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\ . WORLD MAY REGAIN|\THE FAITH IN'U. S. IDEALS Presid'ent Harding’s Action on Disarma- ment Sure to Redound to Interest of Nation in Foreign Lands. » BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN. Ul:llded States, acting as a disinter- €¢ A FAITH RECLAIMED." might | S¥ichs™ Witen Buropoas nations w be the title of that chapter {§ft to iheir ow) efforts nathrally of history about to be|Zational weal was first considered. 3 cusies have increased and hatreds z written by President Hard- {deepened” in interchanres, political and ing 'through official action, in assem- [ otherwise, that have gone on between “Dling the statesmen of tha larger gxe various countries. Animosities Dowers of the world in Washington | henicn rhen: , SVo BmOns the e 16 take up primarily the question of | One crisis after another has arisen curtailment of agmament and re-ush- gl:w‘lzd bec-ull'fhlhel;e was os. disin- “erlng In efforts looking toward the | lerested unselfish voice in the confer: Sqlidincation’ of “pence snll (ho Der- ot o e, Ameriea tumalieg Pétuation of the best interests of Europe's Salvation Seen. mankind. For there is every indica- ; But in President Harding's step is tion that before the world conference :;en Eurt’)pel fl!nlvmklm. Evegn were c e question of curtailment of arm: has been concluded. much of the|mentnot to be the leading Issue and world's' faith In American idealism, | were the conference of world states- lost during and after the pesce con- jmen to be conducted ‘fln lines not ference in Paris, will have been re- { PTomising the world imMediate relief e {from the burdens placed upon the & - shoulders of the people. there un- Already in old world capitals there |doubtedly would be rojoicing amons is sesn the whole-hearted re-entrance j the peoples at large, for the reason of the United States into the settie- | that it indicates that, after a long ment of world questions, for in suc- | period of waiting, America is once cessful settlement of the armament more to make her influence felt. In- question a hundred and one issues that today | pected to follow the channels of right vex the world at large, and all of |and justice, it is but natural that which have potentlal danger to indi- | ence more there should spring up in | vidual nations and international wel. | vie breasts of European peoples the fare. There is no question taat the age old hope that even yet some oming conference, to which all of {means may be found whereby the the larger powers have subscribed.finiquities of the past never may be will take far-reaching courses before | repeated and there may be brought agreements are arrived at. It is be-|in an era of complete world concord. lieved sincerely in old world capitals| As Secretary Hoover says—he who that when the conferences will have ‘has felt the very heart-beats of the ended many of the international bug- | old world for so many years— the aboos will have been laid low or steps | strength of the woof In America’s taken to alleviate possible dangers to | commercial fabric depends upon a future concord between the peoples of | going Europe. In view of this. there there also must be settled | asmuch as this influence may be ex-, Al €31 ‘THE SUNDAY- STAR, ' WASHINGTON, D, C., -JULY: 17, 1921 STORY . THE WEEK HAS- TOLD _PART - 2. BY HENRY W. BUNN. (Copyright, 1921, by The Washington Star.) HE following is a brief summary of the most important news of the world for the soven days ended July 16. THE WASHINGTON CONFER- ENCE.—The principal event of the week was the action of Presidént Harding in Inviting the governments of the principal allled . powers ‘to send represcntatives to Washington to Join representatives- of the United States in a conference looking to reduction- of armament and in extending his invitation, “tt is manifest, sald an announcement of our State Department, “that the question of limitation of armaments has close relation to Pacific aund far eastern prob- lems, and the President has suggested that the powers especlally interested should undeptake in connection with fhis confer- ence the consideration of all matters bearing upon their solution with a view of reaching a com- mon understanking with respect to. principles and policles in/ the far east. municated to the powers cqncerned, and China has also been Invited to take part in the dis- cussion relating to far eastern problems.” the world. |1 greater belief that there will be Will Get the Credit. agreements effected that will continue To President Harding and the pres- [t0 keep America in the forefront. ent administration will go the credit 1 OF Daving initisted this new. WOrd| e st Be Commitments. o couference, which will solidify and| ‘Commitments” s a much-hated make tangible these settiements er-{WOTd In the ears of Americans. Bu Tected in Paris, but which, through | evertieless. if the disarmament con- ihe course of circumstunces in ull|ference ls a success. there will be quaiters of the globe, have been per- | COmmitments. but possibly not so far- iited to hang in abeyance while |Teréhing in character as those of the Parie conference. If there are none nutionalistic weal has been consid-, ered to the exclusion of international | NOthing will have been gained in the conferences to come. advantage. 1f President Harding 18 e A .‘ able to achleve desired ends, he will| Thers Wil he commitmen's on the e hernided us & savior throughout ! Question of disarmament{ There un- Lurope. where peoples burdened down | doubtedly will be effected binding in the aftermath of four years of ter- understandings as to other world prob- rible- struggle still are carrying on in lems. not the least of these bring tac- Tiogs o 1oss hopeleas fashion. it agreements affecting the far east 1n France, England, ltaly, and even | 414 the Pacific. in whigh Great 10 tor ok SapanEiane: araly, Snd evel| Britain and Japan and America will e D e meai “aona. | e chiefly interested. There s every ments of all character. This has but | Fea%on fo suppose, and it s so ex increased alreudy vexatlous economic | Pected in Europe, that there wlil] be Ind fnancial busdens Phe breaxing | reached such understanding between point long since has been approached. | Great: Britain, Japan and the Ungre There can be no question that states- | States that the old United Staies; men at the head of organized govern. | JaPan bugaboo. which has o muddle Tente henved a Sighoaf Graas rolier | the dreams of the jingoists. will be When the Harding Invitation 0 a dis- | disipated and the Anglo-Japgnece armament conference was issued in| Lreaty will be found 10 be B B et Washington, for America, with her | document = Both Great Britain gnd generally credited disinterestedness, | 7aP3n undoubtedly will take tne led Eakes 1t possible to nehor i o we:|in turtherance of .theme agreements | Tiod of radical curtailment of gov- | min the hope of winning the Unlted ernmental expenses with 'ubuqim! States to their viewpoint. Nelther of Chopping of grievous taxation burdens | these countries wishes war with L1 1n all sections of the world. This will | {oumtry And eIy o trite lead! appease the people and In some sec- | 1o i 10 DTy e A nited States tions actually head off civil strife of | Lo s N Ao i o some commit. CTRORE par it consents to enter into some commit- Four-fifths of the economic crises ment or agreerient on this issue. then arising in Europe since the war have | 1t may, P& eXpected b roushe been due to the belief of the people that | o' ap end. = ety governments, after four years of = struggle. were plunging into new eras May Preas for Alliance. H While the whole subfect of dlsar-| of militarisation destined to wreck the exchequers of all nations, if not|mament s foremost. with France al-; bringing on actual war. The people of | readv committed to support the I7nit- Europe, having had experience after ed States in its general policy. look- | experience in fratricidal conflict, have the the seen the same thing before, almost from the dawn of history. It was hot without reason that they hailed the idealism of America in the settlement of world questions. 1t was abandonment of American participation in world councils, where America might act as arbiter of multi- tudinous difficulties, therefore induc- ing return to the old order, that caused the tremendous wave of re- action against this country in Frapce, England. and Italy during and alter the Paris conference. Have Builded Alr Castles. The peoples had, rightly or wrongly, butlded air castles in a new Worid Ttopia, and America was to be the Moses to lead the children out of the wilderness. Reasons why America failed to give up to the lofty idealism attributed to her after the treaty of Versailles was signed naturally are oot and ascribed by political parties their will, but the fact neverthe- less remains that American prestige did fall with a thud that sickened tons of millions of old world peoples | Tt is who expected the United States to|multitudinous littla questions gener’ take the lead against further exem- [ally confronting the world will not lification of selush interest, sure to|he the subject of informal. if mot ead to a return to the old order.|formal. consideration once the will- It is well known that general war- |ingness of the Harding administra- ;::e. if repeated in the next fifty |tian to enter into zeneral consider- some nations—at least lead them into [fAnd it may be safely said that in prolonged periods of chaos and!this willingness will rest much of misery, the good will of the world toward Four-fifths of the difficulties tnat | America., Without this good ~will have confronted the supreme allied | there few guarantees that the council in the settiement of constant- | United ¥tates economic and indus- 1y arising polittcal questions since the | trial revival will approach the ends treaty of Versailles was signed [ desired by the government and would not have eventuated had the | people as well. PLANNING TO MAKE SAFER THE HIGHWAYS OF THE AIR| Take as an example the commercial line between Key West and Havana operating seaplanes. Several times they made the trip safely when the less fortunate surface boats were | compelled to put back into harbor. The apparatus as'yet i8 crude, but after directional finding equipment is perfected it will be a common thing to see planes keeping traffic open . when all other means are tied up, | for. with this invisible guide, the pilot in the smooth upper air cur- rents can with perfect impunity fiy over the stom area to his destina- tion. Radlo communication is used not only for direction flying, but for keeping up_constant communication between the plane and the ground en route. Use of Wikeless Telephone. This brings up the question Whether the telegraph or the telephone should be used. The radio telephone will 1 probably have more ‘favorites than telegraph outfit, y be imperative to transmit” and read signals instantly and with certainty, d the practice of deciphering codes even on the ground is burdensome dnd uses up too much time. -The use of the wireless telephone will be greatly standardized and sim- plitied. As soon as the pilot leaves the ground he will let out his an- tennae to a certain distance, then, without even being able, much' less required, to adjust his instrument in any way, he will take off the re- ceiver and on a‘standard wave length talk with absolute certainty. As he leaves the home station the conver- sation with those back there will be- come fainter amd fainter, but as it djes out he will get into talking dis- tance of the succeeding landing fleld and be able to report his where- abouts at all times. Perhaps he will lose his map and be compelled tQ call up and find out where he is. It will be all fair-weather flyin, radio ships in operation, the officers of the air service predict. '™ Besides radio, a system of night signals is essential to a successful airway. First in importance are the light .beacons or lighthouses, some- what similar to those used for ship- ping on the Alaskan coast. The ape placed every forty miles, and 0. time are pilots out of si {:': 't:: recovery of ing toward and financial world’'s economic of armament evpense. France also may be expected to take advantae~ of the situation to press for the old Anglo-Franco-American alliance. Which was arreed upon in Paris b | President Wilson and these two n tions. France today does not specu- late, it I8 sald, on whether there Is to be another war with Germany hut as to how soon it will com France will object to materfal ri Anction of her armies,. which pos biv will be insisted npon by England. who nrobably would not conment to curtail her fi defense if France did not her main military strength. the land | force: and in_the jockeying that is| sure to come France may insist upon Fuarantees against possible enemy Sgaresston. In view of past antag- onisms 'to this alllance in America there auestion as to ' whether France will succeed, but there is| everv reason to Suspect that the whols_agestion will be opened up ‘With the announcement of the War Department's plans for develdbment of great airways gridironing the en- tire United States the question of aerial traffic safeguards Is of pressing mportance. This problem has been caretully considered and the War De- partment’s tentative plans make the following provisicns for safeguarding traffic in the air. Meteorological stations are to be lo- cated at the main terminal. There will be a weather forecaster who, through his big, powerful radio plant can recelve from all along the 200 miles to the next main termizals de- tailed information as io the weather locally at each point and from adja- cent divisions other data that will enable him to predict to a certainty nd transmit to all stations the wea- ther probabilities even to the location and extent of fog banks. Radio stations are to be located at 100-mile stops well, but there the rsonnel are required to forecast. g;ey can estimate the height of clouds, visibility and a few other per- tinent d important flying obser- vations and report these to the main station at regular intervals, or when called upon to do so. At fifty-mile stations panel and other signaling devices will be di played in the event of an emergency such as a violent local thunderstorm or strong winds. Fromr these sub- sidiary stations the air navigator will during the flight obtain the di- rections d strength of winds, and 50 be enabled to fly at the most pro- g:tlolll titude. It must be remem- red that often the wind blows north on the earth’s surface, but aloft is steadily drifting south. The well in- formed pilot can take every advan- tage of these conditions if he can ob- tain the necessary information every fny miles as he journeys across coun- . try. Mensages Seat by Radio. The general aids to navigation that are to be installed all along the air- way are particularly interesting. Radlo Is the very lifeblood of success- ful flying. One of the greatest imped- iments now to successful prosecution of commercial t lack of proper n virture of the radio equipment fiyers [ one of them or out of touch wi <an navigate in any kind of weather.! signals.. 7R s s eguilibrium through ‘the elimination | 4 when we get | in these problems This 'has been com- Most eritics throughout the world are agreed that discussion of the problems of the Pacific and far east should precede discussion of reduction of armaments before “a common understanding with respect to principles and pollcies In the far east” haw”been reached. some critics, not necessarily cymical, think that to attempt so large a matter is to court almost ccrtain failure, that it would be best to go siow, as contemplated by the Borah amendment to rush, the millennium. However that may be, the larger attempt is to be made; probably re- duction of land as well as naval armaments will be discussed; not imp made to tion of nations” contempjated by our adminiatra- tion. In France the press does not expect much from discussion on military forces. France would joy- fully reduce her army if she could secure reliable and continuing guarantces as effective as her army to keep Germany disarmed and to enforce On the ather hand, not. ssibly an attempt will be “associa- a foundation for that new reparation payments, but she doubts such guar- eastern problems is the problem of China. surely not a mere coincldence that the other day Secretary Hughes dispatched a vigorous note te China, “open door” China. China, to be agreeable to the United angees will be forthcoming, Of course, the most important of the far reaffirming the American policy of the and “equality of opportunity” in ‘common understanding” - respecting tates, must A imply not merely equality of trade opportunitics in China to the several nations, but also an agree- ment to protect China against every specles of cheating and exploitation and bullying. A com- mon understanding respecting eastern Siberia, to be acceptable to our government, much the same sort. must be of The United States willbea kind of unofficial trustee of the “expectant es- tates” of the democratic, federated Russia to be. ~. But all this is “supposing.” Japan will accept the invitation to discuss Pa and far eastern problems. Sufposing that It has been shrew pointed out that for Japan to so consent must hurt her pride much as it would hurt ours to consent to discussion of ‘South American prob- lems with Japan and other powers. to adhere to such understandings as these su; For Ja gested would be to abandon certain grandiose ambitions. Therefore one might expect Japan to hesitate to accept President Harding's invitation in full Japan has replied, agreeing to confer on 1 objective desirdd.” Will the discovery be made? It is "are conflicting, but apparently important fighting has not yet begun. ’ Mustapha Kemal has again betome ex- tremely arrogant toward the British. He says that Samy Bey, who has been in Rome, Paris and London trying to negotiate peace or perhaps mierely sounding the allied governments has been agting in a purely private capacity. Some days ago Kemal wrote Gen. Sir Charles Harrington, the British commander at Constantinople, re- questing a parle | the latter replied offering’ o meet him on a warship off the Black sea coast., Few. days passed and Kemal insdtently replied that he would meet Sir Charlesi only on condition that Great Britain would accept in advance the entire nationalism program,-4ncluding -nationalist possession of Constantinople, the straits zone, “Eastern Thrace and Smyrma, Rumors aflout some time ago of large Russlan fOrces en route to join Kemal have not been confirmed and are probably baseless. If these rumors rmmust go into the dis- card, here is another equally as good: The Bul: garians, it seems, have been intriguing with Kemal, and not only with Kemal, but with Serbia, too, against Greece. Says Bulgaria to Serbia: “Let us forget our fcud over Macedonia and erect Macedonia into an independent state, with Sa- loniki (to be taken from the Greeks as its port and capital. Then Serbia, Macedonia and Bul- garia shall enter into an intimate custdins union, to evolve, perhaps, ultimately into a federation under a common head. This proceeding will not please some people, and we shall need a powerful ally. For a consideration nationalist Turkey ‘would consent to be'the ally we want, usilted with us in hatred of the Greeks. The consideration would be selzure by us of Thrace and Constantinople, and the gift of them to nationalist ‘Turkey " s Rumor has it that Kemal is arrogant in his confidence of the execution of such a plan-or, at the very least, of co-operation by the Bulgarians. Meantime, the British fleet and the allied garrison at Constantinople have been streggthened. The Greeks say that Kemal is bluffing on all counts, is camouflaging with false reports his sorry con- dition and prospects, that he is desperately. weak in ammunition, and that, even should he beat the Grecks, as he did several months ago, just as then he could not follow up his advantage because of Greek superiority in transport (ox-wagon against the Greek motor vehicles). As to Serbia, it may be remarked thac she is thoroughly occupicd with Internal affairseand in keeping watch on Italy, Austria and Hungary. reduction of armaments, but it would seem from somewhat vague press dispatches intimating that she must have precise information as to the character of the Pacific and far eastern problems which are to be discussed before she can decide ‘whether or not to join in the discussions thereof. It is confidently expected that Japan ultimately will accept without reservatons, as Great Brit- ain, France, Italy and China have done, if only _ because she cannot afford to be isolated. * ¥k Xk X THE BRITISH EMPIRE.—Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. de Valera met Thursday and had a long conversation. They had another one Friday, and then adjourned to Monday. These preliminary conversations are for the purpose of discovering (to quoto Mr, de#Valera) “on what basis a con- ference such as that proposed” by the British’ premier (le, a conference to. include the Ulster premier) “can reasonably hope to achieve the ' That is the important immadiate question. The truce has been gayly celebrated in Dub- .lin, and seems to have been faithfully observed throughout the south: not so in Ulster, where fighting and incendlarism seem to have incresed, cach.glde, of course, accusing the other of starting things. July 12, the anniversary of the battle of thé Boyne, was tremendously celebrated in Ulster, the sneeches on that occasion including speeches by members of the Ulster government, were far from conclllatory. But 4th or 12th of July oratory Is not to be taken too serlously. A note signed by Baron Payaspi for Japan and by Lord Curzon for the British empire has been sent to the aecretary of the lcague of nations stating that, “pending further action, Britain and Japan are agreed that. if any situation arises while the Anglo-Japanese treaty remains in force in which the procedure prescribed by the terms of ‘that agresment is inconsistent with the proce- dufe prescribed by the covenant of the league of naticns, then the procedure prescribed by sgld covenant shall be adopted.” Some people in Japan are saying that this is cquivalent to “chucking’ th treaty ; then who not chuck it anyway * Sk ok ok K FRANCE.—Many were predicting the fall of the Briand cabiney But with superb eloquence Briand justified the chief terms of his policy, and the_chamber indorsed them by an overwhelming vote.” Chamber and scnate then adjourned ‘to September. E The French government has notified the Ger- man government that Dprsseldorf, Ruhrort and Duisburg will not be evacuated by the French o g K A e tropps until after proper trial of and due sentence MISCELLANEOUS.—Premier Briand told the French chamber the other day that “the allicd upon the Germans accused of war crimes. Briand told the French chamber that the Lelpzig trials have_bren a parody of justice. He declared that France would insist on strict compliance with the provisions of the Versailles treaty and the Lon- don program relating to these trials, and that study the problem, there was rejected. It has he had communicated with the other allied gov- been breught forward again and will probaby ernments in that sense. \ be put in execution. 1f ®o, a final decision’as to Precisely what does the French government the boundary is not likely before September. demand? If it demands thit the accused or cer- An increase of unemployment and of busi- tain conspicuous accused persons be turned over, ness failures is rcported from Italy. for trial by an allied court, that demand, driven’ A Lithuanian constitutent asscmb’y s at home. is likely to detonate German passions and Work. Doubtless the Polish landlords are anx- Seopurdize the London prosram, The French are iously awaiting the agrarian clauses ef the: con- 1 commission is now in centrol in Upper Silesia and a settlement appears possible.”” For seme reason a proposal made scme wecks ago to send & com- mission of civillan experts to Upper Si'e: to flercely incensed over the Leipzig trials. The stitution. Will they be cxoropriated or mot: French missfon to the Lelpzig court was grossly ~ they are, what cempenpation, if any, will they insulted and has been recalled. Briand has in- ~ réceive? President Harding sgned the maval appropria- tion bill Juiy 12. It carries about $410,000,000. The Senate lost its fight for alrplane carriers and Pacific coast naval'stations. * The bonus bill was recommitted amid great excitement July 15. timated occupation of the Ruhr basin in case justice should be defeated in the matter of the war criminals. * k ok % EAST AND THE BALKANS.—The Reports thereof NEAR Greek general offensive is on. ARMY AND NAVY NEWS '|Gives Up Sea Command For Service on Shore the Bixty-&l .THE ARMY | its report. | ° ed. one. June, year than one year's commissioned serv. jee in the Regular Army may be d tailed as students at service s provided that an officer commissioned in a staff corps shall not be or re: main detalled as a member of the gengral staft corps, served for onme vear of the next pre- ceding five years with troops of one or more of the combatant arms. The Senate committee on military affairs has considered and reported favorably Senate bill 150, to. provide longevity pay for reserve officers and National Guard officers called into ac- tive duty by the War Department un- der Sec. 3a or 5D, act of June 4, 1920. Under this bill the pay will be retro. active to June 4, 1920, f- fected will receive t allowances as Regular Army officers having the same rank and length of service, and their prior National Guard and the organized militia will be counted in computing e upon which their pay'is to be the ti base REDICTIONS made officers several weeks ago that applications for ensoliment at the citizens' milltary training camps would reach fhe hundred-thou- sand mark appears to\be well found- As a matter of fact, reports re- i- { cently received at the adjutant gen- eral’s office show that more than 92 | t. her chief medium of {000 inquiries and applications were curtail ! received to June 30. being the first published for the coun- itry at large, are considered very en- couraging by Army’and civilian au- thorities interested in the enroliment campalgn, especially so, the fact that but 10,800 candidates can be admitted, due to the lack of 0 ations. o e mupponea that the { Gent ‘Harding. _in 3 T statement, provision®be made for the volunteer military training of at least 100,000 citizens at these camps each summer Judging from the number of applica- would mean the extinction of | ation of world affairs 18 evidenced|oiene it the nanber of applicants for nex¥ summer's citi- zens’ camps will reach the President's ! expressed figures. On May 10 the total| number of applications was but forty- Beginning the first week in the campaign for candidates gained great momentum, reaching, on June 20, a wotal of nearly 57,000 in i quiries, exclusive of applications from nine corps areas. area, with headquarters at Fort How. ard, Md., the applications received to June 30 amounted to 2,470, with in- Quiries to the numbe of 17,000. Calln for Revized Budget. The budget office of the War De- partment has been directed by the Secretary of War to make recommen dations through the chief of staft as to the apportionment of all appro priations to, branches and services by monthly or other allotmen portions of the several appropria- tions to be reserved for obligations. A revised budget is also to be sub- mitted to the Secre year 1922. glven this officer by which he may directly segk all necessary informa- | tion, advice and assistance from the | general _staff, ! services in_order to actomplish the ! duties of his office. A provision of the act of June 4, 1920, known provides In part t no officer of the line shall be or re- main detailed as a membei general staff unless he has served for two of the next preceding six years in actual command of troops of one or more of the combatant arms.. In time of peace every officer serv in a grade below that of general troops with ‘ome or more of the com- batant arms every period of 4| War Baker enacted. June 4, 1 ditional me for this ver: required of the selectiol ing placed ra These figures of the Hou In view of|real éstate standstill. Presl- | interested f in a recent public expressed the hope that jtold to !which will printed hea the first year of th its disposit| erence. In the 3d Corps| plans are installation agencies. In drder t and to ary for the fiacal Wide authority has been Permissio various . bureaus and The Manchu Act. tie in, the Manchu act, |/ at in time of peace r of the nished at ng brigadier shall perform duty with twelve hu t least one year in tov.a Lout throughout five consecutive except “that officers of less | pots. number of hools; unless he has |l o ‘which must Longevity Pay. ~ 15, in’St. Lout: ton and Sa aities. have arrai oo e e team match, same pay and | syjted in a shortly ryice in the | dates, En-n of A similar bill was reported to o:'gt a the Senate during the closing days of their rounds. 3 . X passage because of the late date of (and one point for eighteen. 4 b rmy | recommended that th 7 Atmy Both ha omission of a prov serve officers detailed to duty as ad- dently unintentional; ble experience and warrants their be- | Camp Site to Be- Sold. The chairmgn of the subcommittee | .t quarternfster sale store: camps have requested to be heard by | the subcommittee. submit tion by the committee. stood the War Department his sub-| mitted data on practically every piece of property owned by the War De- partment, with recommendations as to arranged by corps area and presents a valuable compilation for future ref- Quartermaster Activities. laundries at Fort Snelling, Minn., and Fort_Ontarfo, 'N. Y. laundry service tng furnished shoes for garrison uf are to be remodeled by branch of the Qua an approximate cost of $1.50 a pair. The iron-rim heels and hobnails will be removed, the uppers dyed to a standard color, and the soles light- ened by removing one’layer of leather. was given 1 of the blouse all officers and enlisted men while actively cngaged in office work, who do not come In contact with the pub- the performance of their duties. ‘As'a means of economy in govern- ntal expense the: Secretary of War s directed that until further orders officers ordered to duty as students at| 19 civilian institutions will not be fur-iners of the gunnery trophy.in-these nished transportation for their pri-|classes cannot yet be announced. . vate mounts to such institutions, nor - will stabling, forage or care be fur- such mounts at civilien Institutions. The War Department last week au- thorized the remount service of thé ’Qulr!ermll!er Corps to dispose of It is reported that the total by the remount.service in the near future will approximate 8,000. Approximately one-quarter of a mil- lion pairs of field shoes. hob-nailed or otherwise, were authorized for sale t week by the guartermaster gen- eral of the Army. The shoes, & heavy type.designed for use in France dur: ing’ the war, will be sold on bids termaster general not late With the exception of of the shoes are stored in the eastern Officers of the Army and_Ni tioned in' the vicinity of WaShington inged an tested. The first of these matches re- eight peints. The other t i sbor will sbon be played. The first game, which was played over the Chevy course on .the 7th Instant, was |4 il the xth Congress, but failed of | by match plays, one point for each nine Both former Secretary of | and Secretary Weeks heve-| e legislation be stated that the on in the act of pay for re- ty-elght fleld arjilery officers have been designated by the chief of field ar- tillery to take the haftery officers course at Fort Sill. Okla, which begins Sep- tmber 15 and continues for eleven months. The class may b> somewhat lurger than sixty-eight, as certain offi- cers who. it is desired shall. take the |cowise are on duty- from which thelr reiief is more or less uncertain. - Eight different kinds of riding crops have been compicted and submitted by the Quartermaster Corps to the chief of cavalty, who in turn will refer them to the cavalry board for §s recommenda- { tion as to the best type {o place on sale N After the se’ committee on military | gecision of the cavalry board is rendered for longev! mbers of the general staft y important duty was ev that ghe dut these officers nefessitated n of officers of considera- on a longevity basis for affairs which is looking into the sub-anq approved the quartermaster general Ject of the amount of War Department | jntands to have made up a Jefferson- on hand, camps, etc. that | yijle, Ind., out of matertal now on | Tnay be dlspased of. recently said that i pund' o 'large quantity of riding crops the matter is now somewhat at alof the selected designs. A number of congressmen | s n the retention of certain! That change In the specifications of {the Army uniform coat is soon to be They have been adopted is Indicated uncfficially by rea- written tesllmony.luun of an order to the quartermaster be incorporated In the store in this city that no orders far of- rings and given considera- | ficers' uniforms be accepted. until the It is under-question of the uniform-coat has been settled. Widespread dissatisfaction with the standing collar of the present coat has been emphasized during the exis ing heated period and It Is expected to ibe effective in overcoming objection to the adoption of the roll collar coat. 7 THE NAVY | o - o The trophy for excellence in gunnery for the year 1920-1921 has been awarded to the U. 8. S. New Mexico. The New Mexico was commanded by Capt. A. L. Willard from the beginning of the com- petition year, July 1, 1920,"to May 31, 1921, and by Capt. George W. Willlams from May 31, 1921, to the end of the competition year, June 30, 1921. ‘The New Mexico has been the flagship of the commander-in-chief of the Pacific fleet since that fleet was organized fh the summer of 1919. The I nsylvania, “commanded by Capt. Geo.ge C. Day, and flagship of the commander-in-chief of the Atlantic fleet, stood second. The Arkansas, com- manded by Capt. 8. E. Moses of the Pacific fleet, stood third. In addition to carrying the gunnery trophy, the New Mexico will be entitled to paint a white “E" standing for excellence, on_each | ion resuiting from officers heing passed side of her conning tower. The Penn- )over or have heen su sylvania and Arkansas will eath be en- | to.that injurious proeess. . titled to paint a red “E" on each side of the conning tower. some of the vessels of other not yet been recelved, 8o th CAPT. A. L. WILLARD, reported to the Secre- avy an his pew alde for jon. This information is commander of the battleship New Mexico, winner of trophy for excel- lence in gunnery. the department at 11 o'clock every day, which is presided over by Secretary Denby and attended by Assistant Sec- retary Roosevelt, being develeped for the of Quartermaster Corps At present the is be- reau chlefs. This conference considers a group of items at each segsion, and by the time ag these fort: thrbugh commercial ! very substantial economies wil -have of heavy fleld y 150,000 pairs been effecte the salvage 0o make ermaster Corps at Favor Plucking System. rear -admiral, captain and cdmmander, and that some are incliged to recom- Passing Notes. n by the War Department t week for the removal during hot weather by gether and return to the former “pluck- promotion. ' This 18 in accord with the. view of many officers of the naval serv- ie~ who have witnessed the demoraliza- . . May Commandecr Fuel. ‘meanss to ‘protect the government. fuel purchase dufing a time of &mer- gency, -Secretary ] has recom- ended that legislation that _effect 'during the E Congress . not be the intention of the Navy De- jpartment to procure fusl under. com- ‘mandeering requisition§ until and un- less it became Impracticable to obtain sufficient fuel at reasonable prices. Navy Briefs. Capt. Arthur MacArthur, who was as- signed last week to commpand the marine transport Henderson, 12 a son of the late g:n, mw(huil:nd -.hbnlhn- of Brig. n. 8BS C.. ur, mmandant OF the United 'stat ”huu:; Academy. The naval examining board, which is considering_the Tecords of the examina- tion held May. 16, is expected ita fingl veport about Auguat 1. Obsolete Warships to Beé Sold, The old United States battleshipa Maine, Missouri and Wisconsin, now ob- solete, are to be sold at auction. The Maine, a vessel of 12,500 tohs normal djsplacement and a length over all of 383 feet 11 inches, was launched in July, 1901, and was first commissioned December 29, 1902. The Missouri was launched Dgcember 28, 1301, and .was first commissioned Décember 1, 1803. She has a length over all of 393 feet 11 inches and a normai displacement of 12,500 tons. The Wisconsin has a length over all of 373 feet 10 inches and has & normal displacement of 11,562 tons. She was launched November ' 26, 1898, and was first eommissioned 'Fébruary 4, 1901. Seven other old warships are also to be sold. They were all built some years prior to the war with Spain and comprise the cruisers Cincinnati, Mar- blehead, Minnegpolis and Raleigh and the gunboats Castine and Yorktown. It is also reported that for the purpose. economy and retrend ment wi sell a R I Ty ] e e S sland, ., hel e vy since 8 1887, an unused coaling station on m},,:; e Hood 0 fro government expense for ent session. ndred horses scattered the various remount de- animals likely to be sold reach the office of the quar- than August large stocks New Orleans, Camp Funs- 'n Antonio, Tex., the bulk I f ment the L and it is stated that not more =l T reservation of ., and Navy golf , which is now being con- aval War Florida coast comprising 141 acres, and = a small naval reservation_ at Sacketts g}'m which m-g} l&'r:t;lw"h Harbor, ‘N. Y. : predecessor, Mr. Daniels. This ernment in 1! was ‘taken -principally for the reasén That air. Denby was disinciined to incur expenditures by disturbing existing con- ai It is expected that the ee on_Naval Affairs (H. R. 2491) to dle in com- victory for the Army_ by matches, announced to their sub; rs, have been-sold. - d result was i et 3t '-bh" comj d the “blil was last two ‘The scoring recorded ! - An “‘economy conferen: meets at HOPES TO INTEREST U.S. IN COAST CLAIM Bolivi.ai Mimjster Here to)'Plcad Favorable Settlemqat of Old Tacna-Arica Dispute. il : Seéa‘ President Harding. | | 1 i | i 1 | i | Admiral Coonta, the | lowances of ammunition as an initial budget officer of the Navy, and the bu-| equipment. according to an announce- the entire list has been : bureau. tompleted there is no doubt that masy | Jowances of sub-callber ammunitiod 1t 1s known that many, if not all, of { per. the 'mempers of the recently appointed i 37-mm. subcaliber tubes will be adopted Navi' personnel board are in favor of |py the War Department, :rd,rylnx the present system of pro- [ajlowance should be the same as for the jare not doing for trade what other otlon by seléction to the grades of |75-mm. batteries. — mend abolition of that system alto- | National Guard cavalry officers at the 'lines of communication so ing” syStem as a mehns of stimulating [!ginning Septe ted themselves | orcises, hat the e | Jects as In order tha e Navy may have t);; cipline, enacted to |tional Guard cavalry officers to be- to_flled country. m was of candidates for lection and Some 1,150, took the tests, | “hook up” with the eanc 80 | companics or bulld up & land wire ays committee ony naval* affairs- will allow unl: of its own. a) the | necessary’ for the shore by his [radio rate to the action |land wire companies jouse | same profit for the wire com will allow |as they get for a éabl BY BEN MCKELWAY. Such an_ arrangement as sought by via fight be agreed upon. But OLIVIA, the only country Of| pery stil) must be o Sres Sithongn Latin America lacking an ac- | the loss of a province, poor in com- cess to the sea, ‘would wel- | Parison with those she already po come leadership by the|®¢*¢% would be little felt. - United States in settling -the forty- b : year dispute over the territories | Bolivia, with other- republics of South America, s just beginning to o —an intern ¢ Tacna and Arica—an international |/ /cover from the economic disruption problem, affecting Chile, Peru and Bo- | brought on by the war. Dr. Ballivian livia. And should the United States|hapes to obtain a loan of approXi- mately $2,000.000 for use by his gov- see fit to {nterfere In the controversy | yryment in developing some of the —already submitted to the league of | country's ugexploited resources and nations by Bolivia—the way was laid | building raifroads. He will start ne- open last week by Dr. Adolfo Bal. 8otiations toward securing the loan Within a short time. livian, the new ‘Botivian minister to| "Gil is now being found In quantity Washington, when he presented his |sufficent to warrant cxtensive ex ploitation e states an there are °’;‘.:k“|::"‘;‘::::‘:':“"°:'"d‘ omatic | 21ready a number of surveys in prog ress by American 'companies. Drill custom usually confined to a Brlef ex- | ing is under way and many wells are change of forma] courtesies, the min- | OPeIating. e vish government TerEiora the Presdont n offect that | Fecently passed a law which Is con- e country's triendly interest in Bo-|8idered favorable for foreign ex- Tivia's effores to gain an access of her |Ploitation. The greatest handicap to own on the "Pacific 'was tnvited. Dr.|development now, it is stated, is lack Bajlivian explains that his chief mis- | of transportation. and the government hopes to overcome the obstacle by e L Sl s construction of railroads, financed by " | toreign banks. Suaint the chief sssentins of the fact.| WIth the alscussion of disarmament = the great powers o e world, The President's reply, though cor- | (27 1he EIECE sating 1o remember that in ‘}3’::- D‘r’“mfi?ll-n"ly ln°";|w'"l:“":l"- 1902 Chile and Argentina entered into But' Dr. Ballivian feels that e hus |unagreement, at santingo to_ curtail e th orer tapie toe Daired Sratee| ueic crespective. wival cormunciion to offer aid In bringing to an amicable P e "thelr 'mavies without due ent one of e m vexatious | potification. problems of the Andean coast. nt D ls s ciatng oo ihe coriitonien of | a S BrINci s o e e 1ho bstantially the same as those Tacna and Arics, now in contgntion | guc #\ e Ament between Porn sad. Cnile, ann WA by | SDom Mlch e e lans of the great nations would be the latter, were prepared by Dr. 3 were B e e e e 1engudibr e e e A ar nations. But this country's fatlure to ) (G 08 0% Ua ™ competition. The Jjoin the league, coupled with the mass - ided for the sale of that ody for settlement, rought S and about Bollvia's decision to informaily [ 1ta1% for Af[‘:":l.?:bfl:y‘.’ = jf-’;slhlnl- submit the question to the United(fO" CBUE. 0 P e, ™ chile dis- States in the hope that as- mediator [30C¢ OREWCCR Zor prgy ile Argen- the United States could persuade Peru [ 2tmed Ber COPIOE SR % 0o" of Ther and Chile to drop their claims to Tacna | {in€ 10 Garibaldi and the nd Arica in favor of Bolivia: Though | battleships. the Gar the method by which the matter could [ PHERY 2 t was effective for be arbitrated Is, of course, a question | o The agreemen Moo Tor this movemnment to decidespro-|five years, aud the republics ou vided it should ever accept the task, |0 take no steps ";"“-‘5"‘;‘:&“",‘5..52 Dr. Ballivian suggests as a beginning | INCrease their navics Eh = ) the other due notice of the plan. The a conference between representatives ven' eight of the United States, Chile noles wagiito e Eiven ielenieoy In_support of Bolivia's mionths in mlvance. territorics of Tacna and Arica il e s . livian advances a number of argu- ments, some of them being substan-| A meeting of the provisional board tially as follows: of the Gorgas Memorial Institute will As a result of the war declared|bteicld Wednesday, in the Pan-Amer- against Bolivia and Pcru by Chile in 2 Union building. Dr. Franklin H. tional life of Bol:via in the secretary of the American v vears has been abnormal -ge cf Surgeons, and Dr. Richard irely endurable” For the first| P- Strons. director of the Harvard * of South America | School of Trcpical Medicine. will be nt cas deorived of her sea. |presen. Dr. Martip has recently com- coast, whish, in Bo'ivia's case, com- | Pletdd a tour of a number of South pris.d five important ports and seven | Americon rl rul.rr,llé*r‘r;a‘c::rn;u!:;e::- a ‘i st of secur! - - smail harbors. Bolivia has not been | tere: B il sociotise oF reconcited. and never will be, to this severance from the world. Chile possesses the longest coast I'n= in South America, ing 5.50" miles. As it total are is 300.00¢ square mil>s, the country is cons dercc the m privileged in the world re- garding its proportion of scacoast. Al- though Peru’s coastline extends onl: 1.650 niles, she has cven a greater number of ports and harbors than Chile. > i The “constline claimed by Ralivia which ‘ncludes the territories of Tacna | 07 t and Arica. is onl* 100 miles in length 1f ‘the territorial situation of Chile and Peru is considered. it Is easily seen, the minister states, that Africa. | Bel3 as_a seaport. cannot he essential for the economical actiyities of these | Versity. have completed a report or; countries:’ _if. . represents, he | the reception of the ted States o hing but a “speck on the | the Venezuelan mission, which was o A ometion "with | sent to'present the statue of Bolivar, Thelr ecbnomical organisation. — On |In New York city, to the state of the contrary. for Bolivia. it is the | New York. The report har btl’"'“ i key to her commerce, and constitutes | Proved and accepted as the offic’h a vital organizm. government publication on the sub Therd are many other arguments | ject. Mr. O'Neil and Mr. Donnelly wi 1 ited by the minister in favor of his | Sail on the 27th of this month for contention. but. boiled down. they| Venezuela to present the report to all amount (‘i‘«he ame thing name. | the government. They will be official Iy. that Pollbia. without am outlet | Buests of the republic while there. 10 the Sea. cANnot enjov the prozress * ¥ x ¥ and prosperity which i in store for the republics of Kowth America, and | Domingo Pena Toro and Armando that' for the sake of fatrness. and | Fletcher have been appointed Chilean as an amieable settlement of a long- | consuls at Norfolk and Cincinnati, re- Standing dispute. the little seacoast | spectively. Senor Toro has been in provided by Tac and Arica should [ the conzular service for some time, serving at Calcutta. Brazil, Peru and be ceded to Rolivia. There is still pnother point of view | once before at Norfolk. Both of the in regard to tfie settlement of the Pgnslfl! are on their way to the Unit. ed States. Tacna and Africa dispute. While re- et ets on the part of the Chilean | Dr. Sylvanus G. Morley, associate in government indicate her willingness | American Archeology of the Carnegle 2nd hope that the territorial dispute | Institution. has returned to the Unit- may come to an amicable settlement. | ed States after an extensive trip of there remains in the unsettled dis- | exploration in Guatemala, which took pute the danger of a dizastrous war. | him to many little known portions of that republic. Dr. Morley has made a which would arrest the wonderful development of Spanish South Amer- | number of trips to Central America in fea and the continuation in peace of | connection with his archeological re- the present era of commercial prog- | searches for the Carnegie Institution. ress. : He is the author of a book which de- e present relations between Bo- scribes/ his discoveries in Central 1 and Chile are so friandly that ! America. e e e ). NATION_AE GUKéD T working agreement of this sort, who is < going to represent the public and see that they are not squeezed? That is one of the important ppints that are being National Guard fleld artillery bat- teries equipped With 75-mm. and 155-mm. guns may receive stated al- tion between the American republics. Dr. Strong, { it is understood, may be offered the | directorship of the Gorgas Memorial Insttute. - Rear Admiral W. C. Braisted, chair- man of the provisional board of di- “tctors for the institute, has received [ a letter from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, offering the co- onerstion of the organization and its assistance through the loan of mem- ‘rs of the staff and availble books he subject of tropical disease. * % x % James J. O'Neil and Walter J. Don- nelly, graduates of the School of For- ‘Service of the Georgetown Uni- ol considered In_connegtion with the radio legislation. That is why the joint con- gressional committee on reorganization is pondering over what sort of a radio supervising agency must be set up in the | federal service. Congrese, the administration and gov- ernment officials. as well as business leaders, realize that as radio develops, as the Jines of communication are spread out, the more trade is going to follow. It has been the history of in- tercommunicatjon that “trade follows the cable,” and those who have studied the matter for the last twenty-one years are convinced it is going to be equally true that “trade will follow radio.y Th Hat we ment made by the chief of the militia No mention is mad& of al- for 155-ram® guns or howitzers for the reason that so far mo sub-caliber tubes have been adopted for this cali- It is thought, however. that the and that the 'trouble in the United States is tI countries did years ago and got_ the essed ahead where and built up their to take ° Cavalry School, Fort Riley, Kan., be-|{care of the trade when it came. We mber 15, and ending De- are now after the trade and are only - cember 16, 1921, has been authorized. | just thinking nbout our lines of com- This will include instruction in four | munication that must be established departments: Cavalry tactics, given !before trade can be properly handled. by practical study, tactical rides, ex- | With radio communication once de- lectures , and conferences:|veloped, the upkeep will be much Snviety weapons, With individual in-|cheaper than for cables. More people truction; horsemanship, elementarx ,Are working today on radio development and. general instruction in such sub-ithan on any other line of communica- Tiot duty, leadership and dis. | tion. The big development in trade will training methods, military [ come through radio. history, map reading. The object is New Field for Radio. to develop a limited number of Na- The cable services are satisfled with come Instructors in their units and to | their present business, but since the ad- = Jump on us. They A single course of instruction forthe trade would b that 1t would |disseminate the information reqpired. ! ance of radio the cable people have re- alized that they must install improved equipment. They are now trying to RADIO DEVELOPME"T speed up {he cable service to meet radio AND ITS REGULATION |reirar he cable companies may be satisfied i with their business, but there is cer- tainly more business than they can handle—enough business for both cable - (Contipued from First Page.) foreign-country service will have a big pmb‘l‘enm %o solve, While there will be |and radio and for still more cables and Considerable locai business at the shore | radio stations as trade devel t nt for sending messages, this is very | with Uncle Sam watching cl that in comparison with the business |the cables and radio do not combine ould come grom the interior | for the purpose of fiXing rates. It will be meconsary to have The advent of ('.',"“‘",'. and the des land s of communication for the col- | velopment of greal Irwa) open: ¥ lines O o o of _ mebsages | 4p 4 DIE new field for radio communi~ = from the far scattered poipts in the |dution. It means, as has been said, & fnterter. The radio concern must either | sharp division of radio service between existing land wire | the coast sections and those In the in- terior. . s With airships destined to take a very active part in commerce, it must be the function of some government establish- ment to exercise control. The Wi come to some ement with these | Treasury, Post Office, Commerce and e Ccompanics by adjusting the | Justice departments ure already inter-. cable rate 80 that the [ ested in aviation: Justice, for example, Will get the same (in the apprehension of criminals on the ce ‘they do mow, The radio rate to |airways just as on the railways and ndon now as compared with the cable | steamship lines. Where this control. rate I8 as 17 to 25. If there is' theshould lie is perplexing the congre: blem to The Western Union companies now serve Postal e it -will be their own cables, and ny at 17| sional committee. ’, then the ! which many government of 6 can do business with them. | many members is going to. sanction & close study. le at radio