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THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER. 15, 1920. Harding Is Opposed to Jap Influx G. 0. P. Nominee Tells Cali fornia "Pilgrims" Nation Must Back States In Bar- ring Orientals. By The AMOvlatrd Prem. Marion, O.. Sept. 14. To a dele-gatvQii-of Californians Senator Hard ing declared today that the nation must stand "behind" the states of the Pacific coast to relieve them of the difficulties of Oriental immigra tion and must see that only such aliens as can be assimilated and im bued with thorough Americanism are admitted. ' The dangers of racial conflict, said'- the republican nominee,' must be recognized and provision' made to reduce them to a minimum.. He suggested that such steps could be takctv without offensive reflection on any. race and without raising the question of racial inferiority or in equality. Iii His speech to the Californians, the senator also suggested the neces sity of a protective tariff levy to aid American farmers and replied at length to democratic charges of a republican "senate oligarchy." He reminded the voter t'nat senators are elected by popular vote, and de clared the democratic leaders were opposing senate influence because thry wanted to perpetuate "autocra tic,, pfcrsoual government." i Governor is Spokesman., i Governor William D. . Stephens acted as spokesman for the delega tion and in a short address em phasized the keen interest of the west coast in the Oriental question. ' the tariff and other issues. & Those who made the pilgrimage across the continent to hear the senator's front porch speech included several state republican leaders and representa tives of a number of California civic, business and political organizations. In his reference to tho senate oli garchy charge, the nominee de clared it was not surprising that the democrats should be displeased because congress had exercised its constitutional powers during "a seven-year period of fine words, much dictation, tinkering with bus iness, and unwarranted assump tion" by the executive. Oligarchy Saved U. ,S. ".The senate 'oligarchy.' as they ' call it, and the 'oligarchy of the house of representatives." he con tinued, "forced them toward effi ciency in making war and forced thm toward . some efficiency, though much belated, in reconstruc tion for peace, and interfered to stay the prodigal waste of the tax , payers' money, and. prevented America from being caught in the Miares and tangles of their blunder ing in Paris." Using as an example the foreign competition confronting California frflit growers. Senator Harding de clared that "if to save this or any other worthy and developing agri cultural industry of America, , tariff protection is necessary, then tariff protection must be .given." He add ed that "a long list" of farm pro ducts might be found to require such protection, though any tariff revision must be based en general and not class interest. Discusses Race Trouble. Discussing the race question as presented in the Pacific coast, the candidate said: '"Today you have come here from the Facific cctist of our country. I do not doubt that Americans on the coast are troubled in their minds about the Oriental question ns it is called. That question raises every interpretation of our watchword 'America first,' for it involves four sets of obligations. It involves our obligations to great foreign powers; it involves the obligations of all America toward one group of Amer ican states and their peoples. jBut it also involves the obligations pfi that group of states tq the nation. "There is abundant evidence of the dangers which lurk in racial dif ferences. I do not say racial in equalities I say racial differences. I am every ready td recognize that the civilization of the Orient is older ' than ours, that its people have their ffpud and honorable traditions. Japs Create Friction. . "In spite of the honor of these , Oriental peoplesand in spite of their ' contributions to the world's ad vancement, it is conceivable that they may be so different in racial characteristics or in manner of life of practice from other people of equal honor and achievement, that no matter whether it be on the soil of one or upon the soil of the other, these differences, without raising any question f" inferiority, superior ity or inequality, may create, as I believe they have created upon our Pacific coast, without blame to cither side, a friction that must be recognized. The nation owes it to the Pacific coast to recognize that fact. The nation owes it to the Pa cific coast states to stand behind them, in necessary measures con sistent with our national honor, to relieve them of their difficulties. "The problem incident to recial differences must be accepted as one existing in fact and must be ade quately met for the' future security and tranquility of our people. We have learned during .the1 anxieties of world war the necessity of mak ing the citizenship of this republic V not only American in heart and soul, but American in every sym pathy and every aspiration. '"No one can tranquilly contem plate the future of this republic without anxiety for, abundant pro vision for admission to ours shores of only the immigrant who can be assimilated and thoroughly imbued with the American spirit, f Haven for Oppressed. "from the beginning of the re public America has been a haven to the oppressed and the aspiring from i.11 the nations of the earth. We have opened our doors freely and have given to the peoples of the world who carae to us the fullness of American opportunity and po litical liberty. We have come to that Stage of our development where we have learned that the obli gations of ' citizenship "of necessity must be assumed by those who' ac cept the grant of American oppor tunity. From this time on we are more concerned with the making of . ! .. ." Ner Salvation Army Officers for Omaha . A'monster religious wjp lcome .serv ice, will, be accorded newly'appoiiited Brigadiers William : and ., Mrs. An drews at flic Salvation Army( head quarters, '1711 Davenport ' street Wednesday evening beginning at 7 -JO o'clock.-. ' Brigycrj' and Mrs. Andrews come to the Jowa-Xebraska division as successors to Lieut. Col. Ashley B. Peebles, reccntlv transferred o San Francisco. They have the proud, distinction of nearly 40 years' service each with the Salvation Army citizens than we are with adding to the man power of industry or the additional human motifs in our va ried activities. "As a people and a nation, as Gov ernor Stephens has said, we do have the moral, the natural and the legal international rights to determine who shall or shall not enter into our country, and participate in our ac tivities. With a new realization of the necessity of developing a soul distinctly American in this republic, we favor such modification of our immigration laws and. such changes in Qur international understandings, and such a palicy relating to those who come among us as will guaran tee to the' citizens f this republic not only assimilabilitjy of alien born, but the adoption by all who come of American standards, economic, and otherwise, and a full consecration to American practices and ideals.- Scores Demo Rule. "There is no sectionalism in the United States. "America first! ' "That spirit is behind our individ ual citizenship which conceives gov ernment as being the expression of a Community of interests and not a. paternal or autocratic, or one-man! source of pretended benevolence. "Let u? 'not allow, those who would like to retain the autocratic power which the war put into their hands to deceive free Americans with the delusion that "democracy" painted as a sign oter their works conceals the, fact that they have robbed us of "true democracy. They have set up a one-man dictatorship which they, of course, desire to per petuate, and which finds- in their various spokesmen the -expression "we arc in full accord." Standard Oil Company Gas Well Catches Afire Bakcrsfield, CaL Sept 14. A flaming torch, was towering nign toward , the skies in .the Elk Hills near here today as the result of friction resulting when well No. 7 of the Carman lease, owned by the Standard Oil company, came in with a roar, forcing -15,000.000 cubic feet of gas through its casing. The fric tion caused a spark wjiich ignited the gas. Efforts were being made to ex tinguish the flames and can the well by using huge boilers ' and mod lines. This is the third large gas well to catch 1 fire in this territory this year. . ' , Man Who Plotted to Wreck ! Train Enters Guilty Plea Springfield, 111., Sept. 14. John Kona, alleged communist, and one of the eight men arrested recently in connection with an alleged plot Xj wreck the "Diamond special" of the Illinois Central railroai, ' alt of whom were said to have confessed, pleaded guilty Monday and was given an indeterminate sentence in state prison. He will begin serv ing at once. D'Annunzio Troops Take Islands In Quarnero Gulf Rome, Sept. 14. Troops of Cap tain Gabricle d'Annunzio have occu pied the islands of Arbe, Cherso and Veglia, in the Gulf of Quarnero, southwest of Fiume, according to re ports received here. Italian soldiers, making up the garrisons on the is lands, are said to have joined the D'Annunzian volunteers. in many, parts - of the .world and have, been , ranking divisional' offi cers for more than " a 'quarter cen tury. . . . .. Salvation Army officers from all parts of the two states will be in attendance,-with local Army work ers and friends of the Salvation Army. Adjutant Sydney Cooke.'in charge of the special efforts department for the two states and who accom panies Brigadier and Mrs. Andrews, will also be present at the service. Reds' Peace Proposals To Remain Unchanged Riga, Sept. 14. (By The Asso ciated Press.) Russian . bolshevik peace delegates who have arrived here to meet representatives of Po land consider the meeting here merely a continuance of the Minsk conference. - i "Our terms," said . Adolph' Joffe, head of the sovietjdelegation, today, "were never answered by the Poles at Minsk, nor were any counterpro posals submitted. The Poles merely criticised ourj terms, but offered nothing in the nature of proposals. Before the conference can proceed the Poles must make , known the terms upon which they would base a treaty." M. Joffe met the correspondent of The Associatd Press today and dis cussed with him the coming confer ence and the prospects, of peace. "Our purpose," he declared, "is to make peace only on terms which wilL give us assurance that Poland will not attack us again, nor keep up a-constant state of war on our bor ders." A Elks to Parade Before ' Initiation of New Class Exalted Ruler W. G. Sears of the local lodge of Elks announced yes terdav that all Elks should be at the lodge rooms next Saturday by 4:30 in the afternoon 'to marcli m parade to the Masonic temple, where a ban quet and initiation of 500 new mem bers will take olace in the evening Distinguished Elks from- other places will be here. U. S. Senator Sherman Is On Verge of Blindness Springfield, 111., Sept. 14. United States .Senator Lawrence Y. Sher man is facing the alternative of a year's complete rest from work 'or blindness. Specialists have decided there is no other help for him, as he has almost worn his eyes out by overwork. Fine Gaited Saddle Horses PRIVATE SALE DAILY AT OUR STABLES AK-SAR-BEN FIELD Also on exhibition Our ( lismplon Clydesdale Draft Horses and Champion Span of Moles. Visitors Welcome M.C.Peters Mill Co. rrx i m a v Latest Retnrns Boost Majority In Maine Vote Plurality of G. 0. P. Guberna torial Candidate 17,000 Greater Than Ever Be fore Obtained. Portland, Me., Sept. 14. Maine gave an overwhelming plurality to the republican ticket in the state election yesterday. With a total vote larger by 55,000 than the high est ever previously cast in the state, Frederic H. Parkhurst of Bangor was elected governor by a margin of 65,000 over his democratic oppon ent, Bertrand G.' Mclntyre of Nor way. The plurality was 17,000 more than the largest obtained, by any other gubernatorial candidate in the history of the state. Four republican congressmen were elected by large pluralities, Congressmen Wallace H. White, jr., John A. Peters and:Ira D. Hersey retained their seats, and in the First district, ' where Congressman Louis B. Goodall,' republican, idid not seek re-election, Carroll L, Beedy of Portland, republican,1 was chosen. 1 . Senate All G. O. P. Every member of the state senate will be a republican, while of a membership of ' 157 in the' state house of, representatives the demo crats sitceeded in electing 13. In' the last Legislature there were two dem ocrafflc senators ' and 41 democratic representatives. The vote of the state for governor, with returns from 40 small (towns and plantations in remote districts missing, was: Parkhurst, republi can. 133,817; Mclntyre, democrat, 69,249. Women Eagerly Voted. The increase in the total vote was very largely accounted for by women voting for the first time. The women showed themselves eager to exercise their new privilege. The result showed that most of them voted the republican ticket. Colonel Parkhurst gave the view point of the republicans in a state ment. He said the campaign had been "vigorgously contested by the democrats on national issues" and that the outcome gave "most con clusive evidence that the voters of Maine resent the autocratic and un American administration that the democrats have given us." He de clared that it was "equallv . an en dorsement of Harding and Coolidge." Seven Truck Drivers Are Arrested for Speeding Seven truck drivers, engaged in hauling bricks from the excavation at the Central High school grounds, were served with "golden rule" summons Monday night by motor clcle officers who' said the trucks were traveling on California street from 30 to 45 miles an hour. The speed limit for this size truck is eight miles an hour. Their summons re sulted from complaints made to city council Monday morning by resi dents of the neighborhood through which the trucks pass. Lloyd L. Knight, 2924 Douglas street, was ar rested last night for reckless driv-ing. Methodists Rap Stand of Colby - . Explain Danger to Americans by Issuing Passports to Visit Tia Juania, Mexico. Cliiraro Tribune-Omaha Bee Ltaaed Wire. Washington, Sept. 14. Likening Tia Juania, Lower California, to Sodom and Gomorrah, the board of temperance, prohibition and public morals of -the Methodist Episcopal (jhurch, today issued a heated re joinder to the refusal of Secretary of State Colby, to withhold passports and border permits ,to Americans from crossing the border to visit this lidlcss town. "The' department has not been asked to constitute itself a censor of morals." says the. board. "It has been asked to deal with a practical situation which mav involve matters of peace or war. 'It has been asked to take action which it has every power to take and which would re sult in: "1 Preventing the fleecing of American citizens of millions of dollars. ' '2 1 Preventing the debauchery of American girls and women, who tfrere is reason to believe, have in some cases . been befouled while Unconscious. ' "3. Preventing the violent rob bery of Americans who have been lured across the border by false ad vertising. . " '-'4. Preventing possible, phvsical conflict between the, sailors of the American destroyer fleet and the denizens, of Tia Juana. "When scores of thousands of American citizens crossed the border cm July 4 for -the obvious purpose of gambling and participating in the other ' sporing' activities of Tia Juana were the authorities under the de lusion that there was 'reasonable and legitimate need for crossing?" "Is the desfrc to play faro, roulette, wheel of fortune, craps and poker a 'reasonable and legitimate need for sossing the border?' "Is the desire to. visit the cribs of 'old town' a 'reasonable and legiti mate need for crossing?' "Is the wish to see av cock fight, or a bull fight, or a prize fight, or to lie drugged or dazed in the iiop joints of Tia Juana- reasonable and legitimate need for crossing?' " 100 Men in the HANSEN-CADILLAC SERVICE DEPT. are recognized and re warded by Honor and Cash Bonus System. 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The raise in rates becomes effective immediately upon the filing of new state tariffs by the American Railway Express company, which will be within a day or two. 1 1 It is made a proviso of this order, as it was of the interstate commis sion's, that all the additional revenue realized from the higher rates shall be retained by the express com pany, and none of it go to the rail roads. . In the past the railroads have received 50.25 per cent and the express company 49.75 per cent of the total revenue. The new division will be 55.41 per cent for the ex press carrier and 44.59 per cent for the railroads. Special commodity rates on live poultry are canceled. This action was agreed to by poultry interests, with the understanding that satis factory rates will be established by the express company under classi fied schedules, to be ' submitted to r - ' "i Colorado Springs' Largest If and Finest Hostelry CHAS. A. SCHLOTjER, Manager " European Plan Restaurant Famed . 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An ef fort will be made to begin active upcrauuns carjy in uic si'img. Man and Wife to Fight Charges of Larceny Beatrice, fveb., Sept. 14. (Spe cial.) Mr. and Mrs. . A. Smith, institute employes who are" in jail here pending an investigation of the disappearance of two boxes and a trunk full of articles trom the insti tute during the summer, maintain (heir innocence and have engaged attorneys to fight the case. One of the attorneys, H. E. Hallctt. is from Nevada, Mo., , to which place the boxes are alleged to have been shipped. Gage County Corn Field May Yield 75 Bushels Beatrice. Nob., Sept. 14. (Spe cial.) R. W. Grant, an old resident of Gage county, living southeast of the city, says that he has 20 acres of corn which he believes will yield 75 bushels to the acre. The corn is well matured and out of the way of i . JIM .it mm frost. Mr. Grant says he never saw better prospects for a corn crop in Gage county. Wife Charges Cruelty. Beatrice, Neb., Sept. 14. (Spe cial.) Orville G. Wolfe, of Wy morc, was granted a divorce in the district court yesterday from Jane Wolfe on the grounds 'of cruelty and desertion. The couple were married in this city on March 22, 1894. They have four children, the oldest 24 and the youngest 16 years of age. 1 I-i Lorame, O., stove mounters have abolished a bonus system cf the National Stove company, raised wages and ,establislicd an eight hour dav. Omaha Auditorium Oct. 12 , You don't , need to .wait till the great tenor ' gets here. You can hear him at our store between the hours of. two and four Wednesday after noon. You will enjoy this concert, and ' are cordially invited. . L.