Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1921, Page 1

WEATHER. TIncreasing cloudiness and warmer to- night, lowest temperature above freez- ing; fomorrow rain or snow. ‘Temperature for enty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Hi 8 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 31, at 4 today. Full repo"t on page 7. ghest, 43, t Closing New York Stocks, Page 27. 28,359. No. = Entered as second-class matter post . office Washington, D. é. - The Tn WASHINGTON, D. Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively estitied to the use for republication of all Sews Gispatches credited to it or net otherwise er.dited 1 his papcr and also the local news published bereln. enimy ' WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1921-THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. All rights of publication of «pechal disputrhes hereln are al’ o reserved. Yesu_rthy’n Net Circulation, 90,235 TWO CENTS. PLENARY SESSION | UPON SUBMARINES ASKEDBY BRITISH English Delegates Clearly Wish to Bring Issue Be- fore Public Eye. SIZE OF CRAFT LIMITED IN DEMAND TO BE MADE Will Ask Abolition First—Then - Fixing of Tonnage and Cut- ting Allowance. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The British delegation has requested | an open plenary session of the Wash- ington conference, to be held tomorrow or Thursday, for the discussion of the submarine question, it was announced today from British sources. The conference, it is expected, will grant the request of the British, but just what day the session is to be held has not yet been made public. The request of the British is in line with the suggestions which have come from various. members of the British delegation regarding the sub- marine question in the last few weeks. Arthur J. Balfour, head of the Brit-| ish delegation, and Lord Lee of Fare- | ham will present the British case to| the conference, it was said. Other na-| tions will be given an opportunity to set forth their positions on the sub- marine issue at this meeting also. Freach May Cause Delay. ‘The fact that the French may in- sist that the question of submarine ton- nage is vitally intertwined with the na- val ratio for them now under discus- sion may cause a delay in the proposed open session, it was pointed out. There was talk in conference circles | foday that a Christmas holiday, begin- ning Friday and lasting until Tuesday, would be taken. The Pritish clearly wish to bring the submarine issue into the open, hoping to receive the backing of public opinion in their demand that the submarine be abolished. They are making three de- mands: First, that the submarine be abol- ished as a naval weapon. Second, that the submarine tonnage— if the submarine is not abolished—be curtailed to a_considerable extent be- low that fixed in the American program. _Third, that the size of the subma- rine be limited, 50 as to make it a de- fensive weapon, and not so capable of long raids against commerce far out to sea. First Expected to Fail. Tt is generally believed that'the first of these demands will fail. In fact, there are British naval author- ities who feel that it would be a mis- take for the Washington conference to attempt to put an end to the sub- marine for the five powers participat- ing, when all the countries not rep- resented In the conference would be at liberty to go ahead with sub- marine construction. To the British mind the submarine issue may be considered largely as a | question apart from the naval ratio plan of the conference. The French, on the other hand, be- lieve that the submarine is directly | connected with the question of naval ratio. It is their desire, it is said, to have an adequate submarine force. In naval circles it is said that there is no absolute ratio between the cap- ital ship and the auxiliary ships. such as the destrover and the submarine. Nevertheless, there is a practical side to this question for each nation whose navy must figure out the exact prob- lem with which it may be called upon to deal. This problem varies accord- ing to coast line, maval bases, pos- sessions, etc Plan Carefully Worked Out. The program presented by the United | States for the limitation of navall armament has been carefully worked out with regard to the tonnage of the auxiliary vessels as well gs of capital ships. This program as presented ap- plied only to the United States, Great | Britain and Japan. This program, the Tnited States delegation will stand by, and it will be modified only in the event that other powers are able to present reasons therefor. The American plan. as it relates to auxiliary vessels, including subma- rines, “has been framed largely upon existing strength of the navies invo ed, just as was the capital ship ratio. And it is expected that this basis of existing naval strength will be ad- hered to very largely. The French, however, are anxious to increase their submarine tonnage and some of the other auxiliary types, it is said. Terms of U. S. Proposal. The American proposal regarding submarines, advanced by Secretary Hughes at the first session of the con- ference, i as follows: “It is proposed that the total tonnage submarines allowed each power shall be as follows: For the United States, 90,000 tons; for Great Britain, 90,000 tons; for Japan. 54,000 tons. Pro- vided. however. that no power party to this agreement whose total ton- nage in submarines on November 11, 1921, exceeds the prescribed tonnage shall be required to scrap such ex- cess tonnage until replacements be- gin, at which time the total tonnage of submarines allowed each power shall be reduced to the prescribed allow- ance as herein stated. Limitation, of New Conxtruction. “(a) All submarines whose keels have been Iaid down by November 11, | 1921, may be carried to completion, “(b) No new submarine tonnage except replacement tonnage as pro- vided hereinafter shall be lald down during the period of this agreement: Provided, however, That such nations as have not reached the submarine tonnage allowance hereinbefore stated may construct tonnage up to the limit of their allowance. . “Submarines shall be scrapped in mecordance with methods to be agreed nocory TEXTILE LEADER DIES. CONCORD, N. C. December 20.— James W. Cannon, aged fifty-nine, one of the leading textile manufac- turers of the south and father-in-law of David® H. Blair, United States comfnissioner - of internal revenue, died yesterday. following: an ‘illness of several weeks. i JAPANESE ISLANDS NOT UNDER 4-POWER PACT OPINION OF PRESIDENT By the Associated Press, President Harding, it was said today at the White House, does not regard the four-power Pacific treaty as covering the principal Islands of the Japanese empire. Mr. Harding was sald to believe t the treaty no, more applies the islands constituting Japan proper than it does to the main- land of the United States. In his lew, it was said, the agreement ouly covers island possessions In the Pacific, while the main Japa- nese group occupies the position of a party to the treaty rather than a Possession. ~ This view, which is contrary to that voiced repeatedly by official spokesmen of the American dele- gation, was described at the White House as the President's personal obinion, not based on consultation with other members of his admin- istration. In their belief that all the Jap- anese islands are included. the American delegates have been sec- onded by British spokesmen, who have declared publicly that it was the understanding of all the dele- gates that Japan proper came within the scope of the treaty pro- visions requiring common consul- tation in case of troublesome in- ternational issues or of aggression by any other power. . The point, however, is one on wheh there has been some specu- lation in other quarters. ~ An- nouncement of the President's opinion caused widespread surprise in conference circles, but no one would comment on it. ACCEPTS L RATI, DECLARES BRIAND | Still Uninformed on Six 10,000-Ton Ships for Ger- many, Premier Says. By the Assoclated Press. ’ LONDON," December 20.—"“France has accepted Secretary Hughes' naval ratio for capital ships, and we are glad of the relief it will afford us,” Premier Briand of France is reported | as declaring in an interview with the Daily Mzil. “Regarding secondary units, we are yet uninformed respect- ing the six 10,000-ton ships which Germany is allowed to build under the Versailles treaty. We shall ask | the Washington conference to take this consideration into account.” M. Briand repudiated the idea_that France wished to maintain the burden of great land armaments, especially as she had just emerged from a ter- rible war. " But, he contended, the Wirth government in Germany is weak and “its very fragility compels France to remain armed, for there is no saving what government may take its place tomorrow.” He declared he had never taken very seriously the differences between France and England in regard to rep- arations, and was sure that a‘§olution wouid be found. Of the European sit- uation in general he said: “Russia is| a_question which Great Britain and France should examine together, but | I fear the disorganization of that vast country is greater than is known. Great Britain and France must to- gether undertake the reconstruction| of Europe. The maintenance of peace is based solidly upon an entente cor. diale. All differences between Eng- land and France can be settled by frank explanation and discussion.” SEEK SPEEDINTWO PHASES OF PARLEY U. S. Officials Have Hope of Winding Up Navy Ratio and (:hinese Dispute. BY N. 0. MESSENGER. Patience, moderation, reasoning and argument are being used and invoked in the present difficult situation attending the arms and far castern conference, with gratifying rrospect of successful application. Nowhere in diplomatic and official circles is it denied that some phases of it present conditions that try the patience, vex moderation and chal- lenge argument—but the negotiators are still carrying on. Today the French naval.plans are under consideration by the committee having jurisdiction, and the, first de- velopment expected 18 a clear state- ment of their scope, together with elucidation of the attitude of the French government, giving sorhe idea of the area of the negotiations pos- sible. ; Other Troubles Worked Gver. In another realm of the ocon- ference the Chinese-Japanese troubles are heing worked out. If the French crisis can be bridged over promptly, it is thought that China and Japan,| thréugh the use of the good offices of the other powers, can be soon brought together. 1t is found by experience that “trou. ble breeds trouble,” and when a flare- up occurs in one quarter, sparks are likely to fly into others and kindle a blaze; and when affairs move swiftly and peaceably, good nature and com- placency appear to be contagious. National Front Not Strong. The impression is gaining ground in confer@nce circles that the Chinese may find it desirable to place a little more trust in the counsel and good of- fices. of the other powers, in view of the fact which is becoming more ap- parent every day, that China does not in existing circumstances present a markedly strong national front. China, it is held, is not in a position to defy the world. Political conditions in China are dis- turbed, as evidenced by the resigna- tion of the Peking cabinet, and it is not to be overlooked that one large area, the Canton governmental juris- diction, is protesting against the claim of the Peking governmemt to stand for China. “What Is Chinat” Up Agaid. In the present aspect of &ffairs, it is apprehended that it might not be long_before the world would seri- (Continued on Page 2, jplumn 2) FRENCH PROPOSAL ON RATIO BEFORE NAVY.COMMITTEE Plan Understood to Provide for Fleet Proportion for Defense Uses. SARRAUT’S PRESENTAT]ON} LARGELY ON PRINCIPLES Agreement -on Capital Ship Ton- nage Expected to Be Reach- ed Without Deldy. The French have nccepted the . American proposal for 1 ratio of capital ship tonnage, with reser- vationy, asx to the auxlillary craft, including submarines. An officinl statement ixsued after a meeting of the committee of fif- teen today contained the corre- spondence between Secretary Hughes and Premier Briand in re- gard to the naval ratlo. The French plan was discussed at the meeting of the committee of fitteen today, and much prog- ress way made. Tomeorrow at 11 a.m. the full committee on lmita- tion of armament wiil meet to co ider a report of the committee of fifteen Secretary Hughes in his cable to M. Briand, after reciting the ac- tion of the conference in regard to the naval ratios of the United States, Great Britain and Japan, with regard to the tonnage of cap- . ital ships proposed for France, said: “We are entirely willing that France should have'the benefit of an increased tonnage, which would preclude the necessity of her scrapping her dreadnanghts; that is to say, her present strength in dreadnaughts is about 164.000 tons, and there is not the slightest ob- jection to allowing this and an increase over this, or a total of .000 tons, which would be more than 70000 tons over what she would have on the basis of rela- tive strength as it exists.” M. Briand in his reply saidy in part: “With regard to the tonnage of capital ships, that is to say, at- tacking ships, which are the most costly, I have given instructions to_ our delegates in the sense which you desire. I am certain that I . shall be sustained by my parla- ment in this view. “But so far as the defensive ships are concerned (light cruisers, tor- pedo boats and submarines), it would be impossible for the French government, without putting itself in contradiction with the vote of the chambers, to accept reductions corresponding to those which we aceept for capital ships under this formal reserve which you will cer- tainly understand. D The idea which dominates the Washington conference i to re-, strict naval armament which are offensive and costly. But 1 do not believe that it is in the program * to deny to a nation like- France, which has a large extent of coasts and a great number of distant col- oni the essential means of de- fending its communications and its security.” By the Associated Press. The modified proposals of the French government as to the naval ratio to be allotted France under naval limitation agreement were presented to the naval subcommittee of fifteen of the Washington conference today by Albert Sarraut, head of the French delegation. The presentation. of M. Sarraut, it was learned, was largely one of prin- ciples, much attention being given to the necessity felt by France for ade- quate defense. The French delegation heéad indicated France's willingness to nfake concessions on capital ship ton- nage, but not as to submersibles and other auxiliagies. See Early Agreement. The impression was given as the naval committee went into session that an agreement with respect to captial ship tonnage of France and Italy would be reached without great delay. In American quarters k._ was stated that acceptance by France of limitation of captial ships was not understood to be contingent on an agreement as to auxilliary craft. The impression gained at French delegation headquarters today was, however, that an agreement is not likely to be reached without some days’ examination of the latest French suggestions, but full confidence ex- ists of ultimate accord. Italy, according to the official spokesman for the Italian delegation, will_insist upon equality with France in defensive craft, as well as in capi- tal ship tonnage. In reply to an in- quiry as to whether Italy needed as large a navy as that of France, con- sidering that the Italian navy was in one sea only, while that of France was distributed in the Mediterranean, In the Atlantic and far easter waters, he replied that Italy certainly would insist upon naval equality, as her food necessities required the -main- tenance of communication with the United States, Canada and_Australia. He remarked that neither France nor Italy attached much importance to capi- tal ships. Mr. Hughes Reads Dispatches. Chairman Hughes, it is understood, read to the committee of gifteen soon after it convened today his dispatch to Premier Briand relating to the French proposals submitted last Thursday, and the reply received from M. Briand. The text of both communications were expected to be given out later in the official state- ment. Mr. Hughes' dispatch,was described as quite lengthy, containing con- siderable detailed argument, while the premier's reply was sald to have a certain definiteness without giving specific figures. X After the dispatches were read, M. Sarraut proceeded to .present the French proposals as modifiedi PRESDENT CANEELS ALL ENGAGENENTS Pressure of Business Will Keep Him in Washington for Months. President Harding is disposed to re- main in Washington for the next three months, and is canceling all tentative engagements which he has had for speeches or trips to various parts of the country. It was indicat- ed at the White House today that this policy would be followed at least un- til March because of the pressure of business in conneétion with the arm- 2ment conference and the regular [ { session of Congress. The President has written a letter to Senator Simmons, democrat, North Carolina, ‘explaining his inability to attend the celebration of the 150th anmiversary of St. John's Masonic Lodge at New Berne, in that state, in the latter part of January. Secretary Christian has also been instructed to convey the same news to various as- soclations and individuals who have extended similar invitations. Sorry He Canmmot Accept. The President said in his letter to Mr. Simmons that he had delaved re- plying to the invitation while seeking to determine definitely whether it would be possible at all for him to make the trip. He said, however, that he had found it necessary to cancel all travel engagements during Janu- ary because of the vreas of public work. Included among these, he said, [was a tentative acceptance to speak before the Ohio Society in.New York at about the same time. Mr. Harding recalled the many mes- sages of felicitation re North Carolina Masons when he took the Scottish Rite degrees. It was partly on account of these, he con tinued, and partly because he “ear. nestly desired” to aid in the commem- oration of the 133th anniversary of George Washington's visit to the New Berne Lodge that he had hoped to be able to make the trip. In addition to the public duties which the President said were con- tronting him, he called attention to the fact that “Mrs. Harding has long since dated the diplomatic dinner at the White House for January 19, and the entire official social program at the White House and among cabinet members has been so adjusted to that date that it is quite impossible to change 1 The President added that his re- gret at not being able to attend the sessions would not be entirely dissi- pated until some future opportunity {permits him to, extend the fraternal greetings which he had desired to extend on occasions of the lodge ceremonials. —_—— -COL. ROPP ON BUDGET. Named Assistant Director in Place o\f ‘W. T. Abbott, Resigned. Pollowing a conference today with President Harding at the White House, Gen. Dawes, director of the budget, announced the appointment of Col. J. C. Ropp as assistant. d rector of the budget, to succeed Wil- liam T. Abbott of Chicago, who has resigned to return to his banking business in Chicago. Col. Ropp served with Gen. Dawes ; Streets. overseas during-the war and has been associated with him since the begin- ning of the budget work early last summer. 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. . SHOP EARLY—in the day, be- fore the sales force is tired -out. A 3 SHOP EARLY—in the day to \ ‘give those in offices a chance in the afternoon. ived from | Eighty-eight cash prizes, aggregat- ing $1,000, are in store for winners in The Evening Star's school essay con- test on the topic, “The Arms Confer- ence and Its Significance.” The prizes, as announced today by The Star, will be scattered over the two separate classes into which the | contest probably will be divided, in order that virtually all the contestants whose essays show superior merit may win awards. The first prize in each of the two classes will be $100, making a total of $200. These tentative.classes, as previously announced, are: First, stu- dents in the senior high schools and the ninth grade of the junior high schools; second, pupils of the seventh and eighth grades of the junior high schools and the similar grades of the elementary schools. The second prize in each class will be $50, making a total of $100. There will be two prizes of $25 each in each class for essayists whose work is adjudged third best. Therefore, a total of §100 will be awarded as third prizzs. The fourth group will consist of five prizes of $15 each for each class, mak- ing a total of ten prizes, or $150. There will be twenty prizes of $10 each awarded as fifth prizes. ten prizes for each class, making a total of $200. Fifty prizes of $5 each will be award- ed as sixth prizes, twenty-five prizes for each class, making a total of $250. Added Incentive to Writers. Announcement of the number of prizes to be awarded the winners of the con- itest, together with the amounts, is ex- pected to give an added incentive to the school” children for studying intensively { the proceedings of the conference on the TEACHERS PENSIO ACTUP TOMORROY Senate District Committee to Consider Amendments to Retirement Plan. Amendment of the 'retirement act for teacflers in the District public schools will be considered by the Senate committee on District of Columbia at its first meeting this session, begin- ning tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. The committed will consider, it is un- derstood, a number of bills already on the committee calendar, including one to amend the charter of the Potomac Insurance Company in this city and amending the act of incorporation of the Prospect Hill cemetery. : It is probable also that Senator Ball may bring to the attention of the committee the cqnditions in the vicin- ity of the proposed Piney Branch Val- ley Park, running along the old Piney branch from the east side of the 16th Street bridge to 14th and Vernum Senator Ball recently made an inspection of this property and personally observed the rapid inroads being made into the proposed park by home building. Provisions of Amendment. The amendment to the teachers’ re- tirement act, which probably will take much time of the committee meeting tomorrow, is contained in.a bill introduced by Senator Elkins of West Virginia and makes the act ap- ply to “all teachers, who were on the roll of the present schools of the District of Columbia for the month of June, 1919, . it otherwise eligible, and to any teacher, who having reached tHe age of forty-five or who having taught continuously in -the public schools of the District of Columbia and by reason.of accident or {llness not due to vicious habits, having become physicially .or mentally dis- apled and incapable of satisfactorily rforming the duties of teacher, re- slgned from the service, or was placed upon inactive list by the board of edueation on or before, June 1, 1919, if otherwise eligible.” There is considerable interest in this bill among a number of local school teachers who have besieged the -committee to give it consideration. |88 CASH PRIZES TO BE GIVEN IN THE STAR'S ESSAY CONTEST Grouping in Two Separate Classes Ex- pected to Offer Best Possible Means of Rewarding Merit. i Ing of the famous Wiesbaden agree- limitation of armament. in preparation for writing their essays, according to school authorities. While awaiting announcement of the rules for the contest and the names of persons constituting the board of judges, the school children have been advised by school officials to devote as much time as possible to a study of the developments of the conference, so that they will be able to write intelligently on the subject of “The Arms Conference and Its Significance.” Attention also was di- rected by the officials to the dai summary of the conference proceed- ings published in The Star as an aid to (‘hllldren in studying the historical event. States Value of Work. The value and importance of The Star’'s prige essay cortest for school children was emphasized today by Representative Simeon D. Fess of Ohio. who has devoted his entire life to education, and who for many.years was a college president, and is now chairman of the House committee on education. “Just now we are making more tory in the short time during which the conference has been in session than has been written in a century | before.” said Representative Fess. “No subject has ever been so widely dis- cussed throughout the world as the American proposals. “The children of the schools today are to be the leading citizens of the nation tomorrow. The best thoughts expressed in youth become the rule of the nation in maturity. “The newspaper is the best avenue for the inculcation of ‘right thinking on great questions. The additional incentive which attaches to a prize contest will increase not only the in- terest but the standard of such think- A PREMIERS RESUME THEIR CONFERENCE| Lloyd George and Briand Again Take Up German Reparations. By the Associated Press. LONDON, December 20.— Prime Minister Lloyd George and Premier Briand of France resumed today their conference on the German repara- tions angd kindred questions. They met at Mr. Lloyd George's official residence in Downing street and be- gan their conference, after waiting for some time for the reports of ex- perts which had been in preparation last night and this morning. Phillipe Berthelot and Louis Loucheur, the French minister of liberated regions, accompanied Premier Briand to Downing street. I. is expected the conference will be concluded before Friday, when Mr. oyd George plans to to Wal for the holidays. et Earlier in the day former German Minister of Reconstruction Rathenau had an interview with M. Loucheur, who then saw Sir Robert Horne, chan- cellor of the exchequer, before going to the conference room. The presence of Herr Rathenau in London at the present juncture has caused some sur- prise, and his meeting with the French minister of liberated regions this morning raised many conjectures, it being recalled that both of them participated prominently in the draft- meht. . oy It was learned today ‘that Herr athenau had received an intimation rom ‘the British treasury that his presence during the conversations might be-useful. It also was learned that in fesponse to a telephone mes- sage yesterday he went to Whitehall, where he informed the experts re- garding economic conditions in Ger- many, and on this information they were able to arrive at certain import-. ant decisions. WHISKY IN CAR OF HAY. EBOSTON, December 20.—An inno- cent looking carload. of baled hay netted federal prohibition agents 1,000 guarts ot high-proot whisky =here Liquor, fwhich the authorities said had come from.Canada and was worth $10,000, ‘was confiscated in the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road yi ‘in the Roxbury district. CASE AGAINST WIFE FOR OPENING MAIL OF HUSBAND DROPPED The government teday abandoned the charge against Mrs. Sarah M. Morrison of violating the postal laws by opening her husband's mail. As- sistant United States Attorney Bil- brey announced to the court that the prosecution would nolle”pros the in- dictment reported about one year ago. Attorneys Hawken & Havell, representing the wife, were ready for trial, it was stated, but the gov- ernment could not locate George J. Morrison, the husband, who was an essential witness. The letter found and opened by the wife is said to have been written to the husband by a voung girl in New York, thanking him for an en- gagement Ting and expressing hap- piness at their approaching marriage. The Morrisons were parties to a domestic litigation and the wife wrote to the writer advising her that Morrison was her husband. MRS. FRAZER MADE FOUNDATION HEAD Elected President by Board of Governors to Succeed Mrs. Calhoun. MRS. JAMES CARROLL FRAZER. At a large meeting of the board of governors of the Wom- an’s National Feundation -held todaj the_resignation of "Mrs. C. C. Cal- houn was presented and accepted and Mrs. James Carroll Frazer unani- mously elected president of the or- ganization. The following ladies of the executive committee were re-elected: Mrs. J Borden Harriman, chairman: Thomas H. C. Reed. Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest and Mrs. Ernest Walker. Additional members elected at the meeting for the executive committee are Mrs. William Eric Fowler and Mrs. Beale R. Howard, ’ —_— DEALERS FAIL TO HALT LIVE STOCK TRADING ACT CHICAGO, December 20.—Efforts of live stock traders at the Chicago stockyards to prevent enforcement of the live stock trading act failed today when Judges Landis, Evans and Fitz- Mrs. | GRIFTH N CLAS WITH VALERA OVE SEGRETMETHODS Republican President Slurs Envoy and Gets Shouts of Disapproval. VEILED HINT GAUSES SENSATION IN DAIL Five Women, Divided in Views, Among Speakers at Today’s H Lively Treaty Debate. | By the Asmociated Press. DUBLIN, December 20.—Deputy John Milroy, wpeaking in the dafl eireann thix afternoon in support of the treaty with Engiand, de- i manded and received from Eamon de Valera and other oppoments of tle treaty their promise to submit the question of ratification to a vote of the Irish people. DUBLIN, December 20.—Just be- fore adjournment of the dail eireann for luncheon today, after a session at which debate on the Anglo-Irish treaty had been continued, an angry exchange occurred between Eamon de Valera and Arthur Griffith over the question of the dail holding a brief Session at the afternoon meeting to hear a statement by the minister of defense. Griffith asked if the people were to |be “fooled by more private proceed- ings.” It was unworthy of Mr. Griffith to suggest that the dail desired privacy, | the republican president responded. Mr. De Valera said something eise had been brought back from Down- ing street besides the treaty. Mr. Griffith demanded to know the {meaning of this amid loud cries of Withdraw " addressed to Mr. De Val- era. | Women Divided in Views, Five more members of the dail, in- cluding the first woman to be heard {—Mrs. Kate O'Callaghan, widow of the assassinated lord mayor of | Limerick—presented their views on the treaty at the morning session. |Two of them spoke in favor of the {pact and three against it. | Mrs. O'Callaghan concluded her ap- ipeal for rejection of the treaty by jurging those members_who had not { et made up tneir minds how to vote {10 follow the lead of the women of the dail. Finian Lynch, one of the secre- taries of the London . delegation, jargued strongly for the treaty. He declared the issue before the dail {would be to decide between the |treaty and “a compromise which is {less than a republi Mr. Lynch’s mention of a compro- Imise was taken as a reference to President De Valera's alternative | proposals, which it was announced today would be placed before the ‘dail when Mr. De Valera moved re- i]ccliun of the treaty. Bases Support Four Pointa. Secretary Lynch satl he supported the treaty on four grounds. It gave {an Irish army, it gave evacuation by the British troops, it gave control of | finances, and, best of all, gave con- trol over education. It was an insult to the men who | signed the treaty, declared Lynch, to say they had#béen intimidated. Today's session of the dall cpened benry dismissed their application for | an injunction restraining Secretary | of Agriculture Wallace and District | with Brien O'Higgins in the chair, replacing Prof. John MacNeill. Mr. De Valera, addressing the dail Attorney Charles F. Clyne from en- forcing the law. As a result of the decision the live ck traders will be required to file sto their commission schedules with the | governnient itmediately and operate under the rules to be laid down by the Department of Agriculture, or face fines provided by the act. HOUSE RETURNS D. C. FINANCIAL MEASURE AT SENATE REQUEST The House today, immediately after the reading of the journal, acceded to the request of the Senate and re- turned the bill passed by the Senate last week which would disrupt the existing fiscal relations between the District and federal governments. Chairman Madden of the House ap- propriations committee yesterday wrote to Chairman Focht of the Dis- trict committee, emphasizinz that the Senate bill would interfere with the President's right under the new budget system to renew and revise District estimates. He said he believed that if the Senate bill was passed the District Commissioners might place no limit on the estimates that they would send to Congress. Chairman Madden registered a strong protest against serious con- gideration of the Jones bill as it pass- | ed the Senate. The return to the Sen- ate of this measure was asked on the ground that it contained some textual errors. Today’s News In Brief Eighty-eight cash prizes will be given in The Star's essay contest. Page 1 Senators to consider teachers’ retire- ment act amendments tomorrow. Page 1 Griffith aid De Valera in bitter clash during Irish treaty debate. Page 1 Bill_introduced in Senate carrying $134,032 to meet increased cost of ground needed for Reed Hospital. Page 2 Former soldier tells Senate committee he saw twelve Yanks hanged. Page 2 Chile, in new note, invites continuing negotiations with Peru. Page 2 Eastlake case to be given to jury this afternoon. Page 2 Lye hgriled at policemen in colored ‘homé burns eyes. Page 2 Georgetown citiZens indorse board of / education’s school program, includ- ing higher pay for teachers. Page 2 Home instruction urged for tubercu- lar children. Page 17 Reports still awaited on. arrest in Warsaw in bomb-plot case. Page 17 Mexican government attaches . ofi properties worth $260.000, alleging import duties are unpaid. Page 21 M _E.'Church statistics show gain,of 90,404 in membership in year. Paze24 at the outset, claimed there could be | no question of ratification of the | treaty by the dail, which, he declared, could not ratify the pact in the sense | of making it a legal instrument. All | tke dail could do was to approve or | disapprove, he asserted. De Valera Moves Rejection. The republican president said he would later move “that inasmuch as | the articles of agreement for the treaty between Great Britain and Ireland, signed in London, do not reconcile Irish national aspirations and the association of Ireland with | the community of nations known as the British commonwealth, and can- not establish lasting peace between | the peoples of the two islands, the | Gail eireann makes to the British the following proposal: | Mr. De Valera did not read the pro- { posal, nor was it made public at this | time, but copies of the document con- {taining it were circulated among the | members when the motion was made. | "Mrs. Kate OCallaghan, the first | woman member to speak, opposed the | treaty. | “The women of the dall will vote | for principles, not expedients,” she | declared. { “John R. Etchingham, deputy for | Wicklow ‘and minister’ of Misheries, | spoke in opposition to the treaty. saying the people were being stam- peded. They were not, as Arthur | Griflith said, marching into the Brit- {ish empire with heads up, but with hands up. he insisted. w“Nation’s Burial Service.” Mr. Etchingham added that Mr. ! Lloyd George had mesmerized the Irish delegates as he had mesmerized former President Wilson. He declared the London conference was a burial seryice over the grave of the Irish npation and that there would be no firing party. Applause was given the declaration of P. Hogan, speaking for the agree- ment, when he said: “Not @ man who Votes against this treaty but hopes it will be ratified.” Mr. Hogan said that if independence were secured the form of it was & secondary matter. He was support- ing the treaty in the interests of .the rank and file of his constituents. If the Irish people were weary of war, Mr. De Valera has said, and wanted peace, .they were entitled to have it. The meanest men in the dail were going to vote against the treaty, and yet hoped it would be rqllflre':. Sean T. O'Ceallaigh, Sinn Féin rep-. resentative- in Paris,. opposed the treaty because it made the Irish “west Britons.” He also objécted to the par- tition elauses. Explains Views Mere Fully. - Mrs. O'Callaghan, in’declaring the vote of the. women:. would: be cast for principle and not for expediehcy, said