Evening Star Newspaper, November 21, 1921, Page 2

" resented by Attorney Daniel « WOULD SELL ALL OYSTER'S EFFECTS Executor of Late Dairyman’s Estate Makes Appeal to Probate Court. Edwin C. Brandenburg, executor of the estate of George M. Oyster, jr., to- day applied to the Probate Céurt for permission to sell the household ef- fects, jewelry and personal belong- ings of the deceased dairyman. Through Attorneys Tobriner & Gra- ham, the executor tells the court that Mr. Oyster had no cash in hand or in bank and had of his la the funeral cost There is need advanced to have been advanced. meet the current ex- penses of administration, the court is advised. $71,884 in Claims Filed. An offer has been received of $1,500 for the limousine owned by Mr. Oyster and the executor recommends | BARON EDMUND VON THERMANN, that he be allowed to accept it. The cutor tells the court that already alms have been filed against the estate totaling $71,884.04, while the inventory of the court appraisers shows the household and other effects, « and the automobile totals 5 including the carpets and draperies at the Wardman Park «rtment where Mr. Oyster resided, which, by order of court, were sur- rendered to the hotel management in settlement of its claim of $1,328.60 for rent due. The other personal property belonging to the estate, the executor rflmrt are five notes ag- gregating $113.1 from Henry RBrawner, jr., money of Mr. Oyster’s interest in the dairy business. Widow In Notified. Justice Hoehling has issued a rule on Mrs. Cecile R. Oyster of Syracuse, N. Y., widow of Mr. Oyster, to show cause why the sale should not be aun- thorized. Mrs. Oyster recently re- nounced a bequest of $25,000, contain- ed in a codicil to her husband's will, made shortly before his death. and an- nounced her intention of taking her «dower interest, which would be one- half of the personality after the pay- ment of debts and one-third the in- come from the real estate. She has also filed a caveat attacking the tes- tamentary capacity of her husband at the time of making the codicil and charging undue influence. She is rc‘l; ©O’Donoghue. —_— MANY PARKING PLANS READY FOR DISCUSSION Committee Will Seek to Work Out System Providing Curb Space on Business Thoroughfares. When the committee of citizens ap- pointed by the Commissioners to con- sider the problem of downtown auto- mobile parking meets with Capt. Headley at the District building this afternoon it will have before it more than a score of suggestions from in- dividuals and organizations for im- proving conditions. The committee also will consider tbe report drafted by Capt. R. Klotz, engineer of the Public Utilities Com. mission, dealing with all phases of ational the traffic situation in the Capital. The problem before the committee is .to devise some plan whereby curb space can be kept open on the busi- ness thoroughfares for machines that are going and coming all day and at the same time not abolish entirely space for parking. Capt. Headley xnno.mced today thlt Sidney Lust, a local motion p(ckure exhibitor, had offered to co-operate with the police in making a series of films showing the right and wrong way to drive an automobile, to be exhibited in the movie theaters. The captain said he appreciated the suggestion. Such a film, for example, would show the right way to turn a corner and also the wrong way. OFFICIAL OPINION HERE BELIEVED UNCHANGED (Continued from First Pa; land over which armies can suddenly plunge forward, as they did in 1914, The French premier, with all the oratorical arts for which French pub- lic officials are famous, made a deep impression, but it cannot be said that the audience, as a whole, knew enough about the other side of the question—the facts about Germany— to form a balanced judgment. For months the stories from abroad have been casting doubt about the power of Germany to make war for genera- tions to come. Opinion Here Unchanged. The impression on the official mind here was hardly changed by the French premier's address. Like the British. many Americans feel that the standing army of France is only keeping alive the hatreds of war and the fires of possible conflict. But it is recognized that, however Premlier Briand himself may be willing to ad- mit that there is merit in the idea of reducing the French military forces as Germany shows more and more signs of pacific intention, the danger of such a speech in its effect on the French parliament could be foreseen. Premier Eriand has been criticised for not being drastic in handling the Germans—there's an element in France which would order the mi tary occupation of all Germany enforce German compliance treaty stipulations. The reduction of the army will be opposed by those clements indefinitely, and appeals to French public opinion on the basis of insecurity are so easily made that, to hold himself in power, M. Briand cannot very well take any other viewpoint. This is the con- viction both of Frenchmen here who are experts in their knowledge of P;ench polit and many officials ‘who are conversant with the political fights in the French parliament. = Speech Believed Helpful Premier Briand will be helped, they think, by his speech at Washington. It lays the French case before the whole world, for it will be cabled and wirelessed and telegraphed to the four corners of the earth. As & pub- licity opportunity, it was worth more than years of effort through indirect channels. The expectation {s that Premier Briand will be upheld in the chamber of deputies when he gets home, and that Rene Viviani, who takes his place as the head of the French mis- sion, can afford to pursue a middle- of-the-road policy here, based, of course, upon the instruction from Premier Briand, when he is back in France and knows the limits to which he may go in considering land arma- ment, If it is, indeed, taken up. The general feeling is that the whole sub- to with Ject will be sidestepped and possibly | °L, ‘ransferred to the league of natlons, which s investigating it with a spe- cial commission, headed by the same Rene Viviani who sits here as the of- ficial representative of France. (Copyright, 1921.) $3.500,000 TO AID TRADE. The War Finance Corporation has approved advances totaling more than £3,500,000 for export agricultural and stock financing, it announced to- loans consisted of an nd- $350.000 to a Virginia porter on cotton to be shi and $42.726 to assist in flnnneln: the - of sugar mill machinery. Y no securities at the time of his death, and the cxpenses st iliness and a portion of » reimburse the money N.| for deferred purchase | Dhotographers had finishi To Arrange for Coming of UNBERW O L DECLARES BERLIN COULD RECRUIT SEVEN MILLIONS (Continued from First Page.) there was no problem there for the United States, whose traditional policy was to maintain a small army. In opening the conference, after the Secrétary Hughes said that it was “quite obvi- ous that there is no limitation of pho- tography.” Secretary Hughes said he took pleasure to state that “gratify- ing progress had been made during the first week of the conference. Secretary Hughes added that the “United States fully recognized. how- ever, the apprehensions and difficul- ties of foreign powers regarding land armement, and said: Naval Study Progressing. “The proposals of the American gov- ernment regarding the limitation of naval armament have been under con- sideration by the committee of the plenipotentiary delegates and, aided by a subcommittee, the matter is pro- gressing favorably.” Regarding the conferences of the nine powers on Pacific and far eastern questions, Mr. Hughes edded that “while most Important declarations have been made” there was nothing a e moment to report to the plenary sion. 1 think T am justified in saying, Secretary Hughes continued, speaking with reference to the far eastern ques- tions, “that our expectations with reference to the expedition and the consideration of these questions have been more than realized.” The question of land armaments, | Mr. Hughes said, was one which had not yet been brought before the con- ference. No U. S. Question. “So far as the Army of the United States . concerned,” said Mr. Hughes, “no question is presented. It has always been the policy of the United States—its traditional policy —to have a regular military estab- Hshmen( with the smallest possible s. At the time of the armistice lhero were upward of 4,200,000 Americans under arms. At once on the signing of the armistice demobil- ization began, and it was completed in the course of the following year. Today our regular establishment numbers less than 150,000 men. While we have this gratifying con- dition with respect to our military force in the United States, we fully recognlze the special dificulties that ith reference to military lorcel elsewhere.” ‘Wants Full Chance for All Mr. Hughes said it was felt that full opportuntity should be given the atlegates to Dresent their views fully on the question of land arma- ment, 8o that they might be made known to the conference and the world. Premier Briand then rose to present the views of France. Declaring France wanted peace, M. Briand dra- matically referred to the menace of Germany and cited efforts of the old mperial party to regain control of inquiring how could France ignore ‘the other Germany of the Hohenzoller: As an example M. Briand read sev- eral passages'from the memoirs of Ludendorff regarding Germany's as- pirations for world conquest. Among these citations was Ludendorff's dec- laration that the institution of war was creation of God. Throwing the Ludendorff manu- script dramatically upon the table, M. Briand declared it should convince | the world what was being said at the door of France. Balfour Gives View. When Premier Briand had conclud- ed his crowded hour Arthur James Balfour, head of the British delega- tion, arose to present the viewpoint of Great Britain, but prefaced his re- marks by saying he did not consider it the proper moment to speak in de- tail. There was a sudden switch from the rolling, musical phrases of the French premier to the clear, measured English of the British spokesman. M. Briand's address was character- ized by Mr. Balfour as a “perfectly candid” explanation of the anxieties and preoccupations of France. This exposition, he said. would have the full appreciation of every one in the conference. The United States and Great Britain, he said, occupled situations exempt- ing them from many of the handicaps experienced by France. Deplores the Situation. It must be sadly acknowledged, Mr. Balfour continued, that M. Briand's address was “not immediately hopetul for a solution of the question of land armament.” But in the naval ques- tion, he added, there had been the “moral disarmament.” In that direc- tion he pronounced the outlook more hopeful. It would be "a tragedy indeed,” l[r Balfour said, if France, because her peculiar position regarding lmd] armament, should be considered moral isolation.” “The cause which mnow impeis France,” he said, “was the cause for which Britain fought and the cause in which Britain still believ: “It I8 your privilege and mine,” sald he, “to have heard one of the great masters of parliamentary oratory. I heard him with admiration, with a full measure of sympathy. All of us have done more than been the audi- ence of a great artistic performance. We've heard a perfectly candid, per- | fectly lucid_exposition of the inner- most thought of the prime minister of our great ally. Nothing could be more useful or Instructive than to have his innermost thought. No French Assurance. “Why are we less hopeful of the military question?” he continued. *“It is because, as M. Briand explained, the French government has no as- surance that either in Russia or Ger- many moral disarmament has reach- ed a point which would make physi- disarmament possible. “I have only this now to may. M. Briand appears to have some fears “in lest France should feel herself in moral isolation. That would be a tragedy indeed. The llberty of Europe and the world in general, and France In particular, must be main- tained and guarded against the dominating policy of her eastern nelighbor. Rest of World Different. ‘““We of the rest of the world labor under a different mndmon than that of the Frenoh citizen. In the security of your homes. in Anuriu you have no terrors and none can exist com- perable to those which haunt the thought, waking or sleeping, of m B % = Germnny s chusentauve MAKE FUTILE FIGHT ON CLUBHOUSE FIRE local traction and telephone com- Playing the part of fire fighters, members of the Blue Ridge Rod and Gun Ciub who were spending the week end at the club—including a ‘Washington bank president, heads of panies and other equally prominent business men of the National Capi- tal—assisted In saving some of the valuable contents of the club's im- posing home at Harpers Ferry, W. Va., during the fire which burned the clubhouse to the ground early Satur- day evening. Among those who were present at the fire and who aided in removing furniture, hunting and fishing trophies of many descriptions and various club possessions, principally on the main floor, were Charles J Bell, Albert E. Berry, Willlam Ham, Alexander Britton, John L. Edwards and John L. Newbold. Board of Directors Meets. ‘The board of directors of the club held a special meeting this afternoon in the office of G. Thomas Dunlop, Colorado building, a member of the board, and discussed arrangements for having the property of the club at Harpers Ferry protected and for tak- ing care of the steward, Walter Jack- son, colored. It was decided to hold a meeting of the full membership some time this week, when plans for rebuilding the clubhouse will be taken uj Members of the board of directors are H. D. Crampton, presi- dent of the club; Charles S. Hood, secretary; William C. Johnson, G. Thomas Dunlop and William F. Ham. Steward Jackson arrived in Wash- ington from the scene of the fire this morning and told his story of the affair to the directors. It was an- nounced today by Secretary Hood that the loss will amount to approximately $75,00 The property was insured, he stated. The main building, a two- story and attic frame building with wide porches and handsome furnish- ings and equipment, was a complete loss. None of the outbuildings was damaged. These included the bowling alley, barn, summer house, eto. Lose Personal Belongings. Many Washington men, members of the club, who left various articles of clothing, athletio goods and sport equipment at the clubhouse, lost these possessions In the fire. A full tabulation of these personal effects destroyed was not obtainable today, but it was learned that Sec- retary Hood lost two suits of clothing and that Dr. George M. Ruffin had n;u(‘h valuable fishing tackle at the club. According to storles told Mr. Hood today by members who witnessed the fire, the blaze was started on the roof by sparks landing on the shingles from the chimney which leads from the fireplace in the cardroom on the first floor. The Washington clubmen were gathered at the dinner table at the time, and it was remarked that there was an unusually large amount of smoke about the place. ‘The suggestion that there might be a fire was passed off lightly, however, with the agreement that the vapors were coming from the kitchen. When the members filed out of the building fol- lowing dinner for a cirgarette and stroll the blaze on the roof and in the attic was discovered simultaneously by the group of Washingtonians. Efforts to Save Bullding Fautile. The fire had gained such headway by this time that efforts to put it out were futile. In a short time residents of Harpers Ferry, about a mile away on the opposite side of the river, came on the run and joined the local men in en- deavoring to remove the contents from the lower floor of the structure. There is not a fire department at Harpers Ferry and such improvised means as the club people found to combat the blaze were useless in_view of the ad- vanced stage of the fire. Much of the furniture on the main floor and many of the huniting and fishing trophies prized by their do- nors and by the club 'in general were removed to a place of safety by busi- ness men _turned into 1mprompm firernen. In the confusion, is related that a ing table, comnlnte- ly filled with dishes and hot food, ‘was carried out Intact, as if ready for patrons. The clubhouse, which contains about forty rooms. was constructed original- ly in 1893-94, and extensive additions were made at different perfods. The property is located on a commanding bluff overlooking the Potomae river. The club was organized in 1893, and membership is limited to fifty. Many of Washington's business and pro- fessional leaders are represented in the membership, andi many men prom- inent in the nation’s affairs ,have been entertained there from time to time. leaders of France. It is good for us all that we have been initiated into the innermost sanctuary of French policy, as we have been today. “Why is this great difference be- tween land and sea armament? Why do we look forward with confidence, which is, I think, not overrated, that we will bring out of this confer- ence some measure of solution for the naval problem? It is because, as in the language of M. Briand, matters maritime there has been a moral disarmament. “It is the cause for which the Brit- ish empire fought and in which the British empire still believes. We lost nearly one milllon men on the field of battle. but we don't grieve over the sacrifice. How would it be othe: wise in the face of the lust for dom nation which has caused trouble in Europe for many generations “If that lust should again threaten the peace and independence of our neighbor, how would it be possible that our sympathies once s0 warmly extended should become cold and we, who have dome so much for liberty, see it perish before making another sacrifice?” Senator Schanzer, heading the Italian delegation, told the conference that, although Italy thought 200,000 men a just quota for her army, plans were being made for a further reduc- tion. Italy, he sald, was essentlally in fa- vor of peace. The Italian land forces had been reduced. ‘With only 200,000 men now fn her army, the Italian statesman said, hi government felt it had gone a long way toward the goal sought by the nations; that Ttaly realized that the problem of land armament was a very complex one, but was sympthetic with the efforts toward limitation, both for economic and political reasons. Problem Not Sim The conference, the Italian spokes- man sald, should take into considera- tion the situation created by the new countries brought into being or trans- ferred as a result of the war. “The problem is not a simple one,” he said, “and must be considered as a whole. It must be considered at no far distant future.” Senator Schanzer concluded by ex- pressing the hope that the comfer- ence would take up the question of land armament, a solution of which, he said, was essentlal to world, as well as European, pedce. Baron Kato, speaking in Japanese, presented the views of Japan on land armament. Japan_wants only such &n arm; Baron Kato said, as was “absolutely necessary for purely defensive pi poses necessitated by the far eastern situation.” Japan has “nothing but the most prefound sympathy,” Baron Kate said, for_the peculiar position of France. ment was quite ready to pronounce its hearty approval of the principle of limiting land armament, but sug- gested that geographical position and other circumstances must be taken into consideration. —_— EX-SOLDIER KILLED. ROCHELLE, Ga, November 21.— Perry Hamiltdn, former soldier of world war, met instant - death terday when his car, ov-rturnod near here. He was thrown from the his face being burled %n sol Not & bruise was found on his body B e 5 ' 7 r-wle, and that {s what we are istening to now. Tanght ‘at Door of France. After 3 war that has caused the death of millions of men, after the sore wounds that have been inflicted and that are still bleed- ing In the side of the countries of Europe, that {s the sort of thing that is being taught at the very door of France. Now can you ex- pect that France should close her eyes to such things? 1 come now to the physical as- pect of disarmament. I quite un- derstand that somebody might say it is not sufficlent to harbor evil designs, to make war one must have approprimte «m because when it is_a question of war enormous effectives are necessary; You must have the officers and non-commissioned officers, you must have plentiful material— rifles, guns, machine guns, actil- lery, etc—and Germany has no longer any of these. Germany, from the point of view of effec- !Ivel just emerging from the . from a war where her men h-ve been fighting for four years —and I should be the last to un- derestimate un ‘valor of her sol- dlers; our soldiers have to face and to fight the Garmln sol- diers and they know to what point the German soldier is able to carry his herolsm—but Germany Just issuing from the war still has 7,000,000 men over there in Germany who have made the war. Of course, you will say they are not actually serving under the flag, they are not living in bar- racks. Certainly. Have these men any officers and non-commis- sioned officers ready to be mar- shaled to the fleld? Is it possible to mobilise such an army to- morrow? 100,000 fa Police Force. To this question 1 answer yes, and I am going to explain it. Since the war, since the moment peace was signed, Germany has constituted a force, a so-called po- lice forcs, which was intended for the maintenance df public order, that force is called the reichsweh. It is to include 100,000 men, and in fact does include 100,000 men. But what men? They are nearly all officers or non-commissioned offi- cers. I mean, gentlemen® regu- lars all having served in or hav- ing belonged to the old army. Therefore, the cadres are ready there, the officers and non-commis- sioned officers are ready to mar- shal the army tomorrow. Sees War Preparntions. And what is that army? Is it in conformity with the require- ments of the peace treaty? Is it only for purposes of public order? No. There are a certain number of those on which I have to ex- press the state of facts as they are., According to secret Instructions issued by the military authorities, the reichswehr is to prepare, not only for police purposes, but also for war, and it is tralned for war, with the necessary rehearsals and maneuvers. ‘There is something more. Ger- many has another denomination— there Is another group called “Ein Doner Verein.” This group in- cludes almost all the men o€ good will who are ready to serve their country in time of need, and in- stead of using it only to preserve internal order, it might be used for ofher purposes. Thq danger was so real that the allies were obliged to send an ultimatum to Germany to demand that this force should be disarmed. Gives Germams Credit. At another moment, under an or- ganization celled the Orgets, which is the organizatfon of war, the “Bin Doner Verein” acquired such strength and became such a threat that the prime minister of Bavarfa, animated by a spirit of revolt, in- formed the world that he had at his disposal and he ocould raise in a short time, an army of 300,000, plentifully provided with rifles machine guns and artillery. Well, that force has been disorganized. The German government has done its duty, and nobody more than myself is ready to recognize it. It is only @ duty on my part, a mere duty, a mere sense of fair play. I stated it in my own parliament I am ready to recognize that the Ger- man chancellor, Chancellor Wirth, is a man of good will, animated by fair purposes, loyal and frank, and that he has applied every endeavor, acting with no small merit on his part, in order td really realize a state of peace and honor the signa- ture of Germany. But this gov- ernment in Germany is weal Itis being watched. Snares are lald in their path and they might fall at any moment. Other Organiszed Force. While I may say on our side we are ready to do everything in or- der to allow this great people to return to normal conditions of peace, and the German government, as I said, dissolves the Einwohner- ‘wehr, there is hln: eue. gzn- tlemes there whk:n‘ ulled the 'C‘huheltl Politze.” That Is also a police force. It includes 150,000 men. Thes are enlisted men. The force is composed almost exclusively of Tegulars, officers and non-commis sioned officers, or at least non- commissioned officers ready to un- dergo a new period of military service. We demanded the dis- solution o! this force, but what ‘Chexhnl!t Politze” disap- but nnomer came In its ylm Zthe “Schuts Politse"—but it just the same. That inoluded 150- 000 men. So that instead of its be- ing a local police force, it became & general police force at the dis- Dosal of the central government, that could be used snywhere on German territory, so that we come to a total of 250,000 men, and ....mgh men that are real officers, ready marshal the troops who He added that his govern- | THE EVENING STAR, WASHING’I‘ON D. Official Text of M.. Briand’s | Address at Armament Parley \ are training, to be ready instantly in cave of war. These men are watched by the govern- Under Government Hand. ‘The government keeps them nnur its hand. . These 7,000,000 have not returned to civil llfe fa ctvll nwuplunnl .nura]fi together in this m-.rvs!ou ln[on!mu way, which ‘German any Bnlllverlnry—..nd German’ are rather fond of anniversaries— is favorable in order to convene these men and marshal them, to see if you have got them under your hand, ready to do the work that is to be done. We are Frenchmen, we know that. It {s happening at our door, and I will only give you an example to show you how rapidly these organizations might be put on a war footing. Just one second. When the Upper Silesian reached & somewhat acute state recently, within a few weeks, I might al- most say within a few days, there ‘were, out these Frelcorps or other bodies, about 40,000 men ready with guns, machine guns, rifles, armored trains and with most perfect military instruments, Bo_that this force should have its full combatant value. These are facts, gentlemen. \ Asks Ameriea Question. T am not noticing them and bring- ing them here just to make my case better. They are facts that have been verified, and that everybody can ascertain for himself. There- fore, as a question of facts, and from the point of view of effectives, Germany, can rise in a few weel and perhaps almost in a few days, and can begin to raise her 6.000,000 or 7,000,000 men with their offi- cers, egain, and the non-commis- sloned officers ready to do the work, and to help them to do the work. Now I must ask the great P!OP‘Q of the United Bt‘&lelh |uo (t;l;,g ; justice, 80 noble in their purposes, go answer me when I tell them this: Suppose that by your side, oh, American people, a nation which has been for years and centurles in bloody conflict with you; and suppose that this nation, you feel, is still ready, morally and ma- terially, to enter Into a new strug- gle. What would you do? Would you turn away your eves? Would you close your eves to & danger that was threatening you? You that are said to be such a posi- tive, such a precise people, would you close your eyes? Would you not desire to do everything in your power in order to safeguard Your life, and, what is more, your honor? Would you do anything to weaken yourselves? No! There is not one citizen in ! e whole United States who would not an- swer me, “No; never in the world!” France Is looking upon what is happening. France does not exag- gerate. She is only watching and waiting. 1 ‘come now to the question of ‘war material. We have been told that there was mo more material. | It Is true, the commissions of con- trol in Germany have done ad- mirable work. A great fhany guns —artillery, I mean—have been de- stroyed. German Atm, War. Some of the destruction has been supervised by the aliied officers. It is real. Other destruction has taken place, as we have been told. ‘We might have a doubt. We ars not quite certain. But we must Bive the opponents the benefit of the doudbt, and we belfeve the de- struction on that side is practical- 1y completed. But the problem of war material is one that can easily be solved. You have seen, in thg war, with what promptitude—and that was lucky, because if help had not come 80 quickly we might have been downed, finally—you have seen how quickly immense armies have come over to us. provided with the most modern material, and fought on our side upon the battlefield Well, what is Germany but & vast country of industry - Induse trially organized? commerce; and that is only e second was- war. All her industries, all her manu- facturers, have been working to the full during the war, and they have developed since. Everything is ready in Germany—the plan, the designs, the calibers. Every: thing is there, ready to insure a steady manufacturing of guns, machine guns and rifles. Suppose that during a parlod of diplomatic tension, purposely protracted for a number of weeks. certain of the manufacturers, certain of the works, begin to fabricate, just at the beginning, just to rt the war, just to set the work going, and then go on manufacturing guns and rifles and artillery; what ‘would happen? m Secretly Make Guns. It is not only in Germany that industry can work to the full You can make preparations out- ade. In fact, preparations have actually taken place. In fact, great captains of industry or Ereat industrial ‘magnates “have bought important firms in Scan- dinavia and in other parts of Europe. It is easy enough to fabricate these guns without our seeing _it, outside of our supervi- sion. You know very well that it is possible to build great railroads. You know very well it is impos- sible to bring here the proof that Germany is not actually making or purchasing war materials. It fs different from the navy. It is rather difficult to lay the keel of @ ship in the stocks, to prepare the dock yards, without the world knowing it. But suppose that was possible, do you think you could launch a capital ship without somebody being on the spot and knowing what is _happening? But the ‘unn the rifles, the ma- chine — any instrument Shed’ on the field of battle—they can be manufactured and cannot | ! ' HOME OF THE BLUE RIDGE ROD AND GUN CLUB NEAR HARPERS FERRY DESTROYED BY FIRE C., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1921 be. controlled ‘with any measure of certain Ah, gentlomen, this is not the first_time in history that France has had to face & situation of the kind. We have known Prussia disarmed. And disarmed by whom? By Napoleon. Well, that Prussia, Which seemed practically disarmed, whlch was harmless to all intents ‘urpuu-. we found her again on the battlefield, and we were nearly bled white. 'How can we forget that? Of course, we know what is often said of the French people. It 18 often said that we are a frivolous nation, and that naturally when the danger is passed we turn our mind to other things, just as befits & frivolous people. Army Averted New War. Evidently, gentlemen, we are mot the sort of men to keep our eyes steadily fixed on whatever is sad and depressing. We have not been doing that since the war, but we have been too deeply wounded, I might almost say, murdered, to’ forget the direful lesson which h#Es just been taught us. Gentle- men, we have too many homes in mourning In our country, there are too many men in the streets that are disabled and maimed. Even if we wanted to forget, wi could not. Therefore, we have not the right and we do not in- tend to leave France defenseless. France must to all Intents and purposes protect herself. Such is the situation’ as far as we are concerned. You will grant me, gentlemen, that it is serious is not al Apparently Europe is at peace, although here and there on the ground certain volumes of smoke just rising seem to indicate that the fire is not extinguished every- where. 1 may say this fire is smoldering in_certain parts of Europe, and if France had not had an army war would already have broken out in Europe again. I will just draw your attention to one subject to which I may refer later on, and that is the subject of Russia. Russia is a country of 120,000,000, and which is actually boiling over with anarchy. Danger in Russia. They” have an enormous stand- ing army, which is in _theory a miilion and a half men, but which has' a tactical strength of 600,000 men. _What will Russia do? Who can say what will happen on that side? About a year and a half ago there was a wild rush of Russia on FEurope. Russia tried to rush Poland and through Poland to reach Germany, where some people were beckoning to them. Gentle- men, we had at that time known terribly anxious hours in France. If the barrier had not held goad. if that anarchic army had been able to join the people who were calling them on the other side, what would have happened? Where would France now be and where would the rest of Europe be? Happily, there was the French army, which was the soldier of order for our own account and for the sake of the world. Russian Condition Unsettled. The situation in Russia is far from being settled. It is a sort of permanent anxiety to everybody. What will become of that enor- mous arimy? What could or might Germany do in order to equip Russian and expioit her? We know not. There are o many problems, economie, financial, ‘ete, with which we have to deal that really, gentlemen, we do not know to which to turn, but the greatest problem of all, the greatest ques- tion, is life. First of all we must be able to live. That is a sort of question mark in France. Thanks to our allies, toward wrom our gratitude will remain everlasting ~—thanks to their efforts, we have been able altogether to insure the life, liberty and dignity of men, but, gentlemen. while I trust you. you will certainly feel the weight of my argument and recognize that we are faced with a very terribly serious situation. ‘When we say we contemplate a reduction of naval armament, when we discuss it with ourselves heart to heart, we could have nothing in our minds, we were speaking be- tween friends, there is no threat of of war; if there i{s any menace to peace it is so far distant that you can hardly conceive it, and yet you have not assumed the right of ig- noring this danger altogether, you intend to keep your navies to the extent necessary to defend your liberty and insure your life. Sea Vs. Land. Well, if you do that, gentlemen, on the sea, what shall we do when the danger is there at our doors and hanging over our heads? If there was any statesmen—and as one I may say that I have ways been in favor of peace have assumed power for the sake of peace in very difficult conditions where my country was feeling nat- ural impatience “at the state of things, 1 formally attach myself to the cause of peace, I fastened my heart on that noble task, and I may say that if ever peace is to be dis- turbed in the world, I shall not be the one to disturb it. But, gentle- men, precisely because I have urged everybody on the road of peace, be- cause I have done everything in my power in order to obtain peace, T feel all the more the great weight of the responsibility which I have assumed, and, if tomorrow, because I shall have been too optimistic, I saw my country again attacked, trample under foot, bleeding be- cause I had weakened her, gentle- men, I should be a most despicable traitor. Point to Upper Silesin. Tt is that situation which we have got to take into account, gentlemen. and the weight of the responsibilities with which we are burdened. Only the other day, the course of events turned in such a way that it sudden]y became acute, as you know, in Upper Silesia. I have al- ready referred to this subject. Ger- many, who did not think that the French people were ready to un- dertake a military operation, sud- denly informed us that she was going to send the reichwehr on the spot in Upper Silesia in order to preserve order. These were momentous times for us, and, although have been through many critical times in my life, 1 may say that no hour was perhaps of more Importance than that, and I clearly and definitely made up my mind, and I told Ger- many_ th: l\lt_h a thing was not possible, d that if Germany un- dertook a thing of the sort she would have to bear the conse- Quences, and the language was understood. But, gentlemen, it I had spoken Without having the French army back of me, what would my words have become? And §f the event bad ectually taken place, what would kave become of Burope it- Self? Europe is still in a trou- blous state. It iss composed ot Ewtas nw;‘ly come to gu ay what such conflict m!nz have become? Army Prevents Trouble That is the problem, and that was the problem, and the struggle did mot take place because it was felt that there w: still a sufMcient force in Europe and in France to ";2"7{" order. uite recently another attempt has been made, & certaln attempt at the restoring of the old order of things in the center of Europe that might have set fire to the powder magazine agafy. Nothing happened because the 2{lles were in perfect understanding, and the incident was peaceably sattled. Gentlemen, I give you these re- flections for you to ponder over. You will see that there {s nothing in that that would draw us aside from the path that leads to finyl peace. I apologize for having been Wwith you so long, and for having trespassed upon your attention. Perhaps at another time the Presi- dent will be less inclined to allow me to speak. Explains Demobilization. Gentleman: I shall very shortly reach my conclusions. The thought of reducing the arm- aments, which was the noble pur- pose of this conference, is not one from which we would feel disin- terested from the point of view of land armaments. We have shown it already. Immediately after the armistice demobilization began, and demobilization began as rapid- ly ahd as completely as possible. According to the military laws of France there are to be three class- es of men; that is, three genera- tions of young men under the flag. That law is still extant; that law is still valid. It has not been abro- gated yet, and the government has taken the responsibility to reduce to two years the time spent under other flags, and instead of three classes — three generations of young men, we have only two un- dergoing military service. It is, therefore, an immediate reduction by one-third that has already taken place in the effectives—and 1 am speaking of the normal ef- fectives of the metropolis, leaving aslde troops needed for colonial occupation or obligation imposed by treaty in Rhineland or coun- tries and other plebicite. We did not think that endeavor was suf- ficient, and in the future we have plans in order to further restrict the extent of our armies. In a few days it is certain that the proposals of the government will be passed in the chamber, and in order to further reduce the mil- itary service by half. That is to say, there will be only one class and a half actually serving. The metropolitan French army would be, therefore, reduced by half, but if anybody asks us to go further, to consent to other reductions, I should have to answer clearly and definitely that it would be Impos- sible for us to do it without ex- posing ourselves to a most serious danger. Ready to Show Simeerity. You migtt possibly come and tell us “This danger that you are ex- posed to. we see it, we realize it, and we are going to share it with you. We are going to offer you all means—put all means at your dis- posal in order to secure your safe- ty.” Immediately, if we heard those words of course we would strike upon another plan. We should be only too pleased to dem- onstrate the sincerity of our pur- pose. But we understand the dif- ficulties and the necessities of the statesmen of other countries. We understand the position of other peoples who have also to face dif- ficult and troublous situations. We are not selfish enough to ask other people to give a part of their sov- ereign national independence in order to turn it to our benefit and come to our help. We do not ex- pect it; but here I am appealing to your consclences, if France is to remain alone, facing the situation such as I have described, and with- out any exaggeration—you must not deny her what she wants in order to insure her security. You must let her do what she has to do, If need arise and if the time comes. Moral Disarmament Dangerous. I should be the last one here to try to restrict the noble en- deavors which are being made here in order to limit armament as in the conference which has been convened, with such noble purposes in view; and 1 should like to be able to say that I fore- see no limit, no restriction to your labors and to the results which you may achieve. Any question here can be debated and can be resolved upon, but I must draw your attention to one _thing: Moral disarmament of France would be very dangerous. Allow me to say it will be most unjust. We do not enjov the sufficient condition. We should be ready to do it, but the time has not come yet io give up our de- fense for the sake of final peace in Europe. We have to Kknow, however, that France is not morally isolated; that she still has with her the men of good will, and the heart of all people who have fought with her on the same ttlefleld. The true condition of a moral disarmament in Germany —I mean to say 1 am referring to (’hole noxious elements of which I already = spoken—the true comflunn at this time of dis- armament in Germany lies in the fact that it should dbe known over there that France is not_ alone, and then I feel quite sure that the polisonous propaganda of which I haave spoken will simply run up dead against the wall; that ft will not be able to go !hroll[h and ::.‘QL nobody anywhere will believe Have Neot Yet Come. Those that still harbor evil de. signs know that, and if those that entertain happy ideas of peace— this working class that want to return to a normal state of peace —it it is known in Germany that France is not moraHy alone, peace will come back much quicker; and the words of anger, the words of revenge, will be simply preached in the wilderness. It will be im- possible for Germany to reconstruct @& _defensive army, and she will be able to install democratic institu- tions, and then we can all hope for final conditions of peace. Every- thing that France can do in this direction, she will do. In fact, she has already done much. She did not hesitate to open conversations with the an government in order to settle this painful question of rep- aration for the devasted regions. Everything has been done and will be dome in order to restore normal conditions, and the hour will come ‘when everything will be wsettled, ‘but the hour has not come yet. If by direction given to the labors . ©of the conference it were poasible somewhere over there in Europe— i it were possible to say that the outcome of this conference is indi- rect blame and opprobrium cast upon France—if it was possible to’ point out France as the only eoun- try in the world that is still im * perialistic, as the only country th opposes final disarmament, "then, gentlemen, indeed, this conference would bave deajt us a severe blow; but I am quite sure that nothing is further your minds and from your intentions. .If after 1 ey ot e welg! you have just heard! you oonsid {e i | {of $1,500.000, i { ditional auditors, TONS OF POULTRY CONDEMNED HE Turkeys, Ghickens and Rab- bits for Thanksgiving Found Spoiled. Hundreds of pounds of tarkeys, chickens and rabbits shipped to Washington for consumption on Thanksgiving day were condemned today by the District health depart- ment as unfit for human consumption. The poultry and rabhits were found 0 be In a spoiled condition upon thelr arrival here. It was pointed out by dealers along “wholesale row” that a great amount of the game coming into Washington is shipped from points in Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee, with- in a radius of 500 miles. Due to the abnormally warm weather, cording to the dealers, the poultry is spoil ing in transit, and the producers wil suffer financial loss running into the thousands of dollars, Many Condemned Saturday. Five hundred and seventy-seven rabbits and seventy-one chickens were condemned Saturday by the health department, while the amount of poultry ordered destroyel today has not t been esti ated. Two officers wf the health department have been ecxamining the poultry today, znd the dealers say that the amount condemned may amount to several tons. Dr. R R. Ashworth chief food inspector of the health department, however, - did not believe the comndemned rilictad cold weather doem not arrive soon. the poultry deale claim that a great amount of poultry assigned bere to grace Thanksgiving tables of Washin tonfans will snoil fg transit. dealers, howeve suffer the financial loss because the poultry and rabbits are shipped heie on consignment. APPROPRIATION BILL ASKS $188,853 FOR D. C. GOVERNMENT (Continued from First Page.) mission for safety appliance inspec- tion, $36,400. For the Veterans' Bureau, ® reduc- tlon of $535,948 50344, For the United States courts, $27.- 500, For the D\ duction of § Island. $200, service and §5 omers on cone For the postal service a reduct of $350,000 asked for the service and $50,000 for misce expenses at post offices. For the Treasury Department & total reduction of §$1.040.868.29, which lncludl‘s $838.000 for the internal rev- | enue bureau and $200,000 for the pub- lic health service. For the War Department a decrease asked for the Washing- ton-Alaska cable. Extensive Revenue Plans. Chairman Madden in making his re- port called attention that approxi- mately $96,500,000 of the $103,700,000 recommenced in the bill is found in three services, mamely. the bureau of internal revenue, postal serv and the eVterans' Bureau. The appropriation of §1. the enlargement of the org: of the bureau of internal revenue contemplates the employment of ad- income tax agent ideputy collectors and clerks to ex { pedite the order of tax returns. The bureau stated that the amount of ba k taxesassessed laBt fiscal year was 000,000, and estimated that with tlm additional urn.&xnzath‘)n ‘under tchal: appropriation additiona axes hg“i‘um{ ssed at the rate of SE;‘(!;-OO‘DQ,D';{(‘ er year. making an annual ra Rascasment of back Laxes $557,000,000. The $23,000,000 for refund of collsc- tion is for the fiscal year of 1920 and 1821, and is a refund on coueclmFa amounting to approsimately $10,00 000,000 The refunds are ?nph:fi found due or expected to be due to taxpavers after determination by the bureau of internal revenue of the facts in each case. Funds Urged for Veterans. The amounts requested by the Vet- erans’ Bureau were as follows: . ' = For vocational training, $77,257.000: hospitalization, $43,691,603.44; a total of $120,948,803.44. The committee recommends for vocational training $40,000,000, for hospitalization $25.- 000,000, a total of $65.000.000. This sum is $55,948,803.44 less than the sum requested. The committea recognizes the amount allowed this bureau is insuffi- cient to carry it until the close of the fiscal year: it does not know whether the amount eliminated from the estimate i too much or too little The Veterans' Bureau was created by the act of August 9, 1921. That act provided for decentralization of the administration of vocational train- ing, war risk insurance and com- pensation and hospitalization. Tt provided for the establishment of four- { teen regional offices and not more than 140 suboffices. The process of decentralization Iis ler 1t ° not completed. Approximately 81,000 men are taking courses in vocational training and 31,000 are recciving hi pitalization. These numbers are in creasing monthly, and the expenses connected with each activity are enor- mous. Anxious to Ald Service Mem. The committee expresses its desire to recommend every doliar necessary to give each veteran the full benefits to which he is justly entitled. Tu recommending $65,000,000 at this time the committee realizes that it will be necessary to make further appropria- tions for these purposes to complete the fiscal year. In recommending this sum now, however, it is hoped that before it has been expended sufficlent time will have elapsed to enable the bureau to have progressed far enough in the tremendous task imposed upon it by the recent legislation so that the organization will have been ad- justed to the decentralization plan and be in operation on a basis that will enable the committes and Con- more accurately to judge its needs for the future. SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX. Supreme Court Rules in Stock Case Brought by C. W. Phellis. Stocks issued by a company Organ- ised in 1915 to take over all property. assets, rights, etc., of and distributed smong the stockholders of the parent mpany was subject to the income t.lx law of 1913, the Supreme Court eld today. » Charles W. Phellis, a stockbolder in the E. L. du Pont de Nemours Pow- der Company of New Jersey, paid un- der protest income tax upon the com- on stock issued him by a Delaware rporltlon of the same name, created by New Jersey nornonuon. which during the world war turned over all its property. and aasets lo thn new company. Cou urt of Ciaims held thé stock not nbmmluumntu. Prom that decision the government UM