have arisen, it wus explained, because Major General W.; S. Graves, nettne in accordance with ht inKtrhctinna ilpdinftd-tn initio m'.Htli attack upon 'a , force of Russian's tthnm ho AlA mnf rttrtrA aa Rlhfvilff , or enemies. General Graves': position was made known when the Japanese- commander aoplied for. cooperation. iwi t less, undertook the expedition alone. Formal denial was made today, by; Acting Secretary Growell of a pub lished report that General Graves had reported to the war department that-. American troops did not participate in the engagement at Hnbarovsk on February '25 because the Japanese had shot down women nnd children., It was stated officially Hint Gen-. eral Graves in his report made onlv the explanation, .that the : conditions -surrounding the contemplated opera tion bv the Japanese did not in his opinion justify the participation of ' Amerienn troops. - - : ;' ; V IS priBTuvn in Ti, no- eon state hiehwny commission 1 awarded contracts here todnv total-' tug $1,905,570 und ( li.uihorir.ed enough more construction to brinu its. , expenditures for the dav to $2,310;-! 002. The highway contracts nwurd- ed include T1.4 miles of bithulithio pavement, 1-1 miles of concrete pave ment and 38.05 miles of grading. -Thirteen miles of concrete pavement'. nre to bo built under force account. . A unit of 4.9 miles in i Josephine county, between 'Wolf creek nnd Grave creek, to cost $105,528. was' among the awards. ' Other work will be in Tillamook. Marion, Columbia,' Polk, Coos, Jackson, Yamhill, Bnker and Douglas counties. In Jackson county 8.9 miles will be built, in bith ulithio. from Central Point to Gold Hill, bv Clark and Itcnrv Construc tion company, for $231,809. ninnn ADDimiie ULOUII HsTUimO"; BOOZE SLEUTH ROSEBURG, Ore.! April 10. Ap pointment bv Governor' Olcott of Deputy Sheriff -Frank Hopkins of Cunyonville, as special agent to rim down smugglers of liquor, wns an nounced here today. , Hopkins him been vorv nctivo in this work during the past veur, Thousand of dollars in fines having been turned into the county trensurv .due- to his. efforts. Ho has been dubbed "the shooting deputv," as the result of several en-,-counters with luiiior: importers, in which uiin play figured. .