Evening Star Newspaper, December 12, 1921, Page 2

| 49OMER TEATY Meanings, Implications and i Benefits Grouped by Law- ' yers and Diplomats. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. All the various meanings, implica- tions and benefits of the new four- Nower treaty between the United States, Japan, Great Britain and France have now been assembled by the experts. international lawyers and diplomats and can be catalogued somewhat as follows: First, the new treaty gets rid of the Anglo-Japanese alliance. The benefit directly is to the United States on this point as the alliance was con- sidered a menace to America. Second, it saves the face of Japan, which was in the awkward position of having her great ally, the British empire, withdraw from an alliance. The benefit here is to both Great Britain end Japan in moral values and a continuance of friendship. Guarantee to Philippines. Third, it guarantees the Philippines against aggression by any power and dnables the United States to rely upon the moral support, if not physical help, of any of the other three powers in the event of aggression against the Philippines. This is of direct value to the United States as it makes the fortification of the Philippines no longer as important as has heretofore been thought necessary. Fourth, it assures Australi Zealand and Canada a new de: In- stead of having to wrestle with the intricacies of an alliance in which qne nation of the white race is pitted 4gainst one nation of the yellow race, the new pact introduces three nu- tions of the white race, thus making Australia feel confident of sympathy in the event of disputes arising out of immigration matters. This is of rect benefit to the British domin- ions in the Pacific and, of course, to the government of Great Britain, for it helps preserve the solidarity of the British empire. Fifth, the new treaty does not in- clude China directly and applies no restraint upon Japanese pretensions on the mainland of Asia. referring ouly to Pacific islands. Thus far this is of benefit to Japan, as she does not contemplate quarrels with the powers about islands in the Pacific, but wants a_more or less free hand in China. There will be another agreement about China, but so far the four-power treaty is con. cerned, it does not hinder Japan on ‘the mainland of Asia. Sixth, the new treaty binds four great powers together in a new treaty of peace which concerns di- rectly only the islands of the Pacific, but which has a value in creating a moral partnership between all the four countries. Comparison With “Article X.” As for the comparisons between ar- ticle X of the league of nations cove- nant and article II of the new treaty, the main point about that is the as- surance it gives of democratic support in the Senate, which means ultimate ratification. though no doubt there will be extensive debate and the four- nower pact will be viewed in the light of other agreements on the far east which will have been reached by that cime. A document is beinb drawn covering the general principles that shall govern China and the far east, but it remains to be seen whether it requires treaty form. Incidedntally, administration offi- cials pointed out today that the nego- tiation of the four-power pact was hardly a radical departure from the traditional policy of the United States. The language of article II af the new treaty was compared with previous declarations on the part of the United States in the Root-Taka- hira agreement and the Hay “open- door” notes. In fact, the experts who drew the new four-power treaty cknowledge that -they appropriated e language of the Anglo-Japanese alliance as well as American declara- tions. . How New Treaty Was Built Up. The following comparison shows how the new treaty was bullt up. First, taking the text of article JI of the treaty, as announced by Senator Lodge last Saturday, it reads: “If the said rights are threatened by the aggressive action of any other power. the high contracting powers shall communicate with one another fully and frankly in order to arrive at an understanding as to the most effi- cient measures to be taken, jointly or separately, to meet the exigencies otl the particular situation.” Now the Root-Takahira agreement of November, 1908, provides under ar- ticle V that: ‘Should any event occur threat- ening the status quo of the Pacific or . the principles of equal oportunity, it remains for the two governments (the United States and Japan) to com- municate with each other in order to . arrive at an understanding as to what . measures they may consider it use- ful to take.” Anglo-Japanese Pact Quoted. Going still further into the text of the Anglo-Japanese alliance, the fol- lowing article was appropriated: “It is agreed that, whenever. in the opinion of either Great Britain “or Japan, any of the rights and interests referred to in the preamble are in jeopardy, the two governments will communicate with one another fully and frankly and will consider in com- mon the measures which should be taken to safeguard those menaced rights and interests.” Japan was thus persuaded that tae vital part of the AngloJapanese alliancc, namely, partnership and consultation with Great Britain, was retained. Al- though, of course. the new pact sub- tracts China from the situation, f{t leaves on the other hand the four powers so closely allied that it is to be expected they will “communicate with each other fully and frankly,” not only about insular possessions, but all vital disputes arising in the far east. (Copyright, 1921.) LAUDS NAVY'S AID AT ARMS PARLEY (Continued from First Page.) been performed satisfactorily. “The factory,” says he, “is an efficient gov- ernment manufacturing institution and is a well-equipped plant for de- signing and developing the highest class of ordnance and other materials and has made a record for efficiency. The entire force of officers and em- ployes of the gun factory are worthy of high praise for the results gchiev- ed during the past year. Although reductions may be necessary from time to time, the department is of the opinion that it would be detri- mental to the .government's interest to permit such an institution to be disintegrated to any great extent, be- cause it would be extremely difficult to assemble and put into active oper- ation such a plant without having a trained corps of employes such as may be found at the naval gun fac- tory U. S. SUPREME COURT RECESS. Chiet Justice Taft announced today that the Supreme Court will take 2 recess {rom December 19 to Janu- ary 3. [ THE EVENING BRINGS PARLEY NEAR END Four-Power Pact Master Stroke—Yap, Shan- tung and Siberia Still in Agenda. Summary of Achievements. By the Associated Press. The beginning of the second month ‘of the international conference on limitation of armament—to give it the official title—finds the conference so jfar advanced toward achievement of| its announced objectives that in prac- | tieally every visiting delegation dis- j cussion of homeward reservations has become a matter of immediate impor- tance. Outstanding in any tabulation of ac- complishments is the four-power agreement, reached in plenary session Saturday. By this covenant the Uglted States, Great Britain, France and Japan agreed “as between them- selves to respect their rights in re- ilation to their insular possessions and domijnions in the region of the Pacific ocean” for the mext ten years. Upon ratification of this agre-ment the Anglo-Japanese alliance, long re- garded with disquiet in the United States and several British dominions, will be abrogated. Status of 5-3-3 Naval Plan. Limitation of naval armaments, the first subject on the conference agenda. remains practically in the status .in which it was found after Secretary Hughes had declared the American proposal for a reduction of capital ships to a®5-5-3 ratio basis between the United States, Great Britain and Japan. Great Britain and Japan both accepted the proposal in principle im- mediately, the former making reser- vations as to submarine tonnage and regarding some details of the ten- Yyear naval construction holiday which was to ensue, and Japan filink demand for a slightly larger proportionate tonnage. Interwoven with the ensu- ing negotiations been the que: tion of Pacific naval bases and fortifi- cations, upon which no formal action has yet been taken, but it is under- stood Japan has received assurances of a continuation of the status quo. Land Army Action Unlikely. Land armaments have not yet been taken up beyond the general discus- sion which followed the address to the conference of Premier Briand of France outlining the position of that country toward any proposal for re- ductien. It is the general Impregsion that «and forces in themselves will not @e taken up for any definite action at the present meeting. Certain phuses of the subject, however, will nedessarily be taken up by the com- mittee to which was referred the task i | | | of drawing up rules of warfare. The conference on Pacific and far eastern questiorns, comprising China, Belglum, Portugal and Holland, in ad- dition to the five powers in the major conference, have taken action as fol- lows: Adopted in plenary session the four “Root points,” binding the nine par- ticipating powers to respect the in- dependence, territorial and adminis- trative integrity of China; to provide unembarrassed ‘opportunity for China to develop and maintain an effective government; to maintain equal op- portunity for all in China; to refrain from taking advantage of existing conditions to obtain special rights which would abridge the rights of friendly states. Jurists to Study China Conditions. Adopted in plenary session resolu- tiors on extraterritoriality, providing for the sending of a commission of jurists to investigate conditions in China with a view to abolishing such rights. and in the meantime, agreeing to abolition in principle. Adopted in plenary session resolu tion binding signatory nations to re- spect neutrality of China in any war to which she was not a party. Adopted in plenary session resolu- tion against treaties not in harmony with Root four points. Adopted in_committee of the whole resolutions declaring for withdrawal of foreign post oflices from China, and limiting use of foreign radio stations in_China. Appointed expert committee to con- sider the question of Chinese fiscal autonomy. Received Chinese “ten-point” decla- ration setting forth the views of the Chinese delegation as to the prin- ciples which should be laid down to govern relations_between China and other powers. Several of these are comprised in the matters already dealt with: others have not yet been taken up by the conference. 2 Debated the proposal that foreign troops be withdrawn from China. Yap and Shantung Issues. Remaining on the agenda are the questions of Siberia, Yap and Shan- tung. Siberia will bring before the conference several questions of the same natute as were met with in the case of China. The Island of Yap has been the subject of negotiations be- tween the American and Japanese governments which were entirely apart from the international confer- ence. These are said to be practical- 1y completed. Settlement of the Shan- tung question has been undertaken in a separate conference of the Japa- nese and Chinese delegates which has already resulted in agreement on many important details. Old-Fashioned Bean Soup Tickles Palates of Members of House STAR, WASHINGTO SINCE WAR BEGAN Statement That Wires Had Been Silenced in Past Three Days Denied. State Department officials declared statement issued last night by the Postal Telegraph and Cable Company through its San Francisco office that the Guam-Yap cable had been sealed within the past three days by some person unknown to the company. Officials said the cable in question, which was selzed and sealed soon after the United States entered the world war, never had been unsealed 80 far as they had been advised, and title to it still remained with the al- lied and associated powers, as pre- scribed in the treaty of Versailles Steps for the opening of the Yap- Guam cable, it was said at the de- partment, had been taken some months ago in order to facilitate communication between America and the far east during the armament conference. Arrangement Not Carried Out. The allied and associated powers as holders of title to the cable con- sented to,a modus vivendi which would permit the Japanese envoys to communicate with Tokio and at the same time preserve to the allies all their rights accruing under the treaty settlement, it was said, but the ar- rangement never was carried out. I Navy Department officiuls likewise sald that so far as they knew the cable never had been unsealed. The futlre status of the cable is expected to be defined In the conven- tion between the United ,States and Japan with respect to the Island of Yap, negotiations for which Senator Lodge of the American arms delega- tion announced Saturday as “almost concluded.” UNTRUE, SAYS COMPANY. Traffic Manager Avers Statement ‘Was Unauthorized. NEW YORK. December 12.—George Clapperton, traflic manager of the Postal Telegraph and Cable Com- pany. today characterized as *“totally unauthorized and untrue” the state- ment that the Guam-Yap cable had been sealed some time within the last three days, as reported through the postal's S8an Francisco office. “The cable was sealed in October, 1914, when the Japanese took over the ‘Yap cable station, and has re- mained sealed since that time,” Mr. Clapperton said. The status of all cables in the Pa- cific remains unchanged, he added. CONGRESSIONAL SURVEY OF SCHOOLS IMMINENT Inspection Will Begin Tomorrow. Prospects of New Buildings. Personal inspection of the schools of the District of Columbia will be linstituted tomorrow morning by the joint congressional committee having the District school problems in charge. Members of Congress like old-fash- s “The best feature of the new system,” |Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas, ioned bean soup. That's the first answer to Shakespeare's question, “Upon what meat does this our Cae- sar feed?” and others are country sausage, old-fashioned Virginia corn bread and mufiins, wholesome milk in individual bottles direct from the dairy, and, of course; juicy steaks, chops and pork pfoducts. If it be true that “men fight on their stomachs,” then goo@ legislation ought to result from the present ses- ion because special care has been taken that the members shall be well fed and satisfactorily fed. For some years there has been sporadic dis- satisfaction o the House restau- rant. This comes directly under the Speaker, and he has been bothered a whole lot by fault-finding. So he turned the problem over to Chairman Ireland of the committee on accours. Elliott Woods, architect of the Capi- tol, was called into conference. The result was that during the recess the Kitchen in the basement of’the House end of the Capitol was all torn cut @ w sewerage system put in. freat col- s orn out and the kitchen retiled, painted, the Host modern machinery and time-saving devices installed. The dining room also was repainted and decorated; new lighting fixtures, new tables, new linen, silverware and dishes were put in. Many Return to Restaurant. Now members by the score who had drifted away from the House restau- are drifting back again, because Toe caisine. the service and the entire atmosphere have been improved. To bring ‘his about, Chairman Ireland en- gaged the service of an expert sys- tematizer. He secured Martin Smith, president of the Pioneer Food Con- trolling System. who has also sys- tematized the Senate restaurant. Elliott Woods points out that the op- eration of the House restaurant proflia- Ibly is a trying job because the whol: business laats but an hour a day, while | 1 lace has to be kept open for seiv- e P Gay. The averhead, Mr. Woods explains, amounts to about $150 a day. ‘The House restaurant is not being run for profit. but to give service at cost,” and that is the reason that Mar- tin Smith was called in to systematize lit for the committee rather thaa to turn the place over to an independant i | r. as was previously done. et Woods and Chairman Ireland are much gratified. The appreciation cf the House members is being shown by the way they are flocking back to their luncheon clubs. Seek to Give Satisfaction. nt is not making any m;rrtleey oo Mr. Smith is bending his efforts to give service and satisfaction to the members. This is appreciata: They like finding fresh flowers on tables every day. A new. and efficient corps of walters has been engaged. 'An expert chef has been put in charge of the kitchen. Nothing_ but the very best quality of food is bought. Special attention is given to Koeping the kitchen immaculately d many m:g!h!r"‘s“ (Lfenco:; re visiting the f‘l::::’h'it were one of the sights of the Capitel e been reduced to the Prices hav. meet the actual lowest minimur 8 Guality of food. Star is publishing each day & sum- (Ihe Star u b rized sto the developments of the T taent conference. By reading it exch day you will keep in touch with the out- standing events of the historic meeting.) The far east committee of the Washington conference met at 11 a.m. today and continued consid- eration of the problems particu- Jarly affecting China. e s as decided to withdraw the foll“el'n post offices from China be- fore .‘hnunry 1, 1923, Japan giving its assent to this date. M. Viviani, head of the French delegation, has let it be known that he will sail for home on Wednesday, unless otherwise in- structed from France. In his opin- jon, the Washington conference has advanced sufficiently in its work not to make it imperative that he remain in Washington. It was announced also that Ar- thur J. Balfour and Lord Lee of Fareham planned to sail for Eng- land December 31. says Elliott Woods, “is that we can tell every day just where we. stand. We can see just how far we have fallen behind or just how much we have come out ahead. As fast as we can show a profit it is absorbed by giving more food to an order or in improving the service. We don't want%o make any money, but to give the members of Congress satisfactory service and good things to ea _Serious consideration . has been given to the proposal to make the restaurant in the House oflice build- ing a cafeteria. Mr. Woods says that this is not now likely to be done, al- though arrangements may be made for a part-cafeteria feature. So, it's because. they are well fed and pleased with the service that members of the House are so genial and happily working these days. MOTHER OF MURDERED DOCTOR FALLS DEAD Seventy-Six-Year-0Old Woman Vic- tim of Heart Disease While Viewing Body of Son. By the Associated Press. B NEW YORK, December 12.—Mrs. Lena Glickstein, seventy-six, mother of Dr. Abraham Glickstein, who was shot to death in his Brooklyn office Saturday night. fell dead today from heart disease while viewing her son’s body. Detectives hunting the mysterious woman who shot and killed Dr. Glickstein today began a search among his woman patients for one who may have had a real or imagined grievance against him. All of the physician's correspond- ence-and his list of patients were taken from his safe for examination. Efforts algo were being made to iden- tify the slayer through the revolver she threw under a bookcase in the physician’s house when she fled to the street after the shooting. The weapon was concealed in a fur neck- piece which the woman had wrapped around her hand like a muff. A police questioned a young woman said to have been an Army nurse in France during the war. She was re- leased after detention for several hours. She and her husband sald she had been home at the time of the shooting. SR T BRITISH AUTHOR DEAD. MILNTHORPE, Westmoreland, Eng- land, December 12.—Richard Bagot, the author, is dead at his home here. Richard Bagot, novelist and essay- ist, born in 1860, wag the author of numerous works of fiction having for the most part an Italian background. In 1917 he was presented with an il- luminated address of appreciation from the Italian nation signed by the cabinet, senate and chamber of dep- uties and leaders of Italian sciepce, literature, art and industry. BRIEFLY TOLD STORY OF ARMS CONFERENCE The Japanese delegation has re- ceived instructions from Tokio re- garding the naval ratio question, and Baron Kato was expected to confer today with Secretary Hughes and Mr. Balfour in regard to the matter of the 5-5-3 ratio proposed by the United States and already accepted by Great Britain. The question of fortifications in the . Pacific may be considered in con- nection with this question. Japanese and Chinese delegates ‘will meet again this afternoon to discuss the Shantung problem, particularly with regard to the Kiaochow-Tsinanfu railroad. ~The . Chinese have advanced a proposition that they be allowed’ to compensate Japan for the ra road, which Japan took from Ger- many during the war, and the Jap- anese today indicated willing- ness to consider such a proposal. If this matter of the railroad can be settled satisfactorily the whole question of Shantung will be solved. The Chinese insist they must have entire control of the road. . 2 chairman of the joint committee, said that no regular itinerary had been mapped out, but that the members preferred to drop in the various buildings of the city and see the con- ditions at first hand. The committee will leave the Capi- tol at 9 o'clock in the morning and ‘wlll spend the entire forenoon in visiting a_number of schools. They |will look particularly into the over- jcrowded classes and the dificulties under which the school authorities are working in handling the present large school population. ‘The commit- ee inspections of the schools until most of them have been observed. These visits will be stopped for a time when the educators from_ other cities of the country arrive here. Senator Capper said today he had not heard from either Dr. Finley of New York or Dr. Finegan of Penn- isylvania as to when they would ar rive, and until they reach Washing- ton it is probable that no more in- vitations will be sent to other edu- cators. If building costs shgw a noticeable decrease toward normal, it is prob- able that the large school-building { program might receive favorable con- siderable from Congress at thie ses- Ision, Senator Phipps of Colorado. chairman of the subcommittee on | District appropriations of the Senate committee on appropriations, said to- day he realized the serious shortage in school building space here for the ge number of children, and he be- ieves that Congress would be willing to provide the necessary funds to make up for the shortage as soon as prices get down to a normal basis. CHRISTMAS GREETINGS MAILED AND HELD UP Cards and Letters Will Be Deliv- ered December 21 or 22—Experi- ment to Lessen Congestion. “Christmas greeting” week opened today throughout the city, patrons of the Washington city post office tak- ing advantage of the plan to mail greeting cards andsletters this week and have them delivered by the post office next week. The plan applies to greetings for local delivery only. These may be mailed at the main city post office or at any of the classified stations which are not designated by a number. This can be ascertained by asking any em- ploye at a branch office. Nearly all the branch offices are participating in the plan. All one has to do is hand the greet- ing in at the post office window, stat- ing. “These Christmas greetings are to be held for delivery on December 21 or 22" $ Reasonable assurance is given by the post office that Christmas greet- ings thus mailed will not be prema- turely delivered or delivered after Christmas. Delivery will be made De- cember 21 and 22, but cannot be re- stricted to either one of those days, it is stated. No advance mailings can be received after December 17, nor should ad- vance mailings be deposited in street letter boxes. City Postmaster Chance today asked the hearty co-operation of the public and of post office em- ployes in the movement, 80 as to de- termine whether it will be possible by these means to reduce materially the congestion of Christmas greeting letters and cards that usually con- fronts the post office at Christmas time. LIQUOR ON RAISED YACHT. ST. ANDREWS, Fla.,, December 12. —The yacht Glendoveer, which burn- ed and sank in Pensacola Bay off Beacon Heights, gave up approxi- mately $80,000 worth of liquors when raised here under the direction of ‘William Abt, deputy collector of cus- toms of Pensacola. The Glendoveer .of New Orleans was burned last week when one of the crew struck & match in the galley of the yacht, gasoline fumes ignit- ing. Suspicious actions of the crew aroused customs officials and they ‘were present when the yacht was raised. The cargo of contraband re- ;huled a qulndl:ly :f ill.ne llquor;‘ 111(! ampagne, Wwhicl now in transferred to the government a-.agf Caucus at St. Andrews. Arrests will follow, customs officials state. / themselves mystified today at the| is expected to continue regular | (oad- At S i S B o S U L L B S L SLEEAL L S0 B R S i D. C, IN PRISON REVOLT Two Others Hurt, One Be- lieved Fatally, in Michi- gan Institution. By the Associated Press. J MARQUETTE, Mich.,, December 12. —Michigan state policemen were standing guard in Marquette prison today following a riot among the prisoners yesterday morning that re- sulted in the serious stabbing of War- den T. B. Catlin, the beating of Deputy Warden Fred Menhennit and the per- haps fatal wounding of the latter son, Arthur. Three inmates of the prison who are charged with leadihg the riot were to be flogged in the institution's bull pen today, the punishment hav- ing been ordered by Charles Blaney of Kalamazoo, chairman of the Mich- igan state prison commission. Warden Catlin, who received nine i knife wounds, is sald to be in a seri- ous condition. Young Menhennit was stabbed in the lung. Each is in a lo- cal hospital. Outbreak Occurs In Chapel. The outbreak came in the prison chapel while a large number of the prisoners were witnessing a moving picture performance. “Gypsy Bob”. Harper, Jasper Perry and Charles Roberts, all of Detroit, are alleged to have rurhed upon Warden Catlin in the darkened room and to have slashed him with knives stolen from the prison kitches Arthur Men kennit, who was visiting his father at the prison, intervened, and re- ceived a knife thrust. A prison guard summoned by one of the prisoners held the revolting inmates at bay with his rifle. aml succeeded in_marchlng them to their cells. Prisoners Defend Officials. The three men charged with being ringleaders in the insurrection were aided by several other inmates. while another group came to the defense of the prison officials. Harper had expressed ill feeling for the warden because his privileges had been revoked following his capture after an escape three months ago. Inmates at the institution were reported to be qulet today. TRAVELERS’ AID SOCIETY ASKS CONTRIBUTIONS I'l0.000 Needed to Carry on Work Among Strangers .Arriving at Union Station. Residents of Washington feel a cer- tain responsibility for every human being who enters the gates of the city, Arthur C. Moses, chairman of the board of directors of the Travelers’ Aid Society, declared in a statement issued today asking aid for the so- ciety. The local society, doing work at Union station, needs $10,000 to carry on its program at the terminal. tributions may be sent to W Herron, Union Trust Company. “If you were in the Union station and saw a helpless blind man alone, you would hurry up to him to offer our assistance,” Mr. Moses declared. “If you saw a lonely child come cry- {ing from a train, you would put your arms around her. and comfort her, and try to smooth away her troubles. If you saw an innocent. unsuspecting girl approached by a man whose evi- dent purpose was to lead her astray, You would want to interfere, but you wouldn't know just what to do. “The Travelers' Aid workers do know what to do. They are doing it ievery day—many times a da ‘They |are performing all these services, and jmany more. Do you want them to continue? Do you want some of your {money to be transmuted into persona! {service?” Memberships are: Life. $500: patron, ispecial, $10; contributing, $5, active, §$2: associate, $1. P |CHILDREN SAVED AT FIRE. One Burned and Sent to Hospital After 8th Street Blaze. Two children. one of whom had {been burned about the face, were rescued from fire by their father, Jesse Wilson, colored, in their home, 1508 8th street. about 8:30 o'clock this morning. Marian, ten months old, was taken to the Children's Hospital. Mortisse Wilson, two years old, es- caped injury. Mrs. Hester Wilson, the mother, had occasion to leave the house a few minutes. Her husband returned and discovered the fire and rescued the children. The fire department was called out and extinguished the fire after about $200 damage had re- sulted. An alarm of firm was sounded from box 541 about §:15 o'clock this morn- ing for fire in a garage in rear of 1108 C street southeast. Two auto- mobiles were damage to the amount of $400. Explosion of a gas tank caused a fire in a garage at 2117 E street shortly after 6 o'clock this morning. A motor truck, owned by Robert B, Morman, 1819 Adams Mill road, was damaged to the amount of $50. VALUING CENTER MARKET. !Bearinga on Worth of Property Begun by Commission. Valuation hearings on the property of the Washington Market Company opened today in the courthouse be- fore the Washington market commis- ision, which was created under a re- cent act of Congress to determine the fa‘r value of this property. Frank A. Horne of New York, John M. Walker of Delaware and Louis A. Dent of this city, appointed By Presi- dent Harding as commissioners, were on_the bench. C. A. Douglas and Alexander Wolf appeared as attorneys representing the market company, and W. D. Riter, L. L. High and D. D. Caldwell repre- sented the government. Kathleen Lawler acted as secretary for the commission. Maj. Joseph I. Weller, president of the Weller Construction Company, was the first witness to take the stand. He supplied the commission with technical testimony. SEEKS BOMBING REPORT. Senator Borah Wants Facts ;m Tests Off Hampton Roads. A resolution directing the War De- partment to transmit to the Senate the report ‘of Brig. Gen. Mitchell re- garding the airplane bombing naval ships off Hampton roads was in- troduced today by Senator Boral, re- publican, Idaho, who said that the re- no;t“ was being withheld from the ublic. p At the War Department it was said similar official documents dealing with the bombing tests, was submit- ted to the special joint board, whicn later published a report based on all the data before it. 4 The Mitchell report, which was said to have been prepared by Gen. Mitchell in collaboration with several other officers, it was understood to have contained so much matter ex- traneous to the subject under discus- sion that the department decided not to have it printed or manifolded for distribution, as is usually the case. ‘What purported to be coples of the report a in time, however, in several newspapers. MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1921. . PERTS ANALYEE | BRILLIANT ARMS PROGRESS AP (ABLE SEALED [WARDEN STABBED |France Makes Atonement For Executing Lieutenants $100; honorary, $50: sustaining, $25; of! that the Mitchell report, with other ¥ it Allatrincntc Voted to Wife and Father of Officers Shot Through Error. Slander Suit Paves Way for Action. By the Associated Press. PARIS, November 24.—The French government has now done something to atone for the unfortunate error made in June, 1916, when Lieuts. Her- duin and Millant were summarily ex- ecuted without court-martial or any form of judgment within forty-eight hours of the retreat from Fort Dona- mont on Verdun. Louis Barthou, minister of war, has written to Mme. Herduin, the widow, saying that 100,000 francs has been allotted to her as civil reparation, and 50,000 francs have been similarly al- lotted to the father of Lieut. Miilant, The letter of the minister says that the evidence given in a recent action that Mme. Herduin had taken against a Paris newspaper for libel had made him re-examine the petitions that she had sent to him and his predecessors at the war office. Was Courageous Officer. “If this grievous event is to be judged impartially,” the letter says, “it cannot be separated from the tragic hours when the fate of France was bound up in victory before Ver- dun, but it can only have been brought about by a mistaken application of the regulations. Your husband. very well noted and decorated with the military medal during the war, was a l l courageous officer, whose name you and your little son can bear with hon- or. The law does not permit revision of his case, but the government, on my proposition, has decided to award you civil, reparation.” | Yo, Herduin and the elder Milant { have accepted the government’s offer and, 5o far as they are concerned, this painful affair is now closed. | ‘When Herduin faced the firing corps he refused to have his eyes covered and sald a few words to the squad, that It was thelr duty to obey orders without questioning their ~justice. Then he himBelf, gave the order to | fire. Mistake Was Made. .1t was later proved that a mistake had been made and that neither offi- cer had abandoned his post. but as the order to execute them had been given summarily without the process of military law, the authorities al- ways insisted there was no means Lo revise the judgment or exonerate the victims_of the error. Last June a Paris newspaper pub- lished an article on the case of the two officers declaring that Herduin had abandoned his post and was an alcoholic. Mme. Herduin brought an action for defamation, alleging that verdict for 5000 francs, whereupon | to compensate the officer's widow. —_—mm———— PLACES PUBLIC GROUNDS UNDER DISTRICT CONTROL Duty of Policing and Main- tenance to Commissioners. Transfer to the District of the con- trol and maintenance of all parks and grounds surrounding public bulldings, with certain_exceptions, is provided for in a bill which was introduced in the Senate this afternoon by Senator King of Utah, a member of the Dis- trict’ committee. The bill provides that the policing, preservation, pro- tection and maintenance of all public grounds in the District of Columbia embraced within any park or reserva- tion, or surrounding any public build- ing, including the construction, re- pair and maintenance of all streets, highways, roads, avenues, alleys, bridges or walks therein, shall be un- der the jurisdiction of the Commis- sioners of the District of Columbia and that all work therein shall be per- formed by employes of the District. The bill specifically exempts Capi- tol grounds, the grounds surrounding the Senate and House office build ings. the Executive Mansion, the Li- brary of Congress, the Garden, national cemtery, and military reservations. These grounds now are under the jurisdiction of the office of public buildings and grounds, but it is S ator King's idea to have the protec- tion and maintenance centralized un- der the District Commissioners, e pecially in view of the fact that the District pays a proportion of the cost of maintaining them. —_— NEW PACT CRITICISED BY SENATOR ROBINSON Declares It Takes U. S. Into League of Nations by the Rear Door. Br the Associated Press. The new four-power Pacific treaty was criticised in a statement issued today by Senator Robinson, democrat. Arkansas, who said the new pact would take the United States into the league of nations through a ‘rear door.” The Arkansas senator. who acted as chairman of the last demo- leratic national convention. did not indicate how he would vote on rati- tication. “The treaty substitutes for the Anglo-| {Japanese alliance a_league or alliance i between the United States, France. Eng- iland and Britain,” said Senator Robin- {son. “Japan rejoices in the arrange- fment because of this fact. First study linclines me to believe that it affords |a_means for relieving the tension be- treaty will back us through the rear door into the outer chamber of the league of nations—a SOrry entrance— for under article XVIII of the leagu covenant France, England and Japan are obligated to file the document with the secretary of the league.” _——— APPEAR BEFORE 1. C. C. Willard and Thom Oppose Repeal ! lof Provisions of Transportation Act Daniel Willard, president of the ! Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and i Alfred P. Thom, counsel for the Na- jonal Association of Railway Execu- tives, appeared today before the Sen- ate interstate commerce committee in opposition to pending legislation de- signed to repeal provisions of the transportation act which are said to curtail rate-making authority of state commissions. The proposed legislation, Mr. Wil- lard said, would lead to “absolut failure of the transportation act,” which he commended as important constructive legislation, which has not yet been given a fair tr Mr. Willard said the only alterna- tive to the transportation act was government ownership. The pending bills, he added, would prevent the railroads from securing sufficient funds to provide facilities of trans- portation demanded by the public. EMMA GOLDMAN SILENT ABOUT WISH TO RETURN Mother and Sisters Have Just Re- ceived Letter From Expatriated American Agitator. ROCHESTER, N. Y., December 12. Emma Goldmag’'s mother and sisters said at their home here that they had received a letter from her two days ago. Miss Goldman said noth- ing about making an attempt to re- turn to America. The letter, written in Moscow, said that she had made application to the supreme commis- sion of the soviet government for a passport to Germany to attend a congress in Berlin—they presumed a congress on public health. They were not suprised, however, that Miss Goldman had decided to leave Russia. The extremely cen- talized government of that country ran unter to her long-held belief that re was too much government everywhere. They believed she was anxious to return to America, but dia hot believe she would do 8o by com- promising any of her views. —————— FLIGHT HALTED BY FOG. RT NEWS, Va., December 12.1;‘5!;?:% fog and a threatening rain this morning caused a postpone- ment of the Roma's proposed flight from Langley Field to Washingto The trip will be made some time this week, according to officials at the fiying station. BONDS BURIED IN AUTO TIRE. | BLUFF, Ark., December, 12.— in an automobile tire, somewhere in northern Texas, is $102,000 worth of ‘securi ‘Tom Slaughter’s share of loot M‘.‘:"fi’ his Illlg in numerous bank according to A. 8. Mills, local agent of the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company. Bill by Senator King Ttansfsrsl Botanic | hospitals | Visions of Bombs Stir Secretaries as Candy Arrives for Senators By the Associated Press. Visions of dynamite, clock- work bombs and other infernal machines caused a stir today among weeretaries to Semators Lodge nderwood, Ameri- an delegates in the arm: limitation conference, whe: x mail brought to each senator’s office a small, hermet- ically mealed tin pnckage. It shaken, weighed and | | | y a truxty cam opener wed u box of superfine chocolates from a Cincinnati hotei proprietor. 1500 WOMEN IN PARADE PROTEST AGAINST WAR Tsthy= Fane) IAdasmis ialestens Carry Banners, Which Are Placed in Pan-American Grounds. Led bv Miss Jane Addams, who car- |ried a banner marked “Thou Shalt i Not Kill,” 500 women yesterday even- i ing marched. from the Masonic Tem- {ple to 17th street and down that | thoroughfare td the Pan-American building. Behind her followed wom- en from many parts of the earth, in- { cluding many young high school girl { students of Washington. Banners and iflags were carried by them, and there | were also torches that had been se- | cured for a postponed pageant. This | demonstration was formed after a !large mass meeting of the women's | isection of the International League | for Peace and Freedom yesterday aft- ernoon. Sergt. Easley, in charge of the po- lice detail at the Pan-American build- ing. telephoned No. 3 police station | to inform Capt. Flather of the inci- dent. and Policemen O. S. Hunt, O. J. { Letterman and J. H. Major went to ! the building ana tound that the sol- dier sentry on guard had permitted the women to enter the grounds and place their banners in conspicuous | took | places. The trio of policemen possession of the banners and took jthem to the police station. At the gathering in the Masonic Temple Miss Addams in her address reviewed the economic conditions i ! the United States and the plight of the famine-stricken people along the Volga river in Russia. ‘When 1 real- she said, “I get a new conception of the stupidity of the human race.” Other speakers at the meeting were: Miss Anna_ Haves. a Central Higl Sshool student: Mme. Siri Hard of Sweden; Miss Gertrude Barish, a Rus- sian immigrant; Miss Nyok Zoe Dong, a Chinese student at Bryn Mawr: Dr. Emily Balch of Wellesley College and international secretary of the Wom. en's League for Peace and Freedom Miss Margaret B. Crook of Englan. | and Mrs. Florence Kelley, president of ' the Consumers’ League. Resolutions were adopted urging abandonment of chemical warfare, asking an_amnesty for all political offenders in the United States, sug gesting postponing the payment of Austria’s debt to the United States. urging the government to make use of the permanent court for interna- tional justice for settlement of inter- national disputes, and asking that in all other conferences other nations of the world be included. WORLD WAR VETERANS DEMAND “‘SQUARE DEAL” | 1 Legion Commander, in Address to Press Club Post. Announces Fight for “Adjusted Compensation.” Opening of the battle for adjusted compensation for war veterans “all along the line” was announced last night by Lieut. Col. Hanford Mac- Nider, commander of the American Legion, who was the guest of the Na- tional Press Club Post at a reception in_his honor. Commander MacNider emphasized that the legion plans to engage in an active fight in behalf of a “square deal” for ex-service men, stating. however, that a price could not be put on patriotism. As a last resort, he declared, emergency cases in connection with veterans’ needs might be cared for by the legion itsblf, acting as a con- tral distributing agency for funds turned over to it. ‘The legion will avoid political in- fluences and will stand for the sort of America the soldiers fought and died for in France, he added. Commander MacNider was introduced by Gen. Le- jeune, U. 8. M. C, who was the legion head's superior officer over- seas. Other speakers at the reception were: Col. James A. Drain, district commander of the legion; Senator Ar- thur Capper of Kansas, Representa- tive Johnson of Washington, Brig. Gen. Amos A. Frees, chemical war- fare service, and Lieut. W. N. Wil- liams. Capt. William Wolff Smith was presiding officer. Several musical selections were of- fered by a trio, composed of Herman Hoffman, viollnist; Fritz Mueller, cellist, and Herbert Erisman, accom- panist. - Martin Richardson. sang the “Toast to the Flag” and operatic selections. Col. Charles L. Frailey rendered violin solos. The Marine Band orchestra played. In the afternoon, beginning at § o'clock, members of the club were treated to a performance by the Arts Club Players, in “The Florist Shop.” phy, W. Cameron Burton, G, A. Lyon. The following _artists sang before the play: Mrs. Flora McGill Keefer, ‘Mrs. Ralph P. Barnard and Mrs. John L. Cable. Miss Josephine Huston was at the piano. such charges were untrue. She won a | the government utilized the occasion ; tenor, Paul Whitney Fishbaugh also accompanist. ‘The cast included Miss lerhtprur- nley Hayes, Miss Pattie Williamson and PRESIDENT IS ASKED HOW BANKS CANAID American Association Would Solve Problems of Ad- ministration. President Harding today received the administrative committee and four commission chairmen of the American Bankers' Association who called to learn from the executive how their association can best aid the government in solving the problems of the administration and to give the President assurance of their loyal co- operation. Similar calls will be made by this delegation on the members of the cabinet and other department heads. Eager to Thomas B. McAdams of Richmond, .. president of the association, who headed the delegation, explained that the bankers generally throughout the country are eager 1o aid the adminis- tration wherever possible. | o The administrative committee of }American Bankers' Association, which expects 1o spend three days in Wash- ington, has not come to ask any favors. We simply wish to do our share in helping out in these unsei- {tled times. We will gain first-hand knowledge of the administration’s lines and this ishould aid in fostering co-ordinated teffort and a successful readjustment |of many of our immediate problems Committees Here. ‘ With Mr. McAdams were the fol- lowing “members of the administra- tive committee: John M. Puelicher, vice president American Bankers' As- sociation: President Marshall of Ilsley Bank, Milwaukee: Walter J. Head. isecond vice president. American Bankers' Association, president Oma ha nal Bank: Raymond i Frazi resident Washington M tual Savings Bank, Seattle; John G. Lonsdale, president National Bank of Commerce, Louis; J. A. House, president ' Guardian Savings and Trust Company, Cleveland: R. S. Hecht, president Hibernia Bank and Trust Company. New Orleans; John Drum, president Mercantile Trust { Company, San Francisco: 1. H. Kemps ner, president Texas Bank and Trus® Company. Galveston; Joseph Wayne. jr.. president Girard National Bank, Philadelphia. and J. W. Barton. M. A. Trayvlor, president First Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago, chairman _economic policy commis ion; Fred I. Kent, vice president Bankers' Trust Company, New York chairman commerce and marjne com mission: Joseph Hirsch. president | Corpus Christi National Bank, Corpus { Christi. Tex., chairman agricultural imrru-ninim-.. and Francis H. Sisson, vice president Guaranty Trust Com- pany. New York, chairman public re- lations commission. Others who called were Guy E. {Bowerman, executive manager of tha | American Bankers' Association; Ge: { eral Counsel Thomas B. Patton, Wil- liam G. Fitzgerald. assistant treasurer and secretary: Dr. Walter Lichten- stein and Dr. J. H. Williams of Har- vard. PURCHASE S URGED OF CAPE COD CANAL i Secretaries Weeks, Denby and Hoover Agree in Rec- ommendation to Congress. Purchase by the federal government of Cape Cod canal was recommended today by Secretaries Weeks, Denby and Hoover. who said that $11.500.000 would be a “reasonable price for the {propert President Harding transmitted to | Speaker Giilett a letter from Budget i Director Dawes. which said that, after lan extensive investigation, the sec- {retaries of War, Navy and Commerce jhad concluded that “acquisition of tween the United States and Japan. The | ize the conditions there and here.”ithe canal is desirable” and that the {price is “reasonable.’ Accompanying Mr. Dawes' commu- nication was a statement by Secretary | Weeks, reviewing negotiations con- {ducted’ by him and his two cabinet colleagues. An agreement to be rati- |fled by Congress calling for the trans- ifer of the canal property from the ! Boston. Cape Cod and New York Canal Company to the federal government |also was sent to the Speaker. Of the $11.500,000 purchase price. Mr. Dawes =aid, $5.500,000 would be jin cash. with the government assum- {ing $6.000.000 in bonds now outstand- ing. Included in the purchase wouid be 932 acres of land owned by the ape Cod Construction Company. Several years ago, under condemna- tion proceedings instituted by the Sec- retary of War in the district federal court of Massachusetts, a value of $16,801,000 for the canal and the fran- chises of the operating company was {determined, but the judgment was {later set aside by a higher court. Since then, acting under authority con- {ferred by Congress, the three cabinet {oflicers opened negotiations for the | property. 3 i Secretary Weeks in his communica- fon emphasized that the price now recommended is more than $5,000,000 less than the amount fixed as reason- able by the court. e ASSAILS BIRTH CONTROL. Archbishop Curley Holds First Service Outside Cathedral. BALTIMORE. Md. December 12— Advocates of birth control were as- sailed by Archbishop Michael J. Cur- ley at a confirmation service in St. Dominic's Catholic Church here yes- terday afternoon, his first publio ceremony outshle ‘the cathedral since his arrival in Baltimore. “The married state is sacred and it has its duties and its rights” the | archbishop declared. “But there is body of people, male and female i | degenerates, who would fly in the face of God the Creator and make life one great sin and orgy of pas- n. S'%atnolic parents who fail to do their duty as parents, who tamper with the laws of nature in the mar- ried state, who, through seifishness or love of society or lack of trust in Providence, snuff out the lives of unborn children, are guilty of the gravest crimes and sins against God Almighty.”. SALVATION ARMY WARNS. Unauthorized Persons Are Collect- ing Christmas Funds. Friends of the Salvation Army are asked by Maj. John G. McGee, com- mander in the District, to be on the watch for unauthorized persons who attempt to palm themselves off as col- lectors for the Salvation Army. A local business house reported to Maj. McGee today that Saturday a woman, not in uniform, had secured several checks from the establish- ment, having them made payable to “Salvation Army, R. Mitchell” No such person is connected with the Salvation Army, Maj. McGee declared. The police have been notified, and a round-up of all who are attempting to deeeldve the public in this regard is ted. e'Aplelc collectors for the Salvation Army, Maj. McGee said, are in full uniform and all carry letters of au- thority signed by him.