Evening Star Newspaper, December 21, 1921, Page 3

ARMS BAROMETER INHUGHES Mo0DS Secretary of State Leader in Optimism Even if Progress Is Slow. INSPIRES HOPE IN OTHER Personal Qualities Are Reflected in Morale of Conference and Press as Well. BY LEROY T. VERNON. While the conference on the limita- tion of armament has been “stalled” awaiting a final word from the French on the question of capital ship navai ratio. there has arisen a speculation as to whether Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes is a dip- lomat or a master workman at state- craft. This speculation has arisen from the fact that Mr. Hughes' facial expression has become a barometer of the progress or lack of progress of the conference, and a diplomat is not supposed to betray anything, even by facial expression, unless it suits his purpose to do so. Let the armament committee or the far eastern committee of the con- ference do something important and tangible and Mr. Hughes will vigor- ously emerge from his office to face with a broad, limpid smile Wwhich the assembled international press clearly shows every facial muscle re- Jaxed in the thorough enjoyment of the moment. Perhaps Mr. Hughes will open his meeting with a clear exposition of just what has occurred or he will playfully invite questions from his auditors to ascertain Wheth- er or not they are aware that he has something to announce. On the contrary. let the conference fall into the doldrums as it did when the Japanese were waiting to hear from Tokio on the “5-5-3" ratio and while the French get straightened out with Paris, and Mr. Hughes - appears just as vigorously, with the same twinkling eve and smiling countenance, but even behind his generous growth of whiskers there is visible a tenseness of the as it now is, . facial muscles, a strain, a keen sense | of disappointment that there is nothing to report. Likes to Report Progress. Mr. Hughes clearly likes to report progress. He gets all the fun out of it that any zrown-up gets out of a genuine achievement. He is a resourceful, natural-born optimist, however, who never surrenders. Even SPECIAL NOTICES. Japanese Arms Delegates Engixe Entire Steamer for January 24. Membérs of the Japanese delegation to the Washington conference &nd their various staffs have booked ten- tatively the entire steamer Shinyo Maru, sailing from San Francisco January 24, for their return to Japan, in the expectation.of an early ad- journment of the conference. " BOOK HOME PASSAGE. l in the face of an insurmountable obstacle he is likely to make re- {marks about it which will make iti appear as a good-natured obstacle after all, one which anybody might cultivate the acquaintance of without losing his self-respect and, certainly, one which may be circumvented if it cannot be overcome. The net result of this badinage, which is serious in intent, is that everybody leaves the presence of Mr. Hughes feeling that there is hope and that, in the closets of the conference room, statesmen are not glumly eying each other but are really trying to grope their way out of the mazé before them. Today Mr. Hughes had nothing to: report. He could not discuss Am- bassador Harvey's report after Am-! bassador Harvey had talked with Pre- mier Briand of France in London, for the obvious reason that the Frernch delegation here nud not completed its exchanges with Mr. Briana on the same subject, and was unable to pro- ceed until it did. It was also clear that the Frepch delegation was ot ready to accept the 1.75 ratio allotted to France without compensations and would make’ recommendations t> Mr. Briand if he had done sc. On the other hand, Mr. Hughes, in ~ommuni- cating with Mr. Briand, clearly thought of him as the absent head of the French delegation here and had in mind the conversations they had had together early in the conierence lon the American plan for naval dis- armament. Under the circumstances Mr. Hughes, as chairman of the con- ference, could say nothing and he frankly admitted that fact. Serious Purpose in Jokes. If it were possible to quote the replies of Secretary Hughes to the questions asked him in the press con- ferences, especially on days when there is little news, it would be evi- dent that there is a serious purpose even in Mr. Hughes' best jokes. Mr. Hughes is no gossip and never com- ments on the news of the conference unless it is officially before him. The ionly deviation from this course is | when he believes it desirable to set before the writers the American | point of view on any given subject {and he is careful to confine his re- | {marks to that topic. While he does | |not always furnish the newspaper men with all the news they think they are entitled to get, the fact is that Mr. Hughes gives them all that he, in his capacity as chairman of the conference and head of the | American delegation, thinks they are entitled to receive from him. Such news as he does give out Is accurate and to the point and his personal op- ltimism about the work of the con- ference is reflected in the morale, not only of the conference, but of the lpress as well. (Copyright, 1921.) SPECIAL NOTICES. | i TSEFUL GIFTS AT PLEASING PRICES— Books, Bibles, stationery, cards. ecalendars, diaries, can be found at PURSELL'S, 807 G st n.w. ‘THE ANNUAL MEET] OF THE STOCK- holders of the Hugh Reilly Company, Inc.. will Yo held at the offices of the Company, 1334 N. Y. w., at noon, Wednesday, juary 18, BLUMER, Secretary and Treas- re. n. IRA G. MATCH AT SEEK'S 24, 11 o'clock. All key for 50c. 23% TURKEY-SHOOTT: farm. Silver Spring. De : S THE NEXT EXAMINATIO dates for license to practice medici gery in the District of Columbia Wil be held in Washington beginning Jan. 10, 1822.. For information, address Dr. Edgar P. Copeland, secretary Board of Medical Supervisors, Stone- leigh Court. Washington, D. C. OFFICE OF MUTUAL FIRE INSUI Company of the District of Columbis 3th street and New York ave.. Decem! 1921.—Policyholders are notified that expire at noon on_the last Monday in Der (26th jostant) and the rate of renewal for 1922 is one per centum on_the premium notes. _ The managers have ordered paid to The policyholders @ return of savings accord- ing to the value of each policy on the 3lst day of last December. POLICIES MUST Bl PRESENTED indorsement of the pay- ts, Joans in which case they should be broug in later to have duplicate payments entered. The st Monday belng 8 legal hollday thls THE NOTICE 18 HEREBY annual meeting of the stockholders of the Washington American League Base Ball Club will be_ held in the office of the club, Ball Park, Washington, D. C/ on Tuesday, Jan- wary 3, 1922, at 12 o'clock moon, for the pur- pose of electing a board of directors for the ensuing yedr, and for such other business as may be properly brought before said meeting. Very respectfully, E. B. EYNON, Jr.. Secretary. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK- holders of the Chas. Schneider Baking Co., for the election of directors and other business. Will be held at the office of the company. 415 Eve st. n.w., on WEDNESDAY, January 11, 1922, at 7 p.m. Transfer books will be closed ien duys prior to the meeting. ; o R v« . Actg. President. ~ z THAT THE annual meeting of the stockhiolders of the General Auto Truck Company for the election of trustees and ‘other business will be Teld at its offices. 21st street and Virginia Washington, D. C., on January s, OTICE—THE AN NUAL MEETING B ockholders of the Hall ‘étwiltllm of the G. U. 0. of 0. F. of the D. C. will be held at the nall, No. 1606 M st. n.w., on Friday, Decem- ber 43, 1021, at 8 o'clock p.m.. for the election of ofticers and for the transaction of its regu- ol President; SAML_W. WA’ ‘ THE ANNUAL MEET! holders of the Nation: be held on Thursd: .. at_the off ry 5, 1922, the ‘company. 42 n.e., Washington, D. 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Fixes Roofs —MAKPR S IFTS XMAS for one e s bad, GLASSES | &fts ipa" su NSW crry Claflin Optical Co,, 1314 G St, ForneTB Gor, 10 AR Y Sor Y Yoari, Backing Up Home Builders STANDARD | by selling Millwork Window |and Trim at ‘money- | Blinds' | saving prices. l £2r8, 10 and 12 in. Porch Col. Bases. Geo. M. Bar 649651 N. Y. a L4 _ WASHINGTON, D. (.. WEDNESDAY, PARLEY T0 DISG SIBERIA SITUATION Expected to Be Considered With Same Thoroughness as China’s Problems. JAPAN EVACUATION URGED Chairman Hughes Eager to Dispose of Every Subject of Agenda Be- fore Adjournment. BY: JUNIUS B. WOOD. i'vsitive declaration that the Si- berian situation will be taken up and discussed with the same thoroughness which has been given to China has| been made by men in close touch | with the leaders of the conference. This assurance seemed necessary in reply to insistent reports that Siberia would be dispensed with in a resolu- tion of pleasant generalities and that its troubles which are acute and pressing would be left for another meeting. While Japan would be will- ing to settle Siberia by private nego- tiations with either the Chita or Mos- cow governments—the conference with the former at Dairen having been in session since August—some of the other delegations have been more ef- fective in creating the impression that there wlll not be time at this conference for any other far eastern problems than those relating to China. The eagerness of the British delega- tion to conclude the conference and start for home gave color to the re- ports. ] Hopes to Complete Agenda. -In contradiction to them it can be authoritatively stated that Chairman Hughes expects to dispose of every subject of the agenda. Those familiar with the methods of the American Secretary of State are:confident that he will dispose of them with char- acteristic thoroughness. The State Department has already expressed emphatic views in private notes to several governments on the Sioerian situation, and the speed with whici the subject is disposed of by the cori- ference may depend upon the \\'ill!ng»' ness of the other powers td harmont with those views. The department feels that Siberia is as Important as China, possibly more so, and that no permanent settlement of far eastern problems can be made without an agreement among the powers as to both. The department also feels that in a way it holds a moral trusteeship for Siberia. It was in response to an in- vitation of the American governmant that the Japanese troops participated in the allied intervention, and as most of the present trouble in the coun'try centers around their continued pres- | ence there, the State Department fc¢ that it has an added responsibility. ‘The department also has no difficulty [| in interpreting the “voice of Siberia,” even though the United States has not | recognized any government there and ! representatives of half a dozen dis-| fordan! factions are now in Washing- on. B Want Japanese to Withdraw. All are agreed on one thing—in- ducing the Japanese to withdraw their two expeditions from Vladi- vostok and Saghalien. Though they are antagonistic at home and some| of them so much so that they do nut dare to go home, they are unanimous in declaring that the Japanese, claim- ing to be “actuated by motives of humanity and acting solely to pre-| serve peace in the far east,” are not| acfzmplll!flnl any such unselfish re- su Josef K. Okulitch, who resides at! 113 Lincoln street, Boston, and was | delegated here by the Merkuloff gov-, efnment, which functions in the re- | stricted Japanese area around Vladi- vostok. has drafted a letter to the State Department suggested that the Japanese be invited to leave. The Merkuloff government came into | existence only last May as a creation | of the Japanese expedition. Wladimir Stephanovitch Kolesnikov, minister of foreign affairs for Merkuloff, sailed from Vladivostok November 30, and is due in Washington this week. The delegation from the chamber of com- merce of the maritime province, head- ed by Prof. Pavel P. Goudkoff, which disclaims interest whether Russia is communistic or imperialistic so long as the government is stable and life and business safe, has issued a state- ment 1o the same effect, emphasizing the blight which Japanese occupation lhlu placed on Russian life in Sagha- en. 3 A similar wish is voiced by Boris Brasol as the “Ri delegation to the United States,” who has been opposed to every transient government in Russia since 1917. He marshals with equal zeal facts against bolshevibm and against Japan, who has claimed to be in Siberia to fight bolshevism. Only slightly less out- spoken are the Russians who repre ent the departed Kerensky govern- ment and inhabit the embassy. The last and most important of the Siberian delegations, because they come from a real government, the trio from the Far Eastern Repub. lic at Chita. They are avowed ,advo- cates of Japanese evacuation. (Copyright, 1921.) . Aunouncement The Wilsonian A National Monthly Publication That Champions the Ideals and Policies of Our Great Ex-President Out Now.Subscribe! - Subscription Price, $2 a Year “The Wilsonian 1213 Filbert St. THE EVENING STAR ‘{Italian delegation to the arms con- ussian monarchial l are DECLARES ITALIAN ARMY STOPPED THE AUSTRIANS Member of Italian Delegation Says Statement in Von Below Story ¢ Were Inaccurhate. _In connection with the story in The Evening Star of December 16 regard- ing a luncheon the German general, Hans von Below, had h three Brit- ish army officers, one of whom 'was Lord Cavan, who, it was stated, stopped the Austrians in Italy and turned them back, a member of the ference today pointed out that this statement does not correspond to his- torical truth. 1 “If, as it appears, the statement in- tended to refer to the military oper- ations in Italy in October-November, 1917, the assertion lacks any founda- tion, it being a very well known fact that the Austrian offensive was then stopped by the Italian army alone,” he sald. “The ‘British and French troops ( sent to Italy at that time were still far from the battle front when the ! offensive was stopped. At the time| Wwhen the order was given to them by | the Italian supreme command to take | thelr position on the defensive line such line had already been firmly tablished by the Italian army af having paralyzed vance. “If the statement intended, in- stead. 1o refer to the operations on the Piave in June, 1918, it is aiso not correct, being a very well known fact that of the fifty-six divisions which participated in the battle of the Piave only two were British. the Austrian ad- uch British divisions were at the | extreme left wing, on the mountain! sector, where the battle lasted only ! one day (15th of June). The main battle of the Piave took place from' the Montello to the sea. lasteds nine ! vs (15th to 23d June) fought exclusively by Itali — e ASSIGNED TO U. S. POSTS. 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