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SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1919.
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All Delegates Agree That Colonies Can Not Revert To
Germany On Ante-Bellum Status, And Majority
Seem To Favor Administration By League Of
Nations Under Trusteeship Of Those Most Interested.
By Fred S. Ferguson.
(United Tress staff correspondent)
J'aris, Ji 28 German colonies again
furmedNtuo principal subject of discus
Kkinwhon the pence ''bureau" mot
"today.
Japan's claim on the Marshall group
of Pacific islands were understood to
liave received special attention. It was
reported Great Britain favored Jspa
noso retention of these islands which
were seized from Germany. In return
for this support, it was bclicvod that
Japan might back up the claims of Aus
tralia, New' Zealand and South Africa
to German colonies now held by them.
All the delegates apparently . wore
agreeS "that; the colonies cannot revert
to Germany on 'an ante-bellum status,
tint the majority appeared to 'favor
their ndnit.ristrsihn' by thp hwgue-of
nations, under a trusteeship-of the na
tions niopt diroetly interested. The .Am
erican plan had not been dlseioseu but
it was believed it would coincide with
the league of nations idea pf ultimate
mdi'-detormiiiation. Some delegates hold
the opinion that President Wilson
would wait until all the other represen
tatives had presented their schemes
as he did in the cane of tho league of
nations and the Russian situation and
then come forward with a' program
which would receive instant approval.
French Deny Claims.
Denials by French government offi
cials regarding alleged claim to the
W..ir valley have taken tho form of a
declaration that no claims have been
presented. There has been no official
enlightenment yet on Fiance's position
in the matter, but it was asserted in
some quarters today that tho French j
proposition, as it will be presented to:
the pcaco delegates, will provide for
control of tho Snn-r valley during tho;
yipriod the Lens coal district remains:
useless because of German vandalism.!
The great industrial district in which
I.ille is tho center is dependent upon
the Lens coal fields and it will be im
possible to resume work on a normS'l
basis until the mires are re-opened.
This, according to experts, may be sev
eral years hence. The French, it is
understood, also plan to have the bene
fit of certain agricultural lands within
the present German border pending res
toration of tho Somme valley which
was rendered barren by the' Gormans.
All who have seen the Lens district and
the Somme valley sympathize instantly
with such a proposal., yet there is a
marked hesitancy against placing any
foreign population under the rule of r.n
othor, us would be the ense, since the
Saar valley is entirely German,
Credit Another Question.
Anothor question which will havo an
important bearing on restoring actual
peace conditions is that of international
banking. Establishment of credits has
bocoine one of the-biggest problems be-foi-o
tho delegates us distribution of
food supplies and other reliof work is
based on its solution. The significance
of this work was revealed by the bu
rodu's action yesterday in constituting
now committees for economic and fi-na-cii:!
questions. Under discussion of
maritimo law which was formally
broached for tho first time yesterday,
naturally will eome freedom of the seas
Old blockado laws will betaken up by
this special committee and it is gener
ally accepted certain revisions will be
made.
Chinese demands for representation
on the special committees have been
met through apportionments on the
league of nations and control of ports,
waterways and railways committees.
Belgium's success in obtaining repre
sentation on all the committees possi
bly will s&tisfy her demands, but it is
likely the other of the smaller nations
will again bring up the subject of full
er representation.
Seattle Strike Week Old
Results
WORK ON STEEL HULLS
IS ORDERED 'SUSPENDE
IN CALIFORNIA YARDS
Seattle, Wash., Jnn. 28. With Seat
tle's shipyard Btrike one week old to
day, officials of the Metal Trades coun
cil are sending telegrams to metal
trados organizations throughout the
country asking that demands equal to
those made on Seattle employers be in
stituted generally.
A general strike of shipyard workers
throughout the nation is requested it
yards in the other districts fail to rec
ognize demands for a blanket scale of
$S, $7 a id $8 daily, such as have been
made hero.
Representatives of 130 Sonttle unions
wont on record in the labor temple late
yesterday afternoon in fnvor of tying
up tho entire industry of tho city in a
gonoral strike of sympathy with the
shipyard workers.
The ennual Indian appropriation bill,
carrying $10,800,000, was passed by the
houso Saturday.
Five Companies Are Affected,
Brotherton Blames Puget
Sound Region For Order
San Francisco, Jan. 28. Work on 34
steel hulls in the California district was
ordered suspended in a telegram reseiv
ed today by Captain Pillsbury of the
Emergency Floet Corporation from
Charles Piez, general manager of the
corporation.
The plsn'ts affected aro:
Long Beach Shipbuilding company,
six hulls. ' . " ,
Western Pipe and Seel company
South San Francisco), four hulls.
Southwestern Shipbuilding company,
(East San Pedro), eight hulls. ;
Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry
dock coinuany, ten hulls.
Hanlon Drydock end Shipbuilding
company (Oakland), six hulls.
Captains Pillsbury 's of fieo disclosed
that the telegram received today was
an npplic:1 Ciojj of one. received lasl
night which treated on the situation on
ly iu a gonoral way.
ASKS COOPERATION IN
F IGHTOUIT PESTS
Robert . Paulus Cites Some
Figures To Show Import
ance Of Fruit In Oregon.
Bobert C. Paulus, manager of the
Salem Fruit Union, appeared last
night before the joint committee of
ways and means just to giyo them
some idea of tho wonderful fruit in
terests of Oregon and incidentally
loosen them up when it come to ap
propriating money for the fighting of
fruit pests.
lie gave them some information
about as follows: 100,000 acres plant
cd in fruit in the state, of which 30,
000 acres are prunes. English walnuts
will soon be one of the big financial
industries ns there are already 1000
acres in Marion county, with the larg
est walnut orchard in the world, SOO
acres within ten miles of Salem. In
the Willamette valley he said there
was 5000 acres in walnuts.
For the past year, $25,000,000 was
the value of the fruit crop in the
state and in orchards and equipment,
ho figured there wa invested from
$40,000,000 to $50,000,000 in the state
10,000 acres of apples were coming
into bearing in western Oregon alone,
Mr. fauluis said. Young prune t.ces
are especially liable to injury from
NEW POLITICAL CRISIS
BREY!uG TODAY OYER
STATUS OF SOVIETS
Majority Socialists And Demo
crats fa Germany Would
Abolish Thea.
By John Graudeni.
(United Press staff correspondent)
Borlin, Jan.-27. (Delayed.) A new
political crisis was brewing today over
the future status of the workmen's and
soldiors' councils in which administra
tive power has centered since the be
ginning of the revolution. Lradors of
tho majority socialists and democrats
a coalition of Whom is expected to
domlnste. the new German republic
were advocating program for aboli
tion, or at least modification of the
Soviets. Meanwhile the 'government
would be run by it he present cabinet
. i . i i : i ' i i i l
until ibb ntLuuum KWMsuiuiy couiu . es
tablish new governmental machinery.
Spartacan Pass Besolutions,
The Spartacans wcro throwing whet
power they still possessed on the side
of the workmen's and soldiers' councils
A mass meeting of Spartacans in Braun
schwieg yesterday passed resolutions in
favor of continuation of the soviots
until the socialist revolution is firmly
established, regardless of the sitting of
the national assembly.
Tho majority of tho German people
apparently aro determined that the na
tional assembly 's work shall bo abso
luie and that soviots and the present
cabinet alike must' bow to its will. In
view of this feeling, it is believed that
the meeting at Weimar may ultimately
resolve itsolf into the first congress of
tlio German ropublic.
The Prussian elections' yesterday
wcro conducted without enthusiasm.
Only a fow pamphlets were distributed
and there was no agitation. Unliko tho
national elections, in which the women
elected 30 delegates and gave the con
servatives an unexpected, Btrength,
there were few wonjen voting yester
day. Snow kept moV of them from the,
polls.' Tho state elections aro not gen
erally considered important nationally.
RITiSii BEGIN FIGHT
TO CONTROL SHIPPING
English Interests Have Begun
Chartering Of American
Owned Ships.
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BILL PROTESTS USE
OF ANYRED EM8LEH
Labor Interests Are Inclined
To Look With Disfavor Up
on This Legislation.
Whether the red flag sh&U appear is
parades or the carrying of any banner
indicating disloyalty or a belief in an
arohy, came up for vigorous discussion
late yeaterdcy afternoon when Be pre
sents tive Gordon's bill came up for
final passage.
Mr. Gordon said that the u. H. flag
was enough for any parade E-nd good
enough for anybody and there was no
need of any other emblem or flag: But
it seems tho labor interests, while pro
fessing to approve of bill against the
red flag, at the same time are fighting
tho bill. .
Smith of Portland who represents la
bor, soemcd to fear the bill would
abridge liberties somewhere and object
ed to the word "defiance" ' Outside
of the word "dofiaiico" used in the
nxprcssion "in defiance of tho law,"
ho was not especially opposed to the
bill, although Home of Portland, the
other labor delegate, was against the
bill on general principles.
Bean of Eugene said that no true
American should fear the bill prevent
in a tho carrying of a red flag or any
emblem of disloyalty or oeMef In an
archy. "We eennot allow the I. w. w.
or such organizations to wave the T"d
fine and expect this countiy to stand
for it," Mr. Bean doclarcd.
Mr. Gordon who introduced tno Dm
thought that evorybody would bo in
favor of it. Lnbor troubles wore due
lnrgoly to the fact that this bolshovik
element in labor organizations was mak
ing trouble. Bepresentativo Richardson
of Portland was inclined to put on the
soft pedal and line up with the labor
(Continued on pago two)
TO ASK AMNESTY FOR
MEN CONVICTED IN WAR
This Is Borah's Second Step
In Campaign To Rid U.S.
Of All Traces Of War.
By L. C. Martin. "i
(United Press staff correspondent)
Washington, Jan. 28. General cmnes
ty for all men convicted in the war by
courts-martial is to be asked of Presi
dent Wilson by Senator Borah.
This is the second step in tho pro
gressive senator's campaign to rid the
United Stctes of all traces of war.
Borah will co-opcrato with Senator
Chamberlain of tho military uffairs
committee in hcarirgs to show the facts
with respect to sentences meted out to
men of tho draft army. Allegations
kid before Borah, Chamberlain and
other senators uro to tho ffect:
That, a startling inequality existed
in the severity of sentences imposed
on different men for the same offonses.
That unduo severity was cxercisd fot
minor infractions of military discipline.
That courts-martial havo been com-
nnanrl in some instances of mon not
qualified, either by training or totnpor
amcnt. t0 sit as judges.
Senators have been told the total of
sentences during the war ran well above
ton thousand. Neither Borah nor Cham
berlain vouches for these figures nor
for the truth of the charges. Borah
said totdays
Ho mupy complaints have bcon laia
American And Allied Troops On Shenkursk Front Have
Situation Well In Hand, But Superior Numbers Of
BoMeviki Are Forcing Them Slowly Back, Is Infor-
mation Sent Chief Of Staff March.
. By Oarl D. Groat.
(United Press staff correspondent)
Washington, Jan. 88. Further offi
cisl reports from the 8honkursk front,
whero a small force ..of Americans,
British and Russians is fighting super
ior numbors of bolsheviki were expect
ed by officials hero today.
The troops on the Shenkursk front,
south of Archangel, have tho situation
woll in hand, according to tho latest
information roceived by Chief of Staff
March. .
An ordorly retirement toward Arch
angel is apparently under way. Of
ficial dispatohes from London reported
that the American and allied soldiers
wero driven out of tho town of Bhcn
kurA. However, they appear able
hold , off the bolshevik assaults while
slowh falling back. The weather is
very told. , ' -
Officers here are becoming more and
more convinced of the futility of main
taining the Archangel expedition.
Hearkening to the opinion of the pee
plo in thig country and abroad, partis
nlarly tho working classes, they are be
ginning to believe that the allies and
the United States would do woll t
withdraw unless they intend real inter
vention. 'J'ho terrain over which the Americana
and biiics aro operating is unfavorable.'
A single lino of railroad runs scuta
f:om Archangel. The district is f 1 We
growth in .marshes. In winter these
marshes aro frozen and can be travers
ed. But, iu goaorul, forces must hasf
the rail line and no big expedition enitld
(Continued on psge three)
SEN. JONES REPLIES
TO
Washington, Jan. 28. British ship
ping interests have come into tho open
in Mioir tight for control of world
shipping.
Indications today were that the
great economic war which has been
threatened is now on in earnest.
Shipping board circles were startl
ed by what officials term unfair com
petition by tho British in obtaining
cargoes for their bottoms.
On the hoels of an announcement or
a reduction of 66 2-3 per cent in rates
to Great Britain, it was asserted here
that British shipping interests have
garnered cargoes sufficient for three
months and these, it was declared,
were contracted before the rate reduc
tion and, therefore at the previous
high rate.
All .cargoes now offered winch nave
not boen placed under contract were .
said to be accopted ty the British at tefore me that I have asked the t the
tne new rate, mm, n ji j . war dpBrtmeent furnish senate com
ties un all cargoes for which British!.,- . , .nlir.mlti,.i i,a(..
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this, it was asserted among oK'f1'. mu8t be necessary to bring out addition
British interests have begun charter -' jactfc
ing American ownru ii
evident from reports received here
that the chartering of American own
ed ships was being done by the British
to provide apace for all cargocg of
fered under the new rates. "
The shipping board immediately met
tho British rate reduction. (But in Brit-1
iiJh shipping circles it was said that
when American vessels obtain eargoes
many handicaps in the way of foroign
port" facilities are found to be in their
path. On the other liand, when the con
signment is shipped in British vessels
the "ways r greased" reports indi
cate. Princeton Professor Shot
Daring Elections Id Berlin
Berlin, Jan. 25. (Delayed.) Lowell
Thomas, formerly professor at Prince
ton university was shot below the heart
and daneerously wounded ei Bremen
last Sunday, it was learned here today.
Ho was saved from the wrath of a
Bpartaean mcb which had attacked him
by Webb Waldon of Colliers weekly.
Both -had been aceuse of attempting
tfr cause a split in the Bpartaean organi
zation. Tho trouble during which Thomas
was shot occurred during tho national
elections and developed into a battle.
Webb Waldon is an editorial writer
for Colliers Weekly.
ABE MARTIN
ifi&y
Folks that fish "for compliments are
often bigger liars than th' other kind.
Let's all quit nibbin' in on th' war an'
wait fer th' unbiased historian
tays He Did Net Know Baker
Was Classing Hkself As
i . : "A Moses." v
m"As one who opposed handing over
$250,000 without a protest, I did not
at the time realize 'that you were
classing! yourself as a Moses, loading
us out of the wilderness, but I had it
figured that we wore a Joseph being
sold into captivity," said Senator
Walter B. Jones, in a letter sent yes
terday to Mayor George L. Baker of
Portland.
Tho letter is in relation to Mayor
Baker's open letter attacking Senator
J. C. Smith and others who were re
luctant in complying with tho may
or' request for $100,000 to be uod
in taking caro of stiianded soldiers in
Portland. The mayor's open letter,
howover, was provoked by the com
ment of senators who read the newspa
per article stating that the mayor had
a soldiers' benefit fund which he was
holding for a "real omergency."
In mnking hig reply the mayor got
tho two Sonator Smiths mixed up and
attributed to Senator J. C. Smith re
marks which wero mndo by Senator I.
S. Smith.
Senator Jones' letter is as follows:
"While I fully realize that Senator
Smith is capablo of defending himself
in the tirade against him, I consider
you las a public official have attempt
ed to caist a reflection against the
state of Oregon and its representative
in Hnlom assembled.
"I would suggest, Mayor, that if
our actions do not suit vou chloroform
might -prove a more painless and saf
er iriftlhnd ttt tinnrlltntr thA ftitun'tion.
"As one who opposed banding over
.$250,000 without a protest, I did not
at the time realize that you wero class:
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out or ine wwuerncss, uuc i ,pu
figured that wo were a Joseph being
sold into captivity.
"I will also be compelled to plead
'ignorance to the fact that you aro ft
I prospective candidate for governor,
and that you hod taken this method
of shoutinii to the cnllerie. Your am
bition is a worthy one, even if the
method employed is not.
"With H40O in 'blues' did you ever
sit in a hand where you drew down
100,000 more easily or quickly than
you did In thig matter!
" When vou eet to be governor t t
you will have my best wishes and the
state of Oregon will have my prayers.
"Regretting very much that the ti
rade airainist fiena'tor Smith and cer
tain other members of the senate ways
and means committee, of which I am
a member, has every appearance of
being illegitimate offspring of an ab
normal brain, the fatherhood of which
inveigles the mayor of Portland, I am
most sincerely, Walter p. Jones."
ACCEPT FOOD BILL
Washington, Jan. 2S. The
senate today accepted the con-
ferrace report on the $100,-
000,000 food bill to aid the
needy peoples of Europe.
Soon afterward the house
also adopted the conference re-
nort.
SENATE Bill WOULD
PROVIDE $500,000
TOR A NEW "PEN"
Entire Act Will Ba Referred
. To People For Approval
Or Rejection.
Senator Roy Kitner toduy started
tho ball rolling In another effort to get
tho pooplo of Oregon to approve a oOO-
000 appropriation for tho construction
of a now penitentiary.
Ho introduced a bill authorizing the
board of control to construct a n.'ar
prison either on the present site or
quiro a new site, and a tux of $125,000
a year for four years is to be levud
for the purpose.
But the cutiro act is to be referrcil
to tho people for their approval or re
ject.' on.
Two big C-crinan cannon, v,hich vera
captured on the battlo fields of lan
ders by Oregon soldiers, will be ..-
to Siilein fir phcemcnt on the Btnte
house laws if tho Oregon senators and
representatives in congress are able to
cany oi.t the wishes of tho state legis
lature, us expressed in a resolution pass
ed by tho senate this morning. Tho res
olution wa ; introduced by Senator Hus
ton and it u.'gc. the members of con
gress to work to secure for this state
the two big cannon as a t.uphy to
which Oregon is en itled bees of the
splendid r-'coi 1 made by her soldiers.
. . Make i It Compulsory.
Solictor Smith oL Coos coi.aty intro
duced a proposed aniondincnt to the
constitution which makes tho work
men's compensation act compulsory in
all hazardous industries, but it gives
farm workers tho option of accepting
of rejecting the act.
Under the terms of the proposed
uiuomlment tho compulsoiy focturo will
apply to all employers and employe
engaged in factories, mills and work
shops where power driven machinery is
used; printing, clcctrotyping, photoen
graving snd stereotyping plants wher
power driven machinery is used; foua
dries, blast furnaces, mines, wells, gas
works, water works, irrigation works,
whero power driven machinery is used;
reduction works, breweries, wharve?,
docks, dredges smelters, powder works;
logging, lumbering and shipbuilding op
crations; logging, street and intorurban
rairoads not engaged in interstate com-
mcrccj buildings being constructed, re
paired, moved or demolished; telcgrapk
telephone, electric light or power plant
or lines; public or commercial steam
heating or power plants; railroads not
engaged in interstate commerce, stcaia
boats, tugs and ferries, motor bocts op
crated for commercial or industrial pur
poses; gravel, sand and coul bunkers;
flour, feed and chop mills; grain ele
vators, grrin warehouses where powet
driven machinery is used; creosoting or
wood treating works, garbage works,
wood saws, stevedoring, longshorin&
stockyards and tanneries; and all other
work in which power driven machinery
is used, if the machine driven by power
exceeds one-eighth of one horse powet
Another proposed constitutional
amendment, which is embodied in a
resolution introduced by Senator Bam.
win, raises the limit for which counties
mnv bond themselves for roads from 2
per" eent of the assessed valuation
10 per cent, 1T -
(Continued on page 3.)