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FOPwTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 289.
Army and Nat Program
Depends Upon ie Adoption
Q Plan
VANTS ENGLAND TO
ABANDONIDEAOF
SEA SUPREMACY
it' Englacd Refuses To Reduce
Navy, Then U. S. Mast
Strengthen Hers.
fttVY EXPASSI0N THREAT
QUITE OPEN AND SINCERE
Equal Numerical
Strength U. S. Sea Power
Would Be Greater.
By Cart D. Groat
Washington, Dee. (S. America 's af-njr-
and navy programs will depend
largely upon President Wilson's suo
icess or failure in securing adoption of
nig paii or non-niiiitimsm while abroad
What he wants, as nlreariv Benemllv
outlined, is to have Britain nhandon
ker idea of unbridled sea supremacy,
it oi ununuiea sea supremacy,
.ts her to pol her naval strength
international navy. Ho opposes
;a of an Anierican-15,ilish navy.
ie wan
uiiy idea
At the some time, he want the armed
irvamp spirit removed from the: world plishmont, and our steel, textile, leath
with respect to army power. " . "Cr. oil, rubber and other industries will
if England refuses to heirkcn to his
)iogram as to naval armament, this
Koverunient will go ahead with a pro-
gram destined to make the United
(Ntates the equal and perhaps superior
it) r.ngmiid on the sens. If England ultimately lower prices for raw mater-Klc-es
agree to President Wilson's pro- ia,g ttlld all finished products. The do
liosals. it is likely this government will clines wiu como slowly mora siow;y
elax somewhat its plans for the future. porhaps than doBired in '80me ca3(!8. blK
Left to Congress tne drift is unniistakablo, and deflation
These are plain facts, on excellent must be expected wherever inflation
Authority in connection with President has existed. The most difficult prob
AVilson 's peace program and the army lent in the outlook is labor, which has
nd navy future. already announced that it will not sub
Secretary Baker has left open the . mit to any reduction of wages, a pro
question of recommendations to con- nounccnicnt that is not surprising iu
fcrrsii. If the pcaee conference shatters T;ow 0f the high cost of living. Tho
militarism his ultimate retommenda- intter can only be reduced by docreas
tions will -bo far more pacific than oth- in the cost of production; and, if that
vrwrse would be the case, it is helinv- " i:i..i i,
Secretary Daniel, has carefully
touched his recommendations w as not
ih and American 8ea power. But, strip
lied of their verbiage, his proposals ap- j
jvru'ently mean the administration in- ,
it nd the United States to be Englands
equal on tho seas. The sole thing t
n an- sin'li a program will nc a satis
ft'lotory internutionul fleet police ar
rangement. Open and Sincere Plana
Naval experts explain that even if
it he United States only equals England
in numerical strcnglb, our navy will
lie ahead of England's for the types of
sr-raft and armament wo nrc building
Hre far superior to anything Britain has
afloat. '
The Ainri'nii naval expansion threat
i.i quite open and quit? sincere, accord
ing to this authority. There is still the
ithreat of army man power. The United
Plates will develop its army strength
Ugh if necessary, but the administra
tion frankly hopes ships and armies all
ver the world will be reduced so as to
help insure tho future peace of the
world. .
ENTIRE
RM
CONCLAVE DELEGATES
iSTBEOPENUDED
Cermany Wil Benefit If Na
tions Cannot Agree Oa
. Warship Balding.
By J. W. T. Mason.
(Written fur the United Press.)
Now York, Dec. 6. Germany is now
on the watch t0 take advantage of tho
age-long rule that a beaten enemy re
covers its power for evil when the vic
tors develop animosities anions (ken
selves. No peace conference attended by al
lied powers, each with its independent
interests to protect, has cvtr in tho
past Tieen completely harmonious. If
the forthcoming conference establishes
.
(.Continued on page throe) '
PEACE PROBLEMS FORCE
THEMSELVES TO TORE
Knsinpmpn An Armnnc Tn for tlie hlKh p"8 wl,ich !t dislikes.
n n iiUAHIU5 10 Another cause is the profiteering in
Be ReJeved From Rp;trir h1110'1 in bv uo,h capital and labor,
hons Of War !ovs of a" kin May f tiiose vob-
. jleins will, however, solve themselves,
..,,.,.-- I in time, provided there is maintained
New ork York, Nov. 30.-Peace a ,pirit of fuir deMng nd )atien(,0
problems are already-asserting them-, upon ail sides. A considerable number
selves with increasing force. Business of men and women have been disehnrg-
men are anxious t0 be freed from war ed from ""tion plants, and these are
restrictions as earlv as possible, mving "ff!lin llew employment with
j , . .. . Jittlo difficulty.
due regard to the avoidance of unnec- m, '. . , , , . .
essary disturabnee. They want super-' . m satisfactory development of
fluous regulations removed or modified h wc.ek f was a par-
, . , . , ,. . , . tial relaxation of artificial resrictioua
and at least gradually eliminated. They , . , .
i. i i e i- i. i" tho money market. While govern
want to be rid of pnee-f lxmg schemes. ' . - ' . . .,
m, t .1 R . , . . i incut requirements in financing the war
They want reasonable consideration'. ., 1 , . . .
- ' . . . c to the end must of necessity rcceivs
from the government in the transfer of " . .. .. ., . , J , . .. :
. , , J , ,. . . ... , first attention, there is no doubt that
industry from public to civi ban work. . ..... ., ,. , , . .,
m, i . . . . . too littlo consideration had ben paid
.. ' . , ., ,
turns, mwl flhnvft nil tliev wish tnn pnv
crnmeut to avoid injury to credit in
the process of demobilization. In short
they earnestly look forward for a re
turn to the normal, and a restoration
of business freedom as soon as consis
tent with safety and public welfare.
The government is making a praise-
worthy effort to meet such ideas. It is
-i . i j.i ..i.i:
also under the pressure of public opin
ion to reduce expenses as far as prac
ttcable in order to minimize burden
some war taxes. Not lcss-han $1,300,-
000,000 of war contracts have been can
"mm, numjut iu,.
ous difficulties, many business coneerna
having discounted such contingencies.
A gradual and steady reduction of war
celled, without thus far giving any seri-
work is already in process of acconv
find ample work to take the place of
cancelled war orders. War products
wiH naturally disappear, and the wholo
tendency of 'industry is to go back to I
moro nonnal conditions. This means
T r wnHnv. he
" thc t of lnbor it8clf. To a very
considerable extent labor is responsible
TURKS SUCCEEDED
Three Million Persons Have
B;on Massacred And An
other Million Will Starve,
London,
wireless.)-
Dec. G. (British admiralty
-The Morning Post corre-
pendent at Constantinople, describing ;
tho corruption and misery in Turkey
says that throughout the last fourloyod, in co-operation with organized
years the Turks, acting under orders ' labor, through government works is
of the "committee of union and pro-such enterprises as road building, for
greas," have done their tt-st to ruin 'cstry, timber and fuel production, flool
their country and have sn.-ceeded well
Threo million persons le been mas
sacred and another millior is on the
verge of starvation this winter. A great
portion of the empire has been con
quered and parceled out among the
different races and what remains is
totally mined.
It is probably true tha never be
fare have the Turks in the empire been
so rich. Ordinary policemen in Pera
are estimated to be worth from be
tween ten and fifteen thousand Turk
ish pounds. This accumulation of
wealth has been a portion of the pro
gram of the committee to en-ich Turks
at the expense of tho Ch-iftians. It
must not be supposed that Constanti
nople lackg anything. Shope are well
stocked. But Mohammedans hat all
tho tiade.
German officers had their share in
this plunder. Tbey robbed both Chris
tians and Turks.
In the first days after the armistice
there were at least 27,000 German sol
diers at the capital. Tlie have now
been mostlv deported to Haidar Pasha
np.l Scutari.
It is well worth noting that Count
Bernstorff, who succeeded Von Kuehl
mann, left Constantinople thi day af
ter the armistice was signed. His sat
elites remained, however, stiil plotting.
Inferior German consulates are still
at work.
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER
to ordinary credit requirements. Com-
. J. . .
promise
views on
between widely diverging
the subject was inevitable.
I While it may have been difficult to
Idraw the line between artificial and a
free money market, there was no doubt
jas to the advisability of moderating re
cent restraints, if only to permit a
'""UUI . tu "u""" - .
As a result tune money was in better
supply than for soveral months; much
to the relief of both the business and
the financial communities. It did not,
" fen red, lead to a sudden out
burst of wild speculation. On the con-
:. . rpeordo(1 8wn fan 0f
!!''' tat tt did nermit niofe
cvtera ,)0 l
"ntl"al ftnd waled a undl!r-
'Continued on. page two .
SAN LEAGUE
EOR GERMAN PEACE
World Democracy And Other
Bolsheyiki Nonsense is
Promulgated.
St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 6 A peace
which would create a "United States
of tho world, by consent and not by
conquest!' is favored by the National
Non-Partisan League, acoordiug to its
programme," adopted here
today at the league's annual conven
tion. .
The piogrammo as given by tho
league tonight follows:
First A peace prograinnio ending
war by creating world democracy, not
substituting ouedespotism -fur another.
I A united states of the wond, by can
jsent and not by conquest.
Second A reconstruction programme
: providing for the employment of all,
I reduction of tho cost of living, viidlijg
monopolistie extortion and retina vfefcd
, tho state aird national governments
I from autocratic control of monopolies,
and in this way making the world saf
for democracy.
Third Tho termination of the pre
ent national control of railways and all
other public utilities and industries
taken over as war measures, not by re-
.. . " , ' . . '.,.:.
Fourth Employment of the unen
protection and land reclamation
Fifth Complete enfranchisement ol
women with equal opportunities witk
men and equal pay for equal services.
Sixth The national government
should make loans to state government
Urn state bonds and first mortgages on
real csiaio in oruer mat larmerg can
get loans from the state at cost.
Meveuth Immediate reduction of
freight and passenger rates, especially
on food and fuel.
Eighth Immediate abandonment of
all interference with political rights of
employes ia the public service and
abandonment of the exercise of any
further postbffico censorship.
Ninth Liquidation of the national
debt through reforms in the income and
inheritance taxes.
Tenth Restoration of the rights of
!d;or, surrendered for patriotic reasons
and the repealing of laws regulating
the civil rights of people as war meas
ures. Eleventh AM use of the mails, tele
graph, telephone and express companies
and banks shall be denied for making
sales of goods, properties, investments
or sei-urities, except for direct delivery
by the owner or his authorized agent,'
and then of the specific goods, proper
ties, investments Or securities Involv
ed in order to eliminate gambling and
speculation in necessities of life.
SENATOR LEWIS
SAYS LEAGUE MAY
BEC01MER
Tells Senate That League Of
Nations Might Menace
World Peace.
SPEAKS WHOLLY ON HIS
OWN RESPONSIBILITY
C l D L' U .
(JUHKCilS I USMUav ndSIHJillilV-S
In lase Of Jealousy Among
Nations.
By L. O. Martin
(Capital Journal Special Service)
Washington, Dee. 8. Warning Pres
ident Wilson that snares may be set for
him in Europe, Senator Lewis, demo
cratic whip and clo4. adviser of tho
president, told today the senate tho
proposed league of nations might be
came a danger to tho world pence rath
er than a guarantee of it.
He said that "in tho past the great;
wars , nave Deen conducted between
those who were previously allies and
grew from the execution of the com
pacts of peace."
"I will not be blind to this prospect
even as between ourselves and those we
now call allies," he said.
Detailing his fears, Lewis declared
if the United States was favored in
the decision of a dispute, other coun
tries, demanding reciprocity, might ex
act so much as "to weaken the link
with the future or cause us to bo charg
od with bad faith."
He said Japan might solicit Great
Britain and France to demand abolition
of our policy of exclusion of Asiatics
and that they in turn might persuade
Japan to demand retraction of the Mon
roe doctrine. j ,,. 1
Lewis said ho- spolco whollyoh his
own responsibility. v
GREAT' ARMY PLANS
HALTEDJBY PEACE
Chief Of Staff Tells Of Won
derful Military-Organization
In Making.
Washington, Dec. 6. The army pro
gram of 80 divisions in France by June
30, 1919, was embarked upon with com
plete confidence that Germany could
and would be defeated during 1919 if
the project was carried out, General
March, chief of staff, declares in his
annual report to Secretary Baker, made
public today. That conviction was bas
ed oa a comprehensive study of the
whole war situation ordered by General
March immediately after he assumed
his duties as tho head of the army last
March.
"After a study of the situation," tho
report says, "including as accurate an
estimate of the potential strcngt ol
our allies on tho western front and of
the probable German strength as was
possible, I came to the conclusion th'
the war might be brought to an end in
1919 provided we were able to laud in
(Continued on page three)
ABE MARTIN
Another real patriot you hsint heard
much about is thf feller that has
eherefully lostrmoney ever' since th'
war begun. Uliss Linnet Spry is so
blamed homely she don't even
good in o sunbonnet sideview.
looK
6, 1918
LEFT WING OF SECOND DIVISION
IS THREE DAYS MARCH M RHINE
Poi i'iad Labor Won't Strike
In Behalf Of Tom Mooney
Portland, Or., Dec. 6. Pending tho
governments "investigation of the
ehargos of fraud in the Mooney trial"
Portland union men will not striko in
behalf of Thomas Mooney.
The Portland labor council pnsscd a
resolution to that effect last night with
out a dissenting vote. It practically
binds all unions here, so there will be
lo walkout tor Mooney in tins city on
Moii'luy, the time scheduled
for the
proposed nation-wide -Spriko
The resolution states that while
new trial has not been accomplished
strike at this time is "fraught with
much danger," and that Moonev will
not hang "while his innocence is being
established.
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
WILL GO TO FRANCE
Vilson To Summon Them Soon
After Landing. Steamer
Still On Heavy Seas.
By Robert 3. Bender
(Capital Journal Special ,Sorvico)
Aboard the U. 8. S. George Washing
ton, Dec. 6. (By Wireless to New
York.) Prosident Wilson will summon
other officials to Franco, soon after
landing, to aid in directing distribution
of AnHwieau foodstuffs a4 raw materi
als among the. suffering European pop
ulations! Bernard Baruch, chairman of
tho war Industries board, probably will
be oe of the men named for this work,
"n The Georgo Washington has, been av
eraging 17 knots an hour and at the
time this dispatch was flted was about
600 miles duo cast of New York,
The liner was still encountering heavy
seas, but the president has proved hjin
self r good sailor and has shown no
signs of sonsickness. His cold is much
better. Ho has been resting a groat
deal and has held no formal conferences
with any of his advisers. Ho 'and Mrp,
Wilson sat through "abandon ship"
drill yesterday.
.The president's visit to Italy is ex
pected to be undertaken within two
weeks of his arrival at Brest. He will
go to Belgium and England later.
URLES9N ADVOCATES
GGVEIiENTGWNl
Reports That Postoffice Did
Largest Business In The
History In 1918.
Washington, Dec. 6 Permanent own
orship of tho telegraph and telephone
systems of the country is recommended
by Postmaster General Burleson In his
annual report, made public today.
'Tho experiences as a result of tht
present war have fully demonstrate
that the principlo of government own
ership of tho telegraphs and telephones
is not only sound but practical," h
stated. "While such control is torn
pornrv and will exist only until the
ratification of the treaty of peace, ye';
tho best results can be accomplished on
ly when these systems are owned b,r
the government, made a part of tin
postal establishment and operated sole
ly with a view to serving the public
and not of making profit or guarantee
ing returns on the investment.'"
The report shows that the postoffiet
department did the largest business it
history for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1918.
State Treasurer Transacts
Heavy Annual Business
Receipts of the state treasurer's of
fice during the last two yearr have to
taled 120,133,970, which U $H,00,000
in excess of the total receipts of any
previous biennium in the state's his
tory.. These figures will ht shown in
the biennial report of State Treasurer
Kay, which is now being compiled,
Cash on hand October 1. 1910. to-
ta'cd $1,138,802, which when -added to
the receipts for the 'biennium makes a
total of 121,272,772. Uifbursements
for the two years aggregate 18,81i5,-
PRICE TWO CENTS
WHOLE FRONT TO
be owe ey
AMERICAN ARMY
Gssieral Pershkg Has Taken
Over Federal Building
In Trier.
STAFF OFFICERS ARE TO
SUPERVISE INDUSTRIES
Germans Ordered To Cease
Sending Russian Prisoners
Toward Allied Lines.
By Wobb Miller
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
With the Americans in Prussia, Dec.
-(Night.) The left wing of tha
Second division is within three days alH gervi(!e Bt s8, f $ir
inarch of the Khino. The wholo front year; wa9 the testimony today of A.
is to be occiipicd by tho Americans Bruco HicWski, head of the department
along the historic river and is expected of justice, bureau of investigation, beta-be
reached by December 13. foro tho senate committee investignt-
A corps of engineers left yesterday ing alien propaganda,
for Coblenz to dctormino tho exact ar-l Biolaalti road into the record cblo
ea of the bridgchoad to be held by the grams furnished by the s'.ate depart
Americans and to arrange for taking mcnt from among the records of Voa
over the railways, telephones and tele-Birnstorlf, former German ambassador
graphs. . (to this country, to provo what he said
General Pershing lias .taken ovnT the about Hale. The first of these was sent
fodoral building in Trier (Trcvia) as t0 BtTlin via Buetros Aires and kxock
hia headquartors. Staff officers are be-.'holm on Jlma 2 1910. In it. Bernstorff
inrf appointed to supervise tho. public 'advised Berlin that "the present is
works, police and schools. . favoralble tamo to get Hearf.t to semi
T rrav th i,,fi. ,t i,,..i.rf.'a first rate journalist to Berlin. The
of Bussian prisoners, which the Ger
mans aro turning toward the allied
lines, the feeding, housing and trans
portation of which would be a huge
task, Genoral Dickmnn has wirelessed
tho Germans to cense sending them, as
they will bo turned back. '
TIT UD W0NTG00N
AGAIN IN PORTLAND
Health Officials Announce Set
Of Rules Which They Urge
All To Follow.
Portland, Or., Dec. 0. A new influx
enza lid will not bo put on Portland, aw
threatened yesterday.
Health officials today announced a
set of rules which, if followed, will ob
viate tho lieceKsity of closing the town
again, they believe.
Theatres will bo allowed to accept
seating capacity only.
Stores shall keep aisle clear and limit
number of passengers to half the ca
pacity of elevators.
The temperature in business houses
must bo regulated so it is nevor less
than 68 and never moro than 70 degrees
All "colds" in
department stores
must bo stmt home. Employes shall un
dergo daily examination.
Any person, who caught away from
home coughing or sneezing will be ar
rested.
Windows in streetcars must be kept
open.
One hundred thirty-five new lnfliion
za cases had been reported at 9:it tats
morning, compared to 190, a record nurn
bor, for the wholo day yesterday, when
tbcro wero 12 deaths. No deaths are
on record today so far.
518, leaving a cash .balance on Septem
ber 30 of 2,ri7,254.
ror the first time since 1874, tho re
port of the state treasurer shows that
the state has a bonded indebtedness.
The state now has outstanding bonds
amounting to $3,OW,00 of which $2,-
590,000 are highway bonds and $450,000
are rural credits doiiiIe.
figures are given in tho report show
ing the growth of tho state business as
represented by the amount of receipts
and disbursements. Tho disbursements
for tho biennium ending Septotnbcr 30,
1908, totaled $5,527,124; f r the bien
nium ending September 30, 1910, $7,
329,262; for the biennium ending tiep
tember 30, 1912, $7,738,359; for the bi
ennium ending September 30, 1914, $10,
652,592; for tho biennium ending Sep
tember 30, 1910, $11,473,409; fo the
biennium ending September 30, 191S,
$18,615,518. T
. --
ON TRAINS AND NEWS
STANDS FIVE CENTS
HALE, EMPLOYED
BY HEARST, ALSO
GERI4A1I AGENT
Was Given Salary of $1503
Yearly As Head Of Prop-;
aganda Service.
HALE SENT TO BERLIN AS
HEARST CORRESPONDENT
Attempted To Sway Public
Opinion In U. S. Favorab c s
To Germany.
Washington. Dec. 6. That William.
Bayard Hale, employe of William R
Hearst, was also "confidential agont"
of the German embassy here and was
employed as head of the German prop-
confidential agent of tho embassy un
der a contract which runs to June 23,
1918,"
Bernstorff Complained "K '
In tho second ca.blegrain Bernstorff
complained that "Halo says, and.
Hearst confirms, that Tho World (the
New York World), cn account of Wio
gand (Karl Von Wiegnnd.),. gets the im
portant interviews. Urge Hale to get
preference, as Hearst has, since the be
ginning, placed himself outspokenly oa
our side."
Bielnski said that so far n he knew,
Hearst knew nothing about llala being
in tho employ of the German govern
ment. Bielnski told of tho meeting at the
ItiU 'Carlton, New York, if German
propagandists, headed by lr. Dcrn'her
chief of the propaganda sc'vicc in tha
United Ktutrs.
Dernbcrg, Myer Gerhardi, a Gorman
embassy employe, an nnp'oye named
Meyer of the Itaniburg-Aine'ican line;
Ooorgo'Sylvcstor Vericck, eiiitor of thov
fatherland, and Von Bniftorff wcro
present, the witness said.
Dernberg Outlined Tolicy
Demberg outlined the p dicy to be
pursued iu shaping American pubiia
opinion to Germany's advrutage. Hoj
said that "made in Germany'1 efforts
to sway American public t i inion had
reacted unfavorably.
Dernberg said more money would
have to bo spent with tUf American
press, according to Wiolass.:.
"Through direct bribery nothing can
be dona," Dernberg was quoted, "but
it is said ono can work on reporters."
Dernberg announced ho was consid-
cring "taking into his services tho fa
mous, clever Journalist McUlure.
When Hale was hired by the embassy
he was not only to head the German
news service, Ilielaski declared, but
was to .make an effort to t.ct in touch
with President Wilson and impr.ess th;
Gorman view on hiin. Hule, who is au
thor of "A Life cf President Wilson"
tried to get an interview with Presi-'
dent Wilson for Dernberg but was re
fused. "
"The public opinion of America in
a proflcrman sense i highly import
ant," Bicloski quoted Dernberg as say
ing, "Our efforts must be enlarged,
for they have already, prjved uncom
fortable to the Knglish." 2
Dr. Carl A. Fuehr was ono ol the
brainiest men connected with tho Gcr-
man propagandists in tlitir pre-war
campaign in this country sad directed
much of fhe publicity iTom .ew fork,
Ilielaski testified.
Prominent Man in list
A long list of names including many
men prominent in the educational and
public, life of the country was seised
among other pnperg from Kuehr nd
rend into the record by Biclanki.
Under the caption "ilmpprlant list,
of names," were the following:
Processor William R. Shepherd, Co
lumbia; Professor Hugo M nnterberg, .
Harvard; Kdmund Von Mack, Cam
bridge; Professor Jchn W. Burgess,.
Newuort. K. I:i rrofesir Herbert f an-v
(Continued on page two)