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MEDFORD, OJJKCJON, FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1919
NO. 53
ALLIES REFUTE CLAIMS
MAE
IE BY GERMANY
REGARD
Peace Council Makes Putillu Complete Text of Germnn Protest and An
swer of Allied Powers Germ nn Note Full of Misstatements anil
Exaaneratlons Merclinnr Fleet Not Destroyed. Food Protection Not
Lost Germany Loses Only Fraction of Tonnane She Destroyed By
Submarine Campaign Principles of Justice Have Been Observed.
TAItlfl, May 2S. Tho nolo rrom
Count vun Bruekdorff-HunUiiu. head
of the (iurinuii punco tltilcKiiilon ul
Vomnlllua, roxurdluK tho economic
effect of the peace treaty, iliitvil ul
Vomulllcii May 13, wui mado pulillc
today. Thu mitu iinyit:
"Mr. Preitldiint; In conformity wllh
my communication of thu nliilli In
mniit I tinvu the honor lo promuit to
your oxeolloney tho report of thu ecu.
iiomlc roiu in Ihh Ion rimmed with Iho
tiuly o( Ilia nf rut of tho condition
of pence an tho ulluutlon of Ilia Uor
nuin populutloii: v
" 'In iho con mo of llio lust nonorn
tlon tlormnny hu become iruimforni
vil from mi agricultural Htiitii to an
IniliiHtrlul nlnlu. ' An Ioiik an she was
nn agricultural ntiitu, (ioruiuuy could
feed 40,noo,0io Inhabitant. In her
quality of nn IndiKlrlal nluto alio
could tin dure the nimrhthincnt of a
populnllon nf 67.000,000. In 1I3
tho Importation of foodstuff amount
ed In round figure to J2.OUO.000
ton. Before Iho war n tolnl of 15,
000,000 of parsons provided for their
axUionro lit (iiinnnny by foreign
trade uml hy navigation, oltluir In a
direct or nil Indlroot manner, by Iho
una of foreign raw material.
What (Jcrniiiny (lvna I'n
" 'According lo tho conditions of
tho tronly of pence. (lormany will
surrendor her murchanl tonnuito and
hl In courao of conatructlon suit
able for overseas trntln, (lorninn
shipbuilding yard a wilt build for five
year in tho flrat Inalunio tonnuKo
dontlnod for tho nlllod ami associated
government. Oerniuiiy will, more
over, renounca bur colonics, all hnr
oversea poaaoitaliina, nil hor Interests
and accurltloa In Iho allied nnd naao
clalod counlrlc and tuulr colon leu,
domlnlona and protectorates; will ua
an Installment of tho paymont for
part of tho reparation bo aulijoct lo
liquidation, nnd mny bo exposed to
any other economic war measuro
which tho alllod and aaaoclntod pow
ora think fit to maintain or to tako
during tho year of pnaco,
l,aamt In l-'ood
" 'By tho puttliiK Into forco of tho
territorial clauaaa of tho treaty of
poaco, Clormnny would loao to tho
enat tho moat Important region for
Iho production of corn and pntntooa,
which would bo equivalent to tho lona
of 2lporcont of tho totnl crop of
thoao article of food. Moreover, tho
Intonally of our agricultural produc
tion would dlmlulHh considerably. On
tho ono hand, tho Importation of cer
tain raw malarial Indiapenauhlo for
the production of manuro, such ns
phoaphnlo, would be hlndorod: on
iho olhor hand, thin Industry would
suffer allko all othor Induatrioa from
lack of coal, Tho trout y of poaco
provldoa far tho lona of nlmoat a
third of the production of our conl
mlnoa. Apart from this dacronao wo
aro forced for tan yoara to dollvor
onormoun conalRnmantn of coal to
various allied countries.
" 'Moreover, In conformity with
tho trenty, Uormnny will concodo to
hor neighbors nearly ihrou-qunrtors
of hor inlnernl production , nnd more
thnn thrao-flflliB of hor zino product.
Could Not Import
" 'After this diminution of her
products, nftar tho economic depos
ition causod by tho loss of her colon
Ion,, of her morchnnt fleet nnd of hor
possessions abroad, Germany would
not bo In a Btnle to Import from
abroad n sufficient quantity of raw
malarial. An enormous part of Gor
mnn Industry would, thoroforo, In
ovltahly bo condemned to dontruotlon,
At tho sumo tlmo tho necessity of Im-
portlnic foodatttffH .would Inoronso
conaldurubly, whilst tho poBsllilllty of
EXPLODES, 9 KILLED
CROAK IMPIDK. Town. Mnv 23.
Tho tint of ilenil in tho l'iru titiil ex
position ut (ho DoitghiH . Starch
works Inst, night now numbers nine.
Two nddilionnl bodies wero roeovoreil
todnv end two unidentified men died
In n hospital tlnriiiir tho niirht, Tho
liHt of HurioiiHly in.ltirad numbers
foitrluon.
Tho rinancial loss is eslininlcd nl.
$:i,000,0(IO. C'tiniiuiiiv ol'fieiulH would
lldvaneo no llienrv iih to thu eitiiKO of
lto exploKion, hut woi'Iuii'M iiwi-.t, llinl
it witu ftiiisod bv ilttst.
10 PEACE TERMS
satliifyitiK that dnmiind would dimin
ish In tho sumo proportion.
i llrcnd to (Jive
" 'At Iho and of a vory short time
Oiirninny would, therefore, not bo In
a position lo glva bread lo her nu
merous millions of liiliubllauta who
would ho reduced lo earning tholr
llveliliood by navigation and by trade,
Th one persons would have lo emi
grate, but Hint Is u malarial Impossl
lilllly, all thu mora so been use so
iiiiiny countries nnd Iho moat Impor
tant ones, will opposo liny German
omlKriitlnu. Moreover, hundrods of
thiiusunds of Hermans expelled from
tho territories of the powers now at
war with Germany, from tho colonies
and territories which Germany must
surrender, will rat urn to their natlvo
Intnl.
" 'Tho putting Into execution of
the conditions of pence, would thoro
foro loxlcally bring uliout tho loss of
several millions of persons in Oor
mnny. Thin catastrophe would not
bo Ioiik In romliiK about, seeing that
Ilia health of thu populnllon has boon
broken down diirlnic tho war by tho
blockade, and during tho armistice
by tho iiKKruvullon of tho blockudo of
famine. No belli, however Important
or over bowover loin a period It
might be dlslrlbutcd. would provont
these death en muaso. l'onco would
Impose on (ivrmany numborleas hu
limn sacrifices that this war of four
years and a half did nof demand of
her nrlda (1.750,000 killed, nearly
ono million dead, victims of tho
blockudo. 1 ' . .
" 'Wo do not know,' and indeed wo
doubt whethor the delegate of tho
allied nnd associated, powers roallie
ho lnevltnbla co.is oouenccn which
will tnka place In Germany. An In'
dustrlnl state vary thickly populated
closely bound up wllh economic ays
tom of tho world and reduced to the
ohllKiitlon to Import enormous quan
tities of raw material and foodstuffs.
suddenly finds liorself pnshod back
In tho phase of her development
which would correspond to hor eeo-
nomlo conditions and the numbers
of her population as they wore half a
century nKO. Those who will sign
this trenty will slxn tho death sen.
fence of many millions of Gorman
men, women and children.'
"I thought it my duly, before on-
tori nn upon a discussion of other do.
tails of tho treaty, to bring to the
knowledge of Iho allied nnd associat
ed delegation tho summary expose
of tho problem of the Gorman popu
lullon. "I hnvo nt the disposal of your ex.
calloncy statistical proofs of the
ubovo statomants.
"I hnvo tho honor, ota. . .
(Slgnod)
"BHOCKDOHFF-n ANT7.AU."
Tho Allied Hnily
Tho reply of tho allied nnd associ
ated nowars, approved by tho council
of their principal mombers on May
22, also was mado public. It rends
as follows:
"Tho nlllod nnd nssoclntedpowors
hnvo rocolvod and hnvo Riven careful
attention to tho report of tho "com-
(Contlnuod on Page Eight.)
BILLS 10 REPEAL
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WASHINGTON. Mnv 2.1. Mens
itres I'or repeal of tho wnr limo prohi
hilion net insofiif ns it volutes to
wines nnd beer nnd for enforcement
of t int net ns woll iih Iho eonstitu
lioiinl itmnndmont woro introdticud
todnv in t in somite
'llio reiionl iiiil wns (offutied bv
Senator I'holnn. demoernt of Cnltlor
nin. nnd is similar- to Hint inlrodue
od in Ibcf bouse of reiirosentntivcs bv
Hepiesenlativo Oallivan, demoernt of
Miissncliusetts. ,
Hills I'or enforeintt wnr time nnd
constitutional prohibit ion wero in
troduced bv Senators Sheppnvd
democrat, of Texits, nnd Jonos, ro-
piiblienn of WtiHliinirton. Senium'
Slioppiird's mensuro follows llio
lines of one tint t- failed in tho lust,
oomrross, lint honutof Jones hill
would npnlv to nil "nleoboUe. liqitids
cnntiiiiiiiur one-balf of one per cent
of nlcoliol bv voliiino."
.s.
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DALLAS. Ore. Mnv 2.1. Accord
ing to ndviccs received toilnv from
Senator Charles MeXnrv nt Wushine
.loii. Iho I'nited Stales covcrnment is
eonsidcriiiL' sendimr out experts to
l'olk corltit v nnd other nluees in the
state lo explore tho oil fields which
are supposed In lie located here.
In n well drilled on Iho Wbiteaker
place, rust of Hallos, srevrul years
nan. n considerable amount of oil was
obtained nnd it tins ahvavs been the
opinion of the promoters that the
driller spoiled tho well bv driviue the
drill too fur down. Gas was obtained
in lurite nunnlities in tho same hole.
KUOKXE. Oro.. Mnv 2:1. Devel
opment of iinv territory in Oreeon
nnd Wttshinuton that shows a fuvor
nble tirospect for oil is the aim at n
eonfereneo of oil men to be held in
Sun Kriineisco soon, which will be nt
tended hv Dr. E. L. J'neknrd. profes
ssr of u'colocv in tho universitv. Dr.
I'neknrd left today i'or Sim Krnn-
ciseo. 1
At llio close oC colU'iro next month.
Dr. I'ncknril will leave' for n four
months' field trip in Oregon nnd
Washington in the interest of Califor
nia oil companies. . .
SWISS NOT CRAZY
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BEKNE, Thursday, May 23. The
Now Gnretto of Zurich, a nowspapor
with dntentophlle lennluK, character
ises tho noto nddrosaod to tho Swiss
government by tho peaco conference
aBklng whothor It would bo willing
nnd ready to enforco a more sovoro
blockndo ngnlnat Oormany, If neces
sary, as "a smnshlng blow against
8elf-dolormlnntlon by smnll nations"
and a "blttor illustration of President.
Ador'8 declaration that Switzerland
can enter the League of Nations with
a'prnud nnd eroct head."
Confidence In tho League of Na
tions, it Is pointed out, Is diminished
In Switzerland gonorally ns a result
ot tho note and tho opposition to the
country ontorlng the league la grow
ing. Atiemot to Blow Ud U. S. Leaatlon
WASHINGTON. Mnv 23. An at
tempt was mado to demolish the
American loimtinli huildimr nt Snn
Joso, Costn lJien, Mondnv niirht bv
n bomb,, uecordinu to advices todnv
to the statu department.
Strombbll Erupts Act.iln.
ROME. Mnv 23. Tho volcano of
Stroinholi, on tlto island of (hut mime
off the north ronst of Sicily wns in
violent eruption Inst imrht. ' Nuttier
ous victims nro report ed.
A SORRY DAY FOR IMPERIAL
i t (KTER.MATOHAU
ALBERS APPEAL ON
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PORTLAND. Mav 23. J.
Ilenrv Aiders. Pacific coast
milline man convicted Inst Kcb
ruiirv of violatmur the cspionase
net. .perfected bis appeal from
tho district federal' court todnv
bv filintr a $1 0.000 bond. Ar
guments on the appeal will be
presented in the federal court of
appeals here in Sepl ember. Al
hers was sentenced to servo
three vears nt MeXiel's Island
nnd tuv n fine of $10.1100.
Tho appeal of Dr. Marie Eqni.
nlso convicted under the espion
nuc net here, will bo anruc' in
Snn Kriineisco Juno 1. it was
slated todnv.
RAWUXGS. Wvo.. Mnv 23. Ev
ery one of the 2HQ' convicts at the
Wvoinine state venitentinrv struck
vestcrdav when the state board of
ebnrites and reform refused to rein
state C. L. Martin, former warden
The prisoners threw down their
tools nnd turned off tho power in thu
prison shirt tnetorv. the netine
warder and guards placed the men
in solitary confinement. Warden Mar
tin formerly was n minister and
school teacher, mid bad attempted
innnv reforms at the prison.
THE EUROPEAN SITUATION IN BRIEF
' BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, May 23.
Concessions on some points. In tho
peace treaty have been mado to the
Germans by tho Paris poaco confer
ence.. Slight modifications have been
made In the tonus ot tho Snnr valley
award, and the terms regnrding rep-
itratlons also have been modified U
has not boon publicly Intimated Just
wnui were me alterations aoctaeu
upon. .
China's delegation has decided to
sign the peaco treaty In spite ot Its
declaration that it would not do so
because of the decision ot the council
ot throe relative to the turning over
to Japan of Germany's Interests in
Shantung nnd Kino Chan. It Is said,
howovor, that reservations will be
made In attaching the signatures of
the Chinese. I:.. , i
Tho -question of the future admin
istration of Turkoy Is occupying
much of the tlmo of the peace confer
ence, nnd It appears to be a desire
on tho part ot the powers that the
BIRDS
LIGHT OF
PLANE SIGHTED
BY CABLE SHIP
LONDON. Mav 23. (Dv the Asso
ciated Press.) The cableshio Fra
dnv reports that, it sighted the red
liirlit of an airplane durinz the enrlv
bouVs of Mondar at .'50 deerees. 28
minutes north latitude and 30 decrees
west lonuilude, approximntelv mid
wnv between Enulnnd nnd New
Foiindlnnd, nnd in the course which
would have been followed bv Hurrv
G. Hawker in his attempted flicht
between the American continent and
Ireland.
. LONDON. Mav 22. It is announc
ed bv the Daily Mail that it intends,
in the' unfortunate event hat Harry
G. Hawker and Lieutenant Command
er Mackenzie Grieve have lost their
lives in attempting to flv ncross the
AtlnnO: to devote 10.000 pounds to
their next of kin' in the proportions
thnt Huwker nnd Grieve had already
agreed to divide the prize. This dis
position will not interfere with the
contest, which is still open.
WASHINGTON. Mav 23. Weather
conditions at Ponta Delgada still
were unfavorable for resumption of
the trans-Atlantic flight bv the sea
plane NC-4,X Admiral Jackson early
today notified the navy department.
The Salvation Anhv has taken the
mnnnireiuent of 65 buildings in Keq
sini'tou, London, to provide accom
modations . tor soldiers ' pnssing
through the city during dtmiobilizn
tion. '
Unlted States snail assume the post
tlon of mandatory for Turkey. Presl.
dent 'Wilson has been advised by
Henry Morgenthau, former American
nmHussador to Turkey, that the ad
ministration ot Constantinople, Ana
tolla and Armenia should be com
blued In tho hands ot one' ot the
powers
u is not expected that the nego-
tlatlons with the Germans at Ver
sailles will be Interfered with by the
absence of Count von Brockdorft-
Rautzau and other members of the
delegation, who have gone to Spa for
consultations. The return of the head
of the mission and his colleagues Is
oxpected uot later , than Sunday,
Allied forces in northern Russia
have carried out a turning movement
against the Bolshevlkl and have
forced, tho enemy to retreat south
ward. Several towns have been occu
pied by the allies. The process ot
hemming In Petrograd by Esthonlan
Finnish and other forces appears to
Do making lavorauie progress.
COVENAN
T IS
GALLED FIRE
Senator Sherman Assails League of
Nations. President Wilson and
Cabinet President. Oriental Des
pot With Anarchistic Leaninqs
China. Italy and Poland Betrayed.
WASHINGTON. Mnv 23. The at
tack on the Leatriie of Nations begun'
in the senate todnv with nn address
bv Senator Sherman, republican, of
Illinois, bitterly criticising. President
Wilson for his conduct of the peace
negotiations and denouncing the
league proposal as a revolutionary
attempt to set un "n parliament of
nations controlled bv an oligarchy.
National sovereignty would disap
pear nnder the league, the Illinois
senator declared, and liberties won
in centuries of strnecle would be lost
forever. Doomed with "the curse of
broken faith and shameless perfidy
from its inception and birth." the
League of Xntions. he predicted,
would become "a gigantic firebrand
for a world conflagration.
Senator Sbermnn made his address
in presenting a resolution declaring
t the sense of the senate that the
league covenant and treaty had been
closely interwoven in the final draft
for the deliberate purpose of secur
ing votes for the former and argued
that separate consideration would
give an opportunity for the senate
and the country to pass a more sober
verdict.
Wilson Breaks Faith
He chareed President Wilson had
broken faith with China. Poland nnd
Itnlv: had "yielded to Great Britain,
had endeavored "to subvert the fun
damcntal laws of the republic:" and
had promised to enihnrk the United
UAWRENCE.Y. -SHERMAN
Senator Sherman of Illinois, who
again attacked the League of Nations
In the senate today. "
States on policies that would require
her to send a million soldiers abroad.
"In revising the original covenant."
said Mr. Sherman, "the delegates at
Pans had improved onlv its gram
mntical texture.
"Altruism never before rose so far
above human nature and common
sense nor idealism so deluded its vis
ionary worshippers.'' declared the
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OF
BEFORE TOO LATE
WASHINGTON, May 23. Depor
tation from the United States of
"Bolshevik agitators" who caused
disturbances In many cities on May
Day was urged In the house today by
Representative Johnson, republican.
ot Washington, chairman of the Im
migration committee. He also advo
cated passage ot legislation . which
would prevent aliens from coming
Into the country "until It was cleans
ed of Its Impurities."
"Tho country has made a woeful
mistake in allowing these aliens,
weak Of body and treacherous of
mind, to come into the country," Mr.
Johnson said. "We are now making
another mistake In allowing them to
continue preaching their blood and
iron revolution. Just yesterday I
received one of tfcelr papers which
shrieked revolution from its head
lines, and anarchy In every line. I
would venture to say that not ono of
Its editors was a citizen ot the Unit
ed States."
Mr. Johnson declared that every
alien who could not show an "abso
lutely clean slnto should be thrown
out of tho country at ouco."
BRAND OF WAR
liaaia-i .n..vai imanll
TEXT PEACE
TREATY IS
Senator Johnson Ooenina Debate On
Peace Treaty Demands State De
partment Furnish Copy Hitchcock
Comes to President's Defense Al
lied Aqreement Not to Make Text
Public Every German Storekeeper
Has Read It Says LorJqe. ,
WASHINGTON. Mnv 23. First
debute in connection with tho pent'o
treaty at the extraordinnrv session
of congress hegnn today in the senate
with the railing up bv Senator John
son, republican, of ( nlitorniii, of his
resolution asking the state depart
ment to furnish the senate with a
copy of the text of the treaty.
Senator Johnson said tho treat v
has been made public in Germany and.
turning to the democratic side of the
chamber, declared the onlv 'reason
for not giving it out here "is that-
you've something to conceal." Sen
ator Hitchcock, democrat, of Ne
braska, retiring chairman of the for
eign relations committee, said the
resolution violated senate procedure
and urged that it be referred to com-
mittee. '
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
the republican leader, declared there
could be no impropriety in usking for
the text of the treaty. whichNhe said,
was now being read bv "every Ger
man storekeeper." ' 1 '- ' '.
Senator Johnson declared it should,
be "obvious nnd nxiomutic" that tne
American senate and people were en
titled to full information about so
important a matter.' - '
Something to" Conceal v
. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, in
terrupted to ask if there were not an
agreement . against publication.
among all the peace delegates, sen
ator Johnson replied: '
"I do not know and I do' not care."
adding that such an agreement would
have been unfair to the American
public- , - '
"The only reason on earth for not
giving out the text is that you've
something to conceal," continued Sen
ator Johnson. ' ,
Discussing the president's consti
tutional power to negotiate treaties.
Senator Hitchcock said the senate
never in one hundred vears had asked
for a treaty before it was completed.
"The president has the power to
tear it-to pieces," said Mr. Hitchcock,
referring to the present treaty, "and
never send it to the senate." .;
Senator Lodge. , the republican
leader, said thut there was no impro-'
added that even if the senate passed
it the president would not give out
the text. :
"Then we're wasting time," Sena
tor Thomas interjected. , 1
. . Ojicn Covenants
"If I have anvtbing to do With the
treaty," Mr. Lodge added. "I shall
not adopt the policy of open coven
ants of peace openlv arrived nt. be
cause it has presented the most se
cret one, almost that history can re
call. I shall ask the Semite to treat
it with plain even pitiless public
ity." . .
"What impropriety is there in our
having the whole of it?" Mr. Lodge
continued, declaring the League of
Nations draft hud been made public,
then amended and made worse than it
was, and then again mude public.
Lodge Gets a Laugh
"Xow they say." he concluded,
"that we should not have tho text of
the treaty thnt every Ocrman store
keeper is reading today."
"the senator si mistaken." Sena
tor Hitchcock inter.ieoted. '
"I don't believe I'm mistaken," Sent
ntor Lodge replied. ' "Bv what au
thority' does the senator, make tho
statement?" ' '
"Bv the best authority now in
Washington." Senator Hitchcock re
plied. :'' ' '; '
''That authority is worth no moro
than we have here." Senator; Lodgo
responded. Spectators in the gallery
laughed. -
A BOMB! .
YOU'LL BE NABBED
' WASHINGTON. May 23,-Sendinti .
of bombs and other explosives thru
the mail would bo mudo n capitnl of
fense under a bill introduced' today
bv Senator King of Utah, nnd refer
red to the iudiciarv committee. Tho
I'tab senator was one of those to
Whom infernal machines wore al-i
dressed m the May Duy bomb plot.
DEMANDED