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bummiiiLLur iuu obMlniriliLY JAP QUESTION TO
CONUtmNS BRITISH GOVERNMENT
FOR TREATMENT OF IRELAND
WASHINGTON, Mm-. Moral
5jKnslbillty for the pivsoiit ilixiirilcrs
in Inland is plawd upon tin; Hiitish
government by Hie commissi. m tit Um
Comii"'e of One Hundred invcsii
KStlnK l1,p Ii"1hIi fiuuition in u :i u.uilii-
woid renn. iniuiu puuiie today and
covoiIiik ill" exununaiinii of witness
at public licarin(s hold liy the im.
. ... t.. ('....1. I.. ... I.. .
mint""11 ' ""'""h""! iasi -.Novem
ber, jjercniunr and January.
Pi'clai'lnf? 'Unit the eonimlKsiun
"under the diudvuiitaKe ot 1hcM.ii
the official Hritlsh side f the ease
except aH it was Ratheicd' from doei.
merits presemeu to n, the re)ort ih -
dares that the imperial Hiiti.sli army
in Ireland Ima been Kuilty oi proved
oxoes.Hcs, not incomparable in deitrec
and kind with those alleged, by ti,,,
Bryce report on Delirium alroeities tc,
have, been committed by the imperial
i0ermnn army." The llryee r-nmmii.
lan. It is pointed out, was .simllariy
handicapped.
Bins Is Admitted.
Thirty-eight witnesses of alleged
atrocities lnoltidlnir IS Irish, is
American and two Knidish ciii:e'in
testified before the commission. Vre;
comnilssion iidinils that its report is
ex parte In spile of its efforts to he r
all sides. The testimony ayailal,l'.
Hie report says, irlves the ease then !
fore, almost wholly from the Irish
republican or Hinn Fein viewpoint it
"from sourccR not unsympnthetic m
the application of the principle t.f
self-determination to Ireland." '.he
Ulster Unionist viewpoint and that of
the. Hrltish authorities in Ireland, Un
report says, were nut presented
among the witnesses.
KummiiiK up its conclusions after
.hearing all the testimony, the com
mission finds "that the Irish people
are deprived of the protection of
British law, to which they woulu be
entitled as subjects of the liritish
king. They are likewise deprived f
the moral protection grunted by i: -lernationul
law, to which they would
be entitled as foeligerents. They are
at the mercy of Imperial Hritlsh
forces which, noting contrary both to
all law and to standards of human
conduct, have, instituted in Ireland "a
terror," the evidence regarding which
seems to prove that:
Convicts in Army.
"1. The imperial liritish govern
ment has created and introduced into
Ireland a forco of at least 78,000 men,
many uf thorn youthful and inexperi
enced, and some of them convicts,
anu iiiia mciiuu mui lorcc to utlDriulcu
violence.
"2. The imperial Hiitish forces in
Ireland have, indiscriminately killed
innocent men, women and children,
have tortured and shot prisoners
while in custody, adopting the subter
fuges of 'rofusul to half and 'attempt
ing to escape,' and have attributed to
alleged 'Sinn Fein Extremists' the
British nssassination of prominent
Irish republicans.
"3. House-burning and wanton
destruction of villages and cities by
Imperial Hritlsh forces under imperial
British officers have been counte
nanced, and ordered bv officials if
the liritish government; and elabo
rate provision by gasoline sprays and
bombs has been made in a number
. of Instances for systematic incendiar
ism as part of a plan of terrorism.
"4. A campaign for the destruc
tion of the means of existence of the
Irish people has been conducted by
the burning of factories, creameries,
emits and farm implements ami the
shooting of farm animals. This cam
paign Is carried on regardless of 111"
polilicnl views of their owners, the re
sults In widespread and acute suffer
ing among women and children.
Contrary to CIvill'M-d l.aivs.
"5. Acting under n series of proc
lamations issued by the competent
'military authorities of the Imperii!
British forces, hostages are carried
by forces 'exposed to the fire of the
republican army; fines are levied
upon towns and villages as punish
ment for alleged offenses of individ
uals; private property is destroyed in
. reprisals for nets with which the own
ers have no connection: and the civil
ian population Is subjected to an In
quisition upon the theory that Individ-
GOULD NOT
KEEP HOUSE
Without Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, Say
I : Mrs. Pitts of Newburgh
; vt t V it tr iiu., iwMiyn nad
: newDurgn, in. i. "y
a weak back and I could not walk two
I'lilH tired out. I read of
HaSH Lydia . rnuuia"'
J!!liiotnhla Com-
f l" ound in a newspaper
tffi, fi ind decided to give
atrial. NowFcan
:g do my own vw.
1 valk with ease, l
j always keep tlic
Vegetable Com
I pound in the house.
pit certainly "l
wiiMit i i "ilnwirmmMDest inenu -could
not keep house without it. 1 nave
recommended it to many and always
shall. You may use this letter if jou
wish."-Mrs. Edward Pitts, 2 High
St., Newburgh, N. Y.
It has been said that "backache is an
invention of the Evil One to try women s
souls," but even so, it is more often a
symptom of a female trouble whicn
sooner or later declares itself. vy
after day it drags a woman down ana
night after night prevents restful sleep.
Such woman should follow Mrs.f Pitts
flviceand trv Lydia E. Pinkham s Veg
etable Compound, and regain healtn.
Letters about your health will be given
careful attention and held in strict conn
dence if you write to l.ydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Muss. Theirexr;
nce of over M years i at vuur ai'rv 11 "
udbest friend wu
ua s , e i possession of infunuatu,
valuable to the military lr,'ei
real Hrltain. These nets of ,' ,. f
I'-ial Hritlsh forces are contrary lo
the laws of peace or war aim,,,..
ern clvlli-, i K nio'-
... t ii, , iii-im.
"6. This 'terror' has fnili-il to ,
establish imperial civil govc, nn t j "
Ireland. Throughout the great,,,. .!
"f Ireland Hritlsh courts have eeLJ
to fumti,,,,; !,!, county and vir..
governments refuse to recognize l!ri.
ish authority, and Hritlsh civil ff,..
"lis fulfill function of .service l
the Irish people. 0
' "- in siiite of the British 'terror'
the majority uf the i,.js, people have
sanctioned by ballot the Irish repub
be. gave their allegiance to if
t-ixes to It. and respect the deri30K
"f its courts and of its civil officials "
Tile commission also declared that
"the situation in Ireland was a proper
subject of concern f0l- all peoples
claiming either humanity or civiliza.
lion." saying that "It nppealed par
ticularly to Americans so closeiv
bound by ties of blood nnd culture to
the Irish and Knglish people." Unless
moral force could prevail to enil tlie
terror in . Ireland, the commission
pointed nut. "physical forces seemed
bound to continue both to deny ti.
possibility of non-intervention of our
government In the struggle."
"It seemed to us," says .the com
mission, "that we could best sorvd the
cause of pence by placing before the
English. Irish and American public
the facts of the situation, free from
both agonized exaggeration nnd mor
al understatement; for a knowledge
of the facts might reveal their cause
and recognition of that cause might
permit its cure, by those whose pur
pose was not to slay, but to heal."
Irish I'liNliulties.
Regarding casualties, the commis
sion says that it is Justified in con
cluding that "not more than 600 of
the Jtrltlsh have been killed in Ire
land from May, 1010 to December,
120. These 000 . casualties would
seem to have occurred in a force of
78.000 during a period of four and
one-half years. It is pointed out, at
uie rate oi not more man .20 of one
per cent per annum.
On the other hand, according to
lists compiled bythe Irish republican
government and submitted to the
commission, more than 200 unarmed
Irish civilians were killed by the
military and police during 1H20 alone
This number, it was said. Included six
women, 12 children, 10 old men and
two priests, but did not include per
sons killed in the fighting. The com
mission says it does not vouch .''or ihe
exactness of the figures,, -but "direct
testimony," it says, showed the kill
mg ot civilians in i20 ran into "many
hundreds."
The testimony attributed to the
Hiitish forces approximately 45,000
raids, entailing "wreckage of prop
erty, robbery, murder of citizens, bru
tality to priests and women and club
dren. and indiscriminate flogging.'
.Many of tile raids, it was said, were
made at night by "members of the
itritish forces dressed in. civilian
clothing."
StrcBs Is laid upon "the moral con
sequenco to the imperial British
forces" of the British .government's
military policy in Ireland. License
instead of discipline, the commission
says, now prevails among the troops.
"Citizens of the Irish republic," are
held blameless for "incidental acci
dental and disciplinary casualties In
the .British forces, and for casualties
incurred under circumstances of
general violence and disorder." Many
of the excesses of the '78.000 British
troops are attributed to the incite
ment of tho fear of nssassination In
the soldiers' minds by their superiors.
England's Glory Lost.
"We would extend our sympathy io
the great British people, says the
commission in concluding its -report.
"The army which is 'the insh-tfniont of
their government In Irolund would
also seem to be the instrument of tho
destruction of that moral heritage,
which was their glory and which cast
its lustre on each and all of them.
The sun of'that glory seems finally to
have set over Ireland. British "'jus
tlce" has become a discredited thing.
Tho official Black and Tans in Ire
land compete for tho dishonor , of
Anglo-Saxon civilization with our un
official lynch mobs. We
hope that the wrong done to Ireland
may be righted nnd the agony of her
people cease. When theso things
shall be the great British people will
onierge from the darkness that , now
lncompnssos them Into the glory of a
new day.
Thirty-six states were represented.
in tho ronimltteo w-hlch initiated, the
Inquiry, the report says, including five
governors, 1 1 United .States senators,
13 congressmen, the niai'ors of 1'i
large cities. Cardinal Gibbons, Arch
bishop Keane and four Koman Catho
lic, bishops, seven rrotestant Kpisco-p-U
bishops, four Methodist bishops
niid numerous clergymen, educators,
editors, business men and labor lead
ers The parent committee . elected
the sub-comniitteo or commission
which conducted the Inquiry. This
commission was composed of L. Hol
linpsworth Wooa. a New York
Quaker lawyer, as chairman: Fred
rick C Howe, former Commissioner
f immigration at New York, vice-'
chairman: .lane Adams, of Hull House
Chicago- James H. Mnurer. president
,,f ,he American Federation of La
;; of Pennsylvania: Major Oliver V.
Newman, former president of the,
I'miil of Commissioners of the Dis
Jri.'t "f Columbia; United States Ken
.. (ieorge W. Norris of Nebraska;.
i',-v Norman Thomas, a. New
York Presbyterian clergyman and
United .States Senator David I. Walsh
uf Massachusetts.
The breeder of a new variety of
wheat which has added milllonn to the
wraith f Canada is druiviiiK a Rov-
eminent 8 'r-.
MAJL' TKTTtTTVT?
THE FRONT AGAIN
IN HAWAII ISLE
HONOLULU T ii o.. ... ,
tr, . , o pieces ot
buiou, om, already on the statute
s of the territory and the other
oa way through the lesislature,
promise to brim, n.- i.,..
lon to a head in Hawaii. The first Is
" " passed late in Vjm regulating
'"reign language schnnis ,v,
''"'I is the bill to regulato the foreign
-"h'liie press.
"n the language school inu. ,i, ,i
bartment of public instruction, backed
".' .''.torney general, has refused
lo alter lis position ,l.-s,,ii
representations made by chinosuke
lada. consul-general or Japan, and the
leading Japanese professional and uus-
""--" men of Honolulu.
The law provides that teachers in
foreign lancnmrn ,.i, .,,.
li '"""o, niiicu are
limited to one hour's instruction dallv
fw six days of the week, shall pas's
lamination tor permanent certifi
cates at the end of the first and sec
ond years of the act's operation. In
'"e meantime teaching on temporary
certificates. The Japanese held out
lor certificates which would pormlt
their teachers to irlvn lncn-n,.,i., p.,
live years after passing, their examin
ations with the aid or Interpreters, ir
necessary.
Interpreters will be nei,ii,,i r,-
the examination Tor the one-year tem
porary license. Kavs thn ileiurlmonl of
imblie instruction, but for the penua-
ueui certiticate examination the teach
ers must stand on their own llnquistlc
legs, and those logs must he American.
On the heels 'of tills tiltlliintum came
the bill requiring the foreign language
press to file translations of all articles
not bona fide advertisements, with the
territorial authorities. This measure
originated with the American legion.
buch a law would put this paper
out of business, and. I hoi love, nvnev
other Japanese paper in the Islands,".
ftuiu lasutaro Soga, editor of tho Nip-
ptl Jljl ol Honolulu, thn most influen
tial Japanese daily in Hawaii. "It is
very radical, he added, "and we
could not stand the extra expense."
Opinion in Japanese consulate-general
circles on the language press bill
went a sten farther. There It was re
garded as liltlo short of intlmldatory.
inc Japanese do not dispute the ter
ritory's right to scan their papers, but
;hey say the expense should not be
thrust on them. If the Japanese and
other foreign language press is to be
regulated and censored, they declare,
the expense of the censorship should
be borne by the territory.
"The public of Japan will be much
Interested to rend a piece of loglsla-,
tion like this," said M; Soga ot the
Nippu Jlpi and, It .is reported, . the
cable carried a digest of It to Toklo as
soon as It had bcon introduced In the.
territorial senate.
HONOLULU. T. IL Nearly one
thousand more Japanese were operat
ing farms In Hawaii on January 1,
1320, than there were on Apull 15, 1910
according to figures called from the
1920 Industrial census reimrt. The
report gives the number of Japanese
operating farms In the territory In
1920 as 3098 as against 213S in HHIi.
Japanese owning farms in 1920 totaled
108. . i .
Tho Chinese farmers, on the other
hand, showed a docreaso in the same
period. In 1910 there wore 876 ami
In 1920 only 060. Hawaiian (farmers
increased In total from 403' -to 679.
White farmers total 892,. Female far
mers total oj.
The total number of farms in Ha
waii, according to' the report, is 5281,
containing ;'l!jTOi4J4o. acroHij-f which
135,242 acres are Improved. Tho num
ber o farms hits Increased 22.3 pol
ecat since 1910.', . .
1 ; . .
AT PAGE THEATRE
A few mont.is ago "Uimiorosque"
was shown. At that time it was con
sidered the best picture of the preaeut
.-..en vow. literally out of a clear
sky, comes another production, "Hello-
trope Horry, nd scorea a triumpn
greater than the previous success. It
Is positively one of the Benson's best
pictures, in that It contains all the
elements that go to make nn audience
! mi mke notice. First there Is
t real plot second. It has a splendid
cast. Kith 8tars niostiy new to me
rn.-'ron- third. It has been directed by
a genius, and fourth because it boasts
wonderful photograpuj oi wonueriui
staging.
"Heliotrope" has a real punch. It Is
more melodrama than, anything olse,
but unusually well produced. All the
players offer fine characterizations.'
Th fell Page program is what is gen
erally termed a knockout
S100 Revsrd, $i00
Th rdcr oi this paper will b
pieced " ,hat '? at
on. dreaded Hsos. that science' h.
at m am i h Kreatly
hv coiwlltullonal condlllona
Influenced b ' .", lr,atIn4nt. .Hall'.
.riulro iA"7nVl3 Uken Internally and
f'7h th. Bbwd on the Mucous Bur
?a5 aMH Vm trby deMroylng
the .foundation o . in - u - )h,enn.
at..utlon an'i ":"', have o m'icli
!"?r' , T',T.PcuraVive ; power of Hall's
faith in H" ' nit they ofter One
tarrh -Medicine ' lha(
Hundred J ,t M te,tlmr)nlels.
to cure S'nil rer nvitaln.
MEOPORD,' OREOOX TlinKSD.W
EUGENE MEETING
: i'nivbrsitt of onx:6 eu-
Knne, Mmvh 31. H. O. Krnbucli, hoc
ivtary of the Mvdford chamber of
commerce, and who in well known
throuKh his articles on Jackson coun
ty In many niaKftzincs, is ono of the
live wires here this week attenditiK
the short course for commercial club
secretaries jtiven by the school of
commerce of tho University of Ore
gon. In addition to taking ua im
portant part in the daily discussions,
and polmitiK out the methods ot the
Med ford chuinber. he gave the annual
reports of the state association, which
is meeting in connection with the
short course. .Mr. Frobach is a guest
of the university at Hendricks Hall.
Ono of the important discussions
was made by George tiuayle. secre
tary of the state chamber, who out
lined a new .plan for the development
of Oregon farm lands. The plan
briefly, 'is to bring .out to Oregon,
during the coming summer, a se
lected body of men front middle
western Mutes who are, interested in
moving to Oregon, conduct them to
.the .localities in which .they appear
most interested and let .the.m get ac
quainted at first wifh .conditions and
values, buying later df they desire.
.Lectures. . demonstrations, illus
trated lulUs. .and class-room work
make Up a full schedule for the woek.
T,he subjects taken up include "What
Should the Secretary's Point of View
He?" "Why the Commercial Club
Secretary Should be Interested in In
What a world of inspiration for the clever women who create their own clothes is afforded
by these displays of the new silks, woolens and wash materials. Beautiful Crepes a,nd the
lovely new voiles and organdies, not forgetting the serviceable wool dress weaves, here in
complete index to Fashion's Fabrics for Spring and Summer. ; v
Crepe Poplin $198 Yard .
.'rev, purple, and African brown; 40 inches vide.
nine,
Messaline $2.19 Yard
Henna, burnt oraiiKO, cherry aud cerise; ;!f inches -wide.
Satin $3.00 Yard
Mandarin,' crow blue, navy, Hindu, Labrador and 'blank,
t inches wide.
' Baronette Satin $5.49 Yard
The most popular wash fiber weave in cream and flamingo;
40 inches wide. ,
,Wite Sports Silk $5.98 Yard
, ;, , , With self-checks ; 40 inches wide.
Crepe de Chine $1 .98 Yard
40-'meli, every shade. Extra good quality
Never think that these are just like the silks of other seasons.
.Come and be inspired .by the exquisite new effects that you
will find here for spring.
Fancy Dimities 49c Yard
Absolutely new wash dimities. Especially suited for children
wearables. Width 36 inches.
40-inch Organdy 98c Yard
Every shade of import Organdy. Very fine .quality l)8e to $1.25
HUCK TOWELS 19c
,r)0 dozen large Hiifik Towels, .Hflc. values l!)c.
Black Pumps $7.95
lilack Kid Jrilitary luiels. Very stylish $7.95
. 2-Strap Pumps $8.50 .
Fine stylish pumps in high heels, 2-strap, plain'
itoes.' Special $8.50
Girls' Low Heel
' Pumps $6.00
Extra fine (inn Metal rumps
with the low heels. Just the
thing for girls and misses.
Special S6.00
MAUni 31,
dustrial Relations." "Guarding the
Public Health." "Public Speaking."
"Tho Future of Out; State." "t,it
Planning." "Relation of Secretary lo
Hoard of directors," "Demonstration
of Hoard of Directors' Meeting,"
'Community Problems," "How the
Secretary Can Co-operate AVlth the
Press." "The Farmer's Place In the
'Business World," and "Chambers of
Commerce in Relation to Central De
livery Systems."
The annual business meeting of the
state association of commercial club
secretaries is being held in connec
tion with the short course.
An important feature of the (mi
grant is u daily forum, where solu
tions are discussed and worked out of
various actual problems submitted
by the secretaries from all parts ot
the state. The general purpose of
this Is to show how to conduct lik-i
meetings In the communities as we'.l
as to bring out the solutions of prob
lems vital to every secretary.
I
CONFERENCE TODAY
The district quarterly conference
and Sunday School Convention of the
Free .Methodist church will be held
March 31 to April 3. Preaching serv
ice each evening by ministers of the
district. Interesting subjects and
problems concerning Sunday school
work will be discussed at the conven
tion on Friday, beginning at 10 a. nt .
also in the afternoon at '2:00. A round
table discussion will be conducted by
Rev. .1. H. Sharpe at the close of -he
afternoon sepsion. Three tfcrvlces on
Sunday, tho 3 o'clock service being
a missionary service. Tou ar in
vited to attend these iervicen and
bring your friends. -
New Silk Skirts
Skirts of te famous
Roshlara Crepe
one of theMallin.
son's Silk, de Luxe
. . and ? '
Baronette Sajtins
$10.50 and $12.50
Women's pw
rjUb Uj
DEPARTMENT SToRE
1021
ELK GREEK
Mr. and Mrs. Kd Houston and chil
dren spent the week-end visiting her1
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Pence.
Mr. and Mrs. ,1. G. Clary have
moved out to their ranch which they
have rented.
Mr. N. T. McDonuId is visiting in
this community alter u three year's
absence.
Mr. Sturges Is hauling liny from
the Par 8 ranch.
Mr. Glazier who was scheduled to
preach at the Trail school house Sun
day had considerable trouble K''ttlng
over the roads. He had to walk tho
last stretch arriving at Trail at about
2 p. in.
A meeting will bo held at Trail
April 3 to organize n Sunday school.
Mr. Ray Clary made a business trip
to Ashland.
Mr. Tom Todd Is building a new
barn and Is asking a few of thu
neighbors In to help raise tho frame.
Muster Sunday was well observed by
the churches.
Some of the other attractions wen.
the Rogue Ulver picnics.
The Mesdames Gregory and OwenH
motored to the bub city Monduy to do
some shopping.
Mrs. 11 ought nd is reported as rest
ing some better the past couple, of
days.
Grundma ThomttA continues quit
lame.
Thu ladies of the Methodist church
are preparing u fcc lunch for April 1.
"No foolln'."
Come on and try tholr 30c lunch it
lA'cho's restaurant.
Solid Color Voiles 98c Yard
l'laiii. solid eolor voilus iu pleasing new' similes i'or refreshing
spring and summer wear. Even-threaded qutility in the 4(tancn
width. ..'.' ,',
. .
Novelty Voiles 98c Yard
Extra fine quality .novelty voiles in an almost endless array t
fancy flower und figured effects. Width 38 inches
Fancy Wash Voiles 49c Yard
A large assortment of fancy patterns and attractive colorings
in fancy wash voiles. Width 38 inches. Extremely good Value.
Novelty Voiles 69c Yard
New arrivals in smart noveltios for spring and summer. High
quality mttteriuls in un almost endless .assortment of .pleasiqg
patterns and colorings.
Silk Stripe Voiles $1.50 Yard
Entirely new ideas in smart, 'highiclass silk-stripe novelty
voiles. Attractive- ipatterns 'and colorings for waists, di'esses
and other wearables. . ' ,
i "'
Zephyr Plaid Ginghams 35c Yard -; (
Fine quality,' durable plaid ginghams, in neat patterns and
pleasing color combinations. Extremely good value. ,;.
Black Cat Pure Silk
Hose $L49 .
The kind of silk stockings that
particular women demand-
combining superior. quality audi
style -a quality and style that'
are bettor than you 'usually get
at this price and we have this
-hosiery in the 'new, shade of
brown, as well as 'black and
white. Semi-fashioned, high
spliced heels, lisle soles and lisle garter tops. ' ' '.. '
Notaseme Silk Hose
Styliah and Durable
Eull fushioned silk lioBe with lisle tops, sole and silk reinrforoed
$1.98
Excr ptiuiuil quality, all silk hose, full fushRmed .and -reinforced
heels 92.25 :
' A b'iiintiful .quality pure silk hose., full fas'hioncd, reinforced
'.'' $3.50 .
and High Shoes
White Kid Oxfordi $9.50
beautiful White Kid Oxfords, -military heel, Blu
uher out. On sale, special $9.50
White Canvas Oxfords $6.50
; Low or military heels, fine Canvas White sole.
Special $6.25 to $6.'50 '
LUCKY STRIKE
cigarette. Flavor is
;ealed ip by toastirfl
DR. RICKERT
Eye3 Scientifically Tested
NO DROPS UHSD ".:
Broke Lwa Accurately Duplicated:
mite 141 am May On. ,.';
to . IWa. TTpataln
W ...I-
Black and White .
Sport Oxfords $7.50
The newest Ox furd for Sport
wear. While. Canvas, . with
bind- patent toe enp Mid liae
stay. Lov,' heels $7.50.