Medford mail tribune., May 23, 1919, Page 8, Image 8

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ALLIES REFUTE
CLAIMS MADE
BY GERMANY
(Oontlnuod from page one.)
mission appolntod by the Gorman
government to examine the economic
conditions of the treaty of peace.
"This report appears to them to
contain a very inadequate presenta
tion of the facts of the case, to be
marked In parts by great exaggera
tion, and to ignore the fundamental
considerations arising both out of the
Incidence and the results of the war,
which explain and justify the terms
that It is sought to impose.
"The Gorman note opens with the
Btatement that the industrial re
sources of Germany were adequate
before the war for the nourishment
of a population of 67,000,000, and it
argues as tho this were the total for
which with diminished resources she
will still be called upon to provide.
Population Reduced
"This is not the case. Tho total
population of Germany will be re
duced by about six million persons
In the pon-German territories which
it la proposed to transfer. It Is the
needs of this smaller . aggregation
that we are called upon to consider.
1 "Complaint Is made in the German
note that Germany Is required to sur
render her merchant tonnage, exist
ing or In course of construction, and
that a prior claim Is made on her
shipbuilding capucity for a limited
term of yenrs. No mention, however.
Is made of the fact that considerable
portion of the smaller tonnage of
'Germany is left to her unimpaired;
and It seems to have entirely escaped
the notice of her spokesmen that the
sacrifice of her larger shipping is the
inevitable and necessary penalty im
posed upon her for the ruthless cam
paign which in defiance of all laws
and precedent, she waged during the
last two years of the war upon the
mercantile shipping of the world.
German Destruction
"As a partial offset against the
twelve and three-fourths million tons
of shipping sunk it is proposed to
transfer four million tons of German
shipping. In other words, the ship
ping which it is proposed to take from
Germany constitutes less than one
third of that which was thus wanton
ly destroyed.
; ' "The universal shortage of mer
chant shipping .is the result not of
the terms of peace,, but of action of
Germany; and no surprise can reason
ably be felt if she is called upon to
bear a share nd It is a very moder-
. ate share of a loss for which her
own criminal deeds have been ' re
sponsible. .......
, JTo Devastation
"Great, .stress Is laid on the pro-
posal that on the eastern side Ger
many shall be deprived of the regions
specially devoted to production of
wheat and potatoes. This is true.
But the note falls altogether to ob
serve that there is nothing in the
peace treaty to prevent either the
continued production of those com
modities in the areas in question, or
their importation Into Germany. On
the contrary, the free admission of
.these products of the eastern districts
is provided for during a period of
three years. Moreover, it-is fortunate
for Germany that those regions have
lost none of their productivity owing
to the ravages of war. They have
escaped the shocking fate which was
dealt out by the German armies to
the corresponding territories in Bel
glum and France on the west, and
Poland, Russia, Roumania and Ser
bia on the east. There appears to be
no reason why their produce should
not continue to find a market on Ger
man soil. - .
"Stress is laid upon the proposed
restrictions of the import of phos
phates. It is, however, forgotten that
Germany has never produced, but
has always imported the phosphates
of which she stands in need. Nor is
there anything in the terms of peace
which will prevent or hinder the im
portation of phosphates into Ger
many In the future. Other countries
which do not produce phosphates are
also compelled to import them in
common with many other products
from the outside; and the only dif
ference in the two situations will
arise from the relative degree of
wealth or impoverishment in the
countries concerned.
Regarding Coal
"The German note makes special
complaint of the deprlvi lion of con
und asserts t hut nearly oue-tlilrd of
tho production of tho existing conl
mines will be lost. Hut It omits to
notice that one-fourth of the pre-war
-consumption of German coal was In
the territories which It Is now orn-
nose-1 to transfer. Kiirlhor. II. falls
trt tnke Into nrroimt the production
of lignite SO. (100, 000 tons of which
were produced nnnuullv In flnrmanv
before the war. and none of which Is
derived from tho transferred terrl
torv. Neither is anv reference made
to the fort ht th n"nut of coal In
ha nrMi-lrAnvfArreri districts was ran-
t-ilv tncrepcfne before the war. end
thr there Is no reson to douht th
under nroeir management the'e will
he a continuing Increase in the fu
ture.
V Ahonld no '-e cnal ntnnlon
he v'owod from a different aid wider
standpoint? Tt -ennnt be forgotten
that pranir the wosl wnnton sets
T-ernered bv the Oernxan armies
dr!or the wnr won the almost com
nlete destruction hv her of the coal
sMnr-tlpe nf northern Frnnce. An en
tire Industry was obliterated with s
cnVitlntlon and savaeerv which It
will tw many years to renalr. Tho
result has been a grave end prolong
ed shor'oee of coal In western Eu
rope. There can he no reason in
enuitv why the effect of this shortage
should be borne exclusively bv the
allied nations who were victim1',
or whr Gernanv. who deliberately
mode herself responsible for tho de
ficiency, should not, to the full limit
of her capacity, make it good.
"Stress is also laid upon the hard
ships alleged to be Inflicted upon
Germany by the necessity of Import
ing In the future iron ores and nine.
It Is not understood why Germany
should be supposed to snffer from
conditions to which other countries
contentedly submit. It would appear
to be a fundamental fallacy that tho
political control of a country Is essen
tial In order to procure a reasonable
share of its products. Such a pro
posal finds no foundation in eco
nomio law or in history.
Many Kxtiggemtions.
"The allied and associated powers
cannot accept the speculative esti
mate presented to them in the Ger
man note on the future condition of
German. Industry as a whole. This
estimate appears to them to be char
acterized and vitiated by the pal
pable exaggerations. No notice is
taken of the fact that the economic
disaster produced by the war is wide
spread and, indeed, universal. Every
country Is called upon to suffer.
There is no reason why Germany,
who was responsible for the war,
should not suffer, also.
"Similarly as regards the popula
tion of the future, no reliance can bo
placed on the data which are con
tained in the German note. On the
one hand, it is sought to prove that
emigration from Germany will be
necessary but that few countries will
receive the intending immigrants.
On the other hand, It is sought to
show that there will he a flood of
Germans returning to their native
land to live under the conditions
which have already been described as
intolerable. It would be unwise to
attach too much weight to their spec
ulatlon.
As to Allied losses.
"Finally, the German note rashly
asserts that the peace conditions will
'logically bring about the destruction
of several millions of persons in Ger
many' in addition to those who have
perished in the war or who are al
leged to have lost their lives in con
sequence of the blockade. Against
the war losses of Germany might very
fairly be placed the far greater losses
which her initiative and conduct of
the war have inflicted upon the allied
countries and which have left an in
effacable mark upon the manhoood of
Europe. On the other hand, the fig
ure and loss alleged to have been,
caused by the blockade are purely
hypothetical. The German estimate
of future losses could be accepted
only If the premises upon which It Is
presumed to rest are accepted also.
No Danger of Starvation.
"But they are entirely fallacious.
There is not the slightest reason to
believe that a population Is destined
to be permanently disabled because
it will be called upon in future to
trade across Its frontiers instead of
producing what it requires from
within. A country both-can become
and can continue to be a great manu.
facturing country without producing
what it requires from within. A
country both can become and can
continue to be a great manufacturing
country without producing the raw
materials of its main industries. Such
is the case, for instance, with Great
Britain, which imports at least one-
linlf of her food suppllrs nnd tho
great, preponderance of her raw ma
terials from abroad. There ts no rea
son whatever why Gurmnny under
the new conditions should not build
up for herself1 poslton both of sta
bility and prosperity In tho European
world. Her territories have suffured
less than those of any other contl
ncutrul belligerent state during tho
war. Indeed, so fur as ulllngo or de
vastation is concerned, they have not
suffered at all. .Their remaining and
untouched resources, supplemented
by the volume of Import trade, should
be adequate tor recovery and devel
opment, t '
lionet tt of Disarmament.
"The Gorman reply also ignores
the immense relief , that will be
caused to her people fit tho struggle
for recovery by the enforced reduc
tion of nor military armaments In
the future. -Hundreds of thousands
of her Inhabitants, who have hitherto
been engaged either In training tor
armies or in producing instruments
of destruction will henceforth be
available for penceful vocations and
for Increasing the Industrial produc
tiveness of tho nation. No, result
should be more satisfactory to the
Gorman people.
Germany Must SH I-lglit
"But tho first condition of any
such recuperation would appear to be,
that Germany should recognize the
facts of tho present state of the world
which she has been mainly Instru
mental in creating, and reallie that
she cannot escape unscathed. The
share which she Is being called upon'
to bear of the enormous calamity that
has befallen the world has been ap
portioned by tho victorious powers,
not to her deserts, but solely to her
ability to bear it.
All Kuropo Suffers
"All the nations of Europe are suf
fering from losses and are bearing
and will enntluun l bear burdens
which are almost mora thun thuy can
carry. Theso burdens and losses have
been forced upon thorn by tho aggres
sion of Germany. : It Is right that
Germany, which Is wsponslblo for
tho orlRln of these cnlnmllles, should
inuko thorn Rood to the utmost of her
capacity. Iter hardship will arise not
from tho Cottdttious of .peace, but
from the acts of those who provoked
and prolonged tho war. Those who
were responsible for tho war eumiot
escape Its just consequences." '
With Medrord trade Is Med ford made
GIVFN PRISON TERM
PORTLAND, May il!l lloman A.
Wnltuk, slayer of thruo year old Miko'
Dobreduy, wus aentencud to from six
months to two yours In the pvntum
tlary by Presiding -ludgu Stapluton
today when ha pleaded guilty to un
Indictment for' Involuntary man
slaughter. Wnltuk declared that the
boy was killed April 5 by un ucoldeiu
tai discharge of a revolver he wus
cleaning. ; ,
When the Skin Seems Ablaze f
With Itching and Burning
There e Just one thing to do.
It your akin teems nliliixe witll llio
fiery burning and itching of Kcicnm,
real . and lasting relict .can -only
come from treatment that noes be
low tho surface that reaches down
to the very lonrce of the trouble.
So-culled skih-discniei coma from
a disordered condition of the blood,
aiKUsenrch far und neur, and you
cannot find a blood remedy Unit ap
proaches S. S. S, for real ciricicucy.
the proper treatment Is through llio
blood.
S. S. S. lint liacu on Ilia market for
fifty yenra, (luring which time It lift
been giving uniform naliHfuctlon for
all manner of blood disorder. If
yon want prompt nnd liming relief,
you can roly upon 8. S, S. r'or ex
pert advice a to tho treatment of
your own Individual cttae, write to
day to Chief Medical Ailvlner, Swift
Specific Co., Dept. C, Atlanta, Uu.
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S MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED
IT'S A
BIG ONE
GRAND SPRING
FESTIVAL
MEDFORD
5 DAYS STARTING TUESDAY .
MAY 27
SENSATIONAL FREE ACTS
PLENTY OF GOOD MUSIC
FUN FOR EVERYBODY
FOLEY & BURK'S
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Two-Ring
Trained Animal
Hippodrome
Menagerie and
Aviary
MAMMOTH CIRCUS SIDE SHOW
PICTURESQUE HAWAIIAN VIL
LAGE MONKEY AUTO RACES
Jazz Whirl, Bug House
Ferris Wheel and
Merry-Go-Round
Fifty Distinct Amusement Features
All Under canvas.
IF YOU DON'T TAKE HER THE
OTHER FEI-l-flW WILL
JL ejt
LAST TIMES TONIGHT
(T0 Mae Marsh
In-
"Spotlight Sadie"
tS THIS IS WITHOUT ATDOUBT THE BEST PICTURE.
i POPULAR MAE MARSH HAS ,
APPEARED IN
REGULAR PRICES
SPECIAL MUSIC
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v" 3': SATURDAY"" fi v ATRONIZEj ;. ,. g
i ',' STORE HOURS rMTJ '; THE STORE B If
J Open at 8 a.m. Close at 8:30 p.m. Ejf . That Believes in Short Hours f
PONGEE SILK SALE
10 pieces . i'iue Impovted Japanese
Pongee Silk, full 33 inches wido. A
good $1.00 grade. On sale Saturday
vard..... ..69'
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m 9
ie womans ozove.
14-22 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE
MEDFORD. OREGON
BUSY DAY BARGAINS ALL DAY
Snappy Bargains in Spring
Suits
25 brand New SpringSuits,
made in, this season's
most up-to-date styles, of all
wool inaterials. Come in
navy, black, tan and faticy
- check,;! Sold all season at
25.00.1 On sale Saturday
;i $20.00.
SILK AND WOOL POPLIN
r()0 yards M inch Silk and Wool Iopi
1 in. All good colors. This cloth is
.cheap today at $1.50. On sale Satur
day; yard 08
SATURDAY
"KOVERALLS"
For women and children;
also a complete line of Kha
ki Skirts, . Goats and Leg
gings. All good looking and
fitting garments.
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19
ejL fay 1
When Wheat Was 64c
other prices wero In proportion.
'.Twoniy yoar alio, a hu ndrcd IiiibIk.'Ib of whoitt
waa. worth $04.00. Today Ifg worth IJ26.00,
' Some dirforonco! "
Yb, prices are on a now lovel thoy'ro hltflutr,
much higher, but individually speaklnK. tlioy ro
not highor.
The mechanic unod to pay $2,50 for hla ihoon.
Now he paya J5.50 for the aome kind of ahoea. Ilo
used to get only $4 a day for the same kind of
work, for which ho now recalvaa $9.50.
Higher prlcea proporly proportioned nmko for
prosperity a fact wo cannot deny.
Prosperity la lioro, ao a re hlglicr prices. Until
are going to remain for a long time to como, - The
slognn of the day Ik: " Let 'a v Uo"; j which moans,
meana, Buy Now. ; )!, ,f- .:'
Spring Coats at Great Re
ductions. $18.00 Coats- ?iow.( .$14,40
$25.00 Coats now $20.00
$:i5.00 Coats ,now $28.00
$50.00 Coats' Viow $40.00
SATURDAY
l SPECIALS
$2.00 Laces $1.48
Wide Laces for over
drapes in white ; and
ecru. Splendid, $2.00,
values Saturdav, yard
.. $1.48. -;yr:
Embroidery Flouncing
Voile and Organdie
Flouncings, wide widths
beautifiil patterns, up to
$2.50 tallies. On sale
Saturday,?; yard $1 .98
New Laces .
New Zion Laces for
trimming pndergar-;
me.nts, 50c values. , Sat
urday, yard 35
Worthy of Special Mention
New Wirthmor Waists at $ll9
New Wei worth Blouses at $2i2
SOLD IN JUST ONE GOOD STORE IN EVERY
CITY, AND IN THIS CITY SOLD HIOItE ONLY.
New Wash Dresses For
street and house wear. Spe
cial Saturday from, '': -$1.48'
to $10.00 each.
New Wash Skirts Tho Fa
mous "Korreet" line, just in,
Ijost. inaterials, . perfect fit.
PViced from, Y
$3.50 to $9.00 each. '
SATURDAY
SPECIALS
Curtain Scrim
30 and 40 inch, fine
quality curtain mate
rials; Values to 35c. Spe
cial Saturday, yard 25
Fancy Skirtings
3fi inches wide,' in largo
checks and plaids. Ileal
75c values. Saturday,
yard ....... U........ 48t
New Voiles
For dresses, just in,
beautiful patterns, light
hud dark styles, 40
inches wide. . Special,:
yard 590
SATURDAY SALE OF SUMMER GLOVES, HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR
Silk Gloves ' "
Kayser's (- Silk (
Glove in white and
black, ' all ""size's.
Very special Satur
day, pair 850
Children's Hose.
In black, white and
brown, all , sizes.
Good 50c values
Saturday, pair 390
Children's black
cotton hose, 25c. val
ues, Saturday, pair,
:- 190, v; :.
Kid Gloves
Jn'itan only, all
sizes.- Cheap at
$2.00. Saturday
only, pair $1.00.
Women's Summer Union. Suits
all sizes and styles.' Cheap to
day at 85o. Saturday, suit 690
.Women's Silk Top Union
Suits in white and pink. $2.00
values. Saturday, suit $1.75
Women's Knif . Bloomers in
pink and white! ', $1.00 values.
I Saturday, pair 690
' Silk Gloves
Kayser's patent
tip Silk Gloves in
blackj.whitc, pot
gee . and ,. grey.
ecial, pair $1.25
Children's Summer Vests aiid
. Pants, very special 250
Boys' Summer Union Suits, all
sizes. Very special, suit ..'..750
' Misses Summer Union Suits,
all eizos. Very special, Suit,
-Yi' :.590 r c,J.
Women's Summer Vests1, 25c
; gradei ;' Saturday, each ....180
Chamoisette Gloves j
In white,. black, tan i
and grey; 'All sizes. . !
Very ' special,1' pair j
$1.00 i
Women's Silk Hose j
in.'- grey, ' brown, I
navy ; j and white i
clocked. . Cheap . to- j
day at $2 a pair. Ont j
sale Saturday, pair i
MAN N'S-The Best Goods for the Price, No Matter What the Price-MANN'S
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