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SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1917
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RELATIONS
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GERMANY ARE
ister Brand Whitlock Adds
to Tension
FORCED TO LOWER COLORS
HELD VIRTUAL PRISONER
Sinking of American Steamer
Also Tends to Make Situ
ation More Delicate
By Robert J. Bender
(United Press staff correspondent)
Washington, Feb. 1
Xear peaceful j
relations with Germane and the Teuton
ic allies were stretched to the snapping'
point today when this government re
ceived positive confirmation of the
ominous report carried in United Press
dispatches from Berne that Brand
Whitlock, American minister to Bel
gium, bad been farced In lower the
Stars and Stripes from the United
stales legation in Brussels.
This confirmation brought Germany
and the Pnited States admittedly near
er to open humilities than-any events
since President Wilson broke relations
wth the kaiser more than a week ago.
Officials observed the act in the light
of reports they have as constituting a
possible open affront.
II was considered another one of the
rapidly accumulating infringements of
the Teutonic allies on American lights
and i riv'ilcs'es.
While officials insisted they mill
await complete details so as to be cer
tain and deliberate in any move this
government may take, they openly ad
mitted such acts as German military
Officials in Belgium tool; jn the Whit
luck case, plainly show the spirit and
intent with which Germany is moving.
This latest case is made more grave,
officials said, in view of the additional
information that Whitlock is now re
fused communication with his home gov
eminent, and American Belgian relief
workers are being detained." dust
what this "detention" amounts to. is
a question tor the most serious consid
eration. While oficials would not discuss the
ease, it was hinted that as soon as more
lads are in hand tins government may
make premptory demands upon Ger
many, probably through the Swiss min
ister, to explain without delay.
Sinking or Vessel
Coining as the incident does, on the
heels 01 the siuklns of an American f
sel in the Mediterranean in violation
of the law as construed by this govern
ment, heavv blows were struck at the
small lingering hopes of the president
that hostilities between the United
States and Germany might be avoided.
One Faction Dissents
There was still one group in the ad
ministration, however, which contended
that the Belgian situation may not have
. constituted an especially critical inci
dent. These claim that Whitlock may have
been merely "requested" not ordered
to take down the flag.
Such a request, they said, would have
been proper, as the legation was clos
ed and on German occupied territory.
The government's information was
that Ous'av Barter was arrested by pet
ty oficials on his way out of Germany
and that Germany would only let a few
relief workers remain in Belgium.
Germany's persistence in her ruthless
' U-boat detraction of neutral as well
as belligerent merchantmen is helping
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ABE MARTIN
STRAINED TO LIMIT
Miss Pawn I.ippincut's cousin, o'. At this point Forbes took a hand and I
Soundhead, Ohio, is visitin' her. He backed up Stanfield. Begarding the in
bioks a good deal like a feller that itegrity. of the speaker he told about the!
would go up on th ' stage if a magician men who introduced the cigarette - bill
invited bim. I.af Bud has a sisfer'and declared they were favoring the
that don't smoke or drink- women and then who pulled the teeth 1
Ackerman Tells of Real
sf.nftV?ea
Lnmity to America Strong
By Carl W. Ackerman. . . During past months I can state that
(United irea Staff Correspondent. ' the German censor repeatedly held up
Copyright 1917 by the United I'ress) ; United Press and Associated Press rnes
' Paris, Feb. 15. Warning against the sages, or advised correspondents of
dual menace of German submarine ac-' those two agencies that nothing re
tivity in American waters and against i garding the submarine warfare or, lat
German peace propaganda, which may j er, the delays in obtaining passports,
be in reality a play for time, is being! could be Bent.
sounded today by American officials! Then Germany sent, via the Overseas
conversant with the real situation in News Agency information counteract
Berlin. ing the texts of correspondents' dis-
Germany's attempt to negotiate the patches,
issue of her unlimited Submarine order An example f the use to which
through the Swiss legation at Wash ! Germany put her propaganda by the
ington, while Ambassador Gerard was', official news agency is furnished in
still in Berlin, is regarded with suspic-, the interview with Baron Von Stumm
ion by these officials. The movte is sent ovler the wireless service and
frankly viewed as an attempt to fore-1 which explained the delay in Gerard's
stall action by President Wilson until departure was due to necessity for
Germany can make such disposition of I
her submarines as will enaole her best
to strike at America in case of war.
The maneuver having failed, it is no
surprise to American officials to hear
that Germany has now repudiated the
efforts of the Swiss minister. The sug
gestion for negotiations is regarded sole
lv as having . been an expedient to
gain time while the German-financed
peace movement in America could getj
into action.
While this time was gained, Germany
counts on trying her submarine war
fare ior a few weeks. If it is unsuc-
cessful she will be able to say to:
President Wilson "we will be able to
...
say to President Wilson -wc will stop;;
if you will make peace." I
News Agency Accused.
Ambassador Gerard is forwarding to
Washington his emphatic warning that;
the Overseas News Agency is being ;
used by Germany to mourn American,.
opinion. Privately, officials desire to
warn Americans that Berlin dispatches i
are now coioreu uv
the official
man press bureau.
Correspondents who repeatedly eom-j
plained about the German censorship ; ti,ougn the indictment stands, Von Igel
are gone, except Cyril Brown, Berlin wm j,e permitted to leave jurisdiction
correspondent for the New York j 0 t)le courts and probably will never
World, with the exception of Brown, f nee trial. It was the general impres
those remaining are the correspondents ' si0n here that the action was taken on
who did not complain. 'suggestions from Washington.
Thomas Says Speaker Lobbies
With Committee Members
There is never no tellin' when that
I here Thomas man from Medford is
gwina to break out and raise a insur
rection er rebellion, er somthin' thct
starts the bees with stingers n buzzin'.
An' that there Rogue river fishin'
proposition is like Banquo's ghost, it
never will be laid.
At the session of the house last
night Representative Thomas again let
loose a bolt of electricity and again it
was directed at Speaker Stanfield. The
cause of the electrical storm was tho
presentation of a minority report on
Senator Smith's bill to extend the sea
son for commercial fishing on the Rogue
river at Grants Pass to three montns
and a half when it had .teen decided
that a majority report, or it unanimous
report, was to shorten the season to
two months and a half.
Immediately on the reading of the mi
nority report, Representative Thomas
jumped to his feet and charged Speaker
Mnntield with jobbery in having the
minority report brought in and openly
accused him of inspiring the report and
lobbying to secure its passage
Thomas declared there was more to
the minority report than appeared on
the surface and it indicated that politics
was being played with the fishing bill.
He did not object so much toihe change
in the bill as to the principle that wu
the
underlying cause. He said the,peo
pie of Grants Pass and Medford thought
the present season long enough. Bella nd
who is the chairman of the fisheries
committee, supported Thomas. He had i
.... . ) n.;,L r i. I
vuotviim iilii auuiuriu 'irj;iiii jicupie
who were in Salem and they had agreed
to a compromise which would allow the
season to open on May 15 instead ol
June I. The fisheries committee agreed
unanimously to the compromise, accord
ing to the statement of Mr. Thomas.
Thomas declared the minority report
was sneaked in, and that it had been j
furthered by SSpeakeT Stanfield-. whom
he charged with sending notes to cer- j
tain members asking them to vote for
the substitution of the minority 'for j
the majority report and that Br. Sween-'
ey was asked to put in the minority re
port-
Stanfield then asked Thomas who told
him that he had asked Br. Sweeney To
put in the minority report and Thomas
replied that it was Sweeney ' himself.
He further declared be heard the speak
er tell Representative Hodgen to take
care of the bill when it came up. The
speaker asked Thomas if this was the
bill that he said was being used as a
club over his Bogue river fishing bill
and Thomas said it was. He did not
think it fair that the speaker should go!
about lobbying against the bill. He call-i
ed on the otheT members of the commit-1
tee Holland. Br. Andersbin and Mann .
to tell what happened in the commit !
'tee meeting.
I
G""w
filling in his passports.
Ambassador Gerard was greatly in
censed when this interview came to his
attention.
Gerard Was Held
I can state that Gerard was held
from Monday until Saturday agaifTst
(Continued On page twe.)
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j i.w .TrW Hsnd' in Cham-
d surroundinc his move with
am, asked that the $25,000 bond,
Qn wn'ich Vl)u Ige was freed following
indictment in connection with the Wei
Inn, I ennnl hnmb rdnt. be .released.
.t11(w Hand released the bomb and al
from the bill and double crossed the wo
men.
When it came to a vote, however, the
minority report was adopted by a vote
of 33 yeas and zi nayes with three
members absen
Uue consolidation bill went tiirougn
(Continued on Page 8.)
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Massachusetts Congressman
Attacks Interests Which
Are Breading Peace
Washington, Feb. 15. " Represents- j
tive Gardner, Massachusetts, today
called upon the government to furnish I
armament for American merchant ships.
He declared that if armament is not
given America's merchant fleets then
the navy department should furiiisk
convoys.
Gardner denounced William Jennings
Bryan for conducting a campaign that
appeals to the cowardice which lurks inj
every man 's breast a cowardice which j
is the result of strongest of human in-,
stincts, the instinct of self prcserv.--j
tion- I
The Massachusetts representative at-
tacked Representative Moore, also a rc-
publican of Pennsylvania, who recently
declared, "British coloring of the news
is responsible for warlike spirit rfgainst
Germany. " He scathingly attacked
Germany for "its unheard of barbarity
and frightfulness toward non-combatants."
Reviewing the course of events that
led up to the break in relations with
Germany, Gardner declared:
"There the situation now rests, but it
cannot continue to rest long. It has
speedily become apparent that Amer
ican merchant ships are unwilling to
tace the terror ot German submarine :
warfare unless they are furnished some '
means of defense.
"The Bryan followers are the pa
cifists, the extreme socialists and those
who place loyalty to Germany above
loyalty to America.
"The cowardice of the Bryan appeals
is that they glorify their act by calling
it 'good will toward men' and timidly
they have rechristened it 'service to hu
manity. '
"They are trying to goad the people
into a campaign in which class will be
arrayed against class and race will be
arrayed against raee.
Smooth tongued spankers are to be
employed and trenchant pens arc to be
sharpened.
"Perchance, foreign gold may be j subission to all states; would permit the
spent, who knowst j confiscation of property and would in-
"Then, when the nation is success-1 jure the country in its general govern
fully split into two halves animated by inent effect.
Ifatred of each other, rather than by Representatives Igoe and Dyer, Mis
joint hatred of a foreign foe, when ourjsouri; Graham, Pennsylvania; Steele,
courage is at the lowest ebb, when our; Iowa, and Ban forth and Dale, New
righteous indignation has been suf j ti signd the minority report,
ficiently aspersed, then we are r vore 1 '
on the question of peace or war. Boiling Quits Firm
"Tt the vote be for peace we are to- Washington, Feb. 15. B, W. Boiling,
submit to any indignities rather than President Wilson's brother-in-law who
R,7,kT k' x u c , ' testified during the house note leak
"If the vote be for war, as a nation t . . , , . .
divided against itself we are to go l0 ; Pobc, today resigned as a member of
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Webb Bill Is Recommended
to Congress As Proper
Measure to Enact
Washington, Feb. 15- The Webb bill
for a national prohibition amendment
to the constitution, was formally report
ed favorably to the house today by Rep
resentative Carlin of Virginia, on behalf
of the judiciary committee.
Carlin, in a report embodying the
committee's views, declared 'it is in
cumbent uon comrress to submit the
sue to the states.'"
The Webb bill was agreed upon by a
majority of the committee several weeks
ago. Carlin '6 report to the house states
the. committee "reports the resolution
favorably and recommends, its passage,
thorebv submitting the proposed amend-
ent to the legislatures of the states for
ratification."
To be sent to the states for ratifica
tion, the bill must pass the senaie and
house by two-thirds vote. To be made
a part of the constitution, it must be
approved by three-fourths of the states.
If 1,'i states disapprove it, the bill is
lost.
" More, than half of the states have
declared in favor of prohibition," the
Carlin report, said. "Eighty -five per
cent of the territory o'f the United
Slate has outlawed the saloon and more
than liO per cent of the population live
in such territory: inn. mxi match- 10 mil
lion of our peonle residing in all narrs
I of the union have petitioned directly
for the passage of this resolution.
"Your committee cannot conceive of
any good reason, therefore, why the
states should be denied longer an oppor
tunity to paBs upon the desirability of
thus amending the constitution. The
question is now one of sufficient im
portance to Do submitted to them so
that they may pass upon it."
Representative Gard, Ohio, in a mi
nority report, declared the prohibition
amendment would raise a formidable
revenue question and would not permit
I personal consumption of liquor; woulcr
j interfere with the police power of the
sta'cs: does not provide for a date of
line wasningion nroseragc rirm or c.
j A. Connolly and company.
DEMAND RELEASE
OF AMERICANS
BY THE GERMANS
Note WW Contain Assurances
That Germans Here Have
Been Well Treated
Washington, Feb. 13. The
state department said official
ly this afternoon that it will
formally demand the release of
Yarrowdalc prisoners.
The document, containing the
demand, is said to be portly
complete and will contain as
surances that Germans in this
country have not been improp
erly treated. .
Paris, Feb. 15. Officials of the Am
erican embassy and many Americans,
greeted Ambassador Gerard on his as.
rival here today from Berne. The for
mer American envoy to Berlin arrived
at tho Oare Io Lyon, having left Berne
early yesterday evening.
The German Version
Berlin, via Sayville wireless, Feb. 13.
"Ambassador Gerard when leaving Ger
man soil asked the accompanying Gor
man representatives to transmit his
thanks to tho German government,"
said the semi-official news agency to
day. "The regulations of the German gov
ernment surpass everything we might
haw hoped for the embassy and the
colony, ' ' tho ambassador was quoted as
stating. "German hospitality and chiv
alry brilliantly stood the test during
these hard days."
Peru's Protest Received
BerUa, via Sayville wireless. Feb. 15.
Peru's protest to Germany against
sinking ot the sailing vessel Ixirton was
answered February 16 by Germany, ac
cording to the official press bureau to
day as follows:
' ' Until now nothing is known in Ber
lin about the caBO, but investigations
will be opened immediately after the
return of submarines concerned.
"In case neutral territorial coast wa
tet is violated or sinking is otherwise
illegal, damages and satisfaction shall
be granted. ' '
OF
EUROPE
PROTEST
Nanish, Norwegian and Swed
ish Governments Dispatch
Notes to Berlin
lis
Copenhagen, Feb. 15. The Danish, i few self-appointed guardians of the sen
Norwegian and Swedish governments j ate and the state. He insisted on his
have forwarded the central powers iden- j amendment. After considerable a crim
tical notes protesting against " the i onions debate the Kddy amendment was
barrage of certain sea zones,." accord
nig to official information today.
The note recalls on previous occasions
there have been formal complaints by
the signatory governments stating se
rious injury to the rights of neutrals.
The Scandinavian note, in conclusion,
declares the Central Powers' measures
"all the more eoutrary to international
law, if, as indicated, they are to be
applied indiscriminately, even against
ships voyaging between neutral ports.
The Scandinavian note emphasizes
that on the present occasion the signa-
I pelled to adhere to their previous posi
tion, " inasmuch as the obstacles to
1 neutral navigation are now on a eon-
siderably larger scale of gravity." '
"This government's anxiety," the
i note continued, "has been increased be
! cause the danger zones are to be guard
ed exclusively by submarines whose ac -
I tivitiea endanger neutral subjects as
i already demonstrated."
Demal is registered ot the right ol ton's statement that "the state engin
belligercnts to obstruct peaceful naviga-1 cor vas not elected to do this kind of
tion in zones situated at such a distance I work, Garland suggested "(he supreme
from the enemy coasts. These coasts, I court had decided he was," and he for
it is held, are subject only to a legiti-jonc "honored Engineer Lewis for tin:
mate blockade- enemies he had made."
"Relying on the considerations set Pierce made a strong plea that the
forth above," the note closes, "the gov -
eruments formally protest against ar
rangements adopted by the Central
Powers and the loss of life and material
damage which will ensue."
Galveston, Texas, Feb. 15.
Government agents arc working
on plans to frustrate what is
said to be a plot for all German
reservists and sympathizers in
this country to mobilize in Mex
ico, it. was learned on reliable
authority this afternoon.
- "Many Germans are- said to
have already crossed the border
at different points and it is ru
mored the first step will be thn
attempted destruction of valu
able oil properties furnishing
fuel for the allies.
STATE HIGHWAY
COMMISSION BILL
CREATED STORM
Attempt to Place Highways In
Control of Millionaire
Crowd
PAVING COMPANIES ARE
AFTER ENGINEER'S SCALP
.Delinquent Tax Bui Came Up
In Lower House This
The backors of the proposed state
highway code as created in H. B. No.
50:., the principal ones being the Mult
nomah delegation placed their cards on
the table this morning and showed just
what they were trying to do, which was
to place Yeon, Benson aiid some oflni
such citizens of Multnomah county in
charge of the entire road work of this
state. It. was not perhaps the iotentin
of the Multnomah bunch to do this bur,
Orton, who generally speaks first and
has some one think for him later, made
tttis announcement when the senate
went into committee of the whole to
make some amendments.
Ortons amendment which started the
fireworks, was that the provision allow
ing the comissiones- 000 a year hi:
stricken out and that they be allowed
only their actual expenses. Ho stated
that this was done so as to place tut
work in the hands of such persons as
Yeon, Benson, Albert or Butter, who
J would rather build a monument to them
selves by providing a good road system
for the state than by getting money for
their work.
Kddy offered un amendment to the
amendment, fixing the salary at $2,500.
The state was not asking charity, and
it wanted hired managers, not n -ot of
philanthropists he cared not how great
and generous they were. Thi8 was a
business proposition and should be run
on sufe and sainu business principles
lie did not believe all the knonlodgu
of the state was located under the has
of n few Portland millionaires.
Pierce ulso objected to the tfchole mat
ter of the state's highways being plaeed
in the hands of a bunch of millionaires,
no matter where they came from.
Lewis gave the game away still more
saying the matter had been discussed
for months iu Portland before senators
came to Halem. Two thousand five hun
dred dollars will not niipcal to a man
who is capable of doin the work, we
want men who will work without salary.
Orton got in wrong again by iiisiat
ing that only the friends of the bill
had a right to suggest amendments.
This brought Kddy to his feet with
the assertion that he had as many rights
as any senator and he proposed to use
them. He could not he bluffed bv a
lost and another was at once proposed
aking tho state engineer a member of
the commission and the engineer of the
commission.
This aroused Dimick, who pointing
his finger at. Kddy said, "Now you are
hitling that Portland high brow buneh
where they live." He made a strong
argument for making the state engineer,
who had been cleetd by the peopl for
the work, a member of the commis
sion." "(ivc the people at least one look in.
ll.et them have one representative among
tne millionaire bunch who will bo se
lected to spend the taxpayers' mon
ey. ' '
Kddy made a statement of the situa
tion around the Capitol ami what waa
behind the bill- He stated the paving
companies were after Engineer Lawia'
sculp. he lobby was full ot men work-
.ing to down the officer elected by tho
I people and these companies were trying
to legislate him out ot office. To Or-
1 stt,. engineer be retained ns a member
of the commission. He was elected, but
in less than two years hi successor
would be appointed by the governor.
Then the whole matter would be in the
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