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ITALIANS SNOUT FOR WAR OF CONQUEST
MEXICO RECALLS MINISTER FROM FRANCE,
. r l -: - - ' ' - : .,
ITALIAN DELEGATES
iO LEAVE, THREATEN
A TTACK ON FLUME
200, 000 Italian
to March Against Jugo-Slavs
--Country Is in Turmoil
BY THE ASSOCIATED .PJM2S8, April 24. Italy
will withdraw hor delegates from the peace' conference.
This is tho answer of , Premier Orlando to the state
ment of PrcHident Wilson. The' Italian leader says that
Italy, has no other eourno. Premier Orlando and General
Diaz will leave Paris tonight, to be followed 'Friday by
Foreign Minister Sonnino and tho other members of the
dolegatiou. ' . .
A military member of the Italian delegation declares
that Italy is prepared to move 200,000 men into the ifv
ritory east of tho Adriatic. Half of this number would
occupy the northern Dalmatian region and tho vicinity
of Fiumo." r ' .., .
Tho'other troops would tako posesssion of the Dalma
tian and . Adriatic territory -given Italy in tho Loudon
treaty. . - , ,
HOME. April An imposing
demonstration occurred hero tuilny.
parade - traversing the principal
thorough fu res nreltiiniing Fiumo iiml
Dnlmntin nml cheering for Premier
Orlando and Foreign Minister Hon
nino bueiiUHO of their Attitude re
garding Itnlv's claims at the, Pari
penoo conference. ' .
, Tho American, ilritish and French
embassies nml tlio officen of tho so
oinlist newspaper Avanti were each
guarded liv 200 soldiers to avoid pos
sible incidents. ,
' No Hrcalc Willi Allle
PA HI 8. April 21. Premier Orlan
do of Ilalv reiterated III in morning
that ho would lonvo Paris todav. his
departure boimrsot for 2 o'clock thin
afternoon. Ho added, however :
' "Wo do-not bretlk With our allies,
hut hand over our inlCrosts to Ihoir
'hands, trusting thev will lovnllv ful
fill thoir mission." . v
PARIS. April 23. Hauler's Lim
ited learn that tho Italian govern
ment is taking measures to protect
tho American embassy at Komo and
consulates in nil Italian cities in the
event of deiiioimtratifliiH in that coun
try. :
Muko Another Kf fort
PARIS. Anril 23. (v the Asso
win tod Press.) It is understood that
Franco and England, after n consul
tation with President Wilson will
nmko nnother effort to draw from
tha .Italian n further doeliirntion tin
to tho situation which has arisen and
I no nope in onionnincu in coniurcnce
circles that, in splto of Premier Or
lando's decision to leave Paris, a wav
may he found nt tho hint moment to
terminnta to tho satisfaction of nil
DnrtioH the ndmittedlv grnvo incident
which arose todnv.
, - Orlando's Statement
Premier CMojplpinn sjntemontjo
it'ii nun mil Tiiruinr
IIALIAlwiAl Intint
SAYS THEY ARE NOT
; i
' PARIS, -Anril 21 AlthouKh
' tlio Italian i duloiration to ' tho y
lienoo eenloroncio nnnouncou
thin inorninif iU intention of
wtlltdrtiwinir. it wuh datdared
T. thm nltarnoon lV 1'romior Jilovil ;
Georue that the Italians would
not leave Parm todnv.
Aflnr I'rnminr I.lnvd Onnriro'B
viwil-. Ia l'remini Orlandn it: wntt
HtnlQd that tho Italian premier
hud poHl.ponod tun Hopnnuro y
"""'from Paris until 8 o'cldvk this
ovoninir. , ; .-. .," . :
Amoricon nrmv officers hero'
snv thero nro virtually' no J
Amoriean troops loft in Italy,
exnoptinir a few railroad trans-
. port officers and military po-
liflO. ,:..' '
ttVt t H
Troops Ready
Italian oorreNDondpiits toaiuht out
lined the events of the day. llo said
that this morninir Premier Uovd
(leontc's itecroliirv took to the Italian
detention a nolo from tho council of
llireo which niiKWurvd the Italian
claims' and which Wioclficd that Fi
uiao wns to ho a free city nnd not
under tho ndminiNtration of nnv
Power. .
Tho delegation then inoaircd. ho
Maid, if this 'represented PrcHidrnt
WilsonV opinion. And received mi af
finaativo answer. Tho Italian dclc
tration mot at 4:'M) o'clock to tako ill)
(he note hut had hardlv besun its con
sideration heforo an afternoon news
paper was hrouuht in nnd the Italians
wero dumbfounded, tlio premier wuid,
to find Mr. Wilson's note printed
thero. ,
Wilson Is Accural
The Riiriiriso of tho Italians was
intense. 8iuuor Orlando continued, to
learn that a document ho vital had
hecn made public, in such n manner
and nt firxt doubted its authenticity.
These doubts wero soon removed,
howovor. nnd tho delegation at once
deliberated non tho conseoaences of
its publication. Alter n discussion
which lasted until 0:110 o'clock, tho
Italians considered it necessary to
make known their surprise to Francp
nnd Knu'land, siu'iiatories to tho Lon
don troatv. nnd addressed .a letter
to those two powers, pointing out tho
impossihililV of continuing to par
ticipate usefully in the pence con
ference. ' - . ' v
Regret wns expressed that Mr.
Wilson's statement, which nt tho vow
moment - tho Italian delegation wiis
mnkinir a supromo effort to reach a
settlement, had mndo that effort im
possible, the promior concluded,
A Diplomat to IHipnrturo
PARIS, April 24. Vittero Orlando,
tho Italian premier, issued a lenuthv
statement today renlviinr to ProsU
dent Wilson1 in which, the premier
stntos in so many words that ho is
compelled to withdraw from tho pejico
conforonco nfter President Wilson's
action, which is regarded as a de
parture1 from diplomatic custom and
leaves tho Italians no other course
Paris diHputclics " declare that
President Wilson's statement had tho
approval of Premier Lloyd Ocoriro
nnd Olcmonconu." .
1 - Klnir Support Orlando
PARIS. Anril v 24. Klnit Victor
F.mmanuol has tolecrnphed to Pro
mior Orlando eommondintr his notion
and insistinir that thore ho no .re
cession from tho position Italy lias
taken. . ' ' ': .. .
Tho Paris nowspnpors ns a wholo
declaro that tho situation must not
ho permitted to dovolop nnv irretriev
able stop in the wrone direction. They
do not considor the incident in the
nature of a break and express tho
hope, that nn ncceptahlo compromise
will ho rcnohod. ' ; . ' r
Tho Claulois ,savs It is convincod
that Premier (ylcmonoonuls skill will
ovolvo tho formula for such a com
promise beforo tho dopnrtu.ro of Pro
mior Orlando,
Premier- Lolvd Gooreo called on
Premier Orlando beforo the council
met this morninir. Tho two statesmen
had a lonir conference, tho British
(Continued on Pago Bight.)
MEDFORD,
G.O.P. SENATORS
ITALIAN NOTE
Senator Johnson of California De
clares Action Renudlatlna Secret
Treaties True Americanism Ken
yon Approves Borah Agrees but
Wants President to Stop Meddllno.
WASIIINOTOK. April 24. Prcsii
dent Wilson's attitude toward Italv
was indorsed in n statement todav
bv Senator Johnson of California, re
publican, who declared tho "present
nit nation is the supremo test of the
profession of our purposes which the
president hns so often voiced "
"Tho ! president's decision." said
Senator Johnson, "as I understand it
Is that he as tho representative of
America will not reeoirnteo secret
treaties bv which territories nnd peo
ples wore bartered. I am in honrtv
npcoril Willi thin nltitiidi.. t
"To rav mind notbinir more de-
prcssinc; or humiliutinir to us could
occur than to trunsmuto our idealism
into territorial ncouisition and dispo
sition of unwilling, peoples secretly
agreed upon durine tho wnr. It is
mv hope that ho will persist in his re
fusal to reeoi;nir.o Japan's secret bar
irains or Itolv's secret bnnrnins."
' Senator Kenvon of Iown. repub
lican, also issued a statement ap
proving the president's attitude "I
hope he will succeed in smnsbine not
only the Italian bv nil secret treaties
for all time to come," ho said.
While ncrceinc with the president's
attitude toward secret treaties. Sen
ator Hornh. Idaho, republican, said
tha Italian nucstion wns one which
should bo nd.iustod nceordinir to tho
principle of self determination.
llorali OppOHWt MeddlhiK '
! "U all reveals." Senator Borah
said, "what it means for this country
to enter into nnd to intermeddle ir
Kuropcan affairs. , We have been in
Kuropo now about fcW month scek
ini' to adjust Kuropcan affairs nnd
hnvo incurred tho ill will-of th,o peo
ple oi ju.ipnn anil iiaiv. and ino sus
Mieion of the people bf China nnd
severe criticism of tho people of
Franco. ' If wo have, accomplished
this much in four months, how much
could wo necomplish under tho
Leniruo of Nations in ten venrst An
other thins is already nnimfont when
von tako into consideration expres
sions in the newspapers in Japan.
Univ. Franco and Entrlnnd todav
and that is if we undertake to dtal
with Kuropcan affairs nothing can
keep them from-interfering in Amori
ean affairs. The most' powerful ar
irument in tha world for a nuick and
speedv conclusion of n poiveo treaty
with Germany and homilies nnd of
our return homo is found in tho pres
ont situation."
7L0S AXOELES, April 24. K. K,
LolKhton, brothor-ln-law of Mayor F.
T. Woodman, tarnished Horace W.
Karr, alleged accomplice . otv the
mayor, money to .pay newspapermen
to color stories In favor ofMr, Wod
man, according to Karr'a testimony
In (he. trial In the superior court bore
today of Mr. Woodman on a .chnrgo
of accoptliiK a bribe to protect; vice.
Karr amplltlod a Btntement made
yesterday that ho had requested the
mayor's secretary to see that the. lat
ter destroy 11 tolograms, letters and
notos from the witness when the
grand Jury Investigation first loomed
a fow woeks ngo, Tho dsfonso movod
to strike out this testimony, but
Judge Frank R, Willis allowed It to
romnln In tho record, ,
BACK W LSON S
OREGON, THURSDAY,
IF FIUME
NOT GIVEN
Italian. Embassy In Paris Makes Dire
Threat Make Separate Peace
With . Germany Italian ' Press Is
. Wilt) Orlando and Sonnino to Be
Supported to Last D'Annunzio
Promises Victory Will Be Amidst
You at Supreme Moment. '
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PARIS, April 24. It was
stuted in Italian nuartent today J
that hhoold tho break become T
definite Italy would take steps
to 'approach, Oennnnv with- a
view to inakim: a . senaruto.
peoco. , ',
At Italian hcaduuiirters the
announcement was made thnt
tho parliament of Italy would
meet immcdiiitelv upon Premier
Orlando's return, probably in a '
day -. or two. Preliminary in-'
.structions have been already
tclcirraphcd to Rome. '
--
j
PARIS. April 24. Italian military
forces will occupy that part of Dal
matla and pther Adriatic territory
named In the pact ot London with
about 100,000 men, it was stated to
day by Captain Pozil of Premier Or
lando's ataff.A A similar force, the
captain added, would be sent to the
northern region and around Flume.
Premier Orland's course In the
meantime, Captain Poxzl says, would
be to convoke, parliament In special
session and secure from that body
the passage of a measure providing
for tho annexation of the Dalmatian
and other eastern Adriatic .territory
given to Italy by the London agree
ment, and also of Flume. .
' Jugo-Slavs Active V' ,
Reports have- been received, the
captain added, that a military dem
onstration by the Jugo-Slavs at Spa
lato was contemplated In which ovent
the Italians would tako, proper counter-measures.
It was announced at Italian head
quarters that Premier Orlando and
(Continued on Pago Eight)
Official Text of
PARIS. April 24. President WII-.
son's official statement delivered yes
terday regarding Italian claims fol
lows: '
"In ylew of the capital Importance
of the questions affected, and In or-,
dor to throw all possible light on
what Ib Involved In their settlement,
I hope that the following statement
will -contribute to the final formation
of opinion and to a satisfactory solu
tion. ; ', :
: "When Italy entered the war she
entered upon the basis ot a definite,
private understanding with'. Great
Britain and France, now known as
the pact of London. .Since that time
the whole face of clrcumBtancos has
boon altered.
. '"Many other powers, great and
small, have entered tho struggle, with
no knowlodgo of that private under
standing. The Austro-Hungarian
empire, thon the enemy of Europe,
and nt whoso expense the pact of
London was to be kept In the event
ot vletory has gone to pieces and jo
longer oxlsts. Not only that,' tho
several parts of that empire. It is now
agreed by Italy and all her associates
are to be erected Into independent
states and associated In a League ot
Nations, not with those who were re
cently our onemles,' but with Italy
herself and the powors that stood
with Italy In the great war for .lib
erty. We aro to establish thoir lib
erty as well as our own. They are to
be among tho small states whose In
terests are henceforth to be scrupu
lously safeguarded as the Interests of
the most powerful states.
Th:14 Points '
' "The war was ended, moreover, by
proposing tn'Oormnny nit armistice
and poaco which should bo founded
APRIL 24,' 1919
PRESIDENT CARRANZA
REFUSES RECOGNITION
OF MONROE DOCTRINE
SAYS ITALIANS
DIDN'T WISH
FOR A BREAK
Paris Paper Claims Italian Delega
tion Were Readv to Compromise
WKson Attacked By Echo de
Paris Other Paris Journals Wel
come Action of President.
PARIS. Anril 24. It was stated in
Inch American Quarters todav that
President Wilson several days ago
informed Premier Orlando of the con
tents of! the statement which the
President issued yesterday. : Premier
Orluhdo then consulted with Colonel
Mouse and discussed with him the
Question of'the issuance of a counter
statement bv the Italian premier.
This explanation Was made to show
that the Italian delegates were not
ouite so surprised over the issuance
of tho president's statement "as .they
professed to be. . . , . : .7 . '
; PARIS. April 24. Writimr in Le
Journal todav on the Italian incident.
If. St. Brice declares that a rupture
was so far from tho intention of the
Italians Yesterdav thnt in the morn
ins Salvntorc Bnrzilai called upon
Premier Clemenceau in behalf of. tho
Italian delegation und submitted a
fresh proposnl for a compromise bv
which Italy would take the eitv of
Fiume and the Jutrb Slavs the suburb
of Snsak. across the river Recinn.
Italy further nereed to renounce her
claim to the Dalmatian coast, eettinz
the islands onlv nhd receiving from
the league of nations a mandate to
administer the cities of Zara and
Sebenico. The horizon was clearing,
the writer declares.' when President
Wilson's statement came like a
bombshell. ..'
Paper Attncks AVilson '
Writing in the Eco do Puns. "Per-,
tinnx" launches a fierce diatribe
against President Wilson. We have
nlrcadv sacrificed too much to the
' (Cohttnuod! on Page Eight.)
Wilson's Note
on certain clearly defined principles
which should set up a new order ot
right and justice. Upon, those prin
ciples a peace with -Germany has been
conceived not only but formulated.
Upon those, principles It will be exe
cuted. We cannot ask the great pow
ers to. propose and effect peace with
.Austria and establish' a new basis of
independence and rights in the states
which originally constituted the Austro-Hungarian
empire and in the
states of the Balkan group on the
principles of another kind, s We must
apply the same principles to the set
tlement of Europe In those quarters
that we have applied In the peace
with Germany. It was upon the ex
plicit avowal of those principles that
the Initiative tor peace was taken. It
Is upon them that the wholo struc
ture of peace must rest. -. '
, Stand by Principles . ,
','If, those principles are to be ad
hered to. Flume must Berve as the
outlet and Inlet of the commerce, not
only of Italy, but of the lands to the
north nnd northeast of that port:
Hungary, 'Bohemia, Roumanla and
the states of tho new . Jugo-Slavlc
group..
"To assign Flume to Italy would
be to create the feeling that we had
deliberately put the port upon which
these countries chiefly depend for
their access to tho Mediterranean In
the hands of a power of which It did
not form an Intogral part and whose
sovereignty It set up there must In
evitably seem foreign, not domestic
or. Identified with the commercial
and industrial lite of. the regions
which the port must serve. It is for
that reason, no doubt, that Flume
was not Included In the pact of Lon
don but there deflnttoly nsslgnod to
tho Creations," . .. ; . '
Declares Doctrine Attacks
Mexican Sovereignty and
Country 's Independence
MEXICO CITY, April 24. fBv the
Associated Press.) The non-recognition
of the Monroe doctrine by the
Mexican government and the recall
from Paris of Alberto J. Pani. min
istier to France, to await orders in
Spain formed the substance of two
statements printed identically bv all
Mexico City papers last night as hav
ing been given out officially bv Sal
vador Diego Fernendez. chief of staff
in charge of the department of for
eign relations.
.' .Minister .Withdrawn ;
One statement savs that since'De
cember Pani has held credentials ts
minister to France but. notwithstand
ing the fact that the French govern
ment expressed its willingness to ac
cept Senor Pani's nomination, he has
been unable to present his credentials
to the French, government.' ..There
fore. President Carranza" has order
ed Pani, .together with the. legation
corps, to. proceed from France to
Spain, there to await . cable instruc
tions. ' .':. . ,,.v-i.ii"i;.s .
.Won't Recognize Doctrine
. The other statement follows: '
"The conference now meeting at
Pars has considered the recognition
of the Monroe doctrine. Some govern
ments, friends of Mexico, have ask
ed Mexico for its opinion regarding
the doctrine and the Mexican depart
ment of foreign relations has an
swered that the Mexican government
hns not recognized and will not rec
ognize the .Monroe doctrine .or any
DRY LAW A
F
I
. NEW YORK. ' April 24 Elihu
Root, senior counsel for the United
States Brewers' association, today
asked Federal Judge A. N. Hand to
declare unconstitutional the war
time prohibition law, enacted, he said
"Under false pretenses, as every man
and woman knows." '
The measure was designed, he as
serted, not to aid in carrying on the
war, but to, bring about a state of
prohibition before the date fixed by
congress in the prohibition amend
ment. ". .
The former secretary of . state
made the final argument for . the
brewers in opposition to the govern
ment's motion to dismiss the com
plaint in . the test suit brought by the
Jacob Hoffmann rewlng company to
restrain the federal authorities from
interfering with the production of
beer ot 2'percont alcoholic content...-
.'-;'-,.;'.
Mr. Hoot based his argument for
the injuction on the words of the
statute, forbidding the manufacture
after April 30, and the sale after
June 30, ot "beer, wine and other In
toxicating malt or vinous liquors for
beverage purposos," holding that tho
prohibition stood, only as against In
toxicating liquors, in which class the
brewers were ready to Bhow on trial,
he said, that the 2 percent brow
was not Included. '
WASHINGTON, April 24. Brow
ing of beer will stop next Thursday,
May 1, under the food conservation
act ot November 21, 1918, it was said
today at the Internal revenue bureau.
NEW. YORK, April 24. The gov
ernment will take no steps to prose
cut'o manufacturers of -beer of 2
percent alcoholio content ponding a
federal court decision in litigation
now In progress here to test the con
stitutionality of the war-time prohi
bition act. . HoweVer, producers of
this commodity after April 30 will
operate at their peril, according to
William C. Fitts, representative of
Attorney General Palmer, who an
nounced the government's altitude
In court todny.
NO. 28
other doctrine that attacks tho sov
ereignty and independence of . Mex- -ico.",
:' . . -'-a. .
. There have been reports that Gen- -ernl
Eduardo Hava. who has been
nominated Mexican minister to Italy,
also will be recalled, although there
is no official information relative to
the latter report, f ' . .
. , Carranza Is Bitter ; 1
WASHINGTON. April 24. Failure (
of the allied powers to invite Mexico
to participate in the. conference of
neutrals at Paris has aroused Presi- ...
dent Carranza to bitter resentment,
which hits been enhanced by the in-
corporation of recognition of , the
Monroe doctrine in the covenant of,
the League of Nations without con
sultation with Mexico. V ...
This was the explanation ui well
informed aunrters 'todav of state
ments issued by the Mexican; foreign
office veterdav disavowing: adher
ence to the Monroe doctrine and an
nouncing the withdrawn! of the Mexi- ,;
.rnQ?-rHOTesentJu'e, in -Franoe.. The
te.rmimcms .were not. linrxuccieu v
here -because . Carranza. .had , been
awaiting an opportunity to, get his
agent away from Paris for, the real
reason that he had been unable to se
cure recognition .from .either the
French or the Br;tLsh;government. '
The allied powers . have Jnade i -clear
to Mexico tliat . the Carranza
government is looked on with suspi
cion because of its treatment of for
eign investors and its attitude to
ward foreign nationals. .
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- WASHINGTON." April 24. The!
trade balance of the United Statc3 -for
the fiscal year will pass $3,000,- .
000.000 this month if the nation's
commence continues its rapid growth.
At the end of March the favorublo
balance was $2,790,000,000: :
Greatetfc increase tin1 Maroh ox-,
ports was in crude materials for uso
in manufacturing. ; European conn-,
tries drawins heavily on tBis country
for cotton minerals and' other raw.
products to re-estublish 'their econ
omic life." The month's shipments
were worth $101,197,255 ns compar
ed with Cti6.003.630 in' March last
year. Exports on manufactures hnvo
declined about $222,000,000 due to
tho embargoes of European coun
tries.: - .- - -.' .
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- BEND. Ore.. April 24,--Inai-
f
the iulure in connection with the
livestock industry, stnbilzation
of the livestock morkot.'und pro- ;
tection of the cattle interests,
resolutions , proposed bv tho
committee appointed in the op-'
"Venine session of tho Oregon Cat-
tie, and Horse Raiser's Conven-
tion hero were adooted yester-
day in the closing session of tho
meeting. , The association roc-
41 ommended onrlv return of tho J
railroads. to their original own-
crs. with the provisio that tho J
full jurisdiction- of tho inter-'"
state commerce commission bo
restored. ' - - .
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