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temperature. WEATHER. Cloudy tonight; tomorrow fair; mild Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Hi, 2 p.m. yesterday; lowest, today. | hest, 72, at at 1 am. ! Closing New York Stocks, l’ag; 23 28,296. No. LABOR BOARD SUMMONS “BIG FIVE”; LEADERS TO HEAR NEW PROPOSALS; SITUATION IS LAID BEFORE CABINET Union Conference at Cleveland - Called Ofi TRYING TO AVOID AN ACTUAL TIE-UP Jewell Not Included Among Those Asked to Conference. ted Press. By the Assoch CHICAG summoning the chiefs of the big four brotherhoods and the Switch- nen’s Union to a conference with the | United States Railroad Labor Board, n an endeavor to forestall an actual lkout on the ‘nation’s railroads, conference was called for o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Labor Board headquarters here. All of the members of the board are” in the except the public . =roup, which has been in conferen: with President Harding and the In- terstate Commerce Commission t Washington. T members will reach Ch ay. New Proposals No outline of what would discuss w. the conference 1S would prop: in an o 0! the six 5 ard rail organiza- shop of the compris ther stan wone of which has vet issued said he had not « the board. The forts, it was indicated, toward those or- hav strike set vith our plans Mr. Jew- N 3 " ion by the end of the week. At this time there has been absolute- Iy no_determination of what will be don xecutive Officinls Arriving. “tive officials and general chair- en uniony of railroad 1.500.000 work- for confer- ences beginning tomorrow to deter- anine whether they shall follow the Jeadership of the bix five railroad brotherhoods in issuing a strike call. \ t conference at_the end of the is in prospect. A spirited con- rey over the attitude of the bis brotherhoods is indieated. in the ders outside the n dispatchers il not go out Wk five group. have declared they this ti the telegraphers and clorka ann cd their decision was stil) unformed and others have in- divated the question was still open although some of the unions, nota- By the shopmen and maintenance of wiy emploves, have authorized a strike call by a referendum vote. Jewell Still Hopeful. 1. M. Jewell, president of the rail- way el partment of th Awmerican Feder: of clared today he v « strike could be averted. of employes materialized, and that| beyond the “possibility” stage was The brotherhood of railway clerks.there would be no trouble in keeping | one interpretation placed upon the| freight handlers, express and station|the Lerminal work going. announcement that he plans to leave iployes was the latest to issue a sum- Will Move Trains. Washington tonight for Yorktown for a s conferance. Twenty-f . R and Willlamsburg, Va, where he will| and ofticers and 200 general chair- | “We will get the trains in and out | make addresses tomorrow. The pres- men_we o n by President E. H. Fitzgerald. “t'nion here were watching closely the action of the big five con- ference at half a million train’ service employes. Extra Precautions Discussed. xtra_precautions to thwart vandal- jn and arson in the event of a rail- 204 strike were discussed today at the @pening of the eighth anntal meeting of the Railway Fire Protection Associa- ! tion for a three-day session. Ruilroad fires were reduced in 1920 ompared to 1919, although property mage increased, probably due to in- flated values, President W. F. Hickey of the association declared. LEADERS ACCEPT SUMMONS. Council Meeting Scheduled for To—‘ day at Cleveland. sciated Pross. P tie AND, Ohio, October 18.—A | CLE scheduled meeting here today of the “hig five” transportation brother- hoods was canceled this morning when the f ccutives were re- ith the board in Chicago hursday. Warren §. Stone, irotherhood of Lo- ngineers, announced. - from the Labor Board| his office here during the morning. He declared he had no intention of what the board hed to discuss with the leaders of | the railroad workers, but said all scheduled conferences nere would be postponed until after the Chicago meeting. T € € Switchmen” and L. E. Sheph meet 2 pan. to at pre dent of the I3 shen, president of the Union of North America, d, president of the Order of Railway Conductors, are still in Chicago. They will be joined there probably Wednesday night by Mr. Stone, W, e, president of the Rrotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and W. erhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Reluctant to Take Position. W. G. Lee, president of the Brother- hood of Railroad Trainmen, confirmed the reception of a telegram from the Railroad Labor Board at Chicago re- questing him to meet with the four other members of the railroxd trans- portation brotherhoods in a confer- ence with the board at Chicago October 1S.—Telegrams were dispatched to the labor leaders | announced, but it| ¥intered as second-class matter post office Washington, D. C. 1 Today’s Developments In Efforts to Avert Threatened Rail Tieup Railroad Labor Board sum- mons brotherhood leaders o Chicago for conference Thurs- day on mew proposals to avert actual cessation of work. Union chiefs accept summons and cancel conference among themnelven, called to formulate plans for actual operation of the strike machinery. President takes up situation at rewular cabluct meeting to- ay. Rallroads rushing plans to make request for new wage cut of 10 per cent, dexpite threat- ened strike. Secretary Weeks has result of atudy of ‘wtaft officers of the bext methods of utilizing the powers of the War Department in case of a wtrike. Shipping Board working out | plans to comminslon 250 small wteel ahips to be used in coast- wixe traffie if strike occurs. Repnirs being rushed on 100 | extra steamboats for use on the Ohio and Mississippl rivers if whalkout becomes effective. Washington railronds certain they can maintain service in | event of a strik CAPITAL PREPARED 10 COMBAT STRIKE |Travel Can Be Maintained, Is Belief—Emergency teps Taken. serving Washington expressed confidence today of their ability ‘to maintain passenger and freight service in the event of a i strike of their employes. Terminal station, where 2,300 men are employed, announced it is pre- {pared to meet any emergency that might come through a strike. These were the prin develop- ments in a situation which also was noteworthy for the optimism that de- veloped as the day progressed that a walkout may be averted. Little Danger Seen. Representatives of the railways and local business interests, which have surveyed the situation carefully, agreed this morning that Washin, ton is in little danger of suffering from a strike. In the first place, the city is said to be more than ordinarily well stocked with food, fuel and gen- eral merchandise. Railway officials maintain there are many loyal p =ons employed by the companies who will not go out on strike and that it will be possible to run both pas- senger and freight trains. Dusiness men declare that any reduction in railway transportation service brought about by a strike can be oftset largely by the installation of emergency motor truck lines. Supt. J. H. Tonge of Terminal sta- tion said he had already received numerous offers of voluntary service { t \ 1 | Railway lines 1 hopeful that:in the event the prospective walkout et hers Sunday jand we will get the mails out, too,” said Mr. Tonge. The Terminal station force com- leveland, representing nearly | prises the workers in the shaps and | roundhouses, yard and switch engine crews and other employes. Officials of the Pennsylvania, Balti- more Ohio and Southern systems, Interviewed this morning, generally took an optimistic view of the situation. Many of them were inclined to believe that means will be found for averting the threatened trouble. All of them were confident that enough labor is available, even though the present em- ployes should strike to a man, to in- sure the operation of a limitedspassen- ger and freight service. It was disclosed that from 400 to 500 freight cars daily unioad freight in Washing*on, about one-third of the total shipment consisting of coal. The official who gave out this infor- mation said that Washington. opinion, is well stocked in all lines that bear upon the health, comfort and general welfare of the people. He said there is no danger of a com- plete interruption of the freight serv- ice, and he believed it would be pos sible to maintain a satisfactory service, even through a prolonged strike. Merchants Prepared. Secretary Columbus of the Mer- chants and Manufacturers’ Associa- tion save out a statement which agreed with the views of the railway executives that Washington has lit- tle to fear from a strike of rallway employes. “The merchants have laid in their winter supplies of general merchandise, and a strike would have little_effect on_the clothing supply said Mr. Columbus. “We have a fair reserve of food and at least a three weeks' reserve of coal. If there is danger of these reserves being de- pleted by a strike, we can quickly muster a motor truck service suffici- ent to meet the city's needs. There . Carter, head of the Broth-lis nothing in the situation to cause any alarm whatever.” Neither the Board of Trade nor Cham- ber of Commerce regarded the situa- tion today as sufficiently serious to warrant the calling together of any committees to give it consideration. It was said, however, the matter would be canvassed at a meeting of the ex- ecutive committee of the Board of Trade to be held Monday. Information before the trade and com- mercial bodies is to the effect that Thursday. Mr. Lee's telegram said the conference would be held at 2 p.m. Neither Mr. Stone nor Mr. Lee would comment on the proposed meeting, each asserting they had no intimation of what was to be taken un. N President Lee of the tralnmen is- stied a statement in which he assert- ed that “the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen very reluctantly takes the position that it cannot longer agree to give service unless there is assur- ance that there will be no further wage reductions, or attempts to elim- inate working rules that have been sceured through many years of col- Jjective bargaining, and which repre- sent only fair remuneration for extra service give After discussing the wages of train- men, in which he made comparison of wages paid in 1913 with those re- ceived now, Mr. Lea said: ‘“The men have been asked to accept what is an adequate living wage. They know s<ontinued on Page 4, Column 2.) Washington is well provided with motor trucks and that, in the event of a serious breakdown in rallroad trans- portation secvice, it would be a com- paratively simple problem to organize a fleet of trucks for bringing in sup- plies actually required by the people. _— SERBS ATTACK ALBANIANS Rome Hears Towns Along Drina River Are Captured. ROME, October 17.—The Serbs have again attacked the Albanians, ac- cording to an Avlona dispatch to the Giornale D'Italia, capturing the towns of Bunin, Giakova and Uravezerit, along the Drina river. ‘The Serbs have massed strong units towards Boyana. The war fever is high in Tirana, ‘where the nationalist demonstrations are held daily against the -govern- ment. ! - The in his| WASHINGTON ) IMoves Here Await Result of New Meeting. APPROVESACTION IN ISSUING CALL Strike Still Within “Possibility,” View + of Mr. Harding. The action of the Railroad Labor Board in summoning railroad umou! chiefs to Chicago for conference was | described in high official circles to- | day as a first step to determine whether the railway board is to he; regarded as an efficient government agency or a failure. ! The step, it was learned, is in_ entire accord with the desires of the adminis- tration, although the indications were that President Harding was not ready to take a personal hand in the situation %o long the board was working | toward a_solution. No conference between the President land the brotherhood chlefs is in imme- diate prospect, it stated. urely Unoffi Summons. The summons Issued to the brother- hood heads is understood here to be a purely unofficial one, and not of the formal character authorized un- der the Cummins-Esch law for cases where there have been violations of the board's rulings. The discussions at Chicago are expected to be largel informal, and to be used as a basi for determining whether forr i | | | g I 1 | i tions shall be issued against the brotherhoods. Officials discussing the sitaation pointed to the fact that the Railroad Labor Board Thursday meets its real test. Provided it can cope with the situation, e administration | hopes to leavs the settlement of u| very serious eituation to the agency | Jereated to ceal with it. If the con ference is unsuccessful, the adminis- tration is prepared to take necessary step: President Harding was in position to lay before his cabinet, which had a | full attendance today to discuss the | railroad strike, an analysis of the sit- uation, an outline of the government's | position in the controversy and sug- | gestions as to defensive measures to protect federal functions if, and when, | the tie-up becomes actual. i In_ addition to a report submitted by the jointeconference of the public group of the Railroad Labor Board and the Interstate Commerce Com- mission, Mr. Harding was understood | to have the gist of reports obtained | by Attorney General Daugherty and Postmaster General Hays, after sur- veys of the situation by operatives in the Department of Justice and Post Office establishment. i Secretary Weeks had at his dis-; posal the result of a study made by general staff officers, as an academic problem of the best methods of util- izing the powers of his portfolio in case of a national emergency such as would result from a nation-wide paralysis of transportation, but it was not known wherther he had_ been | invited to bring this to the White House. That President Harding does mot | vet view the strike as having passed | idential party is not expected to re- turn before Thursday. Mr. Davis at White House. The first move of the day bearing on the strike situation was a confer- ence at the White House between the President and_ Secretary Davis, who was summoned to Washington from & trip through the middle west within a few hours after announcement was made in Chicago that the strike call had been issued. The Secretary spent most of yesterday surveying the sit- nation from the Labor Department standpoint and was understood to have laid his views before Mr. Hard- ing at today’s conference. Attorney General Daugherty on en- tering the cabinet meeting today said: “I think it_improper for the De- | partment of Justice to discuss any phase of the railroad strike situation at this time. If any action is required iby the department, of course there will be actlon. but in all probability there will be no statement from the department concerning the strike sit- | luation until there are further devel- | opments.” Officials, prior to the meeting of the | cabinet, declined to say whether the action of the Railroad Labor Board in summoning union chiefs to Chicago for a conference Thursday was an| outgrowth of the discussions here Sat- | urday and yesterday between public representatives on the board and the Interstate Commerce Commission. “I have made all my plans for the moving of the mails in the event of | a strike on the railroads,” Postmaster | General Hays said when he arrived at the White House to attend the cabinet session. “I also have planned to cope with any interference in the moving of mails in the event any in- terference occurs. I however, do not anticipate, at this time, any trouble in_moving the mails.” Mr. Hays sald the department will make no further statement regarding the plans other than what may be contained in departmental orders. Congress to Suspend Action. Action in Congress, both on the railroad debt funding bill and hear- ing of railroad brotherhood represen- tatives in the general railroad inves- tigation, is to be suspended, it was said today, until the strike situation becomes settled. A meeting of the Senate interstate commerce commit- tee scheduled today to consider the $500,000,000 debt funding bill was called off indefinitely, as was the brotherhoods' hearing. Some sena- tors said it was intended to prevent the general railroad investigation from developing into a debate on the strike question. Work of the public group of the Railroad Labor Board in connection with the threatened strike ended here temporarily yesterday when, follow- ing a conference with the Interstate Commerce Commission, Chairman Barton and his co-workers left for Chicago. Members of the group conferred with Attorney General Daugherty at noon. Attorney General Daugherty then lunched with the President, but declined to comment on his inter- i henin WITH SUNDAY HO.BNING EDITIO]Tg D. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1921—THIRTY-FOUR PAGES. HOPEFUIL. Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republicution of all news dispatehes credited to it or not otherwire credited in thi paper and also the local news published hercia, ANl rights dispatches | of publication of special herein are also rexerved. Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 87,906 FOR DEBT COMMIS8ION. House Committee Favors Body to Arrange Funding Foreign Loans. Favorable report authgrizing the creation of a commission to arrange for funding and refunding of the for- eign debt was ordered today by the House ways and means committee. The measure is substitute for the administration , which would have given the Secretary of the Treasury blanket authority over foreign debt negotiations. FORBID PARKING IN BUSINESS AREA Commissioners Issue Edict for Congested Sections of the City. The Commissioners in board meeting today adopted an amendment to traf- fic regulations which will have the ef- fect of almost entirely abolishing the parking of automobiles in what is krown as the congested section of the city. The new regulation reads as; follows It shall be unlawful to stop any motor-driven or rawn vehicle in front of the entrance of any hote theater, railroad depot, public buildin or other similar place of public resort, or in front of hoi the entrance to an: bank or club or place of business a*‘ the congested section of “the Distri of Columbia, or in front of the entran to any private dwelling wherein fune services are being conducted for longer period of time than is nece: sary to take on or discharge pass gers or merchandize, and the polic department shall indicate by chalk linc or signs the place in front of hotels, theaters, banks, clubs, depots and pub- | lic buildings in which it shall be un-{ lawful to leave said vehicle standing. Define Congested Section. The congested section to which this regulation will apply is defined in the traffic regulations as follows: “That part of the northwest section of the city bounded on the north by the south building line of K street, on the sauth by the south curb of Pennsylvania avenue, on the east by the east curb of 7th strect, on the west by the west curb of 17th street.” Under the jaw thirty days' notice must be given by the Commissioners before changes in regulations become effective. Corporation Counsel Francis H. Stephens, upon whose report the Com- missioners took action. was asked to- day if the phrase “or place of busi- ness” would entirely prevent parking|ute swhich vou are paying today te|condition, w [on such thoroughfares as F street,| paying today tol v:hich is lined with stores. The corporation counsel replied that it would prohibit parking in front of the entrances to all business estab- lishments in the congested section Since Pennsylvania_avenue is the southern boundary of the congested section, it Is apparent that the park- ing of practically all automobiles will have to be on the streets south of the Avenue. Mr. Stephens explained that the ob- ject of the new regulations is to keep the entrances to all public places and stores in the downtown section open for machines bringing or taking away persons having business to attend to in those places. FREE GOVERNMENT ISSUE. Canadian Elections Will Decide Liberty, Says Party Leader. + WINNIPEG, October 17.—In the cyes of the national progressive party of Canada, the supreme issue in the ap- proaching general election is whether the government is to be free or fettered and whether legislation in the future shall be for the few or many. ~This was stated today by T. A. Crerar, leader of the party, in a manifesto ad- dressed to the people. “Qur goal is the ultimate elimination of the principle of protection in our fiscal policy,” he said. “But we rec- ognize that changes must be brought about in a manner that will give a fair opportunity to Canadian industries now enjoying protection to adjust themselves to them.” The progressives would remove the duty on agricultural implements, min- ing and sawmill machinery and essen- tial foods. A substantial reduction in the general tariff is urged also. WRITE BY WIRELESS. NEW YORK, October 18.—Wireless transmission between France and the United States of actual handwriting has been effected through the inven- tion of Prof. Edouard Belin, the New York World announced yesterday. Facsimile photographs of the writ- ing are reproduced by the paper. Messages from Gen. Pershing and Premler Briand of France, sent from Belin_laboratories in Parls, were re- celved and recorded in the handwrit- ing of the senders at the United States Naval Radio station, Otter Cliffs, near Bar Harbor, Me. Prof. Belin personal- 1y_received the messages. Gen, Pershing sent a few words of greeting to the newspaper and Pre- | change of views with the Chief Executive. Following the conference of labor board officlals with the . Interstate Commerce Commission, a voluminous Teport, embodying statistics of rail- road pay and employment conditions, was laid before President Harding. Comment on the report at the White House, however, as well as by oficials of the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion and members of the labor board, was lacking. mier Briand wrote in French: “I am delighted at the thought of going to Washington. The instruments by which the re- cording of the writing was accom- plished are sfmilar, it was stated, to those by which photographs have been been transmitted by telegraph in the United States. Following the pho- tograph experiments. Prof. Belin went to France and perfected the machine, 80 that it could be used for the trans- uission of handwriting by wireless. A * ltrict |SCHOOL PROBE DELAYED. Further investigation of the Dis- schools by the Senate mittee will not be made until after snator Capper, chairman of the sub- committ. arranged with the House committee for joint hearings. | | Senator Capper today talked with Chairman *ht of the House trict committee, who referred Capper to Representative W the 1s¢ subcommittee on seiools, id 1hat the proposed joint ion of the schools was able to him. Senator per said later that he would confer avith Mr. Walters as soon as possible. the ar: been it is prope further with th “hi- District Comm tnd s as probable witnesses. rin teet, dhe other oftici PRESIDENTCABLES ANSHERTOKING ; e Both See Closest Possible Unity of Effort During Arms Conference. Belief that the British and American representatives of the armament con- ference will work together with the other nations to reduce “the burden of armaments through diminishing pos- sible causes of war” was expre by President Harding today in a cable- gram to King George 'of’England. The President’s cablegram was in reply to one received from King George yesterday, in which the Brit- ish ruler expressed his appreciation of the bestowal of the Ame! 2 of honor on England’s “unknown w: rior.” 1 King Georges Message. “The President of the United States, Washington: “I wish to express to you and to the Congress and people of the United States the warm appreciation felt throughout this country of the trib- - our unkno n_warrior. The gift of vyour medal of honor to a British comrade in arms whose tomb in Westminster Abbey stands for all our best endeavour and hardest sacrifice the war is a gesture of friendly vmpathy and good will which we will not forget. “On Armistice day the representa- tives of the British Empire in Wash- ington will join with You in a cere- mony te honor the splendid record of your own troops. I greatly wish on_that occasion to confer upon your unknown warrior our highest deco- ration for valour, the Victoria cross. 1t has never yet been bestowed upon the subject of another state, but 1 trust that you and the American people will accept the gift in order that the British Empire may thus most fitly pay its tribute to a_tomb which symbolizes every deed of con- spicuous valour performed by men of vour great fighting forces, whether on sea or land, upon the western front. “I also send my heartfelt good wishes to the great international con- ference which opens by your wise in- itiative upon that d v ministers will, I know, strive as wholehearted- 1y as yours to make that conference a sterling success. May they in com- mon with yours do all that practical statesmanship can achieve to perpet- uate the comradeship of war in the maintenance of peace. “GEORGE R. AND L” President Harding's Reply. “The President's reply is as fol- 1o “His Majesty, King George V, Lon- don, England: “On behalf of the Congress and people of the United States 1 wish to acknowledge with heartfelt thanks your generous message. It was with deep res| superb valor and the British land an steadfastness of subcom- ! ect and appreciation of the | ch DECOELOGATN FORNEW SEADOL Commissioners Would Build Tuberculosis Institution at 14th and Upshur Streets. The District Commissioners an- nounced today that they favor erect- ing the new tubercular school on the city-owned property at 14th and Up- shur streets. ' They made public a statement ex- | Plaining why this decision was reach- z.-q. A copy of the statement wiil be submitted to the board of education, with an invitation to the board to ex- | + i morning that he has instructed Mu- nicipal Architect Harris to proceed at once with the preparation of plans and spéeifications for the building. - Waste of Time Denied. The charge has been made that the Commissioners wasted time in dling the tubercular school project, which was authorized in a deficienc bill approved several months ago. Th statement made public at the 1 trict bwilding today indicates, how ever, that the sole object of the Com- missioners in not taking hasty a tion on the location of the school was a desire to consider carefully all avalilable sites. Oppositien from citizens to the plac- ing of the school at 14th and Upshur streets was _another factor which caused the Commissioners to welgh carefully the merits and drawbacks of all available sites before deciding. ‘The following memorandum and approved: Memorandum Sent to Board. “Herewith is a statement prepared by Maj. Brown in co-operation with Mr. Harris, the municipal architect, containing a full discussion of the question of the site for the tubercular school. It will be noted that certain conditions ac» laid down as prerequi- sites. To th must be added another oh, if valid, disposes of many of the sites that have been sug- gested: this is that ne encroachment upon the limited number of smalil parks avalilable in the District of Co- lumbia should be permitted. As to the soundness of such a policy, there is apparently no room for argument. A further minor condition is that the site chosen should be such that iif the use of the building as a school for tubercular children is hereafter discontinued, the building may then prove to be usefully located for some other public purpose, prefcrably for expansion of school facilities in the neighborhood concerned. A final condition not mentioned by Maj. Brown is that the site chosen should be as near as possible to the exist- ing and probable future center of population, so that it may give maxi- mum service during the time of its usec as a tubercular school. Favor Upshur Street Site. $ “Having in mind all the limiting considerations lajd down and_after consideration of every piece of pub- licly owned property in the District of Columbia, I concur in the recom- mendation of Maj. Brown that the site for the proposed tubercular school be chosen at 14th and Upshur streets, and that these papers be forwardad to the president of the board of educa- tion with an invitation to the board for an expression of {ts opinion in the premises. “I desire to inform the board that instructions have already been given to the municipal architect to proceed at once with the preparation of the detailed plans and specifications for jthe tubercular school as far as such work can be consistently done in ad- vance of the choice of a site. This involves no waste of time or effort, and all work now done will be of ad- vantage, no matter what site may be osen. As soon, however, as a sjite definitely fixed upon, progress may is d sea forces and |be made at a_more rapid rate in the the British nation in the war that|completion of the preliminary work Gen. Pershing made the gift of the [requisite before a contract can be congressional me unknown British warrior. I now dal of honor to the [made.” The Commissioners alsc made pub- hear with keenest emotion of your |lic the following report prepared by desire to confer upon the unknown [Maj. Cary H. Brown, Assistant En- American soldier your highest dec-|gineer Commissioner, setting forth oration” for valor, the Victoria cross, |reasons why all other public property that medal which for years has de-|was ellminated from consideration. noted recognition of the most self- sacrificing patriotic service. “I am sure that the American peo- ple will join with me in grateful ac- ceptance of this bestowal, so fully ‘expressing in this noble tribute the |pupils, British appreclation of the high and [ made for Maj. Brown's Report. “Deficlency bill approved June 16, 1821, provides ‘for the verection of a building for the care of tubercular $150,000.” No appropriation is site; puilding must, there- courageous purpose of the young | fore, be located on property now pub- Americans~who stood beside - your | licly owned. valiant soldlers in the battle "line on land and sea. I greatly prize |report of the health officer und this opportunity, also, to thank you|of March 29, 1921, as to locai “Quoting from or paraphrasing the x’ date lon of for your good wishes for the success | this building the following is perti- of the conference on the limitation |pent: of armament. “I believe with you that the Brit- | gn T 4" cirrounding. ish and American representatives will cordially co-operate, along with other nations, to bring about such international understandings as will make possible and desirable a reduc- tion of the bDurden of armament through diminishing possible causes of war. “WARREN G. IARDING.” The site should be on as high an elevation as possible, with ample If street car transportation is depended upon it would be advisable to select a site easily accessible to both car lines. In case & merger and universal transfers are established, or motor transporta- tion, in whole or in part, is adopted, a_wider cholce.of locations would be (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) press its opinion. the house of eommons to give that Col. Charles Keller, Engineer Com- | body notice of the introductiongof leg- | missioner, also informed his col- | islation leagues 4t the board session th The first business to come before han- | presented to the borad by Col. Keller | BATISHDELEGATES T0 PARLEY NAVED Lloyd George Announces i Representatives From Eng- land and Dominions. By the Associated Press. LONDON, October 18.—Mr. Lloyd George, the prime minister, stated in the house of commons, upon the re- assembling of that body today, that he hoped to go to the Washington conference on the limitation of ar- maments and far eastern probleras as soon as the parliamentary und general situation rendered it possibl The other members of the Brit, empire delegation, the premier would be A."J. Balfour and Lord 1 of Fareham, first lord of the a ralty. — Sir’ Auckland Geddes, the British ambassador at Washingto: would act as a delegate, Mr. Lloyd ieorge added, in the absence of tuc | premier or any other delegate. Delegates From Dominions. The dominions, sald the premier, be represented as follows - >rt L. Borden. A_u»lr:allu-fll‘orgc Foster Pearce, New Zealand—Sir John Salmond. Indin—Srinavasa Sastri. South Africa—By representatives of the British government The senior British naval expert, the w. | shal Higgins would be the i expert. the premier stated, while the | secretary of the delegat would 1 Sir Maurice Hankey, secretary of th cabinet since 1919, Parliament Open Parliament opened toda tumn session. The s |ed to be brief, its bu ited to one topi although financi.l for its au- ion is intend- ness being lim unemployment— | tters insepara- | m | ble from the business situation must | necessarily be bandled. It was un- derstood today that although measures | dealing with the situation had been | decided upon by the government, it | Was necessary owing to the rules of | the lower house today was a motion from the government to devote th whole time of the house to the un- | employment question. Whether this | would be moved by Mr. Lloyd George | or Austen Chamberlain was not an- | if 1t was introduced by | minister he would al touch briefly on other matters, possi- bly the Washinkton conference and negotiations with Sinn Fein Ireland. | terday the prim | | { STOLENINBIG BOX Thieves Loot Mr. Johnson’s Office of Evidence in Slacker’s Case. A box containing many official | papers relating to the congressional investigation of the escape of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the draft dodger, and some private family documents, was stolen last night from the of- fice of Representative Johnson, demo- crat, Kentucky, located on the main floor of the House ofiice building. | Entering the office, which adjoins | the post office, through a window, the robbers took the box, as big as a trunk, out of the door and down the main ‘corridor of the building to the street. Nothing else of value w. molested. A shuffling of the box could | have shown the robbers, Mr. Johnson said. that it conceiled no heavy ticles, such as liquor, which thiev lately have sought by robbing the o fices of many members. The weigh was not much more than that of the box itself. Mr. Johnson asked the Washing ton police to make a rigid investi- gation. They mot a_ number of excel- lent fingerprints. The Capitol police guard the builaing at night, ono be- ing stationed within less than 100 feet of the Johnson office, but none of them | apparently saw the robbers. Today’s News in Brief Commissioners favor, 14th and Upshur streets as site for tubercular school. 1 s i Page 1 President cables reply to King| George's message. Page 1 Miss Alice Robertson, congresswoman addresses Woman's National Foun- dation, lauding mothers of soldiers. Page President leaves here late today to} attend inaugural of president of | William and Mary College. Page 2 John H. Cowles, Louisville, elected sovereign grand commander. An- clent and Accepted Scottish Rite of | Freemasonry. Page 2| A. F. of L. committee on armament | organized with Samuel Gompers as head. Page 2 “Yellows” of War Department defeat Camp Humphreys “Reds” winning Star cups, in polo tourney. Page 5 District schools plan to aid unem- ployed. Page 7 Gen. Wood urges reforms in Philip- pine Islands. Page 11 State Senator Crow is appointed to fill the unexpired term of the late Sena- 91 | ate | While BERGDOLL PAPERS I port, the great bulk of de TWO CENTS. U.-GERMAN PEACE TREATY DELAY HELD WORLD DRAWBACK Senator Hitchcock Declares Immediate Settlement Su- preme Need of Hour. REHABILITATION AWAITS BEFORE-WAR RELATIONS Present Condition “Intolerable Un- certainty"'—Forceful Arguments Used for Speedy Ratification. of peace as necessary for American world rehabilitation, was the fundamental reason given in the Sen- today by Senator Hitchcock Nebraska, ranking democratic men- ber and former chairman of the for- Re-establishment with German and R of eign ations committee, for favo ing ratification of the peace treaty with Germany. “The question before us now,” said Senator Hitchcock, “is not a choice between the Versailles trea pendinz treaty, but betwe ing treaty and a protrac tainty without any treaty. A speech by Senator Johnson of C ty and 1 the pen. ifornia, who will also vote for treat g0 featured the debate in ate today. It is cxpeeted thut a vote on the tion will be had the vote will b treaty a f ratifi r tonight. . the sup- confide |premier aunounced. would be 'Ad-| Declaring t the American ol {miral Earl Beatty, commander of the | torate had “commissioned” fc grand fleet, who would be succeeded | o0 ,],'“, Sera ekl in duefcourse Ly Aamirall Chadwicicy (818 fo Exesident, Hurding, 5t {ariord Cavan. in charge of British | Hitchcock continued |2 nr. “r;l';;-:it‘v\{g:? naol‘;;:]l.v“x.n”::v “I cannot bring mysell to 1 cipal military expert, a lagainst the ratification of this tre. 1y when I know that the only alternati will be 10 with Germ thing in a sta existing stute of uncertainty is d astrous. and 1 for one shall not v ent ace settlement leave eve pre to prolong One of the necess stens 1o end it is a peace settlement with Germuny and the resump of business relations with that cat country. “The first necessarv step to end this int settlemen nded by rable uncertainty is a peawee The uncertainty was the Knox resolution: it « iy other way 1 with ( any . and I am for ratification of this treaty because the peace settlement is e supreme need of the hour.” U. S. Interests Protected. Senator Hitcheock said that the pending treaty protected interests as muech as the Versaille: covenant and t it would 1 change the American attitude toward Ameri the league of nations. “AL 3 aty is rati n ‘enter the we can n not cause the slight- est obstacle against such action "1 have Deen asked sometimes” Senator Hitchcock continued, “how 1 as a democrat could vote for a sep- e With Germany when ic platform of last vear de- red against a separate peace with The answer is that that one of the issues of ¢he lust cam- the democr: Germany. w paign and wus settled Ly the last campaign. Jt was settied against the democrzts and it will ne an issue part ¢ tion of th gain in @ campaign. our struggle Versaille and we lost. We cannot revive the Versailles treaty by defeating this treaty; all we can do will be to prolong a con- dition of doubt and uncertainty in our relations with ¥ a Other Treaties 1o Follow. The senator contended that it was “high time” for the United States to resume friendly relations with the German people, and he urged that the United States appoint a member on |Ahe allied representations commis- sion. The present treaty, he said. would followed by other treaties with any. treaty, however.” he added, the first step that must be taken, nd this step has now been del for almost three yvear: 1 bel should bLe taken, and taken at on Mr. Johnson's View. Senator Johnson, one of the frrec- oncilable republicans on the Ve ailles treaty, said that he did not be- lieve that the pending treaty would force the United States into any Eu- ropean peril. as some of its opponents have predicic The California_senator declared his belief that President Harding would not permit the United States to be taken into the league of nations by any means or to become involved in the macistrom of Europe. Senator Johnson dec unalterable opposition joining the allied « com- mission. The views of Secretary Hughes in favor of such represent tion, he said, itute the danger of _the future retary Hughes, the senator d was “one of those who w have taken us igto the maelstrom of Europe. Efforts to amend the administration peace treaty with Germany were de- feated in the Senate yesterday.. The amendments rejected vesterday were ofered by Senators Reed of Missouri and Walsh of Montana democrats, and Teceived scant su nocrats well as republicans voting in_oppos tion. Senator Reed, one of the *hi ter enders” in the fight against the howe to reparati !league of nations covenant, proposed a blanket clause freemg the Uniteq States from all obligations under the treaty of Versailles. It was defeated, 6 1o 7, the latter comprising Senators Ashurst, Arizona: Reed and Watson, Georgia, and Walsh, Massachusetts, democrats, and Borah, Jdaho: John- son, California, and La Follette, Wis- consin, republicans. Just’ before the Senate adjourned last night Senator Reed offered two more amendments. One was similar to his original proposal for exemption of obligations under the Versailles treaty. and the other would declare this nation not bound to submit any claims to the reparations commission or any other body created by the Versailles covenant. Attacks against the- treaty were delivered by Senators Reed and Wat- tor, Knox. Page 13 Irish' peace negotiations to be re- newed Thursday. Page 13 Inspection of all D. C. homes for sani- tation urged. Page 13 Ex-ambassador Bryce fears arms par- ley wlill be unable to do all expected of it. Page 13 Probe of XK. K. K. fails. Page 14 Marshal Foch of France to attend arms parley as military adviser to European allies. Page 18 Dr. Charles M. Emmons again heads ) East Washington Citizens’ Associa- tion. Page 26 son of Georgia. POSTAL MEN VISITORS. Postmaster General Hays today re- ceived S. Goto, secretary of the de- partment of communication, of Japan, and K. Naito, director of ‘the Tokio central post office. Following the visit to the Postmas- ter General the two Japanese postal officials paid a visit to the Washing- ton city pest office, where they were shown through the big office by Post- master Chance.