Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1921, Page 1

7 WEATHER. Rain tonight and probably tomor- warmer tonight; col emperature for twenty ended at 2 p.m. today: Hi 1:45 today: lowest, 36, yesterday. i il lder tomor- -four hours ghest, 57, at at 11:45 p.m. Full report on Page 4. * Closing New York Stocks, Page 17. 28 356. No. Entered as second-class Post office Washington, ‘D 6. YIELDING TOFRANCE IN NAVY DEMANDS ... Do 1S HELD INPOSSIBLE Diplomats Amazed at Plea in Contravention of Spirit of Conference. INSISTENCE SURE TO UNDO LABORS OF BRIAND HERE Incident May Encourage Sugges- tion French Pay War Loans Be- fore New Building. BY N. 0. MESSENGER. Amazement pervades all diplomatic and official circles in Washington at France's demand for increased naval tonnage held to be in contravention of the entire spirit and objective of the arms limitation conference. Ac- quescence is said to be impossible, and in that view there is universal wonder why France put forward the demand. Regret is expressed on all sides, echoed also in the talk of the town outside of officialdom, that France has taken this stand. Therg seems to be unanimity of opinion that insistence will undo a great deal of the work of Marshal Foch and the impassioned appeal of Premier Briand in creating sympathy in the United States for nce. Efforts May Be Hampered. ine The nt may also serve, it isj sprehended, to hamper the efforts of | who are seeking to ease up cconomic conditions I Kurope and to encourage the suggestion that France be asked to take up her war loans be- fore embarking upon a costly mili- taristic policy. is estimated that it would cost ose it $100,000,000 to build the ten capital ships France proposes and it is thought that there would be general surprise in this country that France's onomic future looked so bright as to warrant such a commitment. While there would be satisfaction over such a bright financial outlook, there would be the attendant thought that existing obligations might jus- tify prior consideration. Objective in Doubt. No one in diplomatic or official Washington can understand what France could hepe to gain by per- sisting in the demand to the point of frustrating the objects of the arms conference while readily perceiving whst she stands to lose. ~ 7" ’f] It is pointed out that in breaking up the plan for limitation of naval armament, now agreed upon by Ja- pan, Great Britain and the United States, France would isolate herself from the community of peaceful in- terests established by that agreement and stand alone as the one important nation bent upon a dominating naval and military policy. Applicant for Sympathy. At this time France is an applicant for sympathy and support from the United States and Great Britain igainst perils which she holds to ex- ist in_her surroundings. The first ef- fect, it is said. of her determination to start out upon a program of land and naval armament on a large scale | would be to substitute suspicion of her motives for sympathy, and put the world in a defensive frame of mind. British and other spokesmen have pointed out that to agree with France's demand for the capital ships would not alter the determined ratio of 5—5—3, but would necessitate the building of additional ships on that basis and_that such a course is diametrically opposed to the existing spirit of the arms conference. Compared With Japan. Comment was not lacking today on the contrast between the attitude of Japan on naval construction and that of France. Japan had been holding off for weeks until she finally “signed up.” It is true that she gained a con- cession in the case of her cherished | Mutsu, and that consideration has suggested the thought that possibly France hopes to induce concessions likewise. But it is held that the menace in- volved in crippling the entire naval reduction program is not o serious to the world as would be the serious- ness to France in isolating herself from the concert of nations bent upon a great humanitarian and economic reform. DENIES STRIKING MINERS WERE ORDERED TO WORK President John L. Lewis Declares Union is Offering Every Sup- port in Colorado. By the Associated Press. SPRINGFIELD, 111, December 17.— Striking miners of the Colorado Fuel ; and Iron Company have not been ordered back to work and the United Mine Workers of America “are ren- dering all possible aid in oppesing reduction of their wages,” Interna- tional President John L. Lewis de- clared here this morning. “Our_officers and field workers in Colorado are co-operating in every way with the miners in Hurfano county,” Mr. Lewis continued. “I do do not care to enter into a con- troversy with the person who gave that_report out, but it is not true. Mr. Lewis said he did not wish to dis- the Colorado situation furthe Shop Early SHOP EARLY—for your own convenience and comfort. SHOP EARLY—to make your selections_from a full line of merchandise. SHOP EARLY—to have more time to make your purchases. | w FRENCH TO HOLD OUT FOR SHIPS DESPITE CRY OF OTHER POWERS tes Realize Fully That if erence Fails Blame Will Be Puton ! em and Nation ng Be Isolated. Conf Th BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. | The French mood. as nearly as it can now be gauged, is cool, quiet and | grim. There is not the slightest sign | that the demand for 350,000 tons of capital ships will be abated one jot. | The British say that it is impossible tlat France should be authorized to| build so large a navy. The French 1ply say. Why not? By what au-| thority does Britain tegislate for France? The fate of the entire Wasl itgton conference now hinzes on this controversy. A the Pacific, have stcpped off the platform. Battered. blcod-stained Burope takes the 1100; So little can uny question be isolated in_this complex modern world. | The French have not acted light- heartedly or without ripe reflection. They realize that if the conference | vow fails, an effort will be made to place the blame solely upon them. They expect public opinion in Britain, | Italy and America to cry out against them. But except for cotton, they are | economically self-sufficient; they are ! convinced that right and justice are on their side and there is every prob- 2bility that they will stand firm, 140,000 Tons of Capital Ships. The French navy now consists of about 140,000 tons of rather anti-| quated capital ships. It is not that the French can now afford, or that| they now want, to build up to 350,000 | tons. They say merely that they may | nt to do so before the end of ten| ears; that their navy is much lower | than it should be, and that in the ab- | strget there is no justification for any | one trying to impose upon them a| navy smaller than they need. They | recognize the present superiority of | the British fleet in European waters| as a present fact, but not as an| eternal dogma. There is, they add. n naval problem in Europe. The British | fleet is supreme. The effort to force a low ratio on France is an abstra FRENCHNAY AT 5 AGAN TAREN UP Committee of 15 Resumes Work With Little Pros- pect of Results. By the Associated Press. The naval committee of fifteen of the arms conference resumed con- siderdtion today of the French and Italian naval ratio problem, but with little prospect that the day would show any material results in the way of advancement toward an agreement ; among the flve powers on relative naval strength and reduction in fleets in harmony with that already reached by the “big three” naval countries. The naval subcommittee, after a| session of about two hours, adjourned. | At the conclusion of the committee’s| deliberations the following announc ment was made: “The subcommittee on_ naval limi- tation met this morning, December 17, at 11 o'clock, in the Pan-American building, and after a general discus- | sion adjourned to meet next Monday morning, December 19, at 11 o'clock.” The committee again was intrenched | behind its rule of silence adopted ves- | terday, and no further information was available as to the exact nature of the statement the French group is | making as to France's needs in naval ; tonnage on the basis of her national j security. Nor was further light avail- able on the French project to build ten 35,000-ton capital ships in the decade 1925-3 . Discusses Secrecy Pledge. delegation, it was learned, recalled to the attention of the committee at to- day's session the promise of secrecy made by all delegations on Thursday, and said this agreement had been regarded by British “spokesmen” on Friday. M. Sarraut further asserted | that he had kept his word. and that until the committee changed the rule he intended to observe the obligation. The French delegation head then passed on to the presentation of the French point of view on naval re- ductions, and no other member of the | committee referred to the question of secrecy. Chairman Hughes, speaking after M. Sarraut concluded, was understood to have taken a moderate view and; spoke appreciatively at one point of the part played by France in the world war. It is generally understood that M. Sarraut and Ambassador Jusserand, | the two French delegates now in Washington, lack full power to mod- ify the basis or the details of the naval proposals France has present- ed in the committee. The delegation is known to have been in cable com- munication with Paris since the “big three” agreement was made known officially. but it nas not been dis- closed whether additional instructions have been received from Premier Briand. Count on Effect at Home. Some officials here count upon the effect_in France the return of Ma shal Foch from the United States is apt to have because of the extraordi- nary warmth of the reception the great French soldier received all over! the United States during his_visit here. It is estimated by these officials that the marshal’s report of the very friendly feeling shown toward him by the American people everywhere will have a hearing in the final determina- tion of the French government to shape its course in naval matters along the lines that Great Britain, the United States and Japan have agreed to do in| the three-power naval understanding. Ne U. S. Counter Proposals. The American group in the commit- tee of fifteen has not reached the point of formulating counter proposals as to French and Italian naval ratios, is is understood. Whether develop- ments in the committee will make such American initiative advisable re- mains to be seen. In the far eastern branch of the conference negotiations. on the otner | hand, there had been a turn for great- er progress today in the tentative agreement reached between, the Japa- nese and Chinese delegates in their Shantung conference on the mode of financial settlement by China for pur- chase of the Kiaochow railroad in the Japanese leasehold. With this obstacle removed, the delegations were pre- pared to press their negotiations at another meeting today. SHOP EARLY—in the day be- fore the sales force is tired out. SHOP EARLY—in the day to ive those in offices a chance in the evenings. TWO HURT IN MOTOR CRASH. Policeman Frank H. Chaney of the second precinct and John E. Redmiles, 610 15th street northeast, seated on a motor _cycle that was ing towed along Benning road at 26th street last night about 7 o'clock, were injured when the rope broke and the machine crashed into the curb. The injured men were taken to Casualty Hospital. » i the navies of the world. | demandea. he X WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1921-TWENTY-TWO PAGES. tion, for France has no immediate in-| tention of building capital ships.| Since the conference is dealing in ab- stractions, France claims, in the ab-| stract, the right to third place among | 1f, however, Britain, Japan and the United State: would be willing to let the subject drop. France, too, would consent, there being really no urgent naval problem requiring solution in Europe. 4 Belleve Selves Justified. Other countries have their own viewpoints regarding this French stand. Britain and Ita for example, are violently ant nistic, and from their respective positions, this antag: is fully justified. But France, ders el1f to be fully justi- | ¢ the case would be judged | cannot be predicated. In actual fact, the French ' think they are right, and it is with| this French attitude that the confer- ence will now have to deal. To en- deavor to explain it is therefore | worth while. The story begins at the Paris peace conference. France there made cer- tain important concessions to Britain and the United States, in return for which, the league of nations was to protect it, the allies were to stand together to collect reparations from iermany, and Britain and the United | tates were in addition to give France a guarantee of aid in case of unprovoked aggression. The treaty was negotiated and signed in com- tied. before some divine court lInfernal Machine, Exploding | mystery of the Wall street explosion WALL STREET BOMB PLOT CLEARED WITH ARREST N POLAND Prematurely, Was Intend- ed for J. P. Morgan. FIVE PRINCIPALS NAMED PAID $30,000 BY “REDS” Moscow ~ Third Internationale Financed Job Through New York Communists. The arrest in Warsaw of Wolfe Lindenfeld will clear up the entire of September 16, 1920, it was stated positively today by William J. Burns, head of the Department of Justice's bureau of investigation. Mr. Burns declared that Lindenfeld himself was not implicated in the ex- plosion, one of the worse tragedies in the history of New York, but was so close to the radical elements who were its perpetrators that he knew all about it. The third internationale, mon. But the United States rejected the treaty, refused to join the league, made a separate peace with Germany and refused to vote the guarante pact. Making the American refusal | an excuse, Britain also refused, with | the result that, much against their | will, the French have felt obliged to | maintain a large and costly army in | order to protect themselves. { Left Face to Face. The United States withdrew from | ropean_affairs, leaving _Britain_and Page ‘olumn ALLIES TURN DOWN PLEA OF GERMANY Must Tell What She Can Pay on Time. ; By the Associated Press. | PARIS, December 17.—The allied ' reparations commission has refused | to consider Germany's request for an | extension of time on her January and February repafations payments 4ntfl | the German government tells just what she can pay on these install- ments and gives other information This developed when the text of the commission’s note to the ! Berlin government was made public ! today. The reply expresses surprise that Germany failed to tell exactly what| foreign exchange she would be abl to deliver, what delays she desired and | what guarantees she would ~offer | meanwhile. Until these details ar furnished it will be impossible to con- sider or even examine the request of the German government, the note de- clares. Regret In Expressed. The commission expresses regret | that Germany had not replied to its | previous queries as to what action | she purposed taking regarding the | commission’s _suggestions for bal- i of the mystery { the United States, {Holds Request for Extension | ir. Burns said, was the moving spirit behind the plot. 2 Lindenfeld Justice Agent. Lindenfeld, whose arrest was re- ported to the department by the ; Associated Press, was described by Mr. Burns as the key to the solution and “the only man that we know in the world that krows all about it.” Lindenfeld, according to Mr. Burns, went_abroad originally on behalf of the Justice Department to obtain information which would lead to the arrest of those responsible for the cxplosion. When no reports were | received from him, Mr. Burns said, Silvester Cosgrove, one of the de-| artment’s agents, was sent over to nd out why Lindenfeli was not} sending the information promised, | and the arrest followed. Others Under Survelllance. Radicals in Europe as well as in Mr. Burns assert- ed, were under surveillance by the department for suspected connection with the explosion, and if the inform- ation to be obtained from Lindenfeld proves to be as expected arrests are in immediate prospect. Polish Press Representative. Lindenfeld, Mr. Burny explained, was the representative in New York before his departure for abroad of radical Polish papers, and also was one of the SUNDAY MORNING EDITION IMmber of the Associated Press | The Associated Press is exclusively enmtitied to Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 90,211 the use for republication of all news dispatches eredited to it or not otherwise credited in *his papcr and also the local news published hereln. ANl rights of publication «f -pecial Qispatches hereln are also reserved. | ) TWO CENTS. THREE-DAY DEBATE {Final Action on Peace Treaty Expected Wednesday by Sinn Feiners. By the Associated Press. DUBLIN, December 17.—Final de- cision on the Irish peace treaty by the dail eireann can be expected on Wednesday. but not before, according to information obtained from authori- tative Sinn Fein circles. A statement signed by Eamonn De Valera and Arthur Griflith was is- sued last night announcing a public session of the dail for 11 o'clock Mon- | day morning, at which a motion for ! ratification of the treaty will be made. A TPRE-HOLIDAY DEMAND. High Faculty, Belief that the prize essay contest to be conducted by The Evening Star on “The Arms Conference and Its Sig- nificance” will have the desired ef- fect of stimulating an intensive study of the conference proceedings b school children of the District, was expressed today by Charles Hart, principal of Eastern High School. Mr. ! Hart indicated that students of East- jern, especially those in the history | classes, will be urged to enter the contest for its fundamental educa- tional value. PRINCIPAL HART SEES BENEFIT IN THE STAR ESSAY CONTEST PREUL[}E]_ N UA'Lglncent;ve to-Stady:. Says Head ol Buste Pupils to Enter. SENATE WANTS D. . FINANGE BILL SENT BACK FROM HOUSE Mistake in Taxing Provision Causes Effort to Have It Reconsidered. “TANGIBLE” IS OMITTED — Unless Changed, Measure Would { Increase Intangible Taxation. Some Other Errors. Reconsideration of the bill passed {‘uy the Senate this week changing { the fiscal system of the District of ! Columbia will be sought in the Senate probably on Monday. The Senate late vesterday agreed to a resolution in- troduced by Senator Jones of Wash- ington, who sponsored the original measure on the floor, requesting the | House to return the bill to the Senate. The purpose of the reconsideration, Senator Jones said today, is to make certain changes in the measure, the principal one of which is to insert the |{word “tangible” in section three of { the act sc that it will read as follows: “That, until otherwise provided by | law. the rate of taxation in the Dis- | triet of Columbia on tungible personal and real esiate sh be $1.75 per hun- . and other tuxes shali be as now ided.” Inudvertently Left Out. Senator Jones explained that it w | the intention of Senator Caraway's | amendment to provide only for the | tungible personal property tax and not m; for a levy on intangible property, and the word was inadvertently left out when the amendment was presented lon the floor. | The effect of the section as approved by the Scnate would be to increase Who Will Urge | the tax on inwngibie property, | bringins it to the level of the tax on tungibie personsl property. While !thorities from teachers can be taken | (& 28 a criterion, the es: contest destined to be one of the most lar ever conducted in W L a tecnmicality, it was thought iS | pest that the bill should be recalied L POPU- 4y the word put in to make it quite INETON. [ clear us to what Congress intended Already children in many schools. it | 4o H d, are manifesting more in- | ‘&P 5 ting £ : : iile this is the principal change terest than heretofore in the arma- | yu will be Sousht on the Send ment parley and its developmenty: | joor when the bill is returned, it wa, Contest to Be Divided. ipumted out Ly Senator Jones that Ay {when the bill went to the printing ccording to plans previous office certain changes were made nounced. cash prizes apgregating there which they had no authority to $1.000 will be awarded children sub-|Make, and these will be corrected ot : S )7 iwhen the measure is up for recon- ;mitting the best essays in the con-|sideration. These are not seriou test. The contest probably will be di- | however, relating only to changes vided into distinct classes. Con-|Phraseclogy, but the senator said 1t Debate on the motion. to allow full ¥ to the views of the conffict- ing sections of opinion in the dail, resentatiyv and the third g “L_ believe the contest.” —said Mr.|eStants in one class will be limited to Hart, “will crystallize the study of| Students of the semior high schools. | world that knows all about it.” !man of pronounced radical tenden- recommended to the Burns Detective Ageney as_the man who knew most about the Wall street explosion, and, | Mr. Burns declared, adding that care- | ful check had borm® this out. “Lindenfeld,” saild Mr. Burns, “is the only man that we know in the For this reason, Mr. Burns contin- ued, Lindenfeld was sent abroad to get he necessary information to enable he arrest of the participants in the bomb plot and was to have received | he $50,000 reward for these disclos- ures. 1 Of Radical Tendencies. He was described by Mr. Burns as a highly educated and intellectual ! cies, although he did not himself ad- | vocate violent measures. He is about thirty-six vears old, and has a wife and two children now in New York, and is a half-brother of Rosa Luxem- burg. He went by the name of Wil- i that they remain outside. ancing the budget, preventing the ex- | liam Linde in this country, Mr. Burns will, it is thought, occupy the ses- sions Monday and Tuesday, with final action on Wednesday. The members of the dail assemble today for continuance of the secret sessions of the last three days. During the dail meeting this morn- ing the newspaper men, who previous- !ly had been permitted to remain in the corridors of the building, were excluded altogether, the orders being This_ap- parently was to prevent all attempts at interviewing individual delegates regarding the course of the debate. The crowd assembled outside the building this morning permitted Ea- mon J. Duggan, one of the signers of the peace agreement, to pass in unno- ticed. Michael Collins, arriving in an automobile, got a slight cheer. De Valera Warmly Received. Eamonn De Valera, who drove up accompanied by Erskine Childets, re- i ported as leading the fight against { the conference the pupils have had in the classroom better than anythipg ‘else. It will be an incentive for rounding out the study.’ Wil Push Parley Study. to have the history teachers at East- {ern make particular reference to the jcontest next week, in order that the school will be well represented among the essayists, who are expect- ed to enter it from virtually all the | public schools. After the Christmas : holidays, he said, one period of the | history class each week will take the | form of an assembly, at which the | students will be called upon to go be- {fore their class and summarize the | results of the conference, which i } expected to be adjourned by that time. i This plan, in his opinion, will be bene- ficial to the students in preparing their essays for The_Star's contest. 1n the other class contestants will be | pliplls of the junior high schools and jthe upper grades of the elementary ' schools. | Prizes totaling about $500 will be was not the bill as paSsed by the Senate. Will Ask Unanimous Comwent. It is not anticipated mow that when the bill comes up for reconsideration there will be any debate on the mat- Plans are being made by Mr. Hart| jawarded in each class. There wiil be | ter. Senator Jones said that he would 4 DAt Eronaiandiie rss injeach move as soon as the bill was returncd 3 {to the Scnate to make the changes by awards for essays showing superior merit. The date for opening the contest. the rules and the names of persons constituting the board of judges will junanimous _consent, |reason for them. {to inserting the word “tangible” was clearly the intent of Senator Cara- | way. he doesn’t anticipate any diffi- explaining the the part relating be announced later. Meantime, school 5 children are advised to read the con- | €Ulty in getting the word inserted. ference proceedings printed in the ! uch” with KILLING OF LOGAN DEPUTY sions there. s o write intelligently ~on “The v { Conforcnne i Ts Sineineeg At | BRINGS ARREST TO SEVEN | e authorities to the summarized ac-|_ . : ;‘oum of the developments of the con- |Seized by State Troopers in Connec- erence as printed daily in The Star,| . 8 which they believe will be valuable to| tion With Slaying by Armed spapers, in order to keep in close o At tention has been directed by %chool | ichildren following the parley pro- | If reports received by school au- ceedings. M. Sarraut, the head of the French, Jeach of the above dafes, as to the| portation of German capital and jadded. had taken cut his first citi- | measures to obtain foreign exchange from German holders. The German 1 government was taken to task in the Inote for this situation. The note reads: “The reparations commission has received a letter from | the chancellor dated December 14 an- nouncing that the German govern- ment was unable to pay in their en- tirety the installments due. under the | schedule of payments, on January 15 and February 15, next, and requesting | the reparations commission to ex- | tend the time limit for the payment of these installments. ‘Wants Definite Information. E “The commisslon can but express | its surprise that the chancellor’s let- ter contains no definite statement as to the currencies which the German government will be able to pay on | length of the extension requested for | the payment of the balance or as to| the security to be offered meantime. | “Unless and until the commission | receives definite information on these | points it will be impossible to give consideration to, or even examine, the request of the German government. “The reparations eommission regrets to note that the chancellor's letter! makes no allusion to the measures he has adopted ‘or proposes to adopt in compliance with the views expressed | by the commission in its verbal state- ment of November 13 and its letter of December 2, 1921. The commission recommends this letter to the particu- lar_attention of the chancellor.”” The note is signed by Louis Dubos, president of the reparations commis- sion, and Sir John Bradbury, British meniber of the commission. ATTACKED IN LONDON. By the Associated Press. LONDON, December 17.—Germany’s contention that she is unable to pay | in full due in January and February was at- tacked by several London newspapers today. The Morning Post attributed Ger- many’'s alleged embarrassment to a determination to be driven to the edge of bankruptcy, and charged the Ger- man government with shirking appli- cation of the only remedy, which, it said, was the taxation of German in- dustries. It accused Premier Lloyd George of favoring Germany at the expense of France, and ascribed his attitude to the “subtle, sinister influence of the Russian soviet government, which has been steadily employed in Ger- many’s interests and now is obviously directing the policy of the British government.” ! The Daily Mail asserted that Ger- many had plenty of money to spend upon herself, as shown by the fact that she was subsidizing industries, railroads and civil aviation. “Let her commandeer the foreign investments of German millionaires,” it said. The Dally Telegraph said that should it be proved that Germany was honestly unable to pay it would appear that the problem must be solved internationally in conjunction with the Uaitzd States, zenship papers, and an effort was made to obtain his second papers for kim before he went abroad. He is |2 Pole by birth, Mr. Burns continued, and his relatives are now in Warsaw. He himself was forced to leave Rus- sia in 1906 because of his radical con- ratification of the treaty, was warmly received. According to reports in circulation ltodu. every member of the dail will make some speech at next week’s pub- nections. Mr. Burns said that evidence had been gathered by the Burns Detec- tive Agency which checks up with infermaticn known to be in the hands of Lindenfeld, and that data in the hands of the agency had been turn- | led over to the government, which had been working on the Lindenfytd arrest in_ Warsaw in. co-operation with the Polish government and the | State Department through the Amer- ican embassy there. Mr. Burns expresped himself as confident that the mystery. of the Wall street explosion would be un- raveled as a result of Lindenfeld's lic session to justify his vote. Many of these were expected to be confined to a few words of explanation. but the main speeches for and against the treaty are likely to be of considerable length. It is accordingly expected that the proceedings may last at least two, and possibly three. days. The dail eireann cobinet last even- ing issued the following note: “The cabinet had before it today re- ports of four attacks on British forces in Ireland, two members of which have been killed. The cabinet is of the opinion that these acts were not committed by members of the republi- can forces, and condemns them in the the reparations installments{ arrest, and declared that radicals of the communist third internationale wr{uld be found responsible for the crime. PLOT READS LIKE FICTION. strongest manner. “The minister of defense and the minister of home affairs have been di- rected to investigate the occurrences and to use every effort to bring the perpetrators to justice.” A significant fact in connection with the statements is that it is igned by all the members of the cabinet. —_— THREE BOYS DODGE DEATH By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va., Arrest Follows Thrilling Chase by Secret Service Agents. By the Assoclated Press. WARSAW, December 17.—Plots and counterplots, reading like a chapter from fiction, were involved in the search for clues in many parts of Furope by American secret service!southbound passenger train, which agents which resulted in the arrest|they did not see because of the pass- here yesterday of Wolfe Lindenfeld, [ing of a freight train on & track in alias William Linde, in connection|front of them, three boys—Robert with the Wall Street bomb explosion | Pointer, Miles Clark and Robert in New York, In September, 1920,|Powell—all of Chesterfield county, Lindenteld has fully confessed, the | b aaientic Coant Line ratsosd ot the Atlantic Coast Line railroad at authorities say, naming the ring-|Kingsland. The boys were thrown leaders in the plot, which he de- from the truck ad a result of the im- clared was aimed at’J. P. Morgan, the pact. None of the boys is believed to have been fatally hurt, despite the fact that the truck was demolished. (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) “Western Civilization Taught Us How tn» Make War!” This is one of the startling statements of Vice Ad- miral Kato, naval adviser to the Japanese delegation, in a special interview given to The Sunday Star. This interview, giving the oriental view of many public ques- tions, is one of the most remarkable of this history- making period. In the Magazine of Tomorrow’s Star Order your copy of The Sunday Star from news- dealer today, for the supply is limited. December 17.— Driving a motor truck against a fast, ACTION ON POLICE . TOBEPOSTPONED Filling of Vacancies to Await Passing of Christ- mas. The Commissioners will not fill the position of superintendent of police sonnel of the department until after the Christmas holidays, Commissioner Oyster announced today. ‘The Commissioner has had before him for several days the report of the board of surgeons on the physical condition of all men in the police and fire departments of sixty years or | mtre, who were examined to deter- 1ainc If any of them should be retired. Hearings at the Capitol on the esti- niates have prevented the Commis- sioner trom studying the report. It is understood the report divides the vet- ersn officials into three classes, A, B and C, according to their physical con- dition and experience. It is understood that one reason for postponing action on the report of the doctors is that the Commissioners do ot wi of Christmas. Persons in touch with police affairs beffeve the naming of a superin- tendent is being delayed so that all of the changes that are to be made in the department might be ordered simultaneously. ‘The list of fifty-nine policemen who were examined by the physicians in- icludes one inspector and three cap- tains. The group of eleven firemen who went before the surgeons in- cludes several chiefs. The Commis- sioner has mnot intimated what the recommendations of the doctors were on these high officials. Will Decide on Merits. Commissioner Oyster has stated a number of times that the mere fact that a man has reached sixty does not ean that he should be retired. The Commissioners intend to decide the individual cases on their merits, weighing the physical condition of the men together with the nature of the duties they perform. The Civil Service Commission re- cently held an examination for leu- tenants of police to determine their qualifications for promotion to cap- tains in the event of Tetirements. There is already one vacancy caused by the retirement of Capt. Thomas Judge of the tenth precinct. Inspector Daniel Sullivan will con- tinue as acting superintendent of po- lice until an appointment is made, FILIPNOS DEMAND Marchers on Mingo. By the Associated Press. CHARLESTON, W. Va., December —Seven men were arrested at Dry Branch on Cabin creek, Kanawha { county, late last night by state troop- lers in connection with the death of |John Gore, deputy sheriff of Logan | county, who was Kkilled on Blair | mountain during the march of armed {men from Marmet to the Logan- | Boone county line last summer. They ! wiil be taken to Logan for hearings i today, it was said at state police head- | quarters. 1he men were taken into custody ’unde\‘ a blanket warrant issued after indictments had been returned by a {Logan grand jury against alleged | marchers. Frank Kitchin is already {in the Logun county jail awaiting | trial under a charge of alleged cun- nection in Gore's death. SELFSOVERNNENT Nationalists Insist Upon Full Independence From United States. By the Associated Press. or make any other changes in the per- | h.to retire any one on the eve | MANILA, P. L, December 15.—Abso- | lute independence for the Philippines | through complete severance of polit cal relations with the United States is demanded in the platform of the na- clonalista party adopted by its con-; vention here today. The platform, favors English as the| official- language of the Philippines. The independence plank was strong- Iy supported by Manuel Quezon, presi- | dent of the Philippine senate, who | declared in a speech Tuesday that the | Philippines do not want or need American protection. i “The time has come,” he said, “for the Filipino people through the na- |cionalista party to make a cleay, frank {and_unequivocal exr-amspn on the question of indepe..sence—complete and absolute independence. We do not | want or need her profection. It is! unworthy of a people who clamor| for independence to ask help or pro-| tection or compassion. There are no| enemies to fear. no ambitions nations waiting to grab us. Independence of the Philippines will be recognized not only by Europe, but also by the na- tions of the orient.” The party took issue with the recent recommendation of Secretary of War Weeks and Gov. Gen. Wood to the ilegislature that the provincial gov- ernment “get out of business and stay out.” The:convention adopted a reso- | lution declaring in favor of govern-| Imenl participation in business, giv- Ixng as the reason for this policy the hesitancy of private capital to enter into the business fleld here. A plank| favoring immediate granting of suf- frage to women was modified to favor the extension “when the opportune time comes.” WAR’S TOLL IN MALABAR. By the Associated Press. DELHI, India, December 16.—Offi- ckal announcement was made today that since the outbreak of disturb- ances in Malabar last August 1, 826 Moplahs have been killed, 1,600 ‘wounded and 5,474 captured. The an- nouncement added that 14,241 have surrendered voluntarily. No resistance was offered by the men arrested, according to Lieut. Mack i’ Lilly of the state police. He added, however, that the troopers car- ried a machine gun with them to use n case of un emergency. —_— PLAN QUIET CHRISTMAS. President and Mrs. Harding Will Spend Day at White House. A quiet Christmas in the White House will be observed by the Presi- dent and Mrs. Harding unless present | plans are changed by unexpecred de- Velopments. It was announeed to- day that the President would hang up his stocking “at home” and, with the possible exception of attending church that Sunday, there would be no event to trespass on the quietude of the_ holiday. Today’s News In Brief Senate asks return of District finance bill to correct error. Page 1 Emergency Hospital officers cite rec- ‘ord of 15,000 patients treated in year 2nd ask liquidation of debt on insti- tution. Page 2 London disappointed by new 5-5-3 ar- rangement. Page 2 No war obligation seen in four-power pact. Page 2 0l1a rivalry of France and England endangers arms conference. Page 3 Chinese and Japanese reach tentative agreement on major Shantung is- sues, 3 Page 3 Gegrge Martin of Washington acquit- t83°in liquor robbery. Page Pupils at special school make play- house for Christmas. Page Fugitives escape net about Kentucky cave. Page 4 erday declared to have admitted Ela::vyersy gave advice in bond-theft plot. Page Ocean liners’ active competition for passengers marks post-war_travel revival. Page Central citizens pledge support to school program. Page 22 Public asked to give to Home for In- curables by head of board. Page il