Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1921, Page 3

\ BUYERS INSPECT - OBSOLETE CRAFT Ships in Philadelphia Navy Yard to-Be Sold to High- . est Bidder. By the Assoviated Press. PHILADELPHIA, December 17 Obsolete battle craft that are to b sold by the Navy Department to th highest bidder terday at the Philadelphia nal by a group of business men, compris- ing financiers, shipbuilders, stecl """‘] ien the tables of Lenin and Trot- (). rators and scrap dealers. Bids are to will be totally reversed. . lsAl:dma:flt:‘llo:v.-' : iy r' This is the message brought set, Russian engineers of be submitted to the Navy board o easage Drought Ao | ability skilled neahnaler e survey, appraisal & le 26. ington on or before January 2 vard are the the local ttles] uri and Wisconsin. T Maine, Mi turrets rusted, gray paint on and peeled. the more than the de: catalogue—""hulks. thy appear _but cription in the sal he early part of the present cen- s Bt of them were launch= tury, when most X 3 ed. they were the pride of the Nav 2 displacement of sligh! more thar . < i presented. The Rus. Sorcies T action, in the late members of the foreign delegations|sian peasant I e Stame was built in Fhila- | o the_conference on_limitation "of [ regions. in bty o e e Both Broken. S Thin: A e M at Newpo! , in whic) his_ecclesias- [ know that - g ; Gelphin et The ¥ In was | tical ‘Supérior of south Russia re-|dered. ' In other rigies, Jooh, Mur- AR O e ateta [Thoy auested and appealed -that moral|too well that the sovicts exist anq| The rivalry of England and France, e praised a8 Junk at $120,000 | support be given to the Russian peo- | that the lands are supposed 1o be his ce and war since civil- arc appraised S ipuintion that ihe | ple at the tragic hour of their reso- | But he has found s e orq B | theme of roman Sovernment retain from each ship | lute struggle against the forces of|family are entitled only to a certain |13ation:-came to the west, has crossed Pwenty-two flat armor plates. weigh- | the internationale. proportion of the Erain grown by |from the far east to vex the arma- ing 506 tons. S oot Ratilette rand i rors AT he shrugs his|ment conference Their cost at launching was e- rasol’s interview are gleaned the|s 'Why plant grain ment confer: . F ¢ Navy officials to have been ereaen. three million dol- between three and five lars each. Monitors Also for Sale. For those who have no use for a worn-out battleship there are moni- tors. less unwicldy, for sale. Th Ozark weighs only were inspected yes- ¢ yard in Wash- | ief among the ships in the lot at battleships decks warped and the r steel sides faded little 10,000 tons and were in 500 tons and the appraised value is $10,000. For some! THE EVENING STAR, -WASHINGTON “TSAR! TSAR!” RUSSIANS WHISPER. PARLEY SUCCESS VITAL ~ SICK OF SOVIET, SAYS MESSAGE “That the success or fallure of the Christian movement in the far east is inextricably bound up with the results of the international conference on lim- itation of armament,” is the keynote of the new pamphlet, entitled “Problems of the Pacific and the Far East,” issued by the commission on international jus- tice and good will of the Federal Coun- cil of the Churches. Recalling that the churches afe main- taining in Japan a thousand Christian missionaries and thirty-six- hundred in China, the document insists that it is not too much to say that Christian in- terests In the Washington conference far exceed in intrinsic and permanent Boris Brasol, Representative of Supreme Monarchical Council, Declares Masses Will Put Romanoff Back on Throne. Rus ia today is sick and weary|Churches in Moscow, the center and from the regime of sovietism. In :l‘tg‘t:?;gw;)f ao:‘lellsm. are ‘fllled to | importance thur:dol all hu.;lkn;. ‘manu- | P i ng at every service. At-|facturers and traders combined. po | Sirects jare peing whispered ih|tempts of the communists to strike| “The pamphlet consists of four mec- words “Tsar, tsar.” Bolshevism has|churches from the face of Russia|tions, dealing respectively with “China’ : s h have met with failure because of the a deep-seated religious fervor of the majority of the people. Causes Are Listed. The causes of all these effects are failed. and a movement for the return of a Romanoff to the throne of Rus- has begun. All that is being ited is the psychological moment ‘Europe’s Far Eastern In. terests, “Japan’s Problems” and “America’s Pacific and Far Eastern Problem.,’ Washington by Boris Brasol, a mem- ber of “the Russian supreme mon- { archical council and the council’s rep- sentative here. He stated In an interview yesterday that the masses of Russia will rise against bolshevik- ism and place 2 Romanofl once more on-the throne of all Russia, but that the time was not yet ripe. Brought Letter to President. Recently, in his official capacity, he tendered a letter from the metropoli- tan of south Russia of the Holy Rus- sian Orthodox Church to the Presi- dent, the Secretary of State and perts in varlous technical and indus- rial lines were proscribed by the soviets. They were either killed or vlaced in prisons or exiled. When the Russian bear shook himself he as paralyzed when it came to locomotion because the figurative herve centers of his motive energy had been eliminated. From one stage to another the malady progressed :Eégmfins:{,nsnlefolnomics and industry o olute - tered and dostroyeg, O o UPted shat From the politic: iewpoints are presentes” i il le Antagonists, With Foe of many statements preceding. Metropolitan Platon of south Russia, in the letter s A changed world, remade by the war, and the meteoric rise of Japan alter the conditions from the days of cross bows and lances, but the spirit be- tween the two nations is the same. With Germany broken, a common enemy no longer unites them, and their paths again diverge, as they “It is the desire of the Russian peo- ple to preserve the unity of their country ‘in spite of the treacherous policies of the soviet, which, encour- aged by foreign interests inimical to Russia, deliberately carved out of her original territory vast areas that for X Supplied By Sentiment. According to Mr. Brasol, the move- ment for a monarchy does not need any propaganda. It is supplied by the sentiments of the majority of the farmers themselves. It is there. And he i dealer in antiques is the monitor| e turies belonged to the Russian na- | education has not progressed to bave through all previous history. Santunsmon, bt In 1876, "$10000) Fon Doint of reading generally in the |, Erance wants 350000 tons of SP% appraised _value. = Appatencly the In Rags of Misery. raral sections, wherefore a republic | 5¢'3t" came from the British delega- cheapest of the lot Puritan at §4,000. The Puritan and the Miantonomoh and | the Ozark and the monitor Tonapha are in the vard at Norfolk, Va. in the Philadelphia yard. Another ship which the go\‘cl‘m;erét is offering for sale is the Memphis, battle cruiser wrecked off Santo Domingo, D. R. The Memphis; 1 be sold “as she lies, where she lies.’ Other ships offered for sale are the cruiser Columbia, destrover Smit! two fish boats. an eagle boat and the steam yacht Vega. Prospective buyers indicated bids of $10 a ton for the ships. th and useless fittings, would be high. James C. Grice, colored, churged wi housebreaking and_grand larceny, nary hearing yesterday before Hardison in Police Court. taken loot from Webster School ber 12 SPECIAL NOTICES. al- | lowing for deductions for woodwork AWAITS GRAND JURY ACTION. was held on bonds of $3.000 to await action of the grand jury following his prelimi- Judge It was stated that the defendant on December § hagx an from the Minor Normal School Decem- property amounting to nearly lslgu! of the question. ussians are adhering more - ly to the church than ever. Thiugg:ll decree of the communists was that churches should be closed, their rev- enues cut off, and God cease to exist for the people. The reaction from this led to a reconsideration. More recently it has been permitted that churches be open, but an insidious campaign to undermine religion has gone forward from soviet headquar- ters. This mental campaign caused a mental reaction and the church is stronger than ever before. JAPAN SPURNS IDEA OF BELLICOSE ROLE Kato States No Important Element in His Country Op- tion—the skilled publieist’s recogni- tion of the value of reaching the pub- lic ear first. France's plans interfere with Great| Britain's scheme of fleet distribution. With that disturbed, they also jeop- In another part of the letter he adds: “Today Russia lies in rags. of misery and ruin, eeprived of every- thing except her church, which alone stands firm and united amidst the roaring waves of anarchy and civil war. Indeed, in can be said that “the gates of hell shall not prevail against Britain, United States and Japan for naval reduction. Alternative for America. The British delegation says that “if France persists” it may be necessary to increase the number of capital ships of the three powers, though they are willing that the ratio con- tinue at 5-5-3. If Great Britain can- ot reduce her tonnage, it is hardly | probable that the United States will do so alone in order to satisfy Great Britain with a 5-5 ratio. The Ameri- can program of “the world’s greutest Ravy may be the other alternative. though every effort is now being made to forestall any such disastrous end for the conference. That is the situation in brief, and the causes which lead up to it can be stated =with equal brevity. Wl(h th: German navy dissolved the North ses ceased to be the center of gTavity for the British nav t can cruis other waters as of old. The Mediter- fancan is the nearest. and there are France and Italy—a British fleet in the sea which separates their main- he church,” he continues, “is the only power that has survived the horrors of the sweeping destruction of Russian life and spiritual culture. There is no power on earth that can take Christ away from the Russian people, for He dwells in their hearts, and there, amid the dark night of the present, He shines as a bright ray of hope, bringing consolation to them in {their tragic grief.” Country Is Disrupted. Mr. Brasol confirms the words of the metropolitan_and adds much more to them. His interview em-| phasized the following poists Russia economically is disrupted. h, at h eeping, which will rise up through the might of the peasants when the word is given by the patri- arch, or head, of the Russian Church. Religiously, Russia is in the highest piritual life her existenc poses Agreements. 1and from their colonies in Africa. I SHALL NOT BE R debts_incurred by any one but myself. WILLIAM CLEWS. Vanderwerken, Va. ‘The above 1921, does not THE_ _ANNUAL OF OFFI and_directors of the American Building ciation will be t their office, 300 between the hours of ICE Ass B OTICE 1S HEREB: A partnership between Charles J. and 8. R. Caswell, doing business under t firm ‘cember, L B Coswell. Al debu e Phe eamme Gischarged, at 170 Girard st ‘where the business will be continued by t eaid Charles J. mame of Home Peanut Company. CHARLES J. S. R. CASWE notice, published December 16, lgEL' to my wife. > WILLIAM EWS, Vanderwerken, Va. ' name and style of Home Peanut Com- | pany, was dissolved on the first day of De- so far as relates to the eaid due to the said ip are to be pald and those due from B.W. Rittenhouse under the firm RITTENHOUSE, i SPECIAL NOTICES. PROTECT YOUR HOME Let us repair that leaky roof before the bad weather sets in. R. K. FERGUSON, Inc. 1114 9th St. Phone North 281-232. Roofing_Experts. The disappearance of the German fleet. from the North sea has made possible the plans, though they have not been officially accepted by the admiralty, for a British fleet in Asiatic waters, with a base at Singa- pore. There also France is affected and needs more ships to protect her richest colony. Saigon. Also with the Japan's attitude at the Washington conference on the limitation of arma- ment will render futile any effort to make it appear that Japan is a “belli- cose nation,” Admiral Baron Kato, head of the Japanese delegation, said lans already announced for $100.000.- vesterday, in a statement lssued 10| ponC " fortifcations and naval bases Is awiy above the average, i |theDress. Hedeclared that the agree- | 090, °F FORCy .St ndies, and no re- ictfons on The Netherlands as to :‘t‘r‘cl ‘I‘Iufldlnx. there is another cause for French foresight in planning a P Great Britain would consent to Aismantle Gibraltar. which commands France's passage between the Medi- terranean and the Atlantic, or to Te- store it to Spain. France might not need such a large navy. An agree- Mment as to British naval bases in the Pacific. which are not mentioned, ex- BYRON S. ADAMS, Bribirs Unusual Printing Service The National Capital Press ments which have been reached here he | ]wm meet with approval in-his coun- try. His statement follow: he agreements which the several nations have reached will meet with opposition in only a few unimportant quarters in Japan. Japan, as a whole, will rejoice in them as completely, if not actually more fully, than any other country in the world. - “Unless the spirit of Japan were en- e WASHINGTON, D. C., N —The annual meeting' of the stockholders The Columbia Title ~Insurance Company the Disgrict of Columbia. for the ensuing year, w office of the company, No. 300 th st. on Monday, December 19, 1921. between the’ hours of 2_and p.m. The transfer books “will ten days before said meetin GEORGE G. McELWEE, Secretary. for the purpose of electing fifteen trustees of the Company will_be held at th n.w. The pol cept Hongkong Island, also ‘would re- lieve the tension. Attitude of Natioms. Ttaly does not join in the French proxr:,m for an increased navy. If France secures the increase. Ttaly must go to the expense of building a similar navy, something which she is unwilling to do. Japan is non-com- mittal and the British delegation ex- tirely in accord wtih that of the other great nations that will participate in the naval treaty, this agreement could not have been reached. It has been reached in substantially the form in which it was proposed by the United States and after less than five weeks of discussion. These extraordi- nary circumstances show how un- sound was any pessimism that pre- 12001212 D ot Gow. The Shade Shop W. STOKES !A“Ol;‘(hlu,n. 830 13th St. i Factory Prices for Window Shades. Why Pay More? of of 4! be WASHINGTON, D. C.. DGCEMBER 1921.— The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Real FEstate Title Tnsurance Company of the District of Columbia, for the purpose of elect- ing fifteen trustees of the company for the en- | leld at the office of the .w., on Tuesday, Polls will be opened at Books for the transfer of stock will be closed from De- ] 'GEORGE G. McELWEE, Sec- suing_year, Company, January 22. o'clock and closed at 3 o'clock p.m. is to be . 500 5th st. n.w. cember 31, to January 10. 1922, s es_inclusive. vailed before Mr. Hughes made his historic speech of November 12; and how unfair was the charge of delay, in view of the fact that_his drastic proposals came as a complete sur- prise to 2ll of the other nations. “I may say that from the day the proposals were made the Japanese delegation, supported by its govern- ment and the Japanese people, were determined that their country should ssed dignified disapproval. Mem- g::! of (hflmorlc n delegation were outspoken. mgl;"n“plu" everybody, trusts no- body and is out to sabotage any move- ment for world peace.” was the ex- presssion of one American, indignant 1o the verge of tears at the unexpect- ed climax in the conference. “If France persists in its present de- mand it will so wreck the conference that it will fail of its purpose. he Get the Xmas Eyeglasses For father or mother at our mew store. New City Club Bldg. Pay us a visit. Claflin Optical Co.,1314G St. Formorly o_é'r. SRAET for S Years, | CHAIR CANING, $1.50 UP; SPLINT CAN- ! ing. upholstering parlor suites, fireside chairs, dining room chairs. Call, phone or drop pos- FelEEyE ot T THE ANNUAL MEETING holders of the American National Washington, Washington, D. C. at its banking house. 1313-1317 Toesday, January 10, 1922, from 1 P. meeting. business as may come before said LLER, Cashier. ctors for the ensuing year and the transaction of such other .| _~Heating apd_Roofine Experts 35 not be the one to prevent an agree- ment, or even to delay it beyond the barest necessity of time for adequate consideration: As I have said before, we have never bargained. We pre- sented our case to the delegates of the powers concerned, and at all times received, as we strived in our turn to tal: will bring samples. CLAY A. ARMSTRONG, Franklin 7483. 1233 jOth n.w. Tin Roofs—Slag Roofs REPAIRED AND PAINTED. Call Main Grafton continued. “The conference deliber- ately laid aside the movement for the reduction of land armament at France's request. France was taken into the four-power pact over the is- lands in -.the Pacific. She has been given everything she asked for. Her delegates have made her demands in THE X OF THE STOC holders of t! rional Capital Bank of ington, D. for the el and the transaction of any other business th may be brought to the attention of the mes ing will be 10, 1922, between the hours of 12 and clock p.m. H. C. STEWAR ash- Chlon of directers | When you use Liquid Asbestos Roofiug Cement. held at the bank Tuesday, January | Tinnin k noon | Madison_Clark, 381 glve, fair consideration. ‘Our attitude at this conference will, we hope, make futile hereafter any effort such as has been made in the past to present Japan to you in the aspect of a bellicose nation, danger- ous to the peace of the Pacific ocean. and for our part I am glad to say we rotation, secured them and left. This last one iz too much.’ Russia is an.interest in common be- tween France and Japan, which ma: bring them into accord on France' present position. While France by means of Poland has been harassing Russia on the west, Japan through K- A New Roof With a Brush hat 1 will =g apply same guarantee Toof five from all leaks. Also_sold fs Gutters bulk. peare. so Dn 3. _| We Wil Furnish Stock, ears THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SH holders of the Departmental Bank will held_at its banking D. C.. on Tuesday. January 10, 1922, o’clock noon, for tiie election of director as may properly come before said meeting. LOUIS OTTENBERG, President. L. A. ROSAFY. Secretary. OLUMBIA NATIONAL BANK. WASHI, ton, D. C.. December 10, 1921." The an meeting of the shareholde banking house on Tuesday. from noon ti CLARENCE CORSON, Cashie: NG OF THE STOC 5 oclock p. tian of a board of directors and such other the. business as_may rly come before it w RICK DISTRICT NATIO) ton. Washington, D. C., December 14, 1921 The annual meeting of the stockholders of t bank, for the election of lawfally comin; of January. A. D. . 1 Polls for election of directors open @'clock noon to 1 .m. ROBERT'N. HARPER, President. house in Washington. at for the ensuing vear and for such other business . for the election | GRAND AND UPKIGHT PIANOS FOR EENT. 5% Baxd o diectuts, Wil e heus at e | At January 10, 1922, one o'clock In_ the afternoon. for the purpose of the elec- e directors aud {on the ground an 3 transacting of other business properly and | Choice trees in all sizes delivered at 30c each. before said meeting, will be | held at the banking house on Tuesday, the 10th 922, at 12 o'clock noon. from 12 have obtained unquestionable evi- dence that Japan need have no fear of hostile designs that may menace her security from the west. This will be a most gratifying relief to us, ““The ample promise which this con- ference gives of future co-operation among the powers interested in the preservation of the integrity, inde- pendence and administrative auton- omy of China will not only gratify Japan, but will incalculably benefit China. The past blight of political controversy and conflict among the greater powers in China has not been the cause of her present unfortunate condition, but it has done good neither to the powers themselves nor to China. ‘China is now assured that she may proceed toward unification and reconstruction, unhampered by any of the nations that have assocaited themselv in suport of the Root principles; and the security of China is of vital concern to Japan as_to no other country except China herself. American Leadership. “We are confident that we have come to 2 new era which could not have been made ible without the lead- ership of the United States. Her re- her own army and navy hasx been following -the same program in the east. There is considerable basis for Russia’s charge that the hostile in- cursions of both are part of a pre- arranged plan. France wants repay- ment of the loans she made to Russia in the past. Japan wants obligations on Russia for the future. For both the arrangement is good. If Russia be | 20-1b, bond, .nd print 500 each, Letterheads, Enveiopes and Billheads, 1,500 in’all, for $3.50 The Duplicating Office _14th and Pa. ave. D.w. Phone Main €71 - |SHEDD &2 cavite”*bnona” 1 Fixes Roofs quick servic a1 706 10th n.w. Main 314. ianos taken in as part payment on Victrolas. | TGO WORCH., 1110 G n.w. Kranich & Back and Emerson pisn.s WAXBD, $2; CLEANED OR FLOORS Tilhei vy electric machine: E. NASH r._Nor*h_3600. ED—TU CARRY A VANLOAD OF FUR- ! nitare from Was hlnaglun to_Philadelphia and H&; York. 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Right at your elbow. 2 week 2go to attend to personal and ool pressing business engagements in Eu- IRONCL. rope, but was induced by Premier sl Lloya George to remain longer in ‘Washington upon the urgent request of the British delegation. mote position, power and prestige gave her this splendid opportunity, and her desire f tice enabled her to assume that leadership. Only those who did not know Japan could have thought that she would fail to follow.” PUTS LIMIT ON DISARMING | EXPOSITION TO CLOSE. = “| Convention Hall Fair to End With Townsend Says’ Only Partial Re-| [ - t of Winners. B : y ouncement nne: sults Will Ever Be Attained. The committes of Knights of Doubt that complets dissrmament | pyinias and United Spanish War Vet- will ever be brought about was ex- erans which has charge of the fair V;;'“‘ ""fs"'"&' Townsend in an |,ng exposition at Convention Hall address before the Michigan B8tate |, .imsted-today that 45,600 Washing- Society &t the Thomson School last {tonians have attendéd the affair since night. < itmopencfl on‘ No:'om‘h;r“!l. The expo- “I have every confidence that a |S%ition will close tonig he six-day elimination bicycle race partial disarmament Will be effected.” |will eopne to & grand fnale at fonight's r champion of the Roofiug. 1416 ¥ st. n.w. Company. Phone Main 14. of for that garage you're planning. Best type 8x8 Garage Doors. Geo. M. Barker Co., Inc, €49-651 N. Y. ave.; 1617 7th. Tel M. 1348. GLASS [ Glass [ 7770 Yous |for Xmas | Table|ow rices. Pictures | Tops Roof Paints and Becker Paint and Glass Co., Radiator Enamel. CHAS. B. HODGKIN, Mgr. 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O, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1921 FLIGHT OF BIG AIRSHIP TO RELIGIOUS WORK | TO WASHINGTON DELAYED Plans to bring America’s largest airship, the Ro Field, Va, to Wi her it cruisin donet early today the Army air se the engines of the big craft had de- some minor veloped made the flight The flight, which is planned for the purpose of perm! be officially chris will occur Monda conditions are favorable, air service officers said. ‘The ceremonies including the christening of the big craft purchased goyernment from of liquid air.and the short trip to Baltimore with arms- conference gers, Ro makes the OLD RIVALRY RISES' [REACH AGREEMENT § ARMS SPEI}TERIUN SHANTUNG ISSUE England and France Again iaochow-Tsinanfu Railroad Problem Nearly Settied by Japan and China. The far eastern terially yesterday when Japan and China reached a tentative agreement on the major Sha most was a virtus question of the railroad in agreed to return This was the_culmination of a series of conversations between powers in which demnity payments It has railroad w basis of transacti Thursday China indemnity in casa and showed her good faith by procuring the offer of Chinese bankers to forward the funds necessary to the was not accepted by the Japanese, who demanded that China pay for the road by money made by Japan. picious of this method, according to information, authoritative fused. The outcome w ardize the agresment between Great|which China agreed to pay the debt in installment: is considered to bringing about a the long negotiat been decided over how long a pe instaliment plan the extend. all within two or it over with, but Japan that this is much too soon gests what seems I“’v”“’ Chinese ry long ter: sser I3 The immediate road would be somewhat of a blow to the Japanese eco! adversely affect the Japauese stood to have y v e Swean= will be held Monday, Shantung, been agreed formally China should get back the famous an and this compromise China would like to pay it issu delegates are under- said. Bonds Accepted v v ingtoms AEOLIAN HALL - Toelfth and G Streets HIS ARMY BIG FACTOR IN CHINA and claims before the world. It was thie widespread interest in China’s rights that made the Shantung article in the Versallles treaty objectionable to the Senate. It is often said that the surrender of Shantung to Japan at Paris was the definite rock that wrecked the treaty ship. There is no ma, from Langley shington today on flight were aban- after receipt by rvice of word that BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS. With Washington abuzz concerning all manner of direful possibilities that would follow the breakdown of the slow-moving Shantung negotiations, or Japan’s insistence that she will not trouble that inadvisable. itting the Roma : el amd ihomecien, |agree to any discussion of the twenty- | other propaganda in this country so | fo v, provided weather [one demands or the treaties arising|Strong as that of the churches and| gp, missions, and the American delegates know it. After a hundred years of mission- therefrom, there are anxious eyes turned toward excited China. Looking across to conditions there one finds the most | ary work in all parts of China. by definite reassurance in religion. For the | every one of the principal American pivotal man in the present situation is|denominations, and most of the a Christian, with a Christian army that | si er ies, too, there are at pres- ent, according to 1921 statistics, 344,- 974 baptized communicant members of the Christian churches. This means a body of Christian “adherents” many times as large, literally mounting up into the millions. It is claimed that the Christians in China have an in- fluence out of all proportion to their number. At the present time the total num- ber of foreign missionaries at work in China is 6,561 adults mostly Amer- icans. Of this number 2465 are men. They are assisted by a large body of employed Chinese Christians. num- bering altogether 24,627. It requires no special effort of imagination to make clear the persuasive power, arranged for today, by the American Italy, with a bottle is admitted to be the most efficient single unit in all the Chinese armies. Thus do foreign missions a as a definite factor in the situation. Gen. Feng Yu Hsiang, China's famous Chris- tian general, now is governor and tuchun of Shensi, and, what is possibly more important, he is a “blood brother” of his boyhood friend, Gen. Wu Pei-fu, admittedly the strongest man in the present satuation within China proper. The mighty ex-bandit, Chang Tso Ling, has his bailiwick in Manchuria, although he is really dominant at present in Peking politics. All the Chinese authorities among the Americans in Washington agree that were an issue to be drawn, Gens. Wu, Feng and Cheng, who rules the south, though he refuses to fight for Yat Sen, could certainly over- master Gen. Chang. either in battle or by popular support. . Rising in Power. Latest advices from China repor( a signal rise in the position and power of the Christian Gen. Feng. His army numbers only ten thousiand men, but high “American and officiais as passen- if tiwe flight at that time. re shs ta en, re! be this host of professional propagan- dists. It costs the mission boards of North America $8,169,748 to maintain this work. hools, hospitals, social and industrial work, as well as direct | evangelistic efforts, are included in} this body of activity. (Copyright, of in co es horizon cleared ma- 1921.) arms courage the people of the world that President Samuel Ameri meeting of the Ca W “that after the ternational conference there shall b held another Far seeing men have suggested and ward are c: even in so great a nation as China, of { ac questions not commerce, but also the industrial life industry which there can be no commerce Ld svu CHRISTIAN GENERAL FENG AND |PROGRESS OF PARLEY PRAISED BY GOMPERS Sees Trend Toward Eternal Broth- erhood and International Peace. limitation eof eady has done enough to en- The conference on r the first time in the history of e human family “a plan is now nearing consummatlod, the trend of which must make for eternal brother- hood and international peace.” This decclaration was made by Gompers of the ion of Labor at a van Club in the can Federa shington Hotel It has been suziested” he added, closing of this fin- or other conferences. commended that the future confer- ences shall take on a character that all not only help in the trend to- dis: but shall also ke cognizance of t!e causes which d to bring about differ- es and ruptures in internationu! lations. So we are urging that there shall periodical conferences of a char- ter and order that shall take up only of finance and the paoples of the world. For bear mind that. though finance and mmerce are necessary to the high t development of civilization, finance d commerce depend entirely upon and agriculture, without GROTTO HOLDS DANCE. The Grotto Christmas dance of the Kallipolis Drill Corps and Band was held in the New Willard ballrcom last | night. About 300 couples attended the brilliant affair, which ranged by C. P. Boss, Lieut. L. J. Hinman, H. C. Thorpe. it is the most remarkable military or- ganization in China, and the most efficient. At least one-third of its men are baptized Christians. Gen. Feng himself preaches to his soldiers, and something very much like a re- ligious revival has been reported among them. The leaven of Christian teachings permeates tie whole army of Shensi. The men get their pay on time. They are well equipped and well cared for. Brigandage is put down wherever they go. The mer: chants petition for their retention, whenever they move from place to place. The Peking politicians have repeatedly tried to “get” Gen. Feng, but his own soldlers refuse to let him go. And there is no force in China Strong enough to take on the Chris- tian army, especially since it Is in closest honds with the great force of Gen. Wu. 1™ Benind Gen. Feng stand the Chris- tian missionaries, who regard him as| ntung issues. Fore- al settlement of the Kiaochow-Tsinanfu which Japan within nine mont the two the question of in- s was thrashed out. that ndemnity on. offered to pay this) as the: Real Estate Salesman Must have experience in sale of Washington Real Estate and possess a good business record. Must own automobile. Reference re- government. This received China a loan was sus- in and re. as a compromise in | perhaps their brightest ana most || quired. Confidential. Ad- shining lig‘hl, So the interesting pos- dl’e“ Box l]s_D, Shl’ omce' sibility arises of the new nucleus of a reorganized China bemg distinc- tively Christian. The student bod in considerable degree under foreign missionary influence, and there are not a few of the gentry and bankers who are baptized Christians, and these are the men who are looked to, along with the Wu-Feng-Cheng m ;| tary combination. to pull China_to- | gether for the new era which it is ected that i ped this conference will start. 11 be other of the | Not Regarded Lightly. Only the uninformed regard lightly the power of Christian missions in China, For one thing, the American intereit in China as 2 mission field undoubtedly been the foremost keeping the country’s needs olianVocalion}| be the means of ‘happy conclusion of io) It has not yet HOUSES Furnisked and Uafurnished FOR RENT Frem §185 Per Mootk Up JOHN W. 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