oc-plain-dealer 1924-01-07

ANNUAL SPREADING OF WATER STARTS Water spreading at the upper waters of the Santa Ana river undoubtedly has been started, according to Secretary Leo J. Sheridan of the Anaheim Union Water Co. Sheridan added, however, that he had received no official word to that effect. J. L. McBride, county supt, of highways, said that five or six men were in camp, provisioned for the winter, prepared to spread for the three counties at the first opportunity. There appears to be a quantity of snow in the mountains, McBride said. There was a broad stream of water an inch or two deep yesterday under the Olive bridge, although the river had not yet reached the Chapman street bridge. Under the Yorba bridge there was a large stream. According to Sheridan, the agreement that spreading shall not begin until the water reaches the Chapman street bridge is absolute only in the sense that if anybody objects to spreading in case the bridge hasn't been reached, spreading must stop. J. L. McBride, county supt, of highways, was doubtful if spreading had Lagun, but said that the enforcement of the agreement mentioned wasn't important at this season of the year. The Water Conservation Ass'n., comprising the principal water concerns, particularly those selling irrigation water, of Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, will spread as usual at the mouth of mill creek above Redlands. The association plans considerably more extensive spreading this season than last if the water is available. The three counties officially spread between the 5000 and 6,-500 foot-levels in the mountains said McBride, will expend $2,000 each instead of the $1000 of last year. George Hinckler, city engineer of Redlands, again will be in charge of the work. LODGE BITTERLY CONDEMNS SOVIET WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. — The COMPLETE TEXT OF $100,000 PEACE PLAN (Continued From Page One) Officially or Unofficially the United States Is Represented on Many League Commissions The United States government has accredited its representatives to sit as members "in an unofficial capacity" upon four of the most important social welfare commissions of the League, viz: Health, Opium, Traffic in Women and Children, and Anthrax (Industrial Hygiene.) Our government is a full member of the Internation Hydrographic Bureau, an organ of the League. Our Government was represented by an "unofficial observer" in the Brussels Conference (Finance and Economic Commission) in 1920. It sent Hon. Stephen G. Porter and Bishop Brent to represent it at the meeting of the Opium Commission last May. Our Public Health Service has taken part in the Serological Congress and has helped in the experimental work for the standardization of serums. Our Government collaborates with the League Health Organization and has helped in the experimental work for the standardization of serums. How Can Increasing Cooperation Between the United States and the Organized World Be Secured? The United States being already so far committed to united counsels with League-agencies for the common social welfare, all of which have some bearing upon the preservation of world peace, the question before us may take this form: The United States Can Extend Its League's Social Welfare Activities Without any change in its present policy, already described, the United States Government could first show its willingness to cooperate similarly with the other humane and reconstructive agencies. How can increasing cooperation between the United States and the organized world for the promotion of peace and security be assured, in forms acceptable to the people of the United States and hopefully practicable? The single common purpose of all these committees is the collection and study of information, on LODGE BITTERLY CONDEMNS SOVIET WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. — The question of American recognition of Soviet Russia plunged the Senate into heated debate this afternoon, when Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, chairman of the foreign relations committee, delivered a lengthy prepared address, charging the soviets with seeking to "destroy our constitutional form of government." Lodge bitterly condemned all movements for Soviet recognition, and traced the origin of Soviet propaganda by use of the same documents that caused Secretary of State Hughes to issue his recent announcement opposing Russian recognition. Lodge declared the "workers' party of America" was the soviet. The next sporting event of national interest is the scheduled bout between lower taxes and the bonus. At Weber's First Big Sale of Ever Sharps Never before have we had considerably more extensive spreading this season than last if the water is available. The three counties officially spread between the 5000 and 6,500 foot levels in the mountains said McBride, will expend $2,000 each instead of the $1000 of last year. George Hinckley, city engineer of Redlands, again* will be in charge of the work. The United States Can Extend Its Present Cooperation With the League's Social Welfare Activities Without any change in its present policy, already described, the United States Government could first, show its willingness to cooperate similarly with the other humane and reconstructive agencies of the League. To four of these agencies that Government had already sent delegates with advisory powers. It could as properly accept invitations to accredited members with like powers to each one of the other welfare commissions. It has already received invitations from two of the latter. It is, accordingly, immediately practicable to extend the same kind of cooperation, whenever asked to do it, so as to include participation in the work of the An Immediate Step Is Adherence to the Permanent Court A third immediately practicable step is the Senate's approval of the proposal that the United States adhere to the Permanent Court of International Justice for the reasons and under the conditions stated by Secretary Hughes and President Harding in February, 1923. These three suggestions for increasing cooperation with the family of nations are in harmony with policies already adopted by our Government, and in the last case In Actual Operation the League Employs No Force The practical experience of the League during its first three and a half years of life has not only wrought out, in a group of precedents, the beginnings of what might be called the constitutional law of the League, but it has also shifted the emphasis in activities of the League and foreshadowed important modifications in its constitution, the Covenant. At its birth the Covenant of the League bore vaguely in Article X and more clearly in Article XVI, the impression of a general agreement to enforce and coerce. Both of those Articles suggest the action of a world-state which never existed and does not now exist. How far the present League is actually removed from functioning as such a State is sufficiently exhibited in its dealings with Lithuania and Poland ever Villna and their common boundary, and with Greece and Italy over Corfu. Experience in the last three years has demonstrated probably insuperable difficulties in the way of fulfilling in all parts of the world the large promise of Article X in respect to either its letter or counsels with League-agencies for the common social welfare, all of which have some bearing upon the preservation of world peace, the question before us may take this form: The United States Can Extend Its Present Cooperation With the League's Social Welfare Activities commissions and technical committees of the Labor Organization. The record shows that such cooperation has already begun. The single common purpose of all these committees is the collection and study of information, on which may be based subsequent recommendations for national legislation. All conventions and resolutions recommended by the first three congresses of the International Labor Organization, have already been laid before the Senate of the United States, and without objection, referred to the appropriate committee. No different procedure would have been followed if the United States were a member of the Labor Organization of the League. As to Article XVII, the Council of the League created a Blockade Commission which worked for two years to determine how the "economic weapon" of the League could be efficiently used and uniformly applied. The Commission failed to discover any obligatory procedure that weaker Powers would dare to accept. It was finally agreed that each State must decide for itself whether a breach of the Covenant has been committed. The Second Assembly adopted a radically amended form of Article XVI from which was removed all reference to the possibility of employing military force, and in which the abandonment of unit obligation was directly provided for. The British Government has since proposed to weaken the form of requirement still furious before have we had of Ever Sharps Never before have we had an opportunity to make this splendid offer. The regular price on Eversharps are as follows: 60c, 65c, $1.00, $1.50, $1.75, $3.00, $3.50 and $4.50 from these prices we will give a 20% Discount Weber's Book and Stationery Store 112 East Center St. The Leadership of the United States in the New World Is Obviously Recognized by the League Another significant development in the constitutional practice of the League is the unwillingness of the League Council to intervene in any American controversy, even thought all states in the New World except three are members of the League. This refusal became evident in the Panama-Costa Rica dispute in 1921 and in the quarrel between Chile, Peru and Bolivia, a quarrel which impelled the last two States to absent themselves from the Third Assembly, wherein a Chilean was chosen to preside. Obviously the League intends to recognize the leadership of the United States in the New World precisely as the United States would dare to accept. It was finally agreed that each State must decide for itself whether a breach of the Covenant has been committed. The Second Assembly adopted radically amended form of Article XVI from which was removed all reference to the possibility of employing military force, and in which the abandonment of unilateral obligation was directly provided for. The British Government has since proposed to weaken the form of requirement still further. Article X and XVI, in their original forms, have therefore been practically condemned by the principal organs of the League and are today reduced to something like innocuous desuetude. The only kind of compulsion which rations can freely engage, to apply to each other in the name of Peace is that which arises from conference, from moral judgments from full publicity, and from the power of public opinion. *Fifty-seven States, including Germany, are members of the International Labor Organization of the League. There are about sixty-five independent States in the world. EXT OF CE PLAN (One) This Represented on Many through the International of Agriculture at Rome. January, 1923, Secretary and President Harding recommended that the approve our adhesion to the present Court under four ties and reservations, one was that the United would officially participate action of judges by the Council of the sitting as electoral colthat purpose. Local cooperation from the States with the work of one includes membership in the social welfare commite committees of the one on economic relation, and in one (Aaland which averted a war, women serve as expert upon the Opium and Women commissions. Bilantthropic agencies in United States have between aged more than $400,000 at either the work of the commission or the agency into conditions of in women and children. The United States and the lured? An increasing cooperation the United States and the world for the promotion and security be assured, acceptable to the people United States and hopefully l? Cooperation With the Activities cons and technical commits of the Labor Organization shows that such con has already begun. Single common purpose of committees is the collectstudy of information, on CANADIAN HEIRESS SOON WILL WED DANISH COUSIN OF BRITISH RULES Miss Lois Boot' and Prince Erik of Denmark. firmed when the forthcoming wedding of Lois Francis Booth, grand-daughter of J. R. Booth, multimillenaire Canadian lumber king, to Prince Erik of Denmark, cousin of King George of Great Britain. was formally announced at her home in Ottawa. Prince Erik is now visiting the parents of his fiancee. He is thirty years old and met Miss Booth while traveling in the Dominion two years ago. Reports of their engagement that have been going the rounds for several months were finally concal significance which may be developed upon local associations or unions. But the world of business and finance is already unified. The worlds of scientific knowledge and humane effort are nearly so. Isolation of any kind is increasing. In Actual Operation, if Not in Original Conception the League Realizes the Principle and the Hopes of The Hague Conferences The operation of the League has therefore evolved a Council widely different from the body immeinied by the markers of the Covenant. It can employ no force but that of persuasion and moral但 HOLD UP THEATER MAN, GET $5000 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7—Therad bandits held up Eddie Browne Orpheum theater treasurer, the afternoon and snatched a switch containing $5000 in cash and $200 in checks. Both carried guns and threwed death if he made out cry. GOLD IS ONE OF OLDEST ELEMENTS According to Arthur A. Cohproprietor of The Jewel Box joelry store, gold is one of the oce- est elements known. It is a sistance which was recognized being distinct from any substansuch as clay, stones, etc. Its early discovery was due to tirely to the fact that gold do not tarnish, and is therefore able to withstand the action of sun and weather. Rocks containing gold m wear away and be corroded rainfall, but the gold will remain unchanged. This made it easy to the ancients to find, and near all the gold that was found them came from streams and shall deposits. When other metals, such copper and tin were discovered it was noticed that the gold wore nearly twice as heavy as other metals, and this, in the eyes the ancients, set it apart as some thing possessing heavenly properties. As progress was made in working of gold, it was discovered that repeated melting proved its quality. It not only came purer by treatment through fire, but also softer, more pliant and easier to fashion into or-ments of jewelry. From that time until the prent金 had been the standard money and the most suitable stance for good jewelry. AUTOIST FACING ARREST SUICIDE SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7—Traced to his room at a local tel after his car had run out and probably fatally injured ber Tilden, George A. Roo wealthy grain broker, suicid In Actual Operation, if Not in Original Conception the League Realizes the Principle and the Hopes of The Hague Conferences The operation of the League has therefore evolved a Council widely different from the body imagined by the markers of the Covenant. It can employ no force but that of persuasion and moral influence. Its only actual powers are to confer and advise, to create commissions, to exercise inquisitive, conciliative and arbitral functions, and to help elect judges of the Permanent Court. In other words, the force of circumstances is gradually moving the League into position upon the foundations so well laid by the world's leaders between 1899 and 1907 in the great international councils of that period. The Assemblies of the League and the Congresses of the International Labor Organizations are successors to the Hague Conferences. The Permanent Court has at least begun to realize the highest hope and purpose of the Second League Conference. The Secretariat and the Labor Office have become Continuation Committees for the administrative work of the organized world, such as the Hague Conference lacked resources to create but would have rejoiced to see. The Council, resolving loose and large theories into cleancut and modest practise, has been graduated. The United States Should Participate in the League's Work Under Stated Conditions The United States Government should be authorized to propose cooperation with the League and participation in the work of its Assembly and Council under the following conditions and reservations: The United States Will Maintain the Monroe Doctrine In uniting its efforts with those of other States for the preservation of peace and the promotion of the common welfare, the United States does not abandon its traditional attitude concerning America. The United States Proposes That Moral Judgment and Public Opinion be Substituted for Force IL. The United States will assume no obligations under Article X, in its present form in the Covenant, unless in any particular case Congress has authorized such action. The United States will assume no obligations under Article XVI, in its present form in the Covenant or in its amended form as now proposed, unless in any particular case Congress has authorized such action. The United States proposes that Article X and XVI be either dropped altogether or so amended and changed as to eliminate any suggestion of a general agreement to use coercion for obtaining conformity to the pledges of the Covenant. The United States Proposes That Opinion be Substituted for Force II. The United States will assume no obligations under Article X, in its present form in the Covenant, unless in any particular case Congress has authorized such action. The United States will assume no obligations under Article XVII, in its present form in the Covenant or in its amended form as The United States Will Assume No Obligations Under the Versailles Treaty Except as Congress Approves III. The United States will accept no responsibility and assume no obligation in connection with any duties imposed upon the The United States Proposes That Membership Be Opened to Any Self-governing State IV. The United States proposes that Article I of the Covenant be construed and applied, or, if necessary, redrafted, so that admission to the League shall be as The Continuing Development of International Law Must Be Provided For V. As a further condition of its participation in the work and counsels of the League, the United States asks that the Assembly and Council consent—or obtain authority—to begin collaboration for the revision and development of international law, employing, for this purpose, the aid of a commission of jurists. This Commission would be directed to formulate anew existing rules of the law of nations, to reconcile divergent opinions, to consider points hitherto inadequately provided for but vital to the mainttenance of international justice, and in general to define the social rights and duties of States. The recommendations of the Commission would be presented from time to time, in proper form for consideration, to the Assembly as to a recommending if not a lawmaking body. Among these conditions Numbers I and II have already been now proposed, unless in any particular case Congress has authorized ruch action. The United States proposes that Article X and XVI be either dropped altogether or so amended and changed as to eliminate any suggestion of a general agreement to use coercion for obtaining conformity to the pledges of the Covenant. The Continuing Development of International Law Must Be Provided For discussed. Number III is a logical consequence of the refusal of the United States Senate to ratify the treaty of Versailles, and of the settled policy of the United States which is characterized in the first reservation. Concerning Numbers IV and V this may be said: Anything less than a world-conference, especially when Great Powers are excluded, must incur, in proportion to the exclusions, the suspicion of being an alliance, rather than a family of nations. The United States can render service in emphasizing this lesson, learned in the rilogue Conference, and in thus helping to reconstitute the family of nations as it really is. Such a conference or assembly must obviously bear the chief responsibility for the development of new parts of the law of nations, devised to fit changed and changing conditions, to extend the sway of justice, and to help in pre- MONDAY, January 7, 1924 NEW GAS CO. LINE VIA CARBON CANON Commending on the Southern Counties Gas Co.'s new line thru Carbon canyon to Chino from the Richfield oil fields, the Los Angeles Daily Journal says: "Another recent improvement was that of laying 14 miles of transmission line from the Richfield oil fields in Orange county through Carbon canyon to a point near Chino, thereby doubling the company's natural gas supply to the rich Pomona valley district. The other Pomona supply line extends from Brea through the Brea canyon to Pomona. This latter gas main was installed late in 1916. "At the beginning of 1923 the Southern Counties Gas Co. purchased the gas properties and distribution system of the city of Newport Beach, which had been operated four years by that municipality. Since taking over this property the company has practically rebuilt the entire Newport-Balboa distribution system, has opened a new office at Balboa and introduced first-class natural gas service to that part of Orange county." EXPECT GIRL WILL TELL STORY SOON LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7.—Eveline Balfour, 16, pretty daughter of Constance Balfour, famous singer, was expected today to return to her normal senses and explain the mystery concerning her whereabouts from Thursday until Saturday, when she was found by a policeman wandering near Fourth and Alameda sts. Police believe Miss Balfour was the victim of a mental abrasion. Another theory, that of Miss Balfour's family, is that she suffered a great mental shock and because of this she is unable, at present, to tell of her experience. A kidnapping, theory was supported by the fact that some of Miss Balfour's belongings were found hidden behind a billboard 12 hours after she was found. Physicians declared the girl had not been subjected to indignities. TWO MENTIONED FOR MACDONALD CABINET POST: J. C. Wedgwood. FOIST FACING THE ARREST SUICIDE FRANCISCO, Jan. 7.—Edward to his room at a local hofter his car had run down probably fatally injured Heilden, George A. Rooth, by grain broker, suicided by TOIST FACING ARREST SUICIDE IN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7. — d to his room at a local hoter his car had run down probably fatally injured Hetilden, George A. Rooth, by grain broker, suicided by him himself, through the grather than face arrest. accers had telephoned his and were in the hallway when two shots rang out. was said by his friends to be brooding the fact that life, Mrs. Dorothy Rooth, forNew York actress, had dild him last March. Heden is in a hospital with a red skull, both legs fracand internal injuries. He minent socially. Both was an all-American on the Minnesota football 16 years ago. Providence Journal—A slogan 24: Get the axe for Old Man James O'Grady. J. C. Wedgwood, member of parliament and noted ship constructor, is being strongly mentioned for the post of secretary of admiralty in the Ramsay Maclionald cabinet, expected to be formed in England shortly. James O'Grady, secretary of the British National Federation of General Workers, who was sent to Russia to negotiate the exchange of British prisoners and was jailed by the Soviet government, is expected to be air minister. Plain Dealer Classified Ads Always Bring Results MIDWAY CITY GRAND OPENING SALE SUNDAY, JAN. 13 See full details in next Thursday newspapers or ask us at 217 Pacific Southwest Building, Long Beach or come out to Midway City at corner of Huntington Beach and Santa Ana Boulevards. Taking America Off Its Feet Overland Success is the Talk of the Country The year just ended has been the greatest of all the fifteen years of Overland history. A great year made by great cars—the greatest Overlands purpose car—conceded to be the most useful motor car on wheels. 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