Evening Star Newspaper, January 23, 1921, Page 12

12 HAYASHI RIDICULES | RUMORS OF A WAR, Japanese Ambassador to Great Britain Seems Even Conciliatory. Croas-Atlantic l'nhh}- ice to The Star. LONDON. Janwfry 21.—Declarations of friendship on behalf of Japan for the United States and a disavowal of any hope to rival the states in| naval strength is made by Baron | | Hayashi, the Japanese ambassador to Great Britain. He also says that Japan will accept whatever may be the decision in America on the Cali- fornia laws on Japanese ownership of land there. { “The mainspring of the Japanese | naval program is the protection of ! her long lines of coast and her ship- ping. Japan is not engaged in a ~aval program with the intention of being aggressive or even provocative. and she has no desire to become the maritime dictator of the Pacific. a gross misinterpretation to gest that the Anglo-Japanese al- liance was cver intended to be used by Japan as a menace to the United | States. Under the terms of the treaty Japan and Great Britain could not combine their strength against the United States, and these terms have been printed often and should be known by all. There were no secret clauses While public opinion in my country been somewhat disturbed by the ifornia land legislation, Japan is willing to accept the viewpoint that California has a right to make its v government has al- ways believed that an amicable settle- ment of these differences would ulti- mately be reached. Japan has never planned to ‘enforce’ a demand that California legislation be abrogated by the American government. Annwers Other Questions. “As to Japan’s militaristic policy, and imperialistic dreams, she went into Siberia at the special request of President Wilson, and remains there now only to guard the very im- portant and powerful port and fort- ress of Vladivostok against the bol- shevists. “As to Saghlien, she went in to obtain guarantees of protection for her nationals and to prevent a repe- tition of the awful massacre at Niko- laievek. The Shantung question is still outstanding with China, but it is not Japan's fault. We asked the Chinese government nearly a year ago to make arrangements to re- ceive back that territory. It has not done 5o, but as soon as it does Japan will return the peninsula to China. “Japan has no ambition to close the ‘open door’ to China against any nation, and will work in co-operation with her allies to assist China to de- velop her internal resources and give allsan equal opportunity there.” —_— AMERIGANS AFTER COAL MINES IN UPPER SILESIA 5 2o et g Owners Will Yield on Condition of Return After Lapse of Ten Years. By the Associated Press. PLESS, Upper Silesia, January 22.—| attempting to organize their own A syndicate of American capitalists is negotiating for an opening for in- vestments in Upper Silesian coal mifhes, and, according to the German owners, has offered 5,000,000 marks for one mine at present in operation and for concessions looking to the development of two others. In an- swer to the proposals of the syndi- cate the Germans have agreed to ac- oept on condition that the mines re- vert to the principality of Pless after years. The negotiations still are pénding. The dicate’s offer was made through a colonel attached to the American mission in Vienna. At present there is no American or French capital invested in Upper Sile- | was organigcd to facilitate the ex- sia. but there are some Belgian and investments. The Germans to be anxious to close the deal with the Americans, believ- ing it will tend toward stabilization|ample, between Rumania and Hun-l of the economic situation, which is declared to be becoming more un-|car to pass the frontler until another settled as the plebiscite in Silesia nears. It is understood in interallied com- mission circles that the Oppeln vot- ing will take place about the middle of March. Virtually all property of any value in this district is owned by the Prince of Pless. —_———— PACT CREATING CENTRAL AMERICAN UNION SIGNED Approved by San Jose Conference. Embraces Only Salvador, Hondu- ras, Guatemala, Costa Rica. SAN SALVADOR. Republic of Salva- dor, January 22 —The pact creating the union of Central American republics has been signed by the delegations of four of the nations at_the San Jose confer- ence—Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Costa Rica—Iit is announced in an official dispatch today from San Jose, the Costa Rican capital, where the dele- gates of the five rcpublics have been conferring for some time. The Nicaraguan delegates, however, not only failed to sig. but withir>w from the conference. They tcok this action on orders ‘rom Lieir governrment, whicn had relused to aypioce (he terms of the compz.ct prev. v reached by the col fernes. i Ail fve delegations had come to an agreement on the long disputed article four of the pu.t, San Jose dis patch to El Diario i vador, but the Nicaraguan government would not - firm the action of its representatives this point. (Apparently the article in question is that dealing with treaties| between signatories and ‘oreign mitions, | which Nicaragua had originally inter- | preted as affecting her treaty with the United States. However, the other four nations pro- ceeded without the Nicaraguans and | signed the pact of union. | PLANETO TAXIIN. | NC-6 En Route to Canal Zone After Forced Landing. SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua, January 21.—United States seaplane NC-6 which was damaged and forced to land during last Saturday’s hurri- cane while participating in the flight from San Diego to the Canal Zone, is taxiing to Panama, by way of Nicoya, from Gigante, north of here, where | ehe was beached. She is accompanied by the tug Gan- | net. The NC-6 entered port here for a few moments this afternoon on hér southward journey. She reported all well. FREE OF SHOALS’ PERILS. French Freighter, Grounded, Ar- rives at Portland, Me. PORTLAND, Me., January 22.—The French freight steamer Bacchus, which escaped yesterday from the net work of shoals off Chatham after grounding in the breakers, arrived here today bringing the sixteen coast Monomoy and guardsmen of the Monomoy t stations, who assisted | in ing out of the danger sone. e guardsmen’s boats were lost in the threshing of the propellers, of the shoals. She is belleved to have oscaped damage. while the steamer was working (rcel SUICIDAL WAVE) SWEEPS HUNGARY, WOMEN LEADING BUDAPEST, January 20.—Thirty- two_hundred women and 2,100 men committed suicide in Hungary during 1920, police reports for the year show. In addition, there were more than 10,000 unsuccessful attempts at suicide. _ This tremendous increase is caus- ing much worry, inasmuch_as the pre-war figures were from 50 to 60 suicides vearly. The situation is at- | tributed to the gradual deterioration in living conditions and the fact that the war had the effect of making hu- . have begun a campaign if-destruction. Sermons on | e being preached in all | the churches, and a spe police | force has been organized to keep ch and pre suicides. In P tempting _suicide protested what they termed the tyrannous op- pression of the authorit SEEKING A METHOD 0 ASSIST AUSTRIA Col. C. B. Smith, Unofficial 1| U. S. Representative, Sug- || gests Economic Conference. BY A. R. DECKER. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News Cupyright. 1921, VIENNA. Austria, January 22.—In addition to Engiand, France and Italy five other countries, namely, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Rumania, Jugoslavia and Greece, are repre- sented on the Austrian section of the reparations commission. The United States is not officially represented, but Col. C. B. Smith is attached to | the commission, principally as an ob- server to keep the American goveérn- ment informed as to how his late associates are carrying out the treaty | of St. Germain. Because of his detached and dis- interested position, Col. Smith was able to suggest to his colleagues | the advantages which might accrue | from a purely ecomomic conference | for the purpose of studying matters | of mutual welfare, such as transpor- | tation. Col. Smith, who in a quiet | way has been able to give valuable | assistance in untangling the former empire’s economic chaos. Dproposes that business representatives of in- dustry, trade and the departments of commerce, transportation and com- munication of the various govern- ments rather about a table and dis- cuss measures which might develop some simple plan for improving pres- ent conditions. Preliminary Conference. There is a prospect that a pre- fnary conference will be held in lienna” January 24 to ‘survey the ground and select the place for the cussion might prove advantageous o5 might lead to further concrete bet terments, but the present racial dis- trust is too great to permit optimism. The breaking up of the empire into its component national parts has de- | stroyed the century-old economic { structure. New states have been | created and, jealous of their new liberties, they are afraid to permit | trade to follow the old channels. In economic life they follow the short- sighted policy of venting their spite and hatred upon their neighbors, and the result is complete confusion. Short-Sighted Policies. Transportation is an example. The treaty of St. Germain provides that the rolling etock of the former empire 11 be apportioned among the new states according to mileage and den- sity of traffic. For this purpose a commission was organized under the { presidency of Sir Francis Dent, but several months will be required to oollect the necessary statistics. An- other commission under M. Lefevre change of cigrs. Despite the efforts of these two cowmissions to straighten out the|transportation problems such | lmek of confidence exists, for ex- [ gary, that neither state will permit a is_given in exchange. The conference idea was readily ac- | cepted by the Austrian section of the reparations commission and submit- | tod to the different interested states including Austria and Hungary, all| 0{ which have been invited to attend the preliminary meeting. The United States will not be re- presented even unofficially, as that country will follow its traditional | policy of non-participation in Euro- | pean affairs. | e l i 1 : SUE FOR UNION’S AID. Leatherworkers, Idle Due to Strike, Appeal to Court. ! SALEM, Mass. January 22.—Leather | workers of Peabody, who are idle on | account of a strike, have filed suit | in the superior court in an attempt | to obtain union assistance in the | emergency. Frederick Alexander and other members of the Peabody branch »f the United International Leather ‘Workers’ Union of America. who brought the suit, complained that! there had been no distribution of a| fund of more than $10,000, which was | subscribed for assistance in the event of a strike to all members thrown out of work. The petitioners, who are not u!rlk-l ers, but . were laid off as a result of a Strike, ask for compensation from the | find for the pericd of their enforced | DLITT | —-t« ready to serve you in Paint. ing, Paperhanging or Upbolstering. —Also displaying fine farniture, Geo. PlLitt Co., Inc., Soaim2s 'l’lsy--;l«fluu:h-h.h “Talcum for perfuming. Cuticura: for ~Ontieurs Lad- Sosp shaves without Monday News Second Floor * . THE. 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