Evening Star Newspaper, June 23, 1921, Page 13

RULERS COURAGE | INIRELAND PRAISED i € ‘ ' _King and Queen’s Safe Re- _turn Causes Great Relief in London. - VIEWS ON SPEECH DIFFER One Irish Paper Says Only Fool Can Ignore Significance of New Parliament. By the Associated Press. HOLYHEAD, Wales, June 23.—King George and Queen Mary arrived here this morning from Belfast, whe- yesterday they presided at the statd opening of the Ulster parliament. Im- mediately after landing they board- ed their train for London. DON; Jpne 23.—Relief over the safe return of King George and Queen Mary from Belfast was ex- predsed by this morning’s newspa- pers, which also voiced appreciation of their courage in making the trip to the Irish city to open the UlSter parliament. Editorials warmly ap- proved the king's addréss, especially his plea that the Irish “forgive and forget and jbin in making for the land they love a mew era of peace, contentment and good will.” ” Criticism Also Made. The Daily News, however, strongly criticised the government, which framed the speech, for “simultaneous- ly making a mockery and reproach of these moving words™ by its de- cision to send more troops to the south of Ireland. The London Times also denounced the government for “dashing all hopes by decrecing in- tensified warfare in Ireland to the bitter end.” It accused the govern- ment of ling to play the game with the king, who was sald to have done all he could. Belief was strongly expressed by some papers that the opening of the Ulster parliament might lead event- uwally to the harmonious establish- ment of a parliament for united Ire- land. Commentators reasserted that to grant full independence to Ireland was “utterly impossible,” but they de- clared that Great Bi n was entire- 1y willing to allow the Irish to man- age their own affairs in their own way. The Daily Telegraph, contending! that in south and west Ireland the Irish already secured more than their constitutional leaders had asked, declared concessions would not long be withheld from a southern parlia- ment which gave its hand in true friendship. Fatare Rests With Irish. “It rests with Irishmen,” the news- paper continued,” to say when that shall be They are the arbiters of their own destiny.” Taking a similar view, the Chronicle main#ined that “the perversity which flouts good prospects and invites bad is too abnormal to last forever. and the question is how far southern Ireland will be carried along the path of ruin before it abandons it.” The Morning Post, which professed t0 see the beginning of a new epoch in the relations between Great Brit- ain and Ireland in yesterday's cere- mony. said the king's hopes for a fu- ture united and peaceful Ireland could “never be fulfilled until that country is delivered from the murderous con- ~ spirators who hold it in thrall.” “TRUCE CALLED BY KING.”" Only Fool Can Ignore New Parlia- ment,, Says Dublin Papes. DUBLIN, June 23—Commenting upon the address of King George, the Irish Times said. this morning: “If southern Irishmen will allow themselves to think soberly, we may hope yesterday's events at Belfast will begin immediately to impréve the prospects of peace. Henceforward, no Irishman who is not a fool or a fanatic can ignore the significance ©of the northern parliament.” “A truce is called for by the king.” declared the Freeman’s Journal. “This essential in order that the king's ppeal should be listened to, and a fair fleld be given to peace makers to realizé 'his desires, which are equally the desires of the Irish na- tion.” ‘The Irish Independent sai Economy to Install - A Water Heater You need hot\water in plenty, but not for long in the summer- time. Tke Water Heater is a necessity, yet you do not want the discomfort of building = fire. ; That's where the Water Heat- er becomes so essential. The Heaters we handle have demonstrated themselves 100 per cent desirable in service, in price, in long life, in economy o operation. o Consult us about them! Maurice J. Colbert 621 F Street Main 3016-3017 A pair of 14-katat Gold Filled ‘Shur-on Eyeglasses, including a thorough ex- amination by our graduate optometrist, GLASSES Is o.fltnd at the low price of |} $5.00 “The price includes a thor- ough examination by our expert optometrist. 5 Adolph Kahn Prominent Women Clean Streets and Win Praise of City Special Dispatch to The Star. FAYETTEVILLE, W, Va., June 23—The Civic Clul of Fayette- ville, composed of many of this city’s leading women, came out d vision in Ireland i¥ fostered by Great Britain for her own ends. If there was honesty in British politics; members of the king's cabinet deaired 0 apply the principle of statesman- ship, and not force a remedy, strife wouid be ended and discontent would be allayed in Ireland.” KING PROFOUNDLY TOUCHED. \ ENPIRE'S PREMIERS QUIZ LORD CURZON Foreign Minister Submits to Cross-Examination After Outlining Policies. JAPANESE ARE HOPEFUL Baron Hayashi 3 Certain Alliance With England Will Not Imperil Relations 'With U. S. LONDON, June 23 (Canadian Press). The Imperial conference did not hold a formal session today, having ad- journed after; Lord Curzon's speech yesterday, until Friday. At that time the Japanese alliance, which is the Queen Also Delighted by Intense |first big subject to be discussed, I8 Loyalty Shown at Belfast. not likely to come up, as it is planned to discuss that’subject early next BELFAST, June 23.—The victroy |, ... has received the following message from the king: “The queen and I are profoundly touched by the intense loyalty and enthusiasm with which we were wel- comed yesterday by the vast numbers assembled to greet us in the beauti- fully decorated streets of Belfast. We carry away with us the happiest and what will be lasting memories of this great and imposing occasion in the history of Ireland.” 'WRITTEN BY, BALFOUR. King's Address Held Best of Kind Ever Compiled. BY WILLIAM H. BRAYDEN. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyhight. 1921. BELFAST, Ireland, June 23—Gen. Bainbridge, mllitary governor of Bel- fast, who rode behind King George's carriage yesterday, told the writer that the volume of cheeting from the crowds along the route exceeded any- thing else in his experience. Men of all shades of opinions say that the enthusiasm was all for the king, who would have been as cor- dially welcomed if he had come to open a shipping dock:instead of the parliament which even its supporters regard as something they did not want, but must have. It was a sidelight on the character of the parliament that the king's speech was handed to him not by the Irish secretary or the Ulster secre- tary, but by the English home secre- tary. Constitutionally the king's speeches are not his own, but his min- isters’ and this one, though delivered in the presence of the Ulster prime minister and his colleagues, was by the British cabinet. Its eloguence, ingenuity and persuasiveness formed & subject of universal comment. It is|haa already been done. Lord Curzon’s speech was a compre- hensive, but highly confidential, re- view of the principles which have gulded British foreign policy since the end of the war. Owing to the fact that @ number of questions of deli- cate international significance had to be touched upon. the conference agreed that the addréss should not be published. All tHat can be said, there- fore, is that the British minister of foreign affairs took the conference completely into his confidence, laying all the cards upon the table, and. at the same time inviting the delegates to interrogate him on each and every point. Subjected to Cross-Examination. This invitation, it is understood, was freely acted upon, Premier Meighan and the other 'premiers subjecting Lord Curzon to what practically amounted to cross-examination. foreign secretary, it is known, did not touch upon the Japanese alliance except in a general way, and neither advocated that it be denounced nor renewed. He dealt at great length, however, with the diplomatic con- versation which he recently held in Paris with Premier Briand of France concerning the British attitude in Russia and the general lines of Brit- ish policy both in Europe and in the Pacific. So far as could be ascertained, the statement was regarded as satisfac- tory by the premiers of the do- minions. But it is pointed out that a mere explanation of British foreign policy to the dominions is far from meaning that they have a voice or influence in the direction or execu- tion of that policy. Simply Outlines Policies. The foreign secretary, it is pointed out. was simply outlining the princi- ples and policies which have been —explaining something that e i How, it is agreed that no cleverer statement|agied, can any mechanism be devised embodying the British attitude to-|to alter this position? One solution ward the Irish difficulty was ever|gyggested is dominion ministers res- compiled. ent in London, but few believe that, id The writer is told on high authority | 5 resident minister would be in po- that the king's speech was drafted by | sitjon -to exercise much inflience or Arthur Balfour. submitted to the Brit- ish cabinet and ‘passed without al- guidance over the foreign minister. fortified in his action'by experts and teration for delivery by his majesty.| others intimately familiar with old- The king delivered it Jike an oration | world affairs. The problem will come in ringing tones, emphasiszing all its| yp when that part of the agenda is points. 4 —_— DIP NETS UNDER BAN. Fine of $150. Follows Charges Against Fisherman. Fishing_in the Potomac is lawful with the hook and line, but dip nets are not allowed. George Havenner used the latter and was fined $150 upon his appearance before Judge McMahon in the United States branch of the Police Court yesterday. Six charges were preferred against him and It was $25 for eachoffense. The court ruled that such prae- tices work to a hardship on the man who goes fishing with only a hook and line. The net fishing took place |m the vicinity of Chain bridge. | 599 * 7th at F_ for eath purpose. We have all these trouse: and Saturday we feature reached calling_for the creation of means giving effect to the new status of the dominions. VALUES ¥U. S. FRIENDSHIP. Japanese Ambassador Sure Alliance Will Not Imperil It. By the Ansociated Press. » LONDON, June 22.—Baron Hayashi, the Japanese ambassador to Great Britain, in an interview today_ ex- pressed entire agreement with athe Views set forth'at the imperial con- ference concerning the Anglo-Japa- nese alliance, adding that he was sure his opinion was shared by the Japa- nese government. Obviously, satd the ambassador, no Japanese government and no sane Japanese could regard the alliance as Continuihg the sale! " DUTCHESS TROUSERS 9 $ . best known.trousers in America sold under this GUARANTEE 10¢ a button and they’ve made good for years on this basis. [\UTCHESS trousers are for every one, everywhere—work, shop, stréet, dress—with styles and materials best suited rs here, but tomorrow - . The Hecht Co. et TthatF o i Where By the Associated Press, 2 HILLSDALE, Ind., June 23.—Mrs. Emma Richardson Burkett, who has filed a claim for $69,900 against the estate of the, late Theodore Roosevelt to collect a note which she says the former President in- dorsed, today told the story of the mysterious financial transaction. Mrs. Burkett claims she met Roosevelt and a man introduced a8 Charles J. Shunson who she belleved was a former Rough Rid- er, in a Chicago building during the republican national convention of 1912 and there loaned the money to Shunson on his note backed by the former President's signature. The alleged note bearing Roose- ~ velt's signature and the by which she came into ession of the money are in the Chemical Na- tion Bank in New York, she said. Her story came after she had been told attorneys for the estate char- acterized the former President’ signature to the alleged note a forgery. According to Mrs. Burkett, she resided at Danville, 11, when the alleged loan was made. An uncle, Henry Richardson, a miner, had left a will providing that Mrs. Burkett should take charge of his money, $69,900, and turn over the interest to Mary Kenney, his | daughter. She said she received word from. a frichd that an investment for the money had been arranged in Chicago, where she was taken to an office and met President Roose- velt and a man named Shunson, both of whom she said signed the note. Shunson, she avers, paid her the interest on the alleged loan until 1917, when she said he went to France. She also declared that she ex- in_any way envisaging strife with America. . “Friendship with the United tSates,” declared the ambassador, “is an abso- lute necessity for Japan, not only po- litically, but also commereially, for trade relatigns with the United States is one of our greatest assets.” Contending that it was essential for the peace of the world that the utmost friendliness should prevail be- tween France, Great Britain, the United States, Japan and China, Bar- on Hayashi referred to what he termed the existing misunderstanding about China, saying:| “We regard China as in no way inferior and wish her to be on terms of equality with other nations. We want _politically what we ~already have financially in the international consortium.” The ambassador concluded by de- claring that naval _digarmament would be an_inestimable boon for the world, and repeating the convic- tion that the Japanese government was ready to discuss disarmament and come to an arrangement with France, Great Britain and the United States. The imperial conference held ses- sions both morning and afternoon to- day. The delegates were occupied largely with a lengthy speech by Lord Curzon, secretary for foreign affairs, on the general foreign policy. Owing to the nature of the problems discussed, Curzon's speech was not made public and no official re- port on it was issued. MORE MONEY FOR MEN. STAR, WASHINGTON, WOMAN EXPLAINS $69,900 CLAIM MADE AGAINST ROOSEVELT ESTATE D. C., THURSDAY, pected soon to receive a message to go to Cincinnuti to see Mrs. Alice Longworth, the former Presi- /dent’s daughte, but would not re- veal the purpose of the contem- plated trip. “I've offered to compromise,” 8hs sajd. “At first I wanted the prin- cipal and the intercst for four years,gbut now I merely want the money back.” . Mrs. Burkett scouted that sha had been duped by a clever confi- « dence man posing as the former President. “I knew Col. Roosevelt to well for them to fool me,” she sajd. “I_had heard him speak and had shaken hands with him a half doz- ep times." Mrs. Burkett said that Shunson, to whom she alleged the money was loaned, backed by the former President’s signature, had not been heard from since he went to France. She said she could pro- duce witnesses who were present when interest payments wers made by Shunson, who she believed was a former Rough Rider. REJECT -$69,000 CLAIM. Roosevelt Executors Repudiate Note With Colonel as Surety. NEW YORK, June 22.—Executors of the estate of the late Theodore Roosevelt made known a claim of $69,000 againat the estate when they asked the supreme court today for permission to render an accounting. They repudiate the note which has been presented by Emma K. Burkett of Hillsdale. Ind., for payment, with interest from Jume 12, 1912, ' Jt s signed by Charles J. Shunson as prin- cipal, with Col. Roosevelt as a surety. Shunson’s identity is not revealed in the papers. tarily subscribe to a fund for em- ployes disabled through accident or sickness and for bemeficiaries in case of death. Since establishment of the fund total subscriptions amount to more than $80,500,000 and total dis- i bursements amount to more than $73,800,000. P — HORSE SUPPLY REDUCED. Washington and Rest of Country Have Smaller Numbers. ‘Washington's horse population, in common with that of the nation, shows a big decline for the past ten years, according to a census report is- ®ued by the Horse Association of America. The drop has been from 11,604 to 4013, a difference of 7,589 horses. For the country at large the reduc- tion is shown to have been from 3.182,789, in 1910, to 1.705.611. in 1920. This' has been offset to some degree by an increase in mules of 107.879. However, after allowing for this in- crease, there is still a decrease with- in the last decade of 1,269,279 head of animal power units in the United States. —_— ke PRESIDENT TO ATTEND. Carnival June 29 in Interest of Roosevelt Memorial. President Harding will attend the carnival to be given under the aus- P. B. B. Tcreases Relief Funds |pices of the local Roosevelt Memorial for Disabled Employes. e esterday by G. L. Peck, vice presi- Jent of the system. in charge of per- sonnel. The additional compensation from employes, it was said. Under the new regulation emp may subscribe to \additional death benefits up to three times the amount of the death-bemefit -of the class in Which they now hold ‘membership. This allows for an increase in the individual relief fund from the for- mer minimum, $250, to 1,000, and from the former waximum, $1,260, The voluntary relief department. which was instituted in 1886, now has about 190,000 members -who volun- 1 $5.000. * 'Trousers for workingmen, shopmen, campers, farmers, etc. . These trousers cafi be had in neat sytripes and mixed pant- ings. Cheviots, ‘cassimeres and durable worsteds. Waist sizes 28 to 60. Lengths for every one. tion, rst floor). N was afforded in Tesponse to réquests|gog, tickets last year, or an av loyes | Of more than six a day. to Association on the lawn of the Dean estate June 29. The funds raised on this occasion will go toward the Additional benefits for disabled em- | ,rop0sition to build a reproduction of ployes of the Pennsylvania railway |the home of ex-President Ro. system are provided for in newly|™m amended regulations of the volunfary | committee of twenty or more ladies elief department, it was annourced | who are members of the association. evelt's TEla. other, which is located in G X s extended by a The invitation wi —_— A Boston young woman who kept count found she had bought “2,241 “JUNE 23, 1991 . EBata Plate of Ice Cream Every CONFEREES AGREE ON NAVY MEASURE Bill Will Be Reported to House for Approval—Carries $414,000,000. The Senate and House conferees on the naval appropriation bill have lreflchcd an agreement on that meas- lure, and it will be reported to the House for approval. A reduction -of about $50,000,000 from the Senate bill, and an increase of about $18,000,000° over the House bill was agreed to. The total car- riéd ‘by the compromise Lill is about §414,000,000. The enlisted personnel. of the Navy, undér the conference agreement, would be about 106,000 instead of the 120,000 proposed by the Senate. 21,000 for Marine Corps. The conferees also agreed to an en- listed personnel ‘for the Marine Corp: of 21,000 men, as compared to 24,000 proposed by the Senate anf 18,000 by the House. A compromise was also reached on the Senate amendment for two air- plane’ carriers to cost’$26,000,000 each, with an initial appropriation of $15 000,000 The conferecs agreed to pro- vide only for one airplane carrier, with an initial appropriation of $3, 000,000. Controversies Left Unsettled. Controversies over Senate amend- ments for new submarine, torpedo destroyer and aviation bases on the Pacific coast were not settled. Sen- ate conferees said, however, they ex- pected the House to accept provisions | for some of the Pacific bases. The Borah amendment requesting the President to call a naval dis- armament conference of Great Brit- not to be settled in conference, but will be brought before the House for a vote. This stipulation was a con- dition of the relinquishment by the Senate conferecs of the large money increases voted by the Senate. —_—— WILL PASS ON ALL SIGNS. ' Commissioners Change Regulations in Regard to Permits. The Commissioners will have the right, under new regulations adopted today, to-pass upon all permits for signs before they are painted or erected jn_the District. The most important section of the sign regulations as they have been Tewritten is the following: 'No sign of any, character shall be i erected, hung, pluc\d or painted upon any structure or upon the walls or Foo® of any structure unless such {8ign advertises a business bona fide conducted on the premises, and un- léss a permit therefor shall have been issued by thejinspector of build- ings upon the authority of the Com- issioners of the District of Colum- The last paragraph of the drafted rules gives the city heads the power to require applicants for sign permits to put up a deposit sufficient to cover the cost of paint- ing_out or removing any sign that is found to be in_ violation of the new regulatfons after it has been erected or painted on a building. POLICEMAN LOSES HOME. Policeman Spencer Roberts of the fourth precinct. residing in Farlee, Va., was summoned home yesterday afternoon because of a fire in his house. Volunteer firemen from Ball- ston and Clarendon and néighbors fought the fire. but were unable to { save the house from destruction. They did save part of the household effects. The loss amounted to $10,000. . DayBUT Be Sure - its CARRYS I 1 re- | ORDER CONFERRED ON HUMBLE SERVANT BY SIR AUCKLAND' In the presence of the full staff and employes of the British em- bassy, the ambassador, Sir Auck- land Geddes, yesterday afternoon invested with the Order of the British Empire a humble servitor of the embassy, Charlés F. M. Brown, who for thirty-five yea has been attached to the embas: as u messenger and clerical as- sistant. Brown is & colored mar, born here forty-nine years ag He began his service under Sir Sackville-West, then British min- ister to Washington. So far as is known here, he is the only col- ored man in the United States to receive this high decoration. In pipning the silver medal, with its pusple ribbon, on his breast, the gmbassader .made a felicitous speech reciting his long service, covering the incumbency of nine British ministers and ambassadors, to which Brown replied with an expression of his devotion to the embassy and a pledge to continus his efforts to serve it with fidelity. ). WATER SUPLY UPTO PRESIENT Senate Takes Final Action on Army Appropriation Bill. | Final action was taken on the con- ference report on the Army appro- priation bill yesterday afternoon in the Senate, and the bill now goes to the President for his approval. Among the items included is $200,- 000 for beginning work on an ing creased water supply for the District in accordance with plans made by |Maj. M. C. Tyler, U. S. A., Engineer {Corps. "The item ‘for the development of rGeat Falls water power project was élfminated. The Army bill as passed carries ap- proximately $328,000,000. The Senate accepted the proposal of House conferees for reduction of the |Army to 150.000 enlisted men by Oc- tober 1, already approved by the Eouse, which originally voted to make a cut to 120,000 by the end of the next fiscal year. B Wadsworth Volces Protest. Chairman Wadsworth of the Sen- acceptance of the House proposal “under personal protest.” “IL is with the greatest reluctance,” e said, “that I ask the Senate to gree to something which will turn 70.000 men out of tne Army within the next three months, in violation of a mora] contract. But it must be done, or there will be no Army appropria- tion bill.” “Arbitrary discharge” of thousands of men was “treatment which never before has been administered to our Army,” the senator said, and would resuit in no economy, as it would cost about $3,500,000 to pay transportation expenses of discharged men. * The $328,000,000 total carried by the bill compares with $320,000,000 in thi | House bill and $334,000,000 in the Sen- {ate measure. The Army bill vetoed by President Wilson at the last ses- sion carried $346,000,000 and provided for a minimum Army of 158,000 men. l NEWSPAPER CUTS PRICE. DETROIT, Mich., June 23.—A reduc- tion to 2 cents a copy within a radi of fifty miles and effective June has been announced by the troit News and the Detroit Journal. The prevailing price is 3 cents. The an- nouncement states that the new sub- scription rates are based on “antici- pation of further Savings in cost of production.” ate military committee, said he moved | BIG SUMS NEEDED - Justic¢ Department Will Go to Congress for Means of Prosecution. Congress undoubtedly will be asked for enormous sums to permit the De- | partment of Justice to pursue its country-wide sweep to run down the war profiteers, Attorney General Daugherty indicated today. He said ‘that estimates were being prepared to show the probable cost of such investigating work, and these would be submitted to Congress, on whom it would then depend as to how far the government -could go in fer- reting out the profitcers and bringing them before the bar of justice. Howéver, while the initial outlay might seem stupendous, nevertheless Qe was of the opinion that the gov- érnment would be reimbursed for a large part of it by results of the in- vestigations and the subsequent suits, Building Trust Cases. Some jdea of the cost of nation- wide investigation work along these lines can be obtained .from the fact that Samuel Untermyer and Col. Goff, assistant to the Attorney Genersl, i have defermined that it will cost in | the ‘neighborhood of $250,000 to co- ordinate the work between the states and the federal government in the building trust cases. The big work of the Department of | Justice Is just beginning, the Attor- | Dey General said, and he pointed out that there are in the department $1,000,000.000 in claims alone to be ad- jested. This will tuke a large corps of attorneys. In the work of delving into the ramifications of the price-fixing as- soclations and those organizations war, he pointed out, the Department of Justice agents would be up against | the best lawyers and investigators of the country, and it would also be an expensive process to delve into the network of operations leading up to the violatoins, which would be rather expensive. 2t is impossible at this time to tell how many thousands of doilars it will take to collect the necessary in- formation, co-ordinate it with testi- mony in the possessions of the states, and ‘push the lawsuits Lhrougin Lo & final! conclusion. Funds Needed for Success. The success of the department's operations, he said further, depends now almost entirely upon how much money Congress is willing to appro- priate, pointing out that the legis- lative body already had cut by about jone-half ihe funds to be available next year for the employment of | special attorneys who are used in just this kind of work. At this time, he said, even possible to say Just how ea- tensive the work will be, and it is not known how many lawsuits will i be justified. When there comes to the attenti of the department information whi it is mot warrants the belief that there has been a violation, te company or or- ganization officiais arc called in and given an opportunity to defend them- selves before the department. Where the two sides cannot agree, then fol- lows the expensive work of gathering and pushing the suit. o xuils are brought, out_giving all a fair chanc | their hands and straighten out | methods complained of In this | nection. he also pointed out, it was the purpose of the department to co- | operate <n Ty Wi Wwith the states, and he believed that the federal gov- ernment would get the same sort of co-operation from the states. i | | the evidence and filing | id, with- to show the . i ‘ refreshment, the youngsters, or for some Ice Cream. ammer.’s'Evem}z 7 HEN the famil)\' craves send one of go yourself, There’s nothing quite so pleasing to the palate, nothing quite so cooling and refreshing asa plate of delicious Ice Cream. Rich in butter-fat and other food essentials, it delights, doubly, as a nutritious food and a tempting dessert. - TOTRAP GOUGERS charged with profiteering during the =