Evening Star Newspaper, September 11, 1921, Page 33

, HOOVER RELIEF BOSS |THE OLD. HAND AT GAME| . ~- A \ Col. W. N. Haskell Has Had Previous Ex- perience and Has Made Good Under Difficult Circumstances. OURISHING back to health more than a million little Russian children, now ap- pealing- for food in a famine- stricken country, is the task which has been taken up, by Col. W. N. Has- kell. He has been selected by Herbert Hoover as the man who will repre- sent the American Relief Adminis- tration on the spot in the work of providing something to eat for the ndernourished little Russians. Col. Haskell is not new in relief ‘work, having effectively carried on Belgian and Armenian relief. He will accomplish the task, because the for- the habit of picking only men for such jobs who will effectively and efficiently carry them to a final con- clusion. He is a leader of men and also a pioneer. He is a soldier, but has resigned from the Army to take up the relief work in Russia. ©On Job at Once. He was appointed to the place one day and was at his desk formulating plans the next. There is to be little dress parade. It ‘is to be work, and hard work, in a territory in which COL. WILLIAM N. HASKELL. commercial transportation is unde- veloped, and what developing has been done has been wrecked by the internal and external strife of the past few riter went into Col. Haskel¥sof- fice just after he was appointed. It was quiet—nothing to indicate that the campaign for a great undertaking ‘was being formulated. A week after he was appointed he had left his or- ders behind and was on the seas, steaming as rapidly as he could for the scene of operations. Not Seeker of Limelight. .The Russian reliet director shows the action and speed of the trained strategist. He wants to get quickly to his new task and get it done with- out being too much in the limelight. But if you are any kind of an obser er you will promptly see that there, is only going to be one leader to is-1 sue orders and see that instructions are efficiently carried out. c “The task of feeding the famine- stricken children in the drought-de- stroyed territories of Russia is one of the biggest jobs that has confronted any relief expedition,” Col. Haskell said, in discussing his new assign- 4 . ment. “At this time it is dificult to formu- Capital Sidelights BY WILL P. KENNEDY. Speaker @illett is the “whole thing™ | llef as is within the power of the H |late 2oy plans. Plans for effectively handling the work can only be suc- cessfully worked out after arrival in the sections. While we have informa- tion as to conditions prevailing over t they come from many dif. ferent source: and _after reading them they are so conflicting in meny instances that it is difficult to see just what are the facts. About the only way-to get them is to get on the ground promptly, and I am going to et there just as soon as possible in order that-the work of actually feed- ing can begin. Conferences in London. “While I am on my way to Lon- don, where I will stop for conferences in order to get the bemnefit of infor- ,mntlonw:n Russian conditions that may be available there, supplies will mer American Food Administrator has| have started overseas. B{ the - time s, they arrive at Russian ports, we hope | to have some kind of transportation and warehousing in readiness for their reception and distribution. “We do not know the facts regard- | Ing the conditions of the railroads.and {other means of transportation in the country ‘to which we are going. Neither have we any authenicated in- | formation as to the warehouse facili- { ties. This makes it necessary that the :relief administration officials get into [the fleld promptly and have plans formulated for the distribution and handling of the supplies by the time they arrive on the scene. “Reports indicate that the condi tions in the Volga basin. are the worst, and it is probable that I will head immediately for that section, aftér landing on Russian soil, laying out plans for the transportation O the supplies as we go. To Be in Full Control. “Ot course, we are to be in absolute control of the expsdition, as that is the only condition under which the work has been undertaken. We are promised every help and facility and will demand it upon arrival on-the scene of operations. The first and primary work will be to feed th million_ little children. That is the chief task of the relief expedition at this time. However, we will provide medical attention and such other re- force to handle, not forgetting, of course, the principal purpose of this particular relief expedition. “The relief work probably will be extended, but I do not know just what will be done. The necessity of my early departure for Russia pre- cludes my_ taking part in any dis- cussions “for general relief work among all of the people. “But the money is ready for the relief of the children and the: sup- plies are beginning to go over. So a force must be on the ground to plan for and zovern the distribution in an equitable manner. As I have explained, not having any definite and authentic information regarding the conditions, it is imperative that the ground be thoroughly gome over. It may be necessary to provide motor trucks to transport the foodstuffs o i the centers of distribution, as we do not know in what condition the Ru: sian transportation system now is. effective until an efficient distribs tion system is planned and built up. Has Made Goed Elsewhere. In conjunction with and for Her- bert Hoover, Col. Haskell has headed relief expeditions in both Armenia and Rumania. In the former country he. operated in most of the very-dan- gerous Turk areas and hotbeds of Chicanery . and = destruction. _ The women and children were starving and the difficulties of reaching them were great, but, as proved, they were not insurmountable’ when they ap- peared in the pathway of an Amer- ican just chock-full of the kind of grit which brought the late world enemy to its knees. Col. Haskell is just full of that, no barrier and abides by mo ul matums if they have for their 'pur- pose a hindrance to reaching and putting strength into the minds and bodies of suffering little children. But President Harding and Senator Capper are agreed that one of the most_sincere well wiskers who ever called upon them wzs M.lo D. Gibson, a nineteen-year-old boy. who walked from Canute, Kans, to pay his re- spects to those wilo are looking after his interests in the nation’s capital. He worked for a few days here and there along the road to get cash for in Congress and in the government, according to some of his correspond- ents. The clerks in the Washington Sity post office are well aware of this exalted opinion and so they have no hesitancy in sending to the office a letter addressed: “Official Chairma of our Continental Congress, U. S. A. That one happened to be from a fellow in Ogden, Utah, who was in trouble with the secret service, because hav- ing taken a correspondence course in detectiving he thought he had to make regular reports to the®secret service. But the prize address, according to the Speaker's clerks, was a letter re- csived last week from one of his own ituents, which read: “Senmator Gillett, the White House, Washington, D. C” * % % %k Secretary Wallace, besides giving practical advice to dirt farmers, has an artistic soul. He has sent 4 mes- sage to the farmers of the country that “music is a blessing,” as fol- Tows: < Have you music in your home? Are you making any effort to sup- plement the splendid offerings of the Pphonograph record and plano-player roll with home-produced vocal and in- strumental melody? Will there be a singlng school in your community this fall? “Good music-in the farm home will contribute much toward a wholesome contentment and a happy family life,” Secretary Wallace recently wrote in response to a request for an expres- sion on the subject. “Music is one of the good things of our present civilization which, in com- mon wth other blessings is as readily available to those who live in_the open country as to those who dwell in the cities. 9 “In the old days music was an’ im- Mortant factor in rural community life. Many of us remember the old- fashioned singing school. “Community singing should be re- vived generally. “The township music teacher should be working in every communit: PR R N Senator Reed of-Missouri is some- what disgruntled because _he has ‘been made “to carry the bag” for ob- nosition to the prohibitionists. He doesn’t at all mind being censured by the House for his remarks published in the Congressional Record, but he thinks it is “being rubbed in” when he is quoted on something he never said attacking the preachers of the country. In an anti-prohibition speech out in Missouri he described the pro- hil ‘creatures of the Jaw” and said that when they violated the law it was worse than when other people did. ‘These creatures i worse than anarchists” orated Sena- tor Reed. An enthusiastic_editor of a country paper, whose seal for the cause was greater than his sense of heari thought this would make a good headline in his papers, which shortly came out quoting the senator as saying that '.:Preneh.n are worse tthan anarchists. * % £ % < - The President of the United States 2nd ‘members of Congress generally have many. yisitors not a a few of whom give them bamal compliments. food and other necessities. * k% * Visitors to the Capitol often miss some of the most interesting little historic spots. For example—on the wall just south of the entrance to the Supreme Court are two round spotd about a foot in diameter, which will soon be marked by tablets. These were discovered some years ‘ago by C. E. Moberly, who is continuing the mural decoration of the Capitol left unfinjshed by Brumidi. They were tearing down th> sidewalls to get down to tihre criginal sandstone and broke through these holes. In the older days this space was the Senate chamber and these holes had been used to stick a stovepipe imto, and about that old wood stove had sat Daniel. Webster, Henry Clay and other historic statesmen. The identi- fication was made by Webster's old messenger. On the lower floor is a small room in which this same mes- senger was accustomed to broil steaks for Webster and his convivial friends. Some of Webster's admirers are pre- paring to place tablets to mark these stovepipe holes. STATES PUSH PLANS 10 HELP THE JOBLESS (Continued from First Page.) 1 detailed reports regarding the plans now underway in various centers of the country for meeting the unem- ployment preblem. These plans may prcve of much assistance, it is be- licved, to the conferees in working out plans for a nation-wide drive to dfal with the unemployment situa- tion. g The coming conference, it may.be said with considerable emphasis, wili deal with the question of getting work for men and women who have been thrown out of work because of industrial conditions in the comuntry— with the ' question . of putting the wageearners to. work and. mak- ing it -possible for them to keep the wolf “from the door—and not with the industrial problems that arise be- cause of conflicts between organized —or' unorganized—Ilabor-and the em- ployers. . jn this the conference will “differ from the two industrial conferences called by President Wilson, which were designed to-outline, if possible, a course of procedure by which the workers and the emyloyers might:lie down together in peace. The first ‘Wilson conference, it will be re- membered, came to naught because of the conflicting -interests -and their fallure to agree on any program. The second Industrial conference mmpl:ltul its llbt.l::d and made .an extensive report |\ many _recom- mendations, ‘but that report so far has not been fruitful of results. surt:\:nry Hoover was omne of the conferees and had much to do with the draft of the report. - : But in the present instance Mr. Hoover and the administration are ‘bent upon arriving at plans to. give work to those who want to wdrk ana ho- have been ' BY HENRY W. BUNN. (Copyright, 1931, by The Washington Star.) HE following. is a brief summary of the most important .news of the world for the seven days. ended September. 10: THE BRITISH EMPIRE.—Perhaps, as he himself says, De Valera's letter of August 30 to Lloyd George is not vague, but at any rate it has been various)y construed. Lloyd George considered, or-acted on the assumption, that the note 'did not propose to completely close the door to hope of a settlement on the basis of continuance of Ireland within the empire. He has therefore replied, inviting representatives of the Sinn Fein to another conference, to. meet at Inverness, Scotland, on September 20; provided that the Sinn Fein ac- cept as the basis of discussion the principle of Irish allegiance to ‘the British crown and Irish membership in the British commonwealth. That pripciple may not be -discussed; all else may. “It would be open to you,” says Lloyd George “In. such a conference to raise the Bubject of guarantees on any point in which you may consider Irish freedom préjudiced” by the British proposals. The note ends brusquely: “You will agree that this correspondence has lasted . long enough. HIs majesty’s government must, therefore, ask for a definite reply as to whether you are prepared to enter a conference to ascertain how the association of 1Ireland with the community of nations known as the British empire can best be reconciled with Irish national aspirstions.” ‘The world awaits breathless for the answer. It is thought among the guarantees alluded to are' membership in the league of nations and representation in the imperial conference. Demonstrations and rioting by unemployed in many towns of Great Britain are reported. The British Indian government is again having trouble with' "the Mahsuds ‘on the Afghan border. Of all the Pathans (the Afghans of British India) ‘the Waziris are the flercest and most lawless, and of. the two main branches of the Wasiris the Mahsud branch (some 8,000 fighting men) are thé more bellicose. 1t is not many months since an up- rising of the Mahsuds, assisted by other Pathans and by Afghans from across the border, required a considerable military effort of the central Indian government to quell- it. One wonders whether the Amir Amanullah of Afghanistan has been fomenting trouble. If he has, one may be sure that the bolshevist envoy at Kabul has not dissuaded him. * ok ok ¥ SOVIET RUSSIA.—The soviet government will not allow the subcommission of experts appointed’ by the intérnational Russian re- lief commission (the latter appointed by the supreme council) to enter Russia. _This sub- commission was to make a thorough- investi- gation of Russia for gdidance in relief meas- ures. The Moscow government professes to see in the appoirifment of M. Nouléns of France as president of the commission “a monstrous sneer- at - the fate of starving Russia.”, M. Noulens 1s president of. the cdmmittes of French creditors of Russia arnd has been an uncompromising opponent of the bolshevist ®overnment. Chicherin. ‘says (and doubtless thinks) that'the functfons of the ‘subéommis-| sion would be to obtain information to serve' as damning evidence against the.soviet regime rather than as a basis for an effieient relief program. Whether the refusal of; the Moscow government will have a fatally dampening ef- fect on the benevolent intentions: of .the su- preme council- to be seen. 2 Dr. Nansen informed the New York Times correspondent ‘that he “had obtafned from the soviet government terms similar nted to the American Relief Administra- tion.” Apparently he has been in Tresh negotia- tion. - He added: “While the European countries are haggling about detafls and whether food will ever reach.those for whom it is intended, the . United .States has already -brought food to. Petrograd and is saving people from starva- tion.” F American relief is moving with splendid vigor. Shipments are entering Riga faster than the railroads can handle them. Mr. Bowden of the American Relief Administration reports from Petrograd: “It is estimated that 50 per cent of the-children are without shoes and suitable clothes. The average ration for adults is 1,200 calories. It requires 3,200, for a full The Army ] Obviously, the relief work cannot be turned from Camp Meade are en- thusiastic over ‘their. experience in attending the first training school, ex- cepting the medical department, open to reserve officers since the war. of some 450 officers who took ad vantage of the opportunity, the in fantry” led in. number, followed' by the air service and Quarterinaster Corps. Although' the national’ defense act| 5o “pansioning, provides for the two weeks' trainthg each year of reserve officers, no pi . vision was made by Congress in 1921 for that expense, which was borne by each officer during his attendance. It was the opinion of Senator Wads- worth, chairman of the Senate cor- imittee on military affair the camp aud gave a short talk tu the officers. that if a Success is to be made o soldiery it must be largely through the efforts of the T that the Army of the is their estabiistment and upder the law s it .was passed the' reserve chilcers are the backbone of the Army, being eligible for ‘duty’ elther ' with the Regular Army or National Gllfird and that it is around. them the’ or- ganized reserves must be brought into | be best kept they origjnated. Candidates Awaft Results. Leing. class ‘of reserye Meade, Senator the belief that ythe Kegular Army in awakening .to the :importance 'Of | £ these reserye officers’ that we will sece moré activity in the War Department with relation to them' A recent order issued by -Maj. Gen. H. L. Rogers, quartermaster general effective September 1, fect a-reorganization of his office with the view that in. 'event of national emergency - or in time .of peace” his organi; which aris: lined p! several ‘functions of executive officer, Ras been handled by-several officials. This move “was necessitated by the shortage of officer personnel. Under the new’ arrangement Gen. Rogers will” be_relieved of. much executive and attention . may larger affairs of his orgaalzation. The complete war plan l:‘ now-set up by the quartermaster quire no material changes-in-passing |’ from a peace 10 & Wi vision is made for brancl of war. ated by Gen. Hogs arsorier oe plansen on oS s & ot xS HE ension.” Reserve officers who recently re- Out| Army, shall Army.” was passed who visited f the new policy of- citizen rve officers, United States red by chief of staff, In a statement made before the officers at Camp| adsworth expressed schools and [Army Iave purpose. n the-future.” By the " Concentration of Q. M. Activity. 1921, is in ef- jon will meet any sitpation.|lieutenants The plan-as out- peate_conditions ork for each | in order to which’. heretofore | which. there jaces und administrative detail, 'so that-his trated re- | tank reserv. Tl .88 pro- ar Tesicten givision hes ch- may important change Rogera ix' that.all pur- activities will & commodity { 320 to ’those * tional legislative cofarhittee, recently quoted an opinion of tie judge advo- cate general of thé Army that re- rement pay of officers is, in fact, & The petitiopers claim the Secretary ‘has authority re these veterans by reason of section 10 of the selective 18, 1917, which réads: enlisted’ men of the provided for. other thin the Regular | same ' footing as to -pa. and pensions as-officers and, enl meén of the corresponding grades and length of service The petitioners further claim | nothing i “retirément,’ considered one and the same thing in severa] decisions. Staft Records’ Transferred. Except .in certain stipulated cases of a temporary nature, records of the general staff ‘will -hereafter, according to a re cent order, be kept in the offices of the adjutant general. The present plan is to simplify the keeping of such.records Jand prevent the accumulation of unim- portant papers. The 'fl:u office will also be charged with the pal other branches of the Armyied for comb: which, in the opinion of the assistant board ‘of officers appeinted for’that Due to the work involved board: of examindtion; it i doubtful if the announcement of the names of -successful candidates will|g;q, be.made before .the end ,One of the most interesting’ of- fleld [ Ponent o gervice “activities, the: magnitude -of | omcer; which _is generally lMttle appreciated, ’m be directed _to the: l’t in_connection with ;ha ‘tank-center | under .which at’ Cam; e. . Héfe,are R tank p‘un{?ii. Yo, Arm; STORY THE WEEK HAS feeding,, but 2,500 is considered sufficient to sustain life,”.and Petrograd is heaven compared with the_Volga area. “Reports sent during the past week by a little , group “of ‘American correspondents (ih- cluding one woman) from S8amarna, in the heart of the Voiga farhine ‘area, are almost intolerably hearttending. The correspondent of the New York Herald tells how he saw .on the riverside at the oity of Samara a. huge pyramid.of sacks of . grain, just recelved. and. intended for seed for the winter planting. Only e few .red. soldiers, who might easily. have been over- Poweted, ‘guarded the pile. Gasing upon it Were " thousands of * starving -wretches. But whether’ from -fear of the unseen red power, or from sheer apathy, or from self-denial (hobleness. of soul, or-instinct bred of previous experience of famine, or mingling of both), at any fate, these people made no offer to touch the grain., ., Soviet Russia has dropped prohibition, now allowing Wwines of alcohol:content up to 14 per cént. .. - There seems to be some question as to,_the Pumber;of famine refugees who have crossed thé Russlan border- into Poland. ‘Mr. Hoover’s information shows only ' 65,000 crossing be- tween June 1 and August 15, fn marked ¢on- trast to sundry reports. : * % % NEAR EAST.—Roports from the Anatolan front continue. to be cloudy, but they concur in stating that the recent fighting. has been very bittc: and bloody. The season is near When furthcr offensive operations by the Greeks will be me difficult; the winter wiil turrilsh®a very severe test of Greek morale and the Greek quartermaster department; the war {8 costing a pretty penny; war is as much & matter of politidh as of fighting, and political developments - may prejudice the Greék cause. The spring may see a new face of things. The Greeks appear to be still advaneing; but it the Turks have now the opirit, to counter-attack continually in face of defeat, there is reason to fear what, rein- fore and refreshed, they may. do in the spring against the Greeks, dispirited by the unaccustomed rigors of the winter in the clime. * ok ok % CHINA.—One wonders whether at the ‘Washington conference sofne one will mnot offer-as a proper subject for discussion the Cassel collieries contract; a contract made between a British company, -and that re- actionary - government of Kwangtung prov- ince which. was recently ousted by the.fol-, lowers of Bun Yat-Sen and superseded by the liberal provincial government headed by Gen. Chen. Kwang Ming; .which contract gives the British company - a monopoly ploitation-of-most of the coal deposits and a monopoly of .most’ of the means of trans- portation.. of. the..province, for ninety years. The new Kwangtung gevernment canceled the . concession, and the concessionaries -are, it is said, appealing to Peking for redress. The decision of the Peking government will be awaited with interest. Should it be favor- able to the concessionaries, the contract will, from the point.of view of Major Cassel, be a ' fait accompll. _Assuming it a fait accompli, 1t will or will not be & proper subject of dis- cussion ° at the Washington conference. according to 'whether the Japanese or Ameérican | attitude towards faits actomplis shall - prevafl - at the conference. Charles Hodgés has pointed out that in-the new territories leased by Britain from China in - 1838 are’ fron deposits, a fact which.immensely enhan the {mportance of the Casgel con- tract. Mr. Ta.Chen, in.a letter to the New York Tiimes, ékprespes.a fear that “the.economic exploitation ,.of . China will be further strengtheried by, renewal of the - Anglo- Japanese:- allianve. By force”of circuriistances each nation will be bound to wink at the predatory policies of ‘the other’’ -He thinks that ‘thé Cassel contract is worse than the “infamous” twenty-one demands of Japan. One wonders (one can hardly restrain one's impatience ‘to. know) what “matters which-have been. and are of international im- portance” are .going to be discussed at .the great conference, and how thoroughly they are going to’be discussed. - G — for the ex-. NEWS satisfactory = equipment to retire fce act of May 'Al] officery and forces herein service. be in all réspects.on the allowance ted in the Regular mmhlen ltlllln‘et :‘)::' act |commissions_are re end- that: they were |mitted _accordingly. organized reserves, be: mad: Tran the Officers’ Reserve' of comimi tant gerieral's fitted. Simi duty. advantage of all opport: are of such a nature as to in the civisidn in which been submitted to_-a and provide the combat arms with and action it was decided to accom- plish this work at Camp Meade. work of overhauling and. rebuilding has progressed continuously, together with the hormal maintenance and re- pair of tanks and armaments’ in Transfer of Reserve Officers. It is the policy of the War Depart- ment to ‘minimize administrative ac- tion by making transfer of .reserve officers cofncident with their reap- pointment, at the expiration of ‘ the five-year term for which mll reserve granted, quests for transfer should be sub- | Transfers other timés will be made it excéption- al circumstances demand. Durin S period of formation of units of any necessary to facilitate the organia: tion and officering: of such units will! fers from section to section of | cease .to .be suited for combat duty, 1y in- {he may by-transfer be retained in the telligence division, the war plans di seryice for some-other duty for which sion and the general.staff studtes pre- ! ly, ‘officers not appoint- may, b unities. struction, fit:themselves for duty and, by -transfer to a suitable section of the .reserve, increase their “vatuie to the military . establishment.. ,Trans fers will' be.made only' with the con-| Examination papers of some 600|8ent.of the officer concerned. 5 candidates for. commissions in the I NATIONAL GUARD’ ‘UNITED STATES. OF = AMERICA.—The insurgent miners. of West Virginia have dis- persed before the federal troops, nor was it necessary for the lagter to fire a shot. A part of the' federal troops have been returned to thelr stations. It seems, however, to be the general’ opinfon - in the disturbed district that not Peace, only’ an' armed truce has been achieved. Such an argunient finds support in the fact that only 400 rifles were turned over to. the federal troops, with very little am- munition. * It {s. presimed that thousands of rifiles and much ammunition have been cached. On" Beptember 19 a second Senate committee begins_its investigation of the controversy. In TNinois-a so-far bloodless peace, after the Mingo model but-on. very much smaller scale, 18 being enacted. * ¥ k. K LEAGUE OF >NATIONS PROBLEMS.—The league assembly mef on ' September 5 at Geneva, the council being already in session there. ? 3 Bolivia has asked the league to take up the old Tacna-Arica controversy; to procure her an outlet to the sea. Chile tells the league it has no business meddling in that matter, .and refers delicately to the “prin- ciple of American international law, accord- ing to which non-American states, and consequently the assembly, cannot interfere with questions’ exclusively affecting countries of the new worh." Chile has never before shown enthusiasm for the Monroe doctrine; but unbelievers have been known to make the Bible serve their turn, A main difficulty about consideration of the dispute by the league assembly is that it must involve examination of a treaty between Peru and Bolivia; if the assembly is going into the business of examining and revising treaties. it 'has hard sledding ahead. The aseembly is in a terrible quandary. It is said Bolivia threatens to quit the league if the assembly refuses its.request; that Chile threatens 1o quit if the request is granted. Argentina is ‘awaiting final action of the assembly on .her famous pro-German amend- ment (all sovereign states to be members of the league, unless they decline the honor). That amendment will doubtless be rejected, whercupon Argentina will definitely sever her connection with the league. It is rumored that other American states will follow her. The clections to the international court are going to cause mome heartburnings, since no ‘composition of that court can satisfy all claims to representation. There 15 a certain very intergsting proposal which the assembly may debate, namely, to fundamentally alter the constitution of the league by formation of a number of regional subleagues (North American, European, Asian, etc.), with a central senate and executive over a The assembly has the choice of two pro- posals concerning the troublesome article X. One calls for its radical ‘amendzent, and the other for an assembly resolution interpreting * * * * MISCELLANEOUS.—The French wheat crop of this year is the best per hectar planted ever known in France, so-far as the records show.. . It is sald that the German communists _ (under orders from Moscow, it is hinted) are “explojting” the murder of Erzberger.: They have been breaking up nationalist beer parties and. speechmaking and they have similarly at- tacked socialist demonstrations for the republic. Of course, such behavior gives a handle to the reactionaries, who raise the scarecry of bolshevism and urge the necessity of a strong government,—l.e., 'a monarchy, the old crew. Premier Wirth has therefore read the riot act -to the communists, and has suppressed several communiet journals. A special Italian commissioner holds sway in Fiume. Efforts are being continued under the auspices of the Italian government to es- tablish constitutional government in Fiume, but such is the strength of faction that the prospect is dublous. The group of American ofl magnates who recently visited. Mexico are reported to have made a signed agreement with the Mexican government concerning oll taxes; but its nature has not been made public. | for training The and re- at the the transfers ;- ‘orps_may. be made without change of rank or date | Y fon, when it is apparent ! that’ a change of section is for the best interests of the government: and 'the” individual. --Should a reserve of- handling of permanent. records, except- [ficer, for physical -or.other reasons, ing cases involving highly important and confidential subjects. in the milita FREDERICK L COX y taking for in- in time coin: ahd; branch.’ | of October. t : Ty Corpe bf | o . reRervis the meédical department will.be. held | tional Gi all”’ corps. areas.. il existing. an’‘Novepiber. 141 in ths. t(t’lflt“":fl vacan; gned-to K3 are sixtee. . 5 :v.llu\,t.ht Hi.u' o stand -serve han thoso In the Reg "&B'I the to ly all tai .the hands of | tank schools| of the emergency. officers, | ::umuu Iw:"':_. m its om- = to’ properly condl Officérs of: the National Guard may -hold commissions in the Officers’ | - It has -not been . decided’ whether | Reserve Corps- as: provided’ ifi * the enother. examination will be- held .in ! nationa)l * defepse - - act. : the ‘'mear.future, : althgugh, sevs “ ¥ departmonts have reported the nam of authorised candidates.'* Examindtions of applicants for commissions as secon in’ the: Véte rve Corps; remain: ive their: < ¢ Fr tio! . Guard A 4 s vent.of an emergency, wi dratg- _:d into federal urvl:: with.that mu:. ce, 10; discharged h itia’ and: must hoN a: corhmission . they .may. continue: to | defense’ act .all .Zranting . of reserve commissions tional - M T THE NAWY “Dack of* uniformit dunl- A Y e ‘While .on _ The 'law . restricts ar “officersto ‘above" th e | 1RJOr. “No mich restriction appl and, in.the to.expra pay, wi ut regard to ‘naval officers -on duty mo:lo'u . 'A.nu::; Capt.. Henry - C. raftod : e B Ry oeney | the Marine about TOLD New. Chairman of 1. C. C. Of New Jersey, who recently sue-|canceled.” Marine ceeded Edgar E. Clarke ax chatrman | of the Interstate Commerce Commis- | their corps will shortly be resumed. slon wiil he deferred. ~The reserve commission of National Guard dfficers. facilitates’ their use and .instruction of peace- and, for this pur- Pase aiso, ft I8 desirable that the two |. iisslons -be’ identical in grade 3 _ of_“the laws erniug extra pay- to. officers of Navy. and _Magine. Corps a:fiying, status, is receiving tenewed - dipcussion- by the pfficers faval Marine - Corps the wing of flylng : pay . when . not he rank of.. commander —or to ~Army -aviators,_who are- entitled Nayval, officers claim-that the Au‘:‘;‘u orked. a .hardship. to & number ‘of aviators f Day upon pro- t. namber - ary - n, - whose - pro- mé_du<mnhd?n'n‘.lurluly to re- duce.. hig is to be -of lieutemant . 's NEED NEW TRIBUNAL TO SETTLE DISPUTES Latin American Countries Refuse to Sub- mit Contentions to the League of Nations for Decision. By BEN McKELWAY. PEAKING before the assembly of the league of mations in Geneva last week Senor Carlos Aramayo, head of the Bolivian delegation, referring to the treaty of 1904 between Chile and Bolivia con- cerning the disputed provinges of Tacna and Arica, said: “There can be no hope for permanent peace in South America 50 long as that treaty remains unrevised.” Senor Aramayo only expressed a| universal feeling which exists toward the three-cornered controversy in- Solving the litile hterr(mrllel of acna and Arica. The one alterna-|roads and other public projects, a tive to a peaceful and satistactory | Soral 2 "to W, D. Heberling, a min. settlement of the dispute is, in the!ing engineer, recently returned from opinion of many, a devastating war | Venezuela. which would arrest the wonderful! ~wrhe country is properous and development now in progress along|American goods are holding their the Pacific coast of Suuth America. | own in the face of strong European And that war waits only for the time | competition.” Mr. Heberling state: when the present superior strength:“The bolivar is rated higher in com- of Chile is no longer feared by her!|parison with the dollar than other ! neighbors to the north and north-|South American coins and the gov- west. {erument now has a gold reserve of For South America the league of na- | 80.000,000 bolivars in the treasury.” jtions has fail This may be only| 1In addition to the road building indicated now by, the failure of eight. now in progress, which will furnish member republics in Latin America!an outlet for the inland products of to send their delegates. It is well- | Venezuela, the government is going nigh proven, however, in the attitude | ahead with other public work: of Bolivia and Chile,’ which, roughly | “Wireless plants are being erect- expressed, is “if you don’t decide to!ed in the principal cities to furnish ay of thinking, I'm going toldaily cheap and efficient communica- And this attitude many be-|tion throughout the country,” Mr. lieve to be characteristic where any (Heberling states, “and bids have been South American republic’s domestic {asked for the erection of lighthouse: problems are passed upon by a league | sewerage systems and other modern assembly. improvements in the cities. Steps While the Tacna-Arica dispute islare being taken to obtain improved the most serious,_ it is only one of|steamship service between the United many boundary controveries of longStatcs and Venezuela,” Mr. Heberling standing which remain unsettled in|says. “looking toward a continuation South America. Venezuela and Co-iof the present close commercial re- Icmbia, Peru and Ecuador, Paraguay |ahead with other public works. and Bolivia, Colombia and Peru, as P well as the smaller countries of Cen- tral America, all have their troubles | While the main interest in the cele- over ancient boundary lines. Many | bration of Central America’s centen- of these disputes will Le peacefully|nial of independence from Spznish settied. But thére always lurks the: rule this month is centered in the ex- danger of bitterness which may find | pected signing by Guatemala, Hon- its open expression in war, always| duras and Salvador of the constitu- harmfud for the prosperity and de-|tion for the federation of Central velopment of any country. | America, two congresses are being What, then, will repiace the league | held in connection with the celebra- of nations in South America as a|tion which should have an important tribunal by which such disputes may | bearing on the future of Central ! be amicably settled, a tribunal whose | America. They are the First Central authority and decisions would be uni- | American Child's Weltare Congress versally respected and accepted with-|and the Central American Teachers’ out question? The league of nations | Congress, both of which convene in never pttained that point. It hardly!the city of San Jose, Costa Rica, on had a ‘chance. But in its birth many ! the 15th. of those interested in South America| The programs of both these confer- saw an opportunity for filling what | ences show the earnest consideration has come to be known as a real need. | being given by Central Americans to And In its apparent faflure, lacking!the care and education of their fu- the necessary support (where South: ture citizens. The child welfare con- America is concerned) of the Unitéd gress is the beginning of a campaign States, the need for such a tribunal as | against children's diseases, which con- it _has failed to provide, comes up templates such steps as free medical {again. - consultation for children under two It has been tried before. There is'years of age, foundaticn of an open- nothing new in the idea. Bolivar, ac-:air school for children. opening of counted one of the greatest men South | wards in hospitals for tubercular chil- America ever produced, conceived the | dren. special children’s hospitals, col- notion of . an international congress | Jection and study of vital statistics 1af the Latin American republics which | for children and the foundation of 2 would sit in Pagama and decide on|geciety for the protection of children. ldimute- between the represented, The teachers’ congress is one of istates. The congress convened inithe first steps to put education on a Panama city. Nothing came of it.lpasis of uniformity throughout Cen- partly through the disinterested atti- | ¢ra] America and to standardize met |tude-of the United States, and theiods used in teaching. ‘mngre!s died a natural death when it! " poth congresses indicate a new era met for its second session in Mexico| oe- public = spiritedness in Central city. Bolivar's ideal died with him. |3 Pica. and since then no concerted attempt has been made along the lines laid out by him. There have been suc-| The Department of Agriculture be- cessful treaties and federations, there | lfeves the American public ought to have been amicable settlements of {make the acquaintance of mate, the vexatious questions, but nothing last-{ most important beverage of Chile and ing, nothing which would have a bear- | Argentina, where at least 15,000,000 ing on future _disputes has been ! people drink it. And to make the in accomplished. Carnegie presented a|troduction, the "department has suc- beautiful building for a planned court | cessfully ~grown mate in _southern of justice for the Central American | Florida from secd imported for ex- republics. The idex was a good one, | perimental purposes. but it never worked, and the building, “Yerba mate” as it is called in at San Jose, Costa Rica, is the only South America, is native to Paraguay monument. * and adjacent countries. The leaves Leadership in the movement for|were cured and used as a sort of some sort of federation between the tea by the mative Indians before he countries of Latin America must come {arrival of the Spanish settlers, and out of Latin America. True, the sup-|special ceremonial customs grew up port of this country would be looked |around its use. For instance, tho upon as a necessity for success, and | brewed mate was put in a gourd ard there is little doubt that it would!each participant gathered round and be given, cheerfully given, and every- | drank his share through & “bambillz." thing done to hasten its realization.|or reed like tube. One of the supe: But one of the three powerful coun-!stitions, disproved by the depurt- tries of Latin America must lead and | ment's experiments, was that mate receiye the support of the other two. |could- not be grown unless the secd This fact is considered the principal i firgt passed through the body of a barrier. Chile, proud and strong. will| pira. never support a movement which has| Mate possesses the same stimuiat its object the settlement Of a|ing qualities as tea, and‘the flavor is question which, to her way of think- | gi=iiar, except that mate, by ing. has only one solution. Argentineip ocess of curing, h considers herself more European than|gacre which is said Latin American, and has always held | (iiciment of the beverage herself a little aloof from her sister | {oe0VER, 0q 0% tre flavor. republice. It I not beliewed she would | peCeiR€l BRC 0 T Tged, o voluntarily take the initlative in such | process’ of ‘curing them is. le razil, contented w BE Ve anufacture of te: jot. free trom dispute with her neigh- | PEREIve that W bors, has never had brought home to her the need which many other Latin; American republics feel for an agree- ment among themselves for the peace- ful settlement of their international questions. At the same time, Braszil is con- sidered by many as’the logical coun- try to take the lead in such a move- ment. She is the only republic of South America which has kept her skirts clear of entanglements over | disputed territory. She has bought and she has soid land in dealings with her sister republics, and she has settled her difficulties with. them without bloodshed. Free from am-| bition to gain by her superior —— e maintain the lu!lliofl:ed l(r‘e’:glh‘h '{l ected that a large number of en- flxnrt.mems will hoElly be required. but at present on temporary The recent privilege extended to men | duty in Washington. The new ‘bur: taking discharge jor to the ter-|will contain four divisions, namecly, mination of their enlistment has been | plans, with Commander Kenncth Corps officials ex- | Whiting in _charg administration, recruiting in | headed by Commander Vaughan K. Coman; material, to be headed prob- ably by an officer of the construction corps, and flight, under the direction of Lieut Commander Patrick N. L. Ballinger. The officer who will head the material division will shortly be announced. Due to a lack of funds avallable it i doubtful if much more piiched by the bureau of aeronautics for the time bel than ‘in organization apd Present plans contempl able saving of expense by closing shore stattons, with a view of pre- veuting as far as possible diminution of the stremgth and efficiency of th- air forces with the fleets. With air- his year, it would be possibly three years be. foré such vessels could be completed. in the meantime a study is being made in design and production of air- planes that are ‘capable of compact storage on board ships and-the per- fecting of means of launching them. Bluch promise is offered by present ex. jor motives would be attached to any step she might take in bringing together the other republics of Latin America in a con- certed effort to establish a Latin American unfon for the settlement of-Latin American disputes. Brazil may never see fit to take this step. The leadership may not ccme out of South America. But un- til another Bolivar is born the de- velopment and progress of the Latin Americans always will be shadowed by the clouds of unadjusted dispute and settlements arrived at by force. * x * % In spite of the general financial readjustment throughout South America, Venezuela is going ahead with the completion of her good ll!rellsth. no uite: * * % % cate that any attempt to grow mo for commercial purposes would prove successful. * % % x The minister for foreign affairs of Salvador, Dr. Juan Francisco Paredes, has left his country for Mexico head of the special mission to rep- resent Salvador at the Mexican cen- tennial celebration. On the conclu- sion of his mission to Mexico, Dr. Paredes will visit the United States He will first visit California anc probably go east later. Dr. Paredes is accompanied by his two daugh::" Henry C. Mustin, now attached to tlic Pacific fleet as head of the air s the belief that It is estimated that 1,000 to 1,200 en- listments a month will be required in order to bring their quoto up, to the authorized strength. Retain Mammoth Atrdrome. Notwithstanding: the loss of the ZR-2, its gigantic hangar at Lake- hurst, which cost between two and thiee million dollars, will be retained for future use. It is explained that in.order to .carry out experimental work it will be advisable to keep the structure in commission. The force of attendants at the station has been materially cut. The ZB-1 is under construction at Lakehurst, and will soon- be ready for assembly. Reduction of Supply ‘Offices. ** Following .the consolidation of the purchasing office at New York city, that office’ was placed "in charge of Admiral. Livingston. Hupt, who will also perform the work of sev- rchasing. and disbursing ~of- ul! :.Int obtained of about sixty mfiles an our. & 5 . U. S. TO BE REPRESENTED. Morgan Will Attend Cen- ‘The United States will be represent- ed at the celebration of the 100th an- aer the directio! An’outline of-the duties’to. be per. formed by the new bureau of aero-