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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-09

ITALY FINANCIAL
STATUS DOUBTFUL

bonds. These people have an acute
business sense. And any slipshod
government that failed 10 meet OBJ
legations promptly after things get
on peacetIme basis. would prob.
ably get into trouble at home for
inviting other nations TO take their
time about paying French-heM
bonds.
Itaiy's postwar debt dby postwar
debt is meant the debt after the arm
les have been demobilized TO q peaco
basis. and the nation IS back on .
peace footing will be two-thirds a
her total wealth.
Strongest financial backing II =
stark necessity for Italy: tho by :
peculiar situation she win probably
be able to swim along all right FOR
six months.
Russia will be fully able 20 phH
II she ever settles down 10 develop
her country under some stable gov-
eminent or governments. The total
national wealth OF Russia before the
war was placed at 40 billion dollars
But her enormous undeveioped ~
sources make that figure capable q
being increased tremendously. Hef
total national debt. considering 90
Russia as stili one country. tofalp
about rs billion dollars
These four nations owe more thar
seven billions OF the nine billion al
lars America advanced during the
war. The rest is divided up amone
seven other countries in relativels
small amounts. America appropriate
ed ten billions for loans To the ailief
but only about nine billions have
been actually taken up.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-09
FAIL TO LOWER
COST OF LIVING
Conference on Steel Does
Not Agree on Rates

NEW YORK. May 0.--The rail-
road administration and the steel
producers failed In conference
held late yesterday TO agree on a
price for steel.
As result. the steel market is
wide open today and an increase
in prices In expected 10 result from
a flood OF orders which have been
held back waiting for definite
price 10 lie agreed upon.
The plan of Secretary of Com
merce Rcdficld to reduce living
costs by lowering prices. begin
ming with steel. appears. according
to general belief. TO have received
"A sharp setback.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-09
ROBBERS FACING
MURDER CHARGE
Third Member of Bandit
Gang Still at Large

THE DALLES. Or. May e.--Mur-
der charges against Edward Primrose
and Adolph Lewis. alleged bank rob-
bers, who were captured after n gun
duel by a shcrifrs posse after Prim-
rosc had shot and killed Chief OF
Police Ralph Gibbons. wcrc filed here
Thursday. Lewis In being held In
connection with tho murder and the
robbery Sheriff Crisman yesterday
refused to turn him over to authori-
ties from Vancouver, Wash. until his
case has been Investigated He Is
charged with second degree murder.
Max Lewis. brother OF Adolph, IS
thought TO be the third bandit. He
is still at large. tho believed by the
authorities 10 be wounded and In
hiding with friends. The three men
robbed the Clark county bank nj
MondA1
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-09
LEGION NAMES
SEATTLE Man
Sergt. Jack Sullivan Elected
First Vice Chairman

ST. LOUIS. May s.--Unl,ed
Professionalism legion delegates
were expected today TO pick their
next battieground-thc scene OF their
November national convention.
The caucus will select n commit.
tee today 20 choose the convention
city. The commiuec will be com
posed OF one delegate from each
state.
Election OF n third vice president.
to be chosen from the marnes. was
scheduled for today.
Lieut.. Col. Theodore Roosevelt de-
clIned the Craftsmanship OF the con.
vention late yesterday. because he
believed II for the good OF the legion.
he declared today.
"It has been said that the legion
IL being fostered by me 10 further
my own personal ambitions" Roosc-
welt told tho United Press. This In
absolutely untrue. and declined to
become chairman in order TO give as
much proof an ! can to tho fact that
this In n non-partisan. non-politicai
organization"
Mai. Henry ID. Lindsey. former
mayor OF Dallas. Tex. a wcarer Of
the Distinguished Service Cross. was
elected chairman. Roosevelt with
stood for three hours the efforts OF
the delegates to elect him TO the
craftsmanship.
The frantic. shouting throng had
urged the chairmanship upon Roose.
welt, but he refused. Cries of we
want Teddy" Teddy for u.s." and
Make him take" filled the air.
sergt. Jack Sullivan. Seattle attor-
ney. was elected first vice chairman;
Fred u. Humphreys. Of Roswell.
New Mexico. second vice chairman.
A resolution urging strict reguia-
ton against the ]. w. w. was pre-
pared and sent 10 congress by n
joint committee. with Sergt. SuIli.
van Mt the head.
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I.W.W.'s in. Fight
Over VIM. Haywood

CHICAGO. May 9.--whether VIM.
d. Haywood. imprisoned /. w. w.
leader, shall continue as tho guiding
factor OF tho organization will DO
thrcshcd out in the election Of Of
flccrs hero today Mt the national con.
vention OF the body. delegates said.
In settling Haywood's status. the
delegates said they expected to wit
ness one OF the bittcrest fights OF the
convention. Haywood has many
powerful friends among the dele
gates. but he also has strong opposi-
ton.
While his name has so far been
brought up only once directly, II has
boon the direct cause Of many SQUAD.
blca,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-09
RENTON ASKS RELIEF

Permission TO empty the sewerage
of North Renton Into Lake Wash
ington will be requested OF Seattle
by the city attorney OF Renton
The gewth OF Renton north of
Cedar river, where there are no
sewers. Is puzzling the mine city. A
committee OF the Renton city coun.
Gil. after investigation. determined
the lake would be tho only means
Of draining North Renton.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-09
SHOWDOWN NEAR
IN CONTROVERSY
ny JACK NEVILLE

ny JACK NEVILLE
tAmcrican ncwSpapcrman and In
vcstixator. who has lived for
years In Mexico. and who has just
spent four months there on spc
cial detail for Tho starr
Copyright. 1919. n. r. A.
MEXICO CITY. May s.---Mcxico's
day eehoing around the world. has
has never heretofore been stated
clearly TO the oatside.
Here II Is. summed UP by Luis
CABRERA. Carranxa's Colonel House"
the real head OF Mcxleo's financial
department.. and by Joaquin Santa
ella. Chairman OF the Mexican tech.
micah oil commission:
OUTSIDE MONOPOLY
10 BE BROKEN
Mexico plans TO break the mo
Bepely In oil: lower exorbitant
prjces: collect fair share Of
prsfits for the government: liberate
Mexican landowners frosn unfair
contracts: permit the public 10 par.
ttcipate In exploitation Of known oil
ZONES held BY interests not develop
Ing them: collect oil land taxes on
reserves held for exploitation. and
- Include oil not yet produced IN
the eminent domain. under Inherited
rights from the kings Of Spain
The opposing stand OF foreign oil
interests briefly. Is this:
That huge land reserves are neces-
ssry TO exploitation commensurate
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Colonel Allen to
Talk to Democrats

Col. II. Eugene Allen will relate
the experiences Of Base Hospital
Unit No. SO In France. at the reg
ular meeting of the King County
Democratic club. at Good Eats cafe
terra, Saturday noon. The members
OF this unit were in France for nine
months. and Col Allen was chief Of
the surgical staff The organizer OF
this unit was Maj. Eagieson. and
Col. Allen became the chief officer
after Maj. Eagleson returned.
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PARIS. May 9.-United Prcss.)
senator Harris of Georgia was
reported today to have assured
President Wilson that he win vote
for the woman suffrage amend
mcnt In case It In brought up at
tho extra session Of congress. The
amendment lacked but ono vote of
carrying at the last session.
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Some Things Left Out

ssst sss-sssc 1879 V~s
The above rough summary leaves
out OF consideration a hundred Ifs
and butts" such as: How much
damages the allies win actually col
lect from Germany. the next ten
years crops. the fate OF what re
mains OF the king business: re
suits OF the league OF nations; Boil
shevism: etc. etc. etc.
Nobody knows the answer to these
Ifs" and butts"
But the financial authorities put
the quietus on loose talk around
peace circles to the effect that.
They're not worth the paper they're
written on
That is sillicr. they assert. than
the fiat assumption that: They're
all as good as gold in the pocket"
Some system OF international fin.
ancial backing under the league OF
nations. that viii stabilize exchange.
restore confidence. and boom bust
ness all over the world. is probably
the answer all right And that is
the goal toward which the financial
ktfihrtt vi ttt WI ~ aft WI Hihks
But. OF course, that is based on
peace--and there are still about 81
varieties OF wars and revolutions in
the world. TO say nothing OF threats
OF new ones.
The accompanying boxes and dia-
grams show the present financial
outlook in the various countries.
Such figures vary somewhat. but
these are American peace mission
figures--used by the American ex-
perts in their work.
The American postwar debt will be
about 40 per cent OF her total wealth.
SO will Britain's
But the British are going right
after their debt. The British tax
rate has been far heavier than
Frances turnout the war. II still is.
The new British budget runs to
around five billion dollars. The
French to around three billions.
Under the spur of war necessity
the British got used to paying heavy
taxes. They are keeping it up. And
while some financiers say five bill
lions Is more than the British people
can stand very long, her debt like
Frances. can be paid. She is buck
ling to IL,
SO far France isn't. None OF the
French ministries since the begin
ming OF the war had the nerve to
slap on needed heavy taxes: tho. OF
course. taxes increased.
France was under invasion and
the French war cabinets were all
afraid OF tho effect on the nations
morale II they imposed the rates
needed.
The French government Is broke"
tho the nation Is not dangerously
poor: and neither is the individual.
However. financial authorities be.
lieve that once French business gets
under way. France win get busy on
wiping out her debt, with the aid
OF the damage bin she win collect
from Germany.
1t IL pointed out that thousands OF
French people are foreign bond hold
ara Many peasants hold Russian
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-09
People May
Have Voice
in League
Popular Vote on Pact Would
Be Morally Binding on Sen
ate, but Not Legally

ny A. r. GFrDHOF

WASHINGTON. May s.--Senator
william T.. Borah, OF Idaho. one OF
the leaders In the republican party,
will Introduce joint resolution at
the coming special session OF con.
grcss calling for a nationwide ref.
ercndum on the League OF Nations.
His resolution viii appropriate
81 900 900 to defray the expenses OF
the vote. which VIII be taken thru
the regular election machinery OF
the various states and cities.
II would prefer that some senator
who IN not uneauiyocally opposed 20
the League OF Nations as am
would introduce the resolution" ssid
Senator Borah today In an inter.
view for The Star. "Rut II no ono
who IL better qualified than am
introduces IL. viii do 20 myself
early In the session"
Senator norah gave his unquail.
fled approval TO The Stars proposal
that n pieblsci,c be held 10 decide
whether the people OF the United
States are in, favor OF Joining the
league. Admitting that the constl
tuition makes no provision for refer
endum votes on any question. he
pointed out that neither does II pro
hibit the holding of n popular vote
Morally binding
Under our constitution we canno;
hold n referendum which viii be
legally binding on congress or the
government" he said. And II
would therefore be accepted only ms
a'plebiscltc 10 test the sentiment OF
the nation on the subject. But that
would be a moral obligation whicl,
would be just as binding rs II II
were legally binding.
ANY fundamental change In our
government such as the League OF
Nations represents must necessarily
come from the people. otherwise II
would no; be a free government.
NO one man or body of men can
make a fundamental change in tho
structure OF our government cxcep,
the people themselves. What is
there. therefore. 10 prevent them
from saying what is their choice in
this vital matter?
Would Not Delay Peace
The argument that n referendum
would delay the adoption Of the GOV.
enant or of the peace treaty is no
argument There Is no reason for
hurry. We will be at peace with
Germany when her representatives
sign the peace treaty. regardless Of
when the United States ratifies II.
This change in our government
In n change for all time and for
eternity and we can certainly afford
TO take a few weeks TO deliberate
before we venture upon a sea with.
out chart or compass 10 guide us"
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200 ATTEND ANNUAL BALL

More than 200 people attended the
Crescent Manufacturing Company
Employees association ball at the
knights OF Columbus hall Thursday
evening. A series OF socials is plan
ned by the organization. -.
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tho - states To civil administration.
Felix Diaz docs not control ono
twelfth of even one state.
Manuel ralaez. Vera Cruz rebel.
and himself an extensive oil land
owner. wants 20 keep carranra from
enforcing Mexican laws on his prop.
erty and on as much foreign con
trolled territory as possible.
In the latter he has the utmost
sympathy OF some powerful oil men
and their financial backing forced
or otherwise.
REBEL BANDS IN
L. =. UNIFORMS
Oh men Indignantly deny that
they support him. yet high oil o.
fieials have told me they prefer him
to Carrxnsa. and that they gladly
herd his demands for tribute"
without this tribute the oil field
rebels could not stand one month
against the Csrransa forces who. NJ
tisnc~. have encountered bansh Of NJ
many a. 80 rebels fully outfitted In
American army uniforms.
Now American uniforms do not
grow on Mexican chapparsi. Car.
rama does not supply them. And
Pe.acx has no sea port. nor does
his domain anywhere touch the
American border.
substantiating the claims that for.
cign revolutionary contributions arc
voluntary. Gov. Andreas Oxuna. of
Tamaullpas informed me that for.
eigner Is now negotiating with him
for the sale OF $50 American rifles
cached in Texas. and which. Oxuna
says. were intended for rebels
The governor also declared that an
American oil man. hearing American
business nsrn were about 10 tour
Mexico. assured him that he could
grant them freedom from Pelaex
moiestafson.
The technical oil commission
showed me affidavits from bn<h
Americans and Mcxicans specifically
charging that armed employees Of =
great American company had torn
down fences and driven them off
their lands.
WIRE TAPPING
EXPOSES INTRIGUE
Gov. Ozuna declared that Gen.
Caesar Lopez dc Lara. in charge OF
operations against Pciaez. had. by
tapping oil interest telephone wires.
taken down verbatim enough CONVEX
sations between rebels and oil en-
ployes TO create n sensation when
they are made public.
AZ a final Carranxa card In the oil
controversy. the executive personal
iy assured me that he has at hand
figures showing that every big oil
operator In Mexico has already taken
out more money than he ever In.
vesfrd
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-09
LINCOLN TO STAGE PLAY

J. X. Jerone's "Fanny and the
Servant Problem" will be presented
by members OF the Lincoln high
school senior class in the school
auditorium at $40 D. m. Friday. the
leading parts being taken by Fred
Raining and Constance Coo
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The wealth per inhabitant Of
each OF the principal nations in the
war and the debt of each when
nations are back on peace-timo
basis--shown in black.
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The proportion OF indebtednes1]
to each 800 wealth for each na-
ton. Indemnities are considered
in these figures from the u. 9.
peace mission.
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This shows how hard the pres
ent tax rate hits the pre-war in
come of each nation, Germany's
present tax rate is low. for she
had expected to get big indemni-
ties. Britain Is rushing in to pay
her war debt. but Franco y s1oul.
to undertake this taxi =.
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with huge investments; that they
Invested under the law Of 1854.
which gives petroleum tn owners Of
surface rights: that the proposed
NEW oil law violates vested rights;
that higher taxes would preclude
profits, and that the proposed Law
h retroactive.
A PRINCIPLE. RATHER THAN
IMMEDIATE MONETARY CON
sIDERATfON. IS INVOLVED.
Answering charges OF retroactivity
and confiscation. Mexico has added
= transitory article to the proposed
law which Is to be considered at the
special May session. II proposes 70
exempt operators in this category.
WOULD NUILIFY
OLD EXEMPTIONS
This would seemingly remove
points OF clash, did not this article
compel payments Of rents and roy
aitiey which might be construed as
tacit admission on the part OF the
operators that the government owns
all petroleum and that any future
congress might. at its pleasure re-
woke oil rights.
The letter published recently in a
New York paper over the signature.
american Association OF Producers
Of Oil In Mexico" stating that un-
der the new law no American or
foreign company may do more than
file it's titles and give up its lands,
grossly nisrepresents the facts.
The law does. however. require oil
companies to incorporate under the
Mexican law, the same as American
laws require that certain foreign
companies Incorporate.
Mexican oil statesmanship has not
been clever.
While the new constitution re-
ssores 70 the government all petro-
Ieum, its provisions are too sweep
fnR and ambiguous. Loopholes
and rough edges make Il liable TO
misinterpretation and plausible crit
fcism.
FEAR or FUTURE
CONFISCATION
Undoubtedly IL does carry dangers
for future operations OF companies
row exempted. The constitution for.
bids retroactive laws. and the pro-
posed law, az It stands. lends justifi-
cation to protests by oil men that
II would so operate.
The conduct OF certain operators
has made Mexico obdurate. IL has
east suspicion that Intervention is
the ultimate objective.
PrOpngznda by these men pictures
n "a
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SWAIN
TO SING AT 8
American Baritone Appears
in Educational Program

Edwin Swain. American baritone.
assisted by Philip Sevas's. harpist.
and Josef Martin. pianist. appears In
concert s:f5 p. IN. Friday. Odd Fell
lows hail. 10th and T. Pine.
a second concert will be presented
Saturday evening at the same. Both
are under the auspices Of the Seattle
Society for Broader Education
Fridays program follows:
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by HAROLD r.. BECHTOL

BY HAROLD r.. BECHTOL
European Manager Of the News
paper Enterprise Assoeiation-)
PARIS. May 9.-With Europe
on the edge Of bankruptcy. II
not bankrupt
What arc the prospects OF
collecting the enormous sums OF
money America lent the allies
during the war;"
For days I have been inter-
viewing financial experts and
economists, here TO advise the
pesermakcrs. and digging up
figures.
The result OF this Investigation
might be summarized roughly as
follows. with obvious reservations:
IL must. OF course. be Understood
that this summary is based not on
''denre 20 pay" but rather on ability
10 pay. II In taken for granted that
all the allies desire TO wipe out their
debts as quickly as possible.
This il what the best obtainablc
figures indicate 10 the men who
know how 10 read them--the present
prospects as they appear to financial
authorities:
BRTTAIN-GOOD-And Brit
ain owes almost half the u. =.
wns loans.
ITALy-vERy DOUBTFUL
Italy's financial condition h the
worst Of all the European pow
ers. II will probably he worse
six months from now than II Is
today.
FRANCE-FAIRI.Y GOOD
The next six months will be
rocky ones for France. but
once over them. she will he as
able 10 pay as Britain II. tho the
French have never paid taxes n
heavy as Britain's.
RUSSIA - ULTIMATELY
GOOD-Russix's resources. like
western Europe. are enormous.
The Bolshevists repudiated war
debts. hut are frantically offer
ing 10 rrpudiate the Reputation.
These feeders have been re-
gArtied by the allies n insults
implying that the only interest
they had In Russia was TO get
back their money. IL Is expect
ed. however. that whatever gov
crnmeuts are finally established
In Russia will wish 10 pick up
the old Russian foreign obliga-
tons.
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Cartoons.
THE WAR IN CARTOONS. COMPILED BY
GEoRGE ]. HEIGHT. One hundred car
toons by twenty-seven American cartoon
lists assembled by member of the Com
mittee on Public Information. New
York: Z. P. Dutton & Co.
Credit.
MERCANTILE CREDITS AND COLLEC
TIONS. By CHARLES A. MEYER Every.
thing from fundamental principles OF
credit to how to obtain the good will or
statesmen. The appendix contains forms
of sales contracts, &c. Index. New
York: Macmillan Company.
War Sketches.
NOTES OF A CAMP-FOLLOWER ON
THE WESTERN FRONT. BY L. w.
HoRNUNa. The creator of Raffies was
Y. M. G. A. worker. New York: i. P.
button & Co.
NoTRE ONCLE D'AMERIQUE. By
PAUL JuNKA. In French. A Parisian's
observations of the work of the Ameri-
can Red Cross. Paris: Perrin ct Gle.
UNCLE SAM FIGHTER. BY WILLIAM
ATHERTnN DU PUY. The story OF the
drafting and training Of 100000 men;
the commercial blockade of Germany;
shipbuilding. supply purchases, the per
fected gas masks. New York: Fred
eriek A. Stokes Company.
MIR. PUNCH'S HISTORY OF THE
GREAT WAR. Contains 40 cartoons
and illustrations by the English artists
of Punch. The text consists of articles
from that periodical during the war.
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Com
Eany.
TROUPING FOR THE TROOPS. BY
MARGARET MAYO. Story of six Ameri'
can actors and actresses who gave per-
formances for the A. Z. +. Mayo 8
shock Troupe was what the soldiers called
them, New York: George II. DOran
Company.
THE MUD LARKS. BY CRosBIE GARsTIN.
Sketches of army life in France which
appeared in the English Punch. New
York: George II. Doran Company.
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Books Received in the Week Ending September II
Drama.

Drama,
THEIR LIVES TRANSLATED. By Cora
Ten EycK. Play in three acts with pro-
loguc and epilogue; mystical; in blank
verse. Boston: Richard @. Badger.
HFARTBREAK HOUSE, GREAT CATH
ERNIE, AND PLAYLETS OF THE
WAR. By BERNARD SHAW, Heartbredk
House is ga fantasia in the Russian
manner on English themes" The war
playlets are O'Flahorty Y. c., The Inca
Of Jerusalem, augustus Does His Bit,
and dana dHska, The BOlsherk En-
press. New York: Brentano's
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Travel.

Travel.
SEEING PENNSYLVANIA. BY JOHN T.
FARIs. Travel book attractively printed
ond bound and illustrated with photo
graphs. photography. Philadelphia,
:. b. Lippineott Company.
CALIFORNIA DESERT TRAILS. BY
J. SMEAToN CHASE. By the author of
Yosemite Trails and California Coast
Trails. This book describes a third
scenic wonderland, the Colorado deseyt Of
southern California. Illustrated with
photographs. Boston; Houghton, Milf
fin Company.