Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1921, Page 2

PR, 3 China REFUSAL OF PEKING ON 1ST OFFER FLAT Conference Has Accomplish- ed What Three-Month Note Exchange Failed to Do. BASIS OF JAPAN’S CLAIMS Signatories of Versailles Treaty Are Interested in Possible Outcome. BY JUNIUS B. WOOD. has consented to negotiate Japan on the return of Shan- The zuod offices of Secretary nd Sir Arthur Bal- iplished that much, the interchange of the four notes between Tokio and Pekine in the past three months could China with which not do. e Chinese and public have contended that the return of the sacred provinee was not a subject for discussion. It must be returned A Jag unconditic could come ain te it w mindful of b used to meet d over these terms, though it twice ented memorandums to Tokio piatning why they were not accept- able, ally late negotiations insisted that ed to be- return Peking ar opinion, flatly re conference By must b b a sion of the territory ¥, including the and oth rights in the the Sinc 1915 (better der y of which she peninsula, treaty as the the Vers which aw its to J the twent forced on her bound by the V never signed it, nutshell. =tao was acquired by Germany as base, ibly an indemnity China for the murder of two mis- in 189 r on a from Tsingtao an, where i the main line hanghai, and wo coal mines were operated by Ger- These and several \gtung are now activities. Taken in 1914. on both fny known nds), and Tes aty of June, ded the former C China prot demands were that she is not ailles treat she hat is the situation upon 1919, man Tsingtao On and troops tion ca military and is t naval to define red T. Imini I that they join the allies by in intcrested powers in order to mit Japan to get estab- lished in this new portion of the main- land. The tw nan i 3 followed, and when the Versailles pe took up the subject se 0 cam to light between France and Japan, prom- ising Tsingtao to the latter. The United Ktates did not know of these treaties st the time she entered the war. They were ratified in the Versailles treaty, Jupan promising to voluntarily return antung to China. After the peace treaty bes January 1, 1 overtures pan and China started ime effec- be- The first formal_offer was sent by Ja Sept of this year, specifyving certain terms for the returr sent a memorandum reply et followed with another memo- October 19, and Peking came k with its final reply Japan repeated her terms. Peking re- iterated its reasons for refusing to uccept them Treaty Inflamed Fecling. China, which had run Japan ever =zince the in inflamed. Pek- d not do less than flatly re- terms though ight have suggested meeting 8 them and effect an agree- delegates at the confe d to take the £ Mes 1y countries ted at all fu- ture meetings if their presence is needed. will go far to save the Chi- nese delegates from wrath at home. In addition it has been awnounced that the opening of discussions be- tween the two nations alone does not reclude bringing up a_discussion of «Shantung at the conference. Tel other powers who are signatories 10 the Versailles treaty certainly are interested in it in so far as that treaty is responsible for the situa- tion. However, they do not feel that they are equally Involved in the twenty-one demands between Japan and China, and would like the two interested nations to argue their re- spective views before their differ- tween the promise to be repre: two BRITON LIKENS PARLEY TO JUGGLER TO WHOM SINGLE SLIP IS VITAL By the Assoctated Press. The arms conference, In trying to kecp all of its big work going at one time, was compared by a British spokesman toduy to & jus- &l ow consider the juggler,” said o Lriton, speaking In parables, le may have his arms fulls of balls and the success of the trick depends on keeping all of hem in the alr at once. If one ball slips to the tloor the trick rather falls, don't you see? . 1t is with thls conference. The far east gnd naval balls and all the little bafls that enter Into the negotlations, so to speak, are in the hands of the conference, and like the trained juggler, the aim is to still keep them on the move so none may fall. In this case, I |h!|nl:( the juggler will turn the trick.” IAPANESE SUBHT 110 NAVY RATO Reported td Have Proposed Plan to Secretary Hughes and Balfour. Admiral Baron Kato, head of the se delegation, it is reported, has luid before Secretary Hughes and Arthur J. Balfour, the heads of the American and British delegations to the shington conference, the proposal of panese that Japan have a naval 2 in the ratio of 10—10—7, the United States and Great Britain each being represented by 10 and Japan by 7. Furthermore, it is reported that the proposal of the Japanese regarding fleet ration has the support of the Japa- abinet and the diplomatic ad- uncil in Tokio. ex nt Hughes Plan. The ‘proposal of the Japanese, which bicks up the position taken by the J. - naval experts, strikes 4t the fundamental principle laid down in the Hughes program sub- mitted at the opening of the Wash- ington conference—the principle that says actual existing naval tonnage, t and building. must be taken into consideration when it comes to fixing the ratio of naval strength. The Japanese plan is based, it is said, on what they consider necessary for national security. If that basis is to Le considered, it _is declared, neither the British nor the Americans would agree to the 80 per cent ratio even, which the Hughes plan gives to Ja- pan. . U. S. Not Given Credit. The Japanese proposal for a 70 per cent ratio also does not take into con- sideration the tonnage of navy ves- sels now building. In other words, the United States is not given credit for the fift pital ships now un- der construction and averaging over 30 per cent completed, upon which the United States has expended more than 0,000,000, The members of the American dele- zation were in conference for nearly three hours last night, discussing the proposal of the Japanese. -, LECTURES ON CHINA. Z. T. Yui Blames Japanese Post Of- fices for Arrival of Morphine. in the United Chamber of ¢ of China and Education of China, delivered an ad- dress yesterday afternoon at the Friends School, 1811 1 street, “China; Her Trade Relations and Op- vortunities.” Large quantities of mbrphine, he said. had come secretly country, and China has had no way of putting a stop to that abuse. their fortunes and lives to the future and public good of the country. He expressed no doubt as to the future political unity of his country, and as to the success of a program of constructiveness being mapped out at the present time. He said that China was at the conference on limitation of armament with an aim to devote her manpower and material resources, not for the benefit of China alone, for the good of the entire world. _— CUTS FREIGHT RATES. Southern Adopts New Schedule on Carloads of Commodities. ences are brought before the confer-| _Announcement has been made by ence. Terms Japan Offered. The terms which Japan has offered China for the return of Shantung are: 1. The leasehold of Kiachow which ermany held shall be restored to atio provi or inter in Tsingtao al ed China shall settle- ment makes it treaty terri also open other town province. 3. Operation of the Tsingtao-Tsinan | fruits and vege railroad and its mines (two of coal and one iron) shall be a joint Chino- Japanese enterprise 4. Japan renounces personal rights to extend loans or the March 6, 1898, tre 5. Rights for railroad extensions are transferred to the consortium. 6. Tsingtao shall be under the Chi- nese maritime customs, 7. Government administrative prop- erty will, in general, be returned to China. 8. Japan and China shall appoint commissioners to arrange the terms of settlement and other matters. 5. Japan will withdraw her troops along the railroad as soon as Chinu rganization of the police force shall be de¢ided on later. Resents Being Ordered. On “face saving” principles China ! ..fiCoy certain | Col. resents being told to do 2 things, as clauses 2, 5 and 6, which she might be willing to do on her own initiative. As to clause 1, China con- tends the German rights automat- ically expired when ghe declared war on Germany in 1917, that the military oceupation of her (in that instance) ally, Japan, should have ceased then and that by not signing the Vflrsailh-s‘,r his con- | treaty China is consistent in t tention. China emphatically objected to clause 3, demanding her sole opera- tion of the railroad and mines, but allowing Japan a half interest which China had the right to pur- hase withiif a certain time. She characterized the present government operation as unjustified even under the German treaty. as both mines and railroad were operated by German private Interests. As to clause 7, she suggested that if Japan was sincere all public properties ought to be handed over. China held that the immediate withdrawal of the entire Japanese army from Shantung was only proper, instead of under the conditions pro- posed in clause 9. The proposed rail- road police contemplated Japanese commanding officers, to which China would not consent. Clause 8 did not call for any reply in view of the sit- uation in China, as portrayed by the vernacular newspapers. (Copyright, 1921.) s a police force able to protect it.{ pan will abandon her plans for | carload China | straw, | | | i i i l Southern railroad officials here of a 10 per cent freight rate cut on car- load lots of commodities. to take ef- fect $ome time in December. It is_proposed by the railroad to make the reduction apply to an ex- perimental period of six months on shipments of wheat, torn, grains, flour and meal, hay, alfalfa, unmanufactured cot- ton. tobacco. cottonseed and products. oats, in Shantung |except cottonseed oil and cottonseed citrus fruits, potatoes, dried bles, horses, mules, cattle and calves, sheep and goats, hogs, poultry, eggs, butter, cheese and wool. it was stated that as the result istance under |of negotiations now in progress the 10 per cent reduction would probably become nationwide, the movement be- ing planned for the relief of the farming and agricultural interests. TURKS DEMAND PRISONER Hold Five Greek Officers to Get Release of Col. Tayer. ANGORA, Asia Minor, November 28. —The Turkish nationalist government has sent a note to the Greek govern- ment at Athens threatening retalla. tory measures unless Col. Jafar Tayer, former commandant at Adrianople, is from prison immediately. Jafar Tayer was captured at Adrianople by the Greeks In July, 1920, and taken to Athens, where he was imprisoned. . The Turkish nationalist note denies the charges of the Greek government that the Turkish officer was conduct- ng esplonage on behalf of the na- tionalists. While awaiting a reply from the Greek government, the urkish nationalists have imprisoned five Greek officers in an_ Anatolian ai Lord Riddell, formed of ‘VOX POPULI' IN TONS OF LETTERS MAKING ITSELF Veteran Officials Say Messages Received Here Since Opening pass Anything Ever Known Before. BY WILLIAM T. ELL] “Vox Populi” has come to Washing- | ton—with a megaphone. After per-! =onal observation of masses of the communications upon armament lhut! are collected here I am prepared to | say that one good reason, perhaps the best of all, for believing that this conference will not be shunted from its main track to any sidings of mere seneralizations or Incidental, tech- | Z. T. Yui, representing this country | selves.- Ve D OMMETCe | jong, say there has never before been the United Provincial |anything approaching this outburst on | mandate from the nation. into China | who sent diplomatic | through Japanese post offices in that | they say constitute one of the most China, he continued, is developing a|{is the new type of leadership made up of [T U sened by 10000 Aracs public-spirited men, who are donating | women. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., December ‘L] nical accomplishments, is to be found in the unprecedented number of let-' ters, telegrams and resolutions that have reached the President and the American delegates. _American pub- lic sentiment, the thinking of the folks back home, has made itself felt | directly, as is shown by these docu- | ments—"bales of them.” as one man | responsible for appraising thelr con- tents declared despairingly. After making the rounds of the three White House secretaries re- sponsible for correspondence, the | offices of all of the American dele~ gates and their assistants, the head- quarters of the advisory commitiee, | and sounding out congressme . | have an impressive picture of iow | the American people, when really aroused, go ahout expressing them- ran officials, whose mem- ories extend over many administra- of public sentiment. No wonder Pres- | ident Harding and Secretary Hughes act like men holding an unmistakable 100,000 Women Sign Petition. Where these messages come from, them, and why and w}mzl illuminating of conference stories. First and most imposing, physicall. signed by 100.000 American These huge rolls of signa- tures, tied with broad white silk rib- bons, bulk larger than any other col- lection of names. They suggest thoughts of the tireless labors of women, in all parts of the land, who went from door to door, traveling over all sorts of country, in every kind of weather, massing the sentiment of the mothers of the country against war. Added to these must be the 10,000 but | names written in Japanese, which the W. C. T. U. of Japan sent by its ven- erable messenger, Mme. Yajima, whose eighty-nine years have not dimmed her ardor for a world at peace. ‘Women are responsible for the sec- ond largest classification of letters and memorials. First place belongs to the churches. Religion has found her voice in America, and no mistake. One single item of the mammoth collec- tion of documents I8 an album con- taining the names of 25,000 minister- ial signers. Clearly the conscience of the country has been aroused on the major issue that confronts the( delegates. All Protestant denomina- tions, and Catholic churches, Jewish synagogues, Christian Science churches, theosophical gatherings and many other religious bodies swell this avalanche of mail matter, whereby the government has heard from the people. The ph¥sical appearance of the documents is suggestive. I chanced to handle an exquisitely prepared Episcopal communication, and also a laboriously penciled minute from a country congregation. Number in Millions. Many of the ecclesiastical communica- tions representcongregational or de. | nominational meetings, and they give figures for the number of individuals for whom they speak. The number is up in the millions. I saw a wireless message from the Presbyterian Church in Scot- lard that spoke for a million members. Next in volume are the opinions from women's organizations. Some of these are In telegraphic form, and they speak in mandatory fashion, as if the women were fully consclous of tae authority given them by the ballot. A widespread organization of college trained women rovided its members with prh)ted' lanks to be signed. The human and individual note is struck by many of the women's letters through which I glanced. Indeed there is some remark- ably exalted writing in this overwhelm- ing collection of expressions of public opinion. Labor unions, which are the taird largest classification represented, - fre- quently use printed forms, after the fashlon of the college women. By con- trast, some of the resolutions are elabo- rately engrossed. One formal parch- ment, from the Grand Lodge of tairty- third degree members of the Masonic order, southern section, was a work of art, even to the bow of purple ribbon CONFERENCE NEVER DEADLOCKED TILL DELEGATES GO, SAY BRITISH Br the Associnted Press. “No conference is deadlocked un- til all of the delegates have pack- ed up their things and gone home,” said the spokesman of the British delegation today, comment- ing on the situation which devel- oped yesterday in the fallure of the naval experts to reach an agreement on tonnage ratio. The spokesman explained that there appeared to be a misunder- standing as to the procedure in such cases. As a matter of fact, + he said, only the boar@® of naval experts so far had acted upon the question of ratio. It is now with . the civilians—Seeretary Hughes, Mr. Balfour and Baron Kato. Even if they should fail to a the subject, he said, would then go to the five powers, and only in case of their failure-would the confer- ence be considered as deadlocked. “I do not believe that this con- ference is going to break down over a ratio question of 10 per cent, E-‘uld.:arfll‘:("to Japan’s request for a ratlo o per cen as against thé American of 60 per cent. in Washingion representl: i | that tied it. I noticed an original [meml ! manner, ‘are engaged exclusively upon this cor- 5 hapi FELT AT PARLEY of Conference Sur- { —the occasion has inspired the versi- that was hand painted, with the flags of the conference nations at the op. Schemes Sensible nnd Innane. Rotary and Kiwanis clubs are heard from in large numbers, as are most of the fraternal orders. Home and school associations. colleges, for- €ign-born organizalions, Eranges, na- tional and local, and societies 'in be- Alf of various nationalities, like the “Friends of K are in evi- dence. Many individual suggestions, sensible and insane, have piled in. One writer wants the conference to dopt a rainbow flag, similar to the rvice ribbon of the world war, to be flown In conjunction with the flags of all nations. as a peace emblem, and to_represent international good will. Cablegrams have been geceived from ivers churches and commercial associations in the orient. All con- tinents are represented by wireless and cable messages —and some of them have been answered in like 0 punctilious are the Amer- ican officials who, in large number, respondence. - There are young wom- en pounding out on the typewriters answers to these communicati every one of which gets an individual reply—who have a knowledge of what the country is thinking that any na- tional politician might envy. Congressmen, curiously, are not sharing to any great extent in this avalanche of letters. The people not only know what they want, but also where to say it. Most of the letters to Congress are duplicates of those sent to the President and to the con- ference delegates. Apparently both public and the government have learned a great deal about the way the public should speak its mind. ‘Well Verned in Propaganda. Officlal Washington long ago cut its eye teeth in the matter of propaganda. It knows the difference between the homemade plea or protest and that which s factory produced. As one of the White House officials said, “The spontanelty of these communications is what makes them different from oth- ers. Of course, when any big organi- zation sets its machinery at work to start a ‘drive’ upon the President we may get a great number of letters and telegrams and resolutions, but they mean nothing. We know their origin, and so discount them. What we have heard and are hearing about the con- ference, on the contrary, undoubtedly represents what the people are really thinkipg.” Naturally, the President cannot read in person all these mes- sages, but the White House staff keeps him carefully informed upon their number and origin and contents. Any experienced visitor to the execu- tive offices will note the harried look on the faces of some of the respons! ble secretaries; these conference com. munications are the explanation, for the White House is understaffed. After the immediate recipient of a letter or resolution has passed on it, and the answer has been Indicated, the documents are filed, or, in some cases, baled. 1 suppose a barricade could be built of these sheets of paper expressing the public’s desire for the conference that would be . large enough to conceal at least all of the American delegates. There afe lit- erally tens of thousands of them, rep- resenting many millions of people. One White House secretarq sald: “They come in waves. One day there may be four hundred, the next day there may be four thousand.” Is it any wonder that the administration | is impressed and awed? There was an especially heavy flood following. the dramatic opening session of the con-| ference. Many Being Classified. Bome of the delegates are already sending thelr masses of letters to the advisory committee's subcommit- tee on information, where they are| being classified, interpreted and di- gested. It is thé expectation that the total mass ‘of communications bearing upon the conference will be carefully filed by this committee: cer- tainly the result would be an un- exampled storehouse of public opin fon. The native canniness and patriotism of the American is evident from the fact that most of the letters thus far abstracted call for & co-operative reduction of armament; they are not willing that America alone should disarm. A small number ask for total disarmament. Some are asking for a permanent conference; few want the league of nations. The offi- cer ih charge of the digest pointed out that a large proportion of the writers expressed faith in the Amer- fcan representatives, and tender as- surance of supportin whatever course they adopt. There is a strain of con- cern for the service of the weak and needy nations, especially in the reso- lutions from churches. To a surprising extent the letters, especially those of later date, demand open sessions of the donference. All the points that have been raised in connection with disarmanent and peace have their advocates, for avery sort of organisation imaginabl & group of school children aged eight, in_Downingtown, Pa., to inmates of soldiers’ homes, are heard from. It is known that the foreign dele- ates are also hearing impressively om their people; =0 professional diplomacy may give way to the sim- ple, sheer dnd sincere statement of w) the ordinary men and women | o enrth sre expecting trom .the conference. 5 (Copyright, 1921.) from | Af VISITING ENGLISHMAN ADDRESSES ARMS CONFERENCE SCRIBES: in fromt, on left of the picture. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1921 ° s Consent to Negotiate With Japan on Shantung Is Victory for Conference i i meveral English newspapers, photographed yesterday with other writers who are keeping the world Official Statement Yesterday From Far East Committee The officlal statement on yesterday's meeting of the arms conference com- mittee on far eastern affairs follows: The committee on far eastern and Pacific affairs met this morning, No- vember 30, 1921, in the Pan-American building, Washington, D. C. at 11 o'clock. All'the delegates were present except Ambassador Shidehera and Signor Med: Mr. Hanihara for the Japanese del gation presented the following state- ments: Japan's attitude in regard to the for- eign garrisons in China: The Japanese delegation wishes to explain, as succinctly as possible, why nd how the Japanese garrisons in vari- 1s parts of China have come to be sta- tioned there. At the outset, however, I desire to disclaim most emphatically that Japan has ever entertained any aggre: sive purposes or any desire to encroac illegimately upon Chinese sovereignty in sending or maintaining these garri- sons in China. (1) Japanese railway guards are ac- tually maintained along the South Manchuria railway and the Shantung railway. With regard to the Shantung raflway guards, Japan believes that she has on more than one occasion made her posi- tion sufficiently clear. She has declared and now reaffirms her intention of with- drawing such guards as soon as China shall have notified her that Chinese police force has been duly organized and is ready to take over the charge of the raflway protection. The maintenance of troops along the South Manchuria raliway stands on a different footing. This is con- ceded and recognized by China under the treaty of Peking of 1905. (Addi- tional agreement, Art. 1D). Tt is a measure of absolute necessity under the existing state of affairs in Man- churia, a region which has been made notorious by the activity of mounted bandits. Even in the presence of Jap- nese troops, those bandits have made repeated attempts to raid the railway zone. In a large number of cases they have cut telegraph lines and commit- ted other acts of ravage. Their law- less activity on an extended scale has. however, been effcctively checked by Japanese rallway guards, and general security has been maintained for civilian residents in and around the railway zone. The efficlency of such guards will be made all the more siz- nificant by a comparison of the con- ditions prevailing in the railway zone with _those prevailing in the districts remote from the railway. The with- drawal of railway guards from the zone of the South Manchurla railway will: no doubt leave those districts at the mercy of bandits, and the same conditions of unrest will there pre- vail as in remote corners of Man- churia. In such a situation it is not possible for Japan to forgo the right, or rather the duty, of maintaining railway guards in Manchuria, whose presence is duly recognized by treaty. + 'Troops for Protection. (2) Toward "the end of 1911 the first revolution. broke out in China and there was complete disorder In Hupeh district which formed the base of the revolutionary operations. As the lives and property of foreigners were exposed to danger, Japan, to- gether with Great Britain. Russia, Germany and other principal powers, dispatched troops to Hankow for the protection of her people. This is how a small number of troops have come to be stationed at Hankow. The re- gion has since been the scene of frequent disturbances; there were recently a clash between the north and south at Changsha, pillage by troops at Ichang and a mutiny of soldiers at Hankow. Such conditions of unrest have naturally retarded the withdrawal of Japanese troops from Hankow. 1t has never been intended that these troops should remain perma- nently at Hankow, and the Japanese government have been looking for- ward to an early opportunity of ef- fecting complete withdrawal of the Hankow garrison. They must be as- sured, however, that China will im- mediately take effective measures for the maintenance of peace and order and for the protection of foreigners and that she will fully assume the responsibility for the damage that may be or may have been done to foreigners. Recognized by Chinese. (3) The stationing of the garrisons of foreign countries in north China is recognized by the Chinese government under the protocol relating to the Boxer revolution of 1900. Provided there Is no objection from the other countries concerned, Japan will be ready, acting in unison with them, to withdraw her garrison as soon as the actual conditions warrant it. (4) The Japanese troops scattered along the lines of the Chinese Eastern railway have been stationed in con- nection with an_ interallied agreement concluded at Vladivostok in 1919, Their duties are to establish communi- cation between the Japanese contin- gents in Biberia and South Manchurfa. Tt goes without saying, therefore, that troops will be withdrawn as soon ln‘;u:he evacuation of Siberia by the Jlb:l’lelfl troops is éffécted. Al tains in China prof 4,600 troops, locat the present time Japan maln- r approximately as follows: Illfl\a Eey ....:fi.. 5 I."fl'll ik 800 Alon, b e, foar bebialions, ‘approxl: mately oecerenses e nTh. 3400 PR ... 4500 Statement regarding the Intenance of Japaness pouuul‘n‘ mmm and the treaty ports of China. 1In eonsl ering the question of Ja; Snese Scanswar ,.m.‘ n%mn. two points must be taken into account. 1. Such police do not igterfere with Chiniese or other forelgn nationals. Their functions are strictly confined to the protection and control of Jap- anese subjects. 2. The most important duties with which the Japanese police are charged are, first, to prevent the commission_of crimes by Japanese, and, second, to find and prosecute Japinese criminals when crimes are committed. In view of the geographical prox- imity of the two countries, it is nat- ural that certain disorderly elements in Japan should move to China, and, taking advantage of the present con- ditions in that country, should there undertake unlawful activities. When these lawless persons are caught in the act of crime by the Chinese polic it is not difficult for that police for to deal with the case. The culprits are handed over as early as possible to the Japanese authorities for pros- ccution and trial. But when the criminals flee from the scene of their acts, it is, in many eases, hard to discover who committed the crimes and what were the causes and cir- cumstances that led up to their com- mission. This js more difficult for the Chinese authorities. as they have no power to make domiciliary visits to the homes of foreigners, who en- joy extraterritorial rights, or to ob- tain judicial testimony in due form from such foreigners. Responsible for Escape: Without the full co-operation of the Japanese police, therefore, the punishment of crime is, in a great many cases, an impossibility, and those who are responsible for law- breaking escape trial and punish- ment. This tendency is especially evident in Manchuria, in which region hun- dreds of thousands of Japanese are resident. In places where the Japa- nese police are stationed, there are far fewer criminal cases among Japanese than in places without Japanese police. Lawless elements constantly move to districts bevond thp reach of Japanese police super- vision. Apart from the theoretical side of the question, it will thus be ob- served that the stationing of Japa- nese police in the interior of China has proved to be of much practical usefulness in the prevention of crimes among Japanese residents, without interferring with the dalily life of Chinese or of other foreign nationals. The Japanese policing pro- vides a_protection for the Chinese communities which at present their own organization fails to provide. Actunl Conditions Known. The Japanese delegation is in pos- session of knowledge and information as to the actual conditions prevailing in China and especially in Manchuria. However, it is unnecessary to go into details at the present stage. Mr. Sze, on behalf of the Chinese delegation, stated that he would re- serve the right to answer in detail the Japancse statements after he IAd had an opportunity of studying them. The committee discussed the matter of wireless stations in China, and de- cided to refer it to the subcommittee on draft to report their recommenda- tion as to the expression of the sense of the full committee with respect to these stations, with authority to in- clude in their recommendation such suggestion for the constitution of special committees of experts in re- lation to any phase of the subject as may be deemed advisable. 1} The committee on draft is composed of the following members of the dele- gations: _United States of America. Senator Root: Belgium, Baron Car- tier: M. Cattier, alternate; RBritish empire, Sir Auckland Geddes; Sir John Jordon or Mr. Lampson as alternates, and Mr. Malkin as drafting adviser: China, Mr. Koo; France. M. Viviani; Ttaly, Ambassador Ricci; Japan, Mr. Hanihara; Netherlands, Jonkheer van Karnebeek; Portugal, Viscount d'Alte. Good Offices Offered. It was stated to the meeting by the chalrman that Mr. Hughes and Mr. Balfour had offered their good offices to the representatives of China and Japan in the suggestion that there should be conversations between these representatives looking to the settlement of the questions relating to Shantung and the leased territory of Kia-Chou; that these good offices were accepted by the representatives of both governments, and that the conversations were to proceed ac- cordingly, the first meeting for that purpose to be held Thursday after- oon. "ln order to provide opportunity for the special committees to continue thelr work, the meeting of the full committee was adjourned until Fri- day, December 2, at 11 a.m. NEW TRIAL IS ASKED. Sons of Italy Adopt Resolution in Massachusetts Case. TRENTON, N. J., December 1.—De- claring that they voiced tke senti- ments of 126,000 Italians, the Sons of Italy at the conclusion of their na- al convention adopted a resolu- flg:: asking the judicial authorities of Massachusetts to give every con- sideration In the move for a new trial of Sacco and Vanszetti, convicted of murder, “and thus avoid any mis- carriage of justice with respect to hese men.” t';;: resolution expressed the hope 'that the name of that state would not be tarnished by doubts and sus-} in the minds of the workers 8;dmeflfl over the conviction of Sacco and Vanzettl. SPAIN TO INCREASE NAVY. MADRID, November 30.—The cham. atin oen 3.‘,’," nua’n.l eegn.rucuon. - This Will pro- vide for an increase in the Spanish navy. Lk lou : OF MANY SUBMARINES TCH TO INSIST ON NEED Delegates Here Instructed to Make It Clear Navy Bill Provides for Indefinite Number. By Cable to The ftar and Chicago Datly News. Oupyright, 1921 AMSTERDAM, Holland, December 1. —Dutch public ' opinion 18 much in- terested in the attitude of Japan on naval reduction. The submarine ques- tion most directly concerns Holland, for with too few undersea boats it would bo impossible to defend the neutrality of the Dutch colonies in the far east. Holland understands the impossibility of her admission to the disarmament committee of the Wash- ington conference, because it would create a precedent for the admission of other small states, but Dutch dele- gates intend to make their views known by letter. They have been instructed to insist upon the neces- sity for Holland of posscssing & large number of submarines as the events of the war proved that capital ships were inudequate for the defense of consta. The delegates were also instructed to make it clear in Washington that the naval bill recently submitted to the Dutch sccond chamber provided for the building of an indefinite num- ber of submarines and two battie crulsers, wspapers here point out that China may count upon Hollard's will- ingness to aid in the realization of legitimate aspirations. REFUSE TOTAKE P FIANCESOF CHI Nations Will Give No Consid- eration Until After Arms Parley. By the Associated Press. PEKING, November 28.—The for eign government legations here, ha: ing submitted the Peking govern- ment's appeals relative to foreign loans to their various home govern- ments, have received almost identical {replies from their respective govern- ments refusing to conmsider China's finances until the close of the Wash- }ington conference. This attitude is tuken by officials here as implying that the Washington conference is preparing to discuss the question of China’s forelgn indebtedness. Certain members of the Chinese delegation at Washington are undes stood to have cabled privately to the Peking government reqguesting th recall of half of the number of del gates, since the present represent tion was characterized as unwieldy and its maintenance in America too expensive. —_— SHIPLEY GETS 4 YEARS. Washington Man Sentenced for Bigamy at Rockville. Special Dispateh to The Star. ROCKVILLE, December 1—Upon pleading guilty in the circuit court here’ to an indictment charging him with bigamy, James A. Shipley of Washington was eentenced by Judges Peter and Worthington to four years in the Maryland penitentiar; Tt was charged that on June 8, 1930, while he had a wife living in Wash- ington, from whom he had not been legally separated, Shipley was mar- ried here to Miss Gertrude E. Pay of Washington by Rev. G. C. Barnes, pastor of the Christian Church. A number of witnesses, including Dboth of the young women, were placed on the stand. Shipley contended that when he contracted the illegal mar- riage he was under the impression that the former marriage had been annulled. - ‘Some months after learning that her marriage to Shipley was illegal Miss Payne came to Rockville and was married to Arville Franklin Clark of Washington. CHINESE LOAN EXTENDED. Given Ninety Days Additional in ‘Which to Pay $5.500,000. NEW YORK, December 1.—The Chi- nese government requested and has re- celved a ninety-day extension of its $5,500,000 loan from the Pacific Develop- ment Corporation, which was to have matured today, it was announced by Edward B. Bruce, president of the cor- poration. The interest due today was paid, he added. “This action,” he stated, “has been taken at the request of the Chines government in expectation that negotia- tions which are now pending will en- able them to pay the loan during t period of the ninety-day extension.” —_———— ‘VIGILANTES’ TO CONTINUE | Detroit Committee Will Fight Vio- lators of Prohibition Laws. DETROIT, December 1.—The “vigil- ance committee” organized here recently Quring the visit of Prohibition Commis- sioner Haynes plans to continue its assistance to local prohibition officials despite reported criticism of its methods by officials of the Treasury Department at Washington, it was announced to ‘Hundreds of liquor law violators have been reported to the authorities since the movement was launched, it was said James R. Davis, federal prohibition di- rector for Michigan, sald he would wel- come reports of members of the com- mittee and rely upon them for much of his information unless orders to the contrary were received from Washing- ton. The movement, he declared, should be considered none the less commendable because it was concerned with the liquor laws rather than with violation of some other law. —_— WILL JAIL PROFITEERS. Berlin Cabinet Also Acts to Stop Hoarding of Foodstuffs. BERLIN, December 1.—The cabinet has approved drastic rules, including imprisonment or fine, to prohibit profiteering, usury and the hoarding of foodstuffs, of which many cities are complaining. A ‘price commission, composed of consumers and producers, will be ap- pointed to examine into prices, de- termine upon fair returns and report violations of the rules lald down. MORE FODDER FOR COWS. BERLIN, December 1.—In view of the serious shortage in milk in numerous communities, 400,000,000 marks have been placed at the dis- posal of the food minister for the urchase of fodder and concentrated oods for milch cows. "The food will be imported and dis- tributed by community boards of aldermen, who will be instructed to insure a fair distribution of fodder and milk. ATR COMMITTEE ORGANIZES. The subcommittee on aeronautics of the conference on the limitation of armament held its first meeting yes- terday, but it is understood that no busin beyond a formal organiza- tion wi transacted. Rear Admiral Moftett, the senior American officer on the committee, was chosen chairman. Another session is scheduled for to l l ! CONFERENCE TASKS REQUREIRONWEN Secretary Hughes Has Long Day and Many Questions to Decide. DOUBLE DUTY REQUIRED ON WORLD PROBLEN - Serves as Chairman of Meetin: and Head of U. S. Delegation B sides Other Routine. BY LEROY T. VERNOA. Modern diplomacy, as r the Washnigton conference, an fron constitution and the « for mental concentration on a variety of subjects on any given day. Any one who attempts to keep pace with the manifold duties of # member of the American delegation to th ference will find himself lca strenuous existence between 1, of 7 am. and midnight daily, keeping to this busy schedule seve s a week ‘he hardest-worked ference 1is, of cours State Charles its chair man. Mr. Hugh wise, chaii man of the American delegation. He therefore, has the double duty of 3 fng the machinery of the whole c man in the con tary of ation the well calculated suggestions of the American delegation for that purpose. Busy at 7 in Morning. With Mr. Hughes a day's work b gins not later than 7 am. with a br physical shaking down in the form of ‘a few moments of violent exer- cise and a plunge. By 4 before, he is on the job at the s Department, where hé gives « to the consideration of the b of that department, of which still the active head. Not later th: 10 o'clock Mr. Hughes is at the Whire House, where, in the course of an in terview lasting from half an hour to 2n hour, he gives the President a omplete outline of the situation the conference and discuss=es with him questions of policy which the Ameri- can delegation will pursus 1f there is no morning session of the My the the committees of the conference Hughes and his colleagues on American delegation assenble at State Department for a deleg conference. There reports are made »n the progress of the work of the onference and Suggestions ex- hanged The question of delegation policy is zation e as a whole augreed members are busy at a morning session of the rence committees, this process is indulged n in the afternoo ance, former Senator George s erland, chairman of the advisory mittee, either sits with the committee or is on call. Likewise, the members of the technical advisory boards are always on call if any special question requires the decision of the whalx gation. General Committee Head. Each member of the American delos tion is chairman of some subcome mittee of the conference, Senator Un- derwood heading the comm con- sidering the Clinese customs tariff, Senator Lodge leading the committee considering the Chinese postal sye- tem, and Senator Root presiding over the ‘extraterritorialily committec. cretary Hughes, in addition to his duties of chairman’ of the conferen ind of the American delegation, also chairman of the gencral ar ment committee, composed of is . and, in either in- th- the ~hmirmen of the five leading delega- tion, and also of the far castern com- itee, whose membership is made up ns the heads of all nine delegat that conference. No pa n but that each American delegate has at least one committee meeting be- sides the meeting of his own delega- tion in counsei. Aside from these official and formal gatherings, there are the informal meeti between the individual dele gates or in groups, at which much of the real business of the conference is transacted. At luncheon. between 1 and 2 p.m. each day, the delegates may pair off, and again at dinner tim« a few of them may meet together, or between meals informal calls at pri- vate apartments are in order. Secre- tary Hughes may go to see Mr. Bal- four or Admiral Baron Kato, or both Senator Lodge may call on Ren: Viviani of the French delegation or Mr. Shanzer of Italy. Mr. Root main tains his apartment in the same buil ng with Mr. Balfour and also o on the members of the other deleg tions. Receptions and Dinners. Occasionally the dele glve 1 ceptions and dinners to which the dii lomats and members of the press i attendance upon the conference ar- present, and once each day one mem- ber of the British, Italian, Japan and American delegations tries to = the members of the press to inter pret to them the news of the day. On the American delegation thi duty also devolves on Mr. Hughes whose physical and mental capacit for the hardships of his varied job | the wonder of everybody. President Harding helps him out by seeing the press twice a week, but the President so clearly draws the line between the work of the conference and his own job as President that Mr. Hughe- oftentimes has (o appear anyw 1 he has any information to impart. Thus the day of a delegate to the conference on the limitation of arm ments fs passed, and it is a lively day full of interest, of great responsi bility and of hard work. (Copyright, 1921.) —_— GIVE ADANA TO TURKS. French Follow Out Terms of Asia Minor Agreement. CONSTANTINOPLE, November 28. The French authorities today formai- ly handed over the cily of Adana, Asia_Minor, to the Turkish civil au- thorities in accordance with the terms of the recent agreement reached be- tween the French government and the Turkish nationalists Military governor Muheidden Pasha issued a proclamation urging the pop- ulation to live in harmony and to re- frain from provoking untoward inei- dents. The proclamation said the gov- ernment has taken stringent meas- ures - against “perturbers of public order. CIGARS COMING INTO OWN. Long Barred in London by Econ- omy and Taxes. LONDON, November 1 -After being driven from popularity by wartime economy and high taxation, clgars are once more coming into their own. Since the chancellor of the ex- chequer withdrew the 50 per cent ad valorum duty on Havana cigars five months =go, the number released from bond has exceeded by 10,643 000 that for the same period last year, says H. Norman Bubb, secre- tary of the National Union of Retail Tobacconists. The exchequer has gained £40,845 in revenue from the smaller duty, and tobacconists say all signs point to a further imorease in the cigar con- sumption. > E