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rld-Wide Ihtefests ‘of Great Briiain Keép' Her Policy. in Arms Conference Qbécure_ . WONEN WORKERS [PISACREEMENT ON NAVY RATIO ]y ERES I LORDONMUSTHE o et PRLEY DUSSED IPNONS O ENPIRE b L anflRSE PARI'EY Contradictory Sets of Figures From Amer~ : Dr. Van Dyke . Says it Is Lloyd George’s Agility Only Thr_ee-fold in Washington Hand Able to Reconcile Secretary Hughes Receives| ican and Japanese Experts Bring Progress Urgent Message Through In- on Tonnage Question to Standstill. : Conference. Many Views. Holland's place in the Washington HAMPER NEAR EAST STAND » Wo - SARDING PROPOSAL . CHEARTENS LONDON DOORKEEPER FOR CHINA IN WORLD. COMMISSION, SPECIALISTS’ PROPOSAL BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS. China will get a doorkeeper— a watchman at the “open door”— before this conference ends, ac- gording to the belief of experts who are working on the far east- ern problems. ‘There is no need of a ngw doctrine of the “open door,” for the principle has been accepted ever since John Hay made the phrase famous. All that is wrong in the case is that the “open door” has not been kept open, because there has been no doorkegper on the job. A At present conference specialists anticipate the creation of a’ per- manent intfernational commission on the “open door,” to be resident WILL CUT DEFENSES. Army Forces in' Boston Harbor to Be Reduced Half. BOSTON,. November 20.—The Army forces, manning. coast defenses in Boston harbor will be reduced one- half, it is'announced. The.announce- ment followed formal approval at Washington of the plans of Maj. Gen. Clarence R. Edwards, commanding the 1at Corps area, to retain here only 200 men and 12 officers. An approximately equal number will be transferred to Fort H. G. Wright in Long Island sound. Sev- eral of the forts here will be placed in the hands of caretakers only as & result of the change. % BRITISH HOPEFUL ‘iP(esidént’s Conception of Principles Has Tonic Ef- . fect in Itself. OPPOSITION -ALSO. SHOWN Any Méthod Whereby U. S. Can Bring to Bear Her Influence superdreadnau construction. B — Dreadnaughts, superdread- naughts and ships under constrictfon. C— Superdreadnaughts and ships under construction. D — Predreadnaughts, dréadnaughts and superdreadnaughts. E—Dreadnaughts and superdread- naughts. ‘|in. the Wi lhl‘n‘u)n' conference. BY JUNIUS B. WOOD. he three technical experts—Admiral Coontz for the United States, Vice Ad- miral Hiroharu Kato for Japan and Rear Admiral Chatfleld ‘for Great Britain—who have WBeen figuring for more than a week to determine the capital ship tonnage of their respective. ternational Federation. : ¥ ghts and ships under ; conterence on the limitation of arma- ment and problems of the far east is discussed by’ Dr. Henry Van Dyke in an article appearing in the Yale Daily News. Dr. Van Dyke said, in par “Holland has a three-fold interest On London Wants U. S. 'in Tokio’ liance; Canada Opposes It, With | v e = in China, and competent to inves- . 4 « Is Welcomed. 3 T e o 0 e ctora | The sseragos are obteined by adding | $Ach Of theso three points she is en- | tigate reports of {1.,..“7,.. of'the | Australia and New.Zealand. \ ted principle. s will be in the na- m P LNDON: “November_18—inereas hem—one from the Unites Sate, the |81, 5 SR A S e Ben | LT 0 L e wvine wmd| L 96,8 commiies O Tefcrente || Y PAUL SCOTT MOWRMR. ik o B e B other from Japan. They all agree that|the ratios. Under that operation the | counsel if ocoasion should arise. Sec- | -onoer to idose iihainos Soodsl | No participant in the present con- pasian i b respective weights are: Predread- - D pose penalties itself; |, ., ce is faced by such perplexing ing attention is given by the JLondon press to President Harding' sug- gestion of an “association of na- tions” through a series of {nterna- the mathematics of Japan is correct, also that of tae United States. They do not agree on the method-of figuring and the results are widely at variance. The American figures show that the Japan- but, then, the ordinary door- keeper does not usually carry a gun, since his office is sufficient assertion of authority. In case of serious and continued infringement of the policy pf the retary Hughes, whose stalwart good sense has been,shown In drawing up the program for the conference, recog- nized that the presence of this small nation was justifiable and therefore naughts, one-third; . dreadnaughts, two-thirds; superdreadnaughts, one, and ships under construction, one- half. Predreadnaughis are ' defined a8 having guns of mixed caliber, or not more than four 12-inch, dread- difficulties as is Great Britain. only is its policy in the megotiations now under way still obscure, but it seems actually to be pulling at cress Llayd George’s Desire to At- _tend Conference Stronger tional conferences, the conclusions of which would be observed under a “sentlemen’s agreement,”. rather than by treaty. The Times in its editorial columns today says that Mr. Harding's con- ception of the principles underlying such an association has in itself a “tonic effect.” The newspaper adds: *It is heattening to know that the Presiderit, inspired by the results of the Washington conference, is al- ready looking forward to a future from which the possibility of active co-operation by America in the so ;u"on of acute international prob- lems is not excluded.” Demands Serious Thought. The Morning Post says: “The Pres- Sdent’s aspiration demands serious &nd respectful consideration. * * ¢ Any method whereby America can bring to bear her vast influence for the restoration of civilization is most ‘welcome. elcome ‘: "'h;n‘/]e Ilv;lgs ml.lr;laln& Hemisphere Cannot Be Isolated. of arms conference. The organization struction on which France and y o Egypt are, in their way, almast ha e United States found | 1 - King w & | cons to the honor roll of in- - e : . L : s 3 $i,that had che United States found . vBut, spart from naval d sarma- |of working women represent the or-| i land already disagree, naval simie | £ Tead the way In’ world naval re. o el tawyers. No dount in the| With British Friendship. EYRly serious. All mave to be cop- deferfsive alliance with France and |mvent, tiie utmost importance is ganized women of forty-eight coun- |tation for other powers as France, | duction,” said one of the chi beginning it the absolute devo- . sidered. For vears Downing street “Japan with- A % . has been pro-Japanese, while maopt Creat Britain the peace of the world Jmight have been assured for the next fty years. ® * * As for the existing eague of nations, in default of the sdhesion of America, it is impossible: for it to fulfill the purpose of its existence’ The Post, however, expresses itself |s being not a strong believer in any league or association, and it s ‘especially enamored of the pres- ent proceedings in Washington. - It disapproves Great Britain's suspen- ion of warship building, and says: “The debates in Washington begin to bear & disquieting likeness to The ‘Hague conferences, which _nearl brought disaster to Great Britain.” Refusal Not Isolation. Interest in and sympathx With *“the growing movemept in “ner}m for greater participation in world affairs” is expressed by the Daily News, which says that the refusal of the United States to enter the league of nations was never regarded in England as proof of her intention to return permanently to the policy of isolation which the war temporarily. made impossible. The newspaper vocates early revision of the peace treaty with Germany and says that American help in such revision would be invaluable, It hopes t@at When this is done the United States will join the league of nations, which .~ will then be free of its trammels. Pleads for_League. Alluding in a speech at Letchworth last night to the suggestion that the ‘Washington conference might de- velop into. a_close association of na- tions in the future, Lord Robert Cecil said_the league of nations was tually in. working order and that “it would be worse than madness to abandon it for the hope of putting anything in its place unT¥ss we know exactly what it is.” He thought it would have been bet- ter to postpone the reparations pay- ments until Europe recovered its in- Qustrial prosperity, and added: /- “Everybody should cease looking at these questions with the war mind, * put in fact I see little sign of any new way of approaching any of our problems.” Than Ever. By the Associated Press. LONDON, November 28.—The fol- Yowing authorized statement is issued by Reuter's: “Apprehenstoris. expressed in vari- ous directions concerning the proceed- ings at the Washington conference are not shared in authoritative Brit- ish quarters. While the possibility of differences_‘of opinion arising and temporary Betbacks being experienced is never lost sight of, yet the British view is ene of real satisfaction and great hape, for on the naval question alone more has been done than most people before the opening of the con- ference would have been prepared to expect. ‘ tached in this country to the restora- tien of world peace, which cannot be effected merely in this way. “There is great anxlety regarding the moral atmosphere of the world, and it is pointed out that one cannot isolate a hemisphere or distinguish betwesn naval and other armaments. “It is felt that the recovery of the ‘world and restoration of the financial stability must depend upon the treat- ment ,of armament questions as a world-wide Issue. ‘Wants to Employ Jobless. “So far as Great Britain is con- gerned, she wants to employ her un- employed and pay her debts, and she is gravely disquieted by any symp- toms.which-seent to threaten the con- tinuance of insincerity and unrest, whether in Europe or elsewhere. “The British government is deter- mined to answer the American sum- mons in every direction in the general purpose of ridding the world of.the menace of a new war.” The statement adds that this being the premier’s view, his desire to go to ‘Washington is stronger than ever, but untll a week—*"a fateful period in Irish history”—is passed, it is impos- sible to say whether he will leave England. Accommedations Are Booked. The most likely date for the de- parture of Premier Lloyd George for the United States to attend the W ington conference is December 10, as ‘well as can be seen at the present mo- ment, according to the London Times. One suggestion is, the newspaper adds, that it will possible to ar- range with the Sinn Fein for a con: tinuance of the truce over Christmas. It is sfated in official quarters that whether the Irish negotiations con- tinue or break down, assuming there 1s no dangerous crisis to be imme- diately apprehended, the premier will take the opportunity of making a fly- ing visit to the United States that will involve his absence for about one month. ‘The Times says that accommoda- tfons have been provisionally booked for the premier on all vessels sailing for New York during the next month. s T ey e 3 SPECIAL NOTICES. LL PAY $0 FOR PARTY TO INDORSE mote for $800; can give ehattel mortgage. Ad- dress Box 353-T, Star office. 1 ALL CLAIMS AGAINST A. U. 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Miss Manicom urged Secretary Hughes, in his capacity as presiding officer at the Washington conference, to communicate to all the delegates the earnest demand of the working women that no nation fail to do its utmost to bring the Washington con- ference to a conclusion which shall assure permanent peace. Urged Total Disarmament. The International Federation Working Women at a meeting in Geneva in October adopted unani- mously resolutions urging total dis- armament as a measure to put an end | C—Ships to war and electing Miss Manicom to £0 as a representative of the federa- tion to Washington to lay the views of the women before the conference. After assuring Secretary Hughes of the gratification and gratitude of the working women for the advanced po- sition taken by the American delega- tion In the Washington conferance,lp—smm Miss Manicom said, in part: “The women gathered at Geneva last month had all suffered from the wai “So it was with great joy that we heard at Geneva that this conference would be Held. We look to it as the great hope of the future, ‘believing that the great intellect of man will prove more powerful in the search for peace than are all the forces that make for war. We realize at the same time that manifold difficulties will arise and discouragement beset you. It is at such dark hours that we ask you to remember the women of the world, not only for their suffering but for their will and determination to see an end to war. " “At Geneva we dlscussed the ques- tion of disarmament as a practical problem as well as an ideal to achieve. Wo are convinced that it is possible to settle international difliculties without warfare, and we know that even after wars have been fought men still have to sit down at the canfer- ence table to settle the matter. .- We believe there is a way to settle-it first. We_believe, and we trust, that the conference will find this way and will reach such agrement Between nations as to assure the world in future of a Dermanent peace.” First Meeting Held in Washington. The International Federation of Work- ing Women was organized at in- stance of the National Women's Trade Union League of America two years 2go, and held its first meeting in Wash- ington at the United States National Museum, under the name of the Inter- national Congress of Working Women. The Geneva meeting in October of this year was its second and was held just prior to the meeting of the international labor conference in order to register with_that all-male international gather- ing tae wishes and connections and pur- poses of the working women of the world. The officers of the International Fed- eration of Working Women are: Presi- dent, Mrs. Raymond Robins of Chicago, 1L, United States of America; secre- tary, Dr. Marion Phillips, London, Eng- land; treasuren, Mrs. Harrison Bell, London, England: vice presidents, for Belgium, Mile. Helene Burniaux of Brus- of { ese navy is at 60 per cent of the Ameri- can Navy, tae ratio which 1s to continue under the American program of naval ‘The Japanese figures show 70 per cent, or the ratio waich Japan insists she is justly entitled to continue. Hopes Somewhat Dampened. Hopes of an early agreement on the naval reduction program are some- what dampened by the impasse. I must be referred to the full naval committee and possibly to the entire naughts with from eight tb twelve 1 inch, and superdreadnaughts with 14, 15 or 16 inch guns. Hold Predreadnaughts Obsolete. The Japanese contentlon is that pre- dreadnaughts are obsolete, that dreadnaughts: can be disregarded and that superdreadnaughts and subse- quent construction are the only ones to be considered from the technical point’ of view. They consider the Mutsu' completed, but 80 that the fair- conference to decide which figures| ness of the average would not be shall be accepted. It is only a start on capital ships, the first step of .the program. The Japanese experts say the figures do not take into consider- ation the changed necessities of naval defense dependent on whether the razed. need: Other steps in the naval program Thilippines _are _completed or That will which have not even been taken up by the experts are airplane carriers the | the diplomats American forts on Guam, Hawall and | technical change Japan's questioned have included it only In the last thrg> sets of figures. The contridictory figures -indicate the' complexity of naval disarmament when it passes from the hands of into those of the experts. They are also significant in connection with the cables from Tokio of mass meetings threatening violence to the dele- gates unless a 70 per cent naval strength is granted to Japan by the conference. and other secondary ships, submarine Italy, Holland and Russia, relation ofj anese naval advisor: jand armament to navies and several other questions considered of vital importance by the technical advisers. Systems in Variamce. out hesitation has agreed to make : sacrifices. * The amount s smaller, but the importance is bigger to our people than to yours. The $150,000,- 000 of ships whi¢h pan scraps are A tabulation, prepared by Japanese | one-twentieth of our national wealth. technical experts, showing six meth- ods of computing tonnage, precipi- tated the deadlock. It is: AMERICAN SYSTEM. Japan. ‘The $332,000,000 which America scraps are one-two hundredths of yours. That does not alter the situation, merely to show the viewpoint of our people. - *“No conference can guarantee the | 1 12,288 | world against future wars. The naval e7|race stopped and navies reduced .to 171, 440,002 [ 380,74 ] ventative. Japan does mnot drea ‘m] nna Rati ips anaj Ratio E—Ships Tonnag Katio . D—Shij T Ships Buildiag Left Out. The American system includes ships under construction, the Japanese does not. The six metkods are obtained according to the types of capital ships considered. They include: A—] 70 PER CENT Vice Admiral Kato, chief naval adviser to the Japanese delegation to the arms limitation conference, in an interview, has asserted the necessity of Japan being granted the 70 per cent ratio, instead of 60 per cent proposed in the Amer- ican plan of naval limitation. ‘At the same time, the naval ex- perts of other countries who have been. analyzing the American plan are unWerstood to have agreed that the 60 per cent basis is the correct one to be applied, and that it is without technical fi The Japanese vice admiral insists that the 70 per cent ratio is necessary for the safety of his country, and he points out the desirability of satisfying all parties to the pro- posed plan of naval reduction ag an essential of making it effective. hen it comes to natio aspi- rations and the general security of the state” said Vice Admiral Kato, “I believe it best for the country concerned to decide what those national aspirations are and what security is needed to safe- WOULD RULE WORLD BY SPIRITUAL Mrs. Winter, Federation Head, 5 sa2.518 }}I sider the security of our nation, That 3 alone, but again:t the Predreadnaughts, dreadnaughts, KATO TELLS WHY JAPAN WANTS FORCE qual strength is the best deterrent. educing them a defensive strength alone is an effectual pre- m o attacking the United States and with a 70 per cent navy strength it is physically impossible. “We want to make the sacrifices for world disarmament, but we must con- is the duty of every nation and a ‘e8| right which all admit. It is not a problematical defense against America Navy of Great Britain, the navies which Holland or | Russia or others may build, whiie which must be considered. Wo,feel that having made the sacrifice for the world’s good, enough to guarantee others from attack, we are entitled to decide how much is necessary for our own self-protection.” . (Copyright, 1921.) RATIO FOR NAVY| guard them. The preamble to the American proposals specifically says that the United States be- lieves that the plan later pre- sented safeguards the interests of all concerned. Let- me emphasize again that in order to safeguard the interests of the Japanese em- pire, 70 per cent is necessary. If the ratio of 70 per cent is accord- to Japan, this does not mean the purpose of the conference: is defeated, because, as.I have point- ed out before, the main purpose of the present meeting in Washing- ton is limitation of armament. The relativity of tonnage is not the principal issue.” . Vice Admiral Kato continued that the capacity of Japan to re- place her warships was infinitely less than that of the United States. Japan, he sald, would be quite unable, with her present ship- building and industrial strength, and taking into atcount the paucity of her raw material, more espe- cially steel, to engage successfully in competition as to the replace- ment of ‘ships. JAPAN REQUIRES RAW MATERIALS FROM CHINA Nippon.’l Existence Depends on {3inc, iThe {The Hague in 1913. irable. Holland is a seafaring nation and has been so for many centuries. Every seafaring nation has a natural and undenfable interest in the naval question. to contemplate on the one hand leav- ing the freedom and order of the seas without protection, or on the other hand permitting the energies dnd the resources which should normally be devoted o the . great enterprise of peaceful commerce to be diverted into the maintenange of costly and burden- some navies under the false policy of competitive armament. An agreement between the great seafaring nations to check this ruinous policy, without im- periling the peace and liberty of the water highways of the world, would be of immense advantage to Holland. | Has Intérnational Habit. “2, Holland is a_ country singularly representative of the cause of inter- national law. From the days of Hugo Grotius until now she has held a lead- ing place in that reégion of thought and action, and has contributed many tion of Holland to the cause of polit al and religious liberty which cor Centrated her attention upon this sub- ject. For a small country cannot hope to keep its freedom and Inde- pendence among the large countries except by the maintenance of those ideas of reason and justice which are the, foundation of international law. This necessarily has formed, be- yond a_doubtf, an international habit ot mind among_the Hollanders. And it was this-habit that led them, in spite- of reluctance and embarrass- | 10 him: ment, to accept the German ex-kalser as a political refugee, and to grant him the right of asylum. . ow the whole idea of ¢he present erence in Washingtoh is founded that the application of the principles of reason and justice will gradually supplant war as the means of settling disputes among na- tions. Thus we may say that the world court of international justice, recently established by the league of nations stands behind the Washing- ton conference, and gives it the promise of security and the prospect of success. In this Holland has a conf upon the hope 'S we nations are taking a holiday, |profound Interest. Great Colonial Dominfons. Holland, although one of the smail countries of Europe, is one of the great colonial dominions of the world. The Dutch possessions in the East dies inclpde the- islands of Java, Sumatra, rneo and Celebes. They -have & population of over forty millions, and are among the richest and_ most productive regions of the Sumaira is full of mineral treas- ures: Gold and silver, tin, lead, copper, besides coal and petroleum. Borneo yields, in addition to these, antimony, , platinum, mefcury and diamond: industries center in Java a arise from the rich agricultural prod- ucts of the island—rice, tobacco, tea, coffee, indigo and suga: “There can be no satisfactory solu- tion of what is called the problem of the far east and no putting of perma- nent peace into the Pacific unless the interests of Holland in the Dutch East Indies are considered. These islands are next-door neighbors to ous own possessions in the Philippines. Idea Up Again. “The hope of being able to do something to establish a good under- standing and a sincere co-operation between Holland and the ~United States in maintaining peace and or- der in the Pacific ocean , was one of the motives that make me willing to lmn%vum‘lar the guidance of Presi- dent Wilson, a _diplomatic post at To this motive President Wilson, who loves peace £0 much that he willing to fight if necessary to save it from destruc- tion, gave his warm approval. But unfortunately this idea of a concert of powers, including Great Britain, France, China, Japan and the United States, to protect the peace, of the Pacific was brushed aside by the violent lllfllllfl:t‘l: ;&lnn og’fio %er. man governmen ugust, ow the idea comes “P‘tl—ln after the victory of war agall war has been won. Holland has an equal interest with the United States and the other nations in bringing this great idea a little nearer to the full success Such a nation cannot afford’| \ I q I “open door” the international com- mittee would report back to the associated nations for spebific ac- tion and punishment. For all prac- tical purposes it would, be neces- sary only to have such'an officlal hody present in China, acting as the ‘eye of civilization. (Copyright, 1921.) —_— BRIAND REPUDIATES REPORTS OF VIEWS Declares Words Spoken in New York Were Imbued By the Associated Press. FPARIS, November 25.—Premier Briand, aboard the steamship Paris on his way home, sent the following message to the foreign office when informed of unfavorable comments in the British newspapers on an in- terview said to have been given by him before he sailed from New York, excerpts from which were forwarded 1 gave no interview of such a nature. Every word I said before the journalists was imbued with the triendliest spirit toward England. I cannot understand how English news- papers attach such importance to distortions and fantasies with which the ncws is adorned. “I understand the comments in the English papers even less, inasmuch as during the year I have beep in power I have never ceased in all public discussions to insist on the necessity of an understanding with England. Paper Criticises Briand. French newspapers of all parties, in view of the discord between France and Great Britain, coupled with the Italian display of hostility, emphasize the urgent necessity of & frank face-to-face talk between the allies in order to reach a genuine and lasting understanding. The Jour- nal des Debats, which seldom pleads the British cause, strongly criticises Premier Briand for failing to reach an accord with England on the An- gora_affair before going to Wash- ington. e “France has nb interest,” the paper ays, “in having the premier’ pro- claimed the greatest orator in the world by incense bearers,' but pre- fers a statesman who can settle af- fairs to the satisfaction of all.” CONFLICT IN CHINA CALLED ‘TRANSIENT Inevitable li'hase of Beoofi- struction of Government, Says Foreign Minister. BY WILLIAM R. GILES. By Cable to he&g’m 4 Chlcago Daily News. PEKING, China, November 28.—W. W. Yen, China's foreign minister, after an interview, gave this cor- vespondent the, -following signed statement: £ “The government is gratified at the reception accorded to the general principles announced by Minister Al- fred Sze at the Washington confer- ence. The prevailing conditions in the Chinese provinces and the present i empire, in a fundamental question like that of naval armaments, alone of the dominions and thelr se¥- eral wishes, but of Africa, Europk, land are one serious problem. - Byt Canada, which, so long as it is friepd- ed even better by the Monroe doetrlj purposes in certain respects. Francé, Italy, the United States and Japan have specifically located . interesis, which, for a definite purpose, caa e looked at in_sn isolated way. e trouble with Britain is that its Intet- ests, in the most literal sense, &re worid-wide, and what suits it in ofie part of the globe may fall entirely to suit it in another part. The result s a series of dilemmas which oniy the amazing diplomatic agility of a Lioxd George have hitherto been’ able to reconcile and then only in the mos day-to-day manner. Ireland Serious.Problem. In “seeking to frame a policy -ef it London government has to think Asis, the Caribbean, the Mediterra- nean, China trade and South American trade. The present troubles in lte- the present troubles in India ‘and British residents in the far east have been anti-Japanese. The perplexing situation Is revealed even more drsr matically in conection with the Ap- glo-Japanese alliance. London fa- vors the alliance, but would like 40 extend it to inelude the United States. Iy with the United States, is proteai- than by the British navy, is again the alliance. 2 Favored The Indian government favors thi | alliance, for racial reasops. Aus i l l | lia and New Zealand are anti-J anese, but fear Japa want the ance abro that would arouse Japan's enmity. X8 for South Africa, it has ' ry friendly trade relations with pan since the war, it wants to aveld trouble, and. in general, it favors de- ing away with all specific allianess, as being rendered obsolete by the league of nation t The confusion of present British policy can be brought out even moge clearly in the form of @ _number -of questions bearing on the Washingtea conference: - 1. Is the Anglo-Japanese alliance to be abrogated, and if so,-in what con- ditions? Nobody—not even the Beit- ish themselves—seems to know. ‘Where does Britain stand in tie CRina question? Does it incline rather toward the Japanese view or towaf the American? < 3. ‘What does Britain think of ths Hughes naval limitation plan? As'® Pacific power, it seems to favor the plan. As @ Mediterranean power, #t Resitates, and warts to kmow what France and Italy are going to about their naviea? . 4. What about submarines? AS & Pacific power, it may be more ér less indifferent. As a Eu: " power, it wants to be sure that uo craft of this kind can operate again around the British Isles, as they dtd in_the last war. 2 5. Airplanes? In the Pacific thfs is a matter largely of airpiane car- riers, and is easily limited. But in. Europe this is a matter of land arma_, ment also, and even of comm aviation. Britain must envisage the problem from both viewpoints. 6. Naval bases? If the Pacific alons were concerned Britain might nwna.. to side with Japan in favor of limit- ing such bases. But in other pas of the world they are one of ! foundation stones of British _se; power, and Britain would doubtl have to oppose the extension of such . limitation beyond the Pacific. - Bound Up With Armies. 7. Finally, does Britain, or does ‘it not, consider that the question land armaments is intimately bousd ' up with that of naval armaments® In the Pacific, no—not 8o far as is concerned, and Mr. Balfour.sald as much in open conference. -But-in Europe, yes — and Curson's arning” to France is the coun part of the Balfour declaration. Europe it is apparently, by no mesns with equanimity that Britain cen- templates scrapping half its navy, while France keeps its large and o ficlent army unim 3 iling opposites 1 The task of reconcl which at present falls upon tl ~*T T BEST GRADE HOUSE PAINT, [G] 3 73 % | sels; for Cuba, Mme. Laura de Zayas . which all true peace-lovers wish and | unrest are only transient. They are f British statesmen wou! 's5.63 per gallon. T parmest wo Vietices | Basals of Habana: for Caeshoslovakia: Talks to Clubwomen at Joint Such Rights, Baron Kanda Tells |hope for it 2n ‘inevitable ‘phase. of the fundn: | Som e be fat from & ETAtefal.omé, x 1219, Washington. _ ® P. 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Pozena Kubickova of Prague; for France, Mlle. Jeanne Bouvier of Paris; for Great Britain, Miss Margaret Bon- fleld- of London : for Italy, Signora Lau- ra Casartelli Cabrini of Rome; for Nor- ‘way, Fru Betzy Kjelsberg of Christiania ; for Poland, Mlle. Sophie Dobrzanska of ‘Warsaw; for South Africa, Mrs. Mary Fitagerald of Johannesburg; for Swit- zeriand, Mile. Angele Monnier of Chaux- nds ; for United States, Mrs. Maud Swartz of New York city. American Delegate List. The American delegates were: Mrs. Raymond Robins of Chicago, Mrs. Maud Swartz of New York of the New York Women's Trade Union ue, Miss Emma Steghagen of Chicago of the Boot and Shoe Work- ers’ Union and "the National Wom- en's Trade Union League, and Mrs. re of Kansas City of th ‘Waltresse Union and the:- Kansas City Women's Trade Union League. Miss Miriam Shepherd of Wilkes- Barre, ., and Washington, D. C., was present as executive secretary of the congress, which has its headquarters in= Washington during the past two years. NEWS WRITERS GUESTS. Netherlands * Minister Entertains Arms Parley . Correspondents. The minister of the Netherland last night entertained the newspaper correspondents attending the Wash- ington conference at a reception at Rauseher’s.. The gu to meet the members of the Nether- lands: delegution_to the conference. In.a brief address Jonkheer Dr. H. A. Van Karnebeek, minister of for- Al eign. affairs and the head of the Netherlands delegation, welcomed the newspaper men and expressed the hope and belief ‘that the press, with the delegates, would work for the success of the Washington conference. 1 ty | address on thé evolution of | | Luncheon. Supplanting ' of physical force in world matters by spiritual force as a ruling factor was predicted by Mrs. Thomas G. Winter, president of the General Federation of -Women's Clubs, at a joint luncheon .of that organization with the District Fed- eration of Women's Clubs at the Ra- leigh Hotel yesterday. . *"Following up this theme, Mrs. Win- ter stated that physical disarmament would have to be backed by moral force to insure success. She pointed out, also, thaf women of the world came info power just at the time when spiritual force was most need- ed. With this non-physical weapon for right, she declared, women can play a great pert. The luncheon was attended by wives of delegates to the conference for limitation of armament as guests of_honor. Mme, Sze, wife of the Chinese min- delivered an address, which was _ interpreted by Mrs. Winter. Other speakers included Lady Bor- den, representing British and Cana- dian_women; Mme. Iouye of Japan, Dr. May Irwin of Japan, Miss Katl erine Scanlon of New Zealand, Mme. S. Saburi, wife of the secretary of| the Japanese embassy, and Mlle. Limouges of France. Among those at the speaker’s table were Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes, Mrs. bert Fall, Mrs. James J. Da: Lady Geddes, Mrs. were invited | 8¢ Ty Chen and-Mrs.. Tu Hwang. Mrs. J. W, Frizzell, president of the Fedération, was In of the luncheon, and introduced.Mrs.. Win- ter ' as toastmistress. Last e the federation held a meeting: -Hadleigh Hotel, at which reports several committees were presented. Mrs. Winter delivered an activity of from the women in- ent lay { old Greek luded n L the. legisiative iwapton, chairman from ?ggflnln«;fifliawfld!flmm 8,163 Cosmos Club. “Japan for her existence must be allowed to get raw materials from China to as great an extent &s justified Ry her national development,” Baron Kanda, a member; of the Jap- anese delegation to the arms confer- ence, pointed out last night in an ad- dress before the Cosmos -Club. He maintained that such an arrangement would not be alone to the advantage of Japan, but would be beneficial to the world at large, at’ Japan wants, he continued, {s a prosperous and well organized China with a sta. ble government capable of producing raw material and buying finished products, and Japan wants an equal opportunity there with other nations in industry and commerce. » Baron da sald that notwith- standing the apparent hitch caused by modifications to the plan, he considered the progress of the conference grati- tying. “I cannot but look with the greatest confidence for. the ultimate ruccess and h: ‘ference. ITALIAN DELEGATES PLAN “TO0 SEE IT THROUGH” G Hoping to Be Homsé for Christmas; Place Coriference Above In- . dividual Desires. ) home have not been ny of the Italian del arms - limitation con- From the president of the delegation down, they are prepared to see it through. If the conferring] nations should be so fortunate as to finish their buainess in time. for the delegates” to for Christmas, the Italian visitors would, naturally, be delighted. Their pos tion Is that they were designated by their. government to represent their country hefe, and that their country and they themselves ardently desire the gathering to be a constructive success; Therefore they are prepared to ‘stay “continuously on the job.” . Passages booked by a tion . to GET ALLEGED SMUGGLERS. ‘STRIKE NOT: PROBABLE pIcHITA, Kan., November 29— | this time ES MOINES, Iowa, November 29.— | Unofficial returns.from forfy-six:out of forty-elght precincts -here show that _the _pri street. rallway franchise wal -prroy-d by nearly two-to-oge jority. ‘Theé vote was: 15,626 in favor of the franchise and of \The ment of a national athletic | can: in ‘Washington for § ' Chase in Harbor. . [NEW. YORK. ‘November 19—Sev ers wel by the ‘men. gsvmhmdrgflnztot erg 18ft on the launch when to a dock. senger touring car The | yacht. had unigadea l New York Police Have Exciting|he "gdfleo mental political reconstruction which ina, like France and the United States, must pass through to achieve the permanency of the present form of government. “It must be borne in mind that the spasmodic armed conflict between the north and the south is local and not national. Its activities are prac- tically confined to four provinces and concern only politicians and ambi- tious leaders and not the people. # “The people are not taking any in- terest in ‘the rupture between the worth and the south. In all matters sertaining to China’s' integrity and independence they are solidly united. Hence, when the oonference comes Lo discuss the Chinese question it must consider the Chinese people, rather than the temporary leaders and po-: litical factions. The conference must give greater weight to Chinese eco. tomics, industrial, commercial docial institutions than to the transi- tory disorganized conditions in a few Isolated provinces. “Persistently ~ circulated reports abroad state that China is seeking to arraign different powers at the con- ference. This the Chinese government declares most emphatically to be un- true China goes before the confer- in a broad, open and friendly ate of mind. China has nothing to fear or hide. She is fully determined, however, to lay the entire facts of r case before the conference for candid, impartial and harmonious dis- cussion. Cthiima has implicit faith in the J\zuucei of her cause ‘when it 18 heard, in he right an it decl- sions of the powers at the conference.” DO, Ohio,” November - 29.— H. Dittman, thirty-seven years old, known to the police of ‘Toledo and other Lake Erie cities as & professional rum runner, was held to the federal grand jury under bond of $50,000 today, following a hearing before a United States commissioner. ‘Wilder Willoughby, an alleged as- sociate of Dittman, was held under $25.000 bon .i 3 ‘The federal court action resulted from the selzure early Sunday.of 200 cises of Canadian beer, 3 thirty-six. foot cabin ‘cruiser and ‘& seven-pas. _shortly after the the beer cargo at ‘TOLE! rge an East Side dock. ‘Dittman is the alleged Go ent &mi},x";: “for members of th “the : t,"n;lntvho;-mlza"-‘- S HELD IN $50,000 BOND. || and the British delegates at Wash- ington are perhaps entitled to extra measure of sympathy from JOHN W, THOMPSON & GO, eI N G - | S31 15tk St Maln 1477 719-21 13th St. (Bet: G & Business 3