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FORTY-SECOND YEAR NO. 50.
SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1919.
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SUPIMWa
PLiS TO BE ACCEPTED
BW IS BELIEVED
In Return For Enactment Of Program Which Will Enable
Germany To Purchase Enough Food To Last Until
Next Harvest To Turn Over Practically Her Entire
Merchant Fleet.--! hese Ships Will Be Used In Re
patriating American And Australian Soldiers And
Taking Supplies On Return Trips.
By Fred 3. Ferguson
(United Press staff correspondent)
Paris. Mar. 10. Tho supreme eco
nomic commission is expected to re
sume conferences with the Germans at
Brussels immediately.
The now plan mapped- out .by the su
premo war council will, it is believed,
readily accepted by" the enemy. This
lrovidcs:
-First, partial removal' of the eco
nomic blockade, permitting Germany
to export such commodities as coal and
potash.
Second, establishment of neutral
credits 'by Germany.
Third, use of Germany 'b gold reserve
if money raised by other means fulls
Short of the amount needed.
is No BacMown
This program, accurately forecast
Saturday by the United Press, consti
tutes no backdown by the allies. It
fits in completely with additional terms
included in the armistico during Janu
ary. Increasingly serious -conditions in
Germany threatening the present gov
ernment merely made immediate alliod
decision on details imperative.
in return for enactment of this pro
gram which will enable tho Germans
to purchase enough food to last untiJ
the next harvest is avnila'ble, in Au
gust, the enemy will bo required to
turn over -practically its entire mer
chant fleet Tbcsa ships, which will be
used largely in repatriating American
and Australian soldiers, will bring.
Imck food supplies ou their return
trips.
Admiral Wemys3 to Preside
A report, was circulated today that
Admiral Wemyss will preside at the
wining sessions of the economic coun
cil of wkkh Bernard Baruch and Thom
us Lainont are. the American members.
Foreign Minister Pichon, in his week
ly conference -with correspondents, said
llio allies recognized tho necessity for
Bending supplies into Germany know
ing that hunger would .breed disorder
and act adversely to the allies' own
interest. He said the allies took the po
sition that they were ready to supply
food and find the necessn.ry credits,
liut that tho Germans must first declare
themselves ready to carry out the
.terms oj the .armistice and hand over
their ships.
Pichon said the union of Germaiv
Austria and Germany cannot bo ac
complished until it is ratified by tho
peace conference. This, he said, was
doubtful.
The conference is making such rapid
progress, according to Pichon, that
definite conclusions probably will be
reached earlier than seemed possible
two weeks ago.
To Punish War Criminals
The preliminary peace treaty, it was
learned .today probably will inc.ludo a
clause requiring Germany to turn jer
all officials found responsible for war
ciimes, to bo tried by an international
tribunal.
While the responsibilities committee
5s not expected to complete its report
for several days, it isMindorstood a de
cision has practically been reached In
this regard.
Regarding the former kaiser, tho
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Most of us would rather sec a crime
wave anytime than a cold. Th' surviv-j
ors o' th Balkan blou? '11 have a re- i
Uiiion at tU! shatia' riui tonight.
T
Abe Martin I
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committee is expected to find that he
cannot be legally extradited, also that
it will be difficult to determine his
personal responsibility fcr the crimes
charged against him. A suggestion has
been made, however, that the Germans
themselves will try to obtain his re
moval from Holland. If there is no oth
er alternative, it is unleistood an in
ternational indictment will bo publish
ed, .branding Wilhelm as the world's
greatest 'Criminal, his punishment being
limited to this historical document.
AFFIRMS CONViCTION
OFSOCIALIST LEADERS
Supreme Court Decides
Against Former Candidate
For President
' Washington, Mar. 10. The supreme
court today affirmed the conviction of
Eugene V. Dobs, former socialist can
didate for president, found guilty of
violation of the espionage act in a
speech at Canton, Ohio, last summer.
At the. sanie time, the court upheld thcr
espionuge net, which Dobs claimed vi
olated tho constitutional right of free
speech.
Along with the IJebs case, tne court
decided against Jacob Frohwerk, a
writer f or tho Missouri Staata Zeilung,
who was also indicted and sentenced
under tho espionage act. i
Indicted On 10 Counts J
following a speech in Canton, Debs
was indicted on ten counts and finally
convicted on three. (Federal Judge
Westenhavcr sentenced him to ten
years in tho Moundsville, W. Va, pris
on. In his brief, filed with the supreme
court Dobi emphasized that he wish
ed, to make his fight for freedom on
tho grounds that he had been ttenien
his rights of free speech under the
first amendment to the constitution.
He nlsn contended that bv the intro
duction of tho socialist ploform ami !
other utterances and writing? outside
of the Canton speech the government
had tried him on his stato of mind as
well as his utterances.
Frohwerk's offense was alleged to
consist of. publication of various arti
cles Which appeared in the Missouri
Staats Zeitung.
Fulierton Sentenced
To Year In
Kntrftnp. March 8 James Fullcrton,
i n n v i i toj ff mi'lilisiJiinir libelous ar
ticles a'bout the university, President
Campbell, tho faculty and students,
was this morning sentenced by Judge
Skipworth to one year in jail, one
month to be served and the other 11
months to be suspended on good benav
ior. In passing" tho sentence. Judge Skip
worth imposed the condition that Ful
lortnn print no. more defamatory ar
ticles about the university or those con
nected with it.
Fuller-ton declared that he would
discontinue the publication of the Hor
net. A "motion "for a new trial by H. R.
Slhttery, Fullerton's attorney, was de
nied. " "
fe Of Portland Bascbal-
Sruad Leave For California
Portland Or.: "Mar. 10 Nine mem
bers of the Portland baseball squad and
tho sporting editors of three Portland j
newspapers left rly this morning for
Crockett, Cal., where the training j
season will be opened Wednesday. j
Tbev will find other members of the
Beavers and Maia?cr MeCrciie on the!
jrib at Crockejt. The southern members'
of the Pacific Coast league arc already
Iimboriui; up. The season will Ac oen- j
ed April 8. j
35 INJURED IN SMASH.
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Toledo, Ohio, Mar. 10. Thirtv five
'persons were injured, none fatally, ir
is believed, when a Toledo, Bowling
Oreen and Knuthern Traction ear.
southbound, collided with a Clover
Leaf passenger train near here today.
SENATORS DELUGED
WITH LETTERS ABOUT
LEAGUE OniATIONS
Majority Of People Writing
fo Washagtoa, Favor
I WcrM Constitution.
By I O. Martin
(United Press staff correspondent)
Washington, Mar. 10. The Ameri
can people are responding eagerly to
President Wilson 'b invitation to dis
cuss the lcaguo of nations.
While, oontrovorsicg over war poli
cies drew a tremendous number of let
ters, nothing in the momory of men
now in .congress equalled the present
avalanche of mail at their offices
Senators havon't born able to head
half the letters addressed to them on
the subject, they aid today. But what
letters have been read show one thing
clearly fhat the coun:ry realizes the
vast importance of the questi'va
Four Classes Received .
Forty seven hundred lottcs chosen
from tho files of 18 senators, -eprescnt-ing
every section of the country and
both political parties, readily asserted
themsolves in four classes.
First, those unqualifiedly for the
league, as now proposed, IGl'B.
- Second, thoso for the loague, mm
qualifications, 1210. . -
Third, thoso expressing no opinion,
but asking infoimalion, 204.
Fourth, thosi unqualifiedly against
the league in its present form, 1508.
More than half the letters in the
first class camo from professional and
business anon, clergymen, scholars edu
cators, lawyers, writers nven and wo
men alike and many big business men
apparently approve very hrnrtity of
the draft of tin league constitution as
it now stands. The rest of the letters
in tho first class based their approval
on faith in President Wilson. It may
be significant that most of tho letters
in class one camo from the cast, New
England ami he south.
Came from West-
The vast bulk of the othor three class
cs came from the middle and far west.
Through tho "clas two" letters ran
the si rain "wo want an cud to war
but. " and tho writore then express
ed in various ways their fears that the
proposed league, would, enmesh tho
United Slates too deeply in foreign af
feirs. Tho Monroe doctrine, American
sovereignty and all tho other objec
tions already urged were coverpd in
these letters. Many of them complain
ed that president Wilson's attitudo is
that of a man assuming superior wis
dom and unwilling to come down to
eases in giving reasons for various
provisions,
Toachcrs S-'eS Information
Class three, the smallest, camo large
ly from .school teachers and women
generally. Men apparently hi.ve made
up their minds rather thoroughly on
the league. Tho information asked was
chiefly along tho lines of the objections
raised against the league in the sen
ate. Class four contained sonw bitter let
tors. In them President Wilson was
vigorously assailed, senators criticis
ing. the leaguo wero applauded, and in
& number more or less thinly veiled
threats wero made aigainst tho govern
ment if tho leaguo compact is ratified.
Most of tho letters of this class, how
ever, struck tho hiuio note that ran
through all tho others "let us pre
vent war forever."
Scores of tho letters offered substi
tutc.g for tho proposed league, ranging
from a pulley of complete American
isolation, maintained by force, if nec
e.;;;ary, to a policy of diplomacy, the
chief feature of which -would bo keep
ing European nations constantly . in
rows with one another so this country
would ibe let alone.
Government Control Of
j Telegraph Iki PerEsaieat
New York, March 10. Government
control of tcicphono and telegraph sys
tems is in no sense permanent and the
property is to be returned after a
limited period, according to Theodoro IT.
Vail, president of tho Boll system, in
his annual report mndo public today.
Public ownership is not desiii.-atde, ac
cording t0 Vail, and thero is no longer
any extensive conviction in the minds
of the public that thero can be effective
competition in tho electric transmission
of intelligence.
The Bell system now operates 10,
922,373 telephones and ling a wire mile
age in the U:.jtcd States of 23,922,325
miles.
The net earnings of The Bell system
during the last year were $.74,293,016,
of which amount $35,229,(i!8 in eight
per cent dividends was paid out to
shareholders. The number of stockhold
ers, now 112,000, increased more than
25,000 during the year.
LIBERTY BOND QUOTATIONS.
New York. Mar. 10 Liberty
bonds were quoted on the New
York Exchange today as follows:
3 1-4 's, 98.58; first 4's,
91.40, off .10; second 4's, 93.06
off .02; first 4 l-4s, 64.52, off
.06; second 4 1-4 's, 93.92, off
10; third 4 14 95.24. off .10
fourth 4 1-4 's. 94.00, off .08.
LEAGl JlalHi .
WaiTryT Cksr U Oijec
tisis Mszi It Aseriss
AsiOtien.
London, March 10. The league ox
nations covenant will come up for dis
cussion by representatives of millions
of its supporters here tomorrow.
Tho discussion will take plaoe at the
eonforence of delegates of various
leaguo of nations societies and from ten
countries.
Resolutions will be drafted, arnrhnj
to mead, clarify and strengthen the
constitution. These resolutions will be
presented to tho peace conference in tho
waT of recommendations. It it planned
to have the program completed bef oro
President Wilson arrives in Paris.
Premier Ve iizelos of Greece, Pre
mier Pashitch of Serbia and several
othor officials of the peace conference
will attend. The American representa
tives will be Arthur Kuhn, Oscar
Strauss, Hamilton Holt and Mrs. 1'anny
E. Andrews.
Study Fre."jpb. Objections.
"Tho meeting probably will takemp
tho section of the cavenant with which
France already has doclarod sno Is dis
satisfied J' Kuhn told the United Press
today. ,
"Wo want to see France's security
guara-ntoed, but not to tho extent of
formulating laws which would send the
united States to war i case some
member of tho league Wero attacked,
or would force America to maintain
permanently a largo army on tho fron
tier of freedom., . ..
"We may try to clarify tho covenant
regarding somo of the objections raised
by American senators! especially the
clause covering a niation undertaking to
go to war. Phis might bo subject vb
sovcral interpretations and wq hope to
make it cuear.
'Tho meting was held in London in
stead of Taris for the purpose of get
ting away from tho peaco conference
and the. atmosphere of officialdom.
Wo wanted " a new -oiivirurtmont that
would givo us broader vision. Thero
was no friction with tho French. That
is evident from the fact that Senator
B-urgeoia will attend tho meetings."
OT FOLLOWS ARREST
F TWO U. S. SQLMKS
lailifcry And Gvii Police Have
Arprat Wfeich Tsrns
Ida Fight
London, March 10., The riot in tho
Strand yesterday resulted primarily
from London civil policemen attacking
American military policemen, according
to information obtained today.
When the civil officors arrested two
Americans near the Y. M. C. A. Eagle
hut on a charge of gambling and started
for Bow Street jail, several military po.
licomen followed and asked that the
prisoners be turned over to them for
military trial, it was said, An argu
ment resulted which turned into a fight.
Tho military policemo were clubbed aud
placed under arrest.
News Spread to Hut.
' The news spread to the hut. Several
hundred American, soldiers and sailors,
together with a few Canadians and
Australian soldiers, started for the jail.
Police reserves charged into their midst
swinging clubs. A free 'for all fight
e .sued in which four American soldiers
and sailors were severely injured, and
five policemen and several score Ameri
cans and Canadians were slightly hurt.
Mounted policemen wore called out
but the fighting continued for two
hours. Order was finally restored by
the intervention of additipnal military
policemon, who presuaded the soldiers
and sailors the disperse Abeut fifteen
Americans who had been arrested were
later turned over to the Americcn au
thorities. The Americans were greatly incensed,
charging the London poliecmen were
over hasty in using thoir clubs against
military policemen, who reaiiy were try
ing to quiet tho disturbances. The civ
il authorities make the counter charge
that the Americans were attempting to
storm the jail. Army, navy and police
officials were cooperating in an invse
tigation. At Canadian headquarters it was de
nied that Canadian soldiers had parti
cipated in the riot.
mi hi Etckock To
fepge h Jc&t Debate
Washington, March 10. At the invi
tation of the Newark, N. J., board of
educctinn, Senators Knox and nitch
cock will engage in a joint fii1ats on
the league of nations early in April,
it was announced today.
Knox is the rdvocate of a gubstitnto
plan, the chief feature of which is an
internationcl eode to bo administered
by an international court. Hitchcock
favors the constitution as drafted.
HIT STEP TO TIG
CiRI VIAE PRICES
STARTED THIS WEE
kixstrid Itui Wl Under
take To TnAz Reaction h
Price Of SteeL
Washington, March 10. The govern
ment this week expects to take its first
step 'to bring down war prices.
Through tho newly organized indus
trial board an effort will be made to
realise a big reduction in the prices of
iron and steel. There will be a eon
forence here Wednesday of a committee
of steel and iron men, recently appoint
ed by the industry and headed by Judgo
E. H. Gary of tho United States Steel
Corporation
Tho plan is to have the steel men and
tho board agrca on prices at which iron
and steel will be gold and tho industry
has agreed to cooperate in reducing
prices to relieve the proscnt business
stagnation. Tho price of pig iron, the
basia of tho industry, probably will bo
first to bo reduced and tlre board plans
to fix a price that will stand for some
timo to come so as to assure eonli
donco in going ahead with business
projects.
Tho prices of food, textiles and build
ing materials will bo taken up after
the steel a-,d iron problem is settled.
DANIELS WILL B3
NAVAL SETS ROME
To Safl For Europe larch 15
v iil Hold testations
With Adsnfe. ,.
Washington, March J.U. Rceroiarf of
tho Navy Daniels plans to bring back
from Europe revealed allied and German
uaval secrets for congress, it was learn
ed today. Daniels originally planned to
sail in April, but moved up the tlato
to March 15 so as to be back in time
tp have his now naval program biased
oil tho lessons of the war ready when
engross moots. This win dm jato in
May or Juno, according to present ex
pectations, Danielg said.
Suggesting sinking of tho Ocrman
fleet is ono big question certuin to faco
Daniels when he arrives in Furis, al
though tho secretary prefered not to
discuss that matter prior to his confer
ence with Admiral Benson there,
Go on Levithan.
Daniels and his party of r.nva! ex
perts will sail Saturday on the Levi
tlmn, arriving at Brest and immediately
going to Paris for conferences with Ad
mirals Sim, and Benson. Later the par
ty will go to London and Eonie for
consultation with tho admiralties.
One question to bo settled during the
trip- is tho debato as to relative merits
of heavy dreadnoughts us against light
but swift battle cruisers. American
navi-.l authorities are hopeful of devel
oping a now typo which will combine
tho speed of ono with the defeuslvo
and offensive strength of the other.
Tho German submarine developments
and other naval secrets of tho navy are
now available and Secretary Daniels has
announced he will will make a thorough
study of thesa.
Eices Accents Resignatica
Of Job Sife Wtas
Washington, March 10. The resigna
tion of John Kkelton Williams as d'r
ector of tho division of finance and pur
chases of the railroad administration
has been accepted by Director Genera!
Hines, it has been announced hero,
llines will assume chargo of the divis
ion of finances persor-ally. Ho has
named Herbort B. Saucer, formerly as
sociated with Williams in the director's
of f ico, as director of purchases.
Williams denied emphatically that he
intends also to quit as eomptTofler of
the currency. That report Williams
characterized as the "work of ene
mies." T
AESE8T HUN COMMANDER.
Paris, March 10-Gencral Limon Von
Sanders, former German commander in
Turkey, has beca arrested while nnroute
to Berlin, according to a dispatch from
Constantinople today. He wa- taken to
Malta, from where he will Be rcturnou
to Constantinople for trial, together
with sovcral Turkish officers with vio
lation of the rules of warfare.
BIO LUMBERMAN DIES.
San Francisco, Mar. 10. Frederick
C Talbot, 57, active for many years in
Pacific coast lumber activities, died at
the St. Francis hotel today. Pec-th was
due to cancer. His estate is estimaieo
at 150,000,000.
A branch of the state federation of
labor hn. .been formed' by employes of
the various box factories at Klamath
Fall.
enm 10 :-time
Bolshevism,
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11 P-firir&Qriftfl0ri-
Revolution Appears To Have Got Beyond Control Of
Leaders, Although General Strike Was Officially Call
ed Off. Labor Leaders Are Now Trying To Separ
ate Workmen's Political Demands From Spartacan
Terrorism And Violence.
By Frank 3, Taylor.
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Berlin, March 10. (Night.) The rev
olution appeared tonight to have got
beyond tho control of its leaders. Al
though the general strike was officially
called off yosterday afternoon, follow
ing a eompromise agreement with the
government, fighting wus still going on
in several parts of the city.
A strong minority, accusing the strike
loadors of troachory in playing into the
hands of tho government, was aemaud
in complete overthrow of the cabinet
and turning the country over to control
of the soviots. This sentiment, was be
ing fosterod by foar of hungor, as well
as money and propaganda alleged to
bo furnished by Russia.
Labor Leaders Anxious.
Labor loadors aro now trying to sep
arate the workmen's political demands
from, Spartacan terrorism and violence
with which tho radicul olemont of tho
workmen are closely counected.
It was sympathy with the workmen
rather than a formal allianco which led
the snilors and soldiers of tho republi
can guard to break with tho govern
ment. These men nevor had boon de
pendable supporters of the cabinot, but
wero assigned to patrol tho region
around tho Alexnndorplntz last Sunday.
Meanwhile tho government brought in
volunteer troops from tho environs.
This nrnvokerl -innlmisv nnd ill-fnelisiif
Iflrtinrcr the mmrila wlin snmrht trnnliln.
Rival detachments met whilo patrol
ling. Abusivo words led to shooting.
This was tho signal for six thousand
guards to revolt and begin a warfare
winch wrockod an important business
district and caused tho heaviest casual
ties which Berlin has experienced So
KOREA WILL DEMAND
IR 1WE1EEE
New Has Representatives Oa
Way To Peace Cosferesce
To Ask KecGgrdiica. .
Sn -Francisco, Mar. 10, Koroa will
demand recognition of her independ
ence from japan nt tlio rans police
conference, according to cablegrams re
ceived by privnto sources today. This
followed .by a few hours a cablegram
saying Koriea Issued a declaration of
independence March 1, action being -
taken by tno Korean rintional Inde-
pendenco union in tho principal Ko
rean cities.
News of tho decluraTion was with
held owing to Japnnose controlcf wire
less and cn,blo lin03, according to lo
cal Korean sepresentatlves, who re
ceived their cable advices from the un
ion's representative in Bhanghni.
Two Koreans Dr. Snygman Rhce and
Dr. Honry Chung, aro in Washington,
endeavoring to get passports to Pans
to outline the desires of Korea before
the peaco conference, according to C.
U. Ahn, head of the local branch of
the Korean Union. Three other dele
gates ro believed en route to Paris
from Korea.
HHj Tbonsficd Shi?
Workers la Seattle To
RcfrTn To Wsrk Tsedlay
Seattle, Wash., Mar. 10 Thirty thou
sand shipyard .worklers in Seattle to
gether with the Metal Tradesmen of
Tncoma. and Aberdeen will march back
to tho shipyards at 7:30 o'clock tomor
row morning, and while picking up
their tools at the point where they left
off January 21, will eoneludo ono of
tho prcatest lubor dramas ever wit
nessed in America.
Forty two out of the 47 .shipyard
unions of Seattle, Tacoma and Abcr-,le-n
voted to end the shipyard strike,
according to tho findings of a special
meeting of strike leaders from the
three eitiics bold at Btrike headquar
t,rs liore throughout Saturday night
and Sunday. Tho four opposing un
ions aro all local organizations. One
Tacoma union refused to vote but do
dared itself willing to nbido by the
majority voto. A conference was then
held between the Metal Trades chiefs,
Henry MeBrido, labor adjustment chief
of the shipping Jmard, and yarn own
ers, following which a statement was
issued announcing the opening of the
yards tomorrow morning. Wages paid
wiu be iho same as when tho workers
struct;
-tor.-
Writes
far. It is unofficially estimated that
500 persons have been killed aud 1,009
wounded, including many women and
children. ,,
Noska Is Determining Factor.
War Minister Noske's iron hand wus
really determining factor in causing,
the striko leaders to accept a eonipro-1
miso with the government, as they fear
ed terrorism by the radical elements
which hud not been invited into tho,
striko would lend the cabinet to do?
clu-re a military dictatorship.
The Spartaeu.'g among tno workmen,
however, refated to yield to the huuj.
ity of tho more conservative leaders
whoso conference with tlio cabinet at
Weimar led to tho compromise. Tlio
government gave in to tho extent uf,
grunting the Soviets "constiiutio..al
recogniiou" as directors of iu.bor and
production aud promising partial social
ization of industries. But the radicals
wa.,t the Soviets to be supreme mid ap
parently are determined to tiht until
ill is is accomplished, or thoy aro com
pletely crushed.
Anticipate Calamity.
With tho radicals preuelung & nowr
revolution, tho people are pessimistically
expecting a calamity. There is common,
talk tlinf food will uivo out couuiieielv
in May and that everyone will Btarvo
unless peace coiucg and tho blocKado
is lifted. ;.
Discouragement and bitterness are in
creasing. The goneral lacn ot confi
dence is provoking an ustouishiug irro-
Mnuubiuiuiy tuiu uisieguiu lur. uumuii
.life. Tho. public goes about its busi
ness dejectedly, ignoring danger ou all
sides.- , '
Peoplo Indifferent
While tho fighting was at, its high- '
est with airpla.ies on both sides buttling
overhead, uiineiiworferg and cannon bat
tering down buildings anil machine gu:i
ud rifle bulltes sweeping tho streets,";
men aud women a block from tuoscenu-.
of tho buttle appeared to bo u.jmwuro
of nuythiiig out of the ordinary.
The fighting tonight was limited to
a series of gorilla warfare, with tho
radicals resiling in isolated streets and
buildngs. But rebellion goemcd to bo ,
in tho very atmosphere ni d it was fear
ed that continued lighting might uguiu
set the whole city seething with rovol'J-.
ion. .
Berlin seems ripe for bolshcvism un
less ho Weimar government is stro.fitU-
ened by the allies.
Compromise Agreement.
Berne, March 1U. Tho compromise,
agreement entered into between striko
leaders and the Gorman government nt
Wiemar, whereby tho strike was called
off, contained the following provisions.
according to an ofhctul dispatch irom
Berlin today:
First, recognition of tlio Soviets as
representatives of tho country 's eco
nomic interests and incorporation of
this principle in tho constitution. Agree
ment to enact a law at onco rrnumtinsr
tho Soviets' powers, duties ana ineiiiods"
of election. Cooperation by the soviols
in social and economic legislation.
Second, the enactment of a law uni
fyine all lubor legislation to be) present
ed immediately t0 the national em-,.
bly for codification.
Third, socialization of public indust
ries, especially mines and fuctorios.
Fourth, trial of all military offenses
by civil tribunals.
Fifth, handling of food stuffs b
municipalities, eliminating tho middle
man.
Herbert Hoover Says
He Msst Earn Livm
Paris, Mnr. 10. Herbert
Hoover, discussing the world
crop ritual ion, .intimated that
he and other members of tho
food administration would re
sign in July beeauso of the
necessity of earning a living.
"These problems will need to
be. solved by some one else,"
he said, in reference to ques
tions of price fixing and focd
distribution "because neither
myself nor most of the men in
the food administration will bo
able to continue in tho servico
of the government after next
July We also must earn a liv
ing." -
WABASH RAILROAD HEAD DIES
tit. Louis, Mo. Mar 10 E. F. Kear
ney. 53, president of the Wabash Rail
raod companv, died of pneumonia hero
early today. He was taken ill Saturday.
His home is in New Orleans. , ,