Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1921, Page 1

WEATHER. Uusettled tonight and tomorrow prohably rain. alghtly warmer fo Vight. lowest temperature slghtly | for twent today P taday: lowest, | Tmet night Full "age port ho Entered post office NEW 4-POWER PACT IN EUROPE WOULD INCLUDE GERMANY Great Britain, France and Italy Other Parties in Re- ported Move. UNPROVOKED AGGRESSION | GUARANTEE IS AIMED AT | Strong Opinion Prevails That| Greater Friendship Must Be Shown Former Enemy. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. rd has reached here through un- movement under otticial channels o way in Europe to bring about a new Jower treaty. whereby Great France, Italy and Germany o guarantee one anoth- ritory ainst “unprovoked ag- <ion™ by any other power. agree as second-class matter Washington, | Baron Takahashi of Japan is quoted | newspaper Excelsior as declaring: D. C. WAR DANGERS REMOVED, SAYS JAPANESE PREMIER Baron Takahashi Sees All Chances of Conflict Gone in Four-Power Pact—Declares it | Stronger Than Anglo-Japanese Treaty. By the Associated Press. in the far PARIS, December }of Japas is strengthened east.” In regard to China, the premier was quoted as sayin, 23.—Premier by the Tokio corrdspondent of the decomposition. It will be an unpleas- ant situation for Japan, and a misfor- tune for China. i anarchy, she does not co-operate with the friendly powers seeking to bring about her unification. Baron Takakashi characterized the report that Japan had designs on the French Indo-China as “an absurd fa- ble which had no foundation in th pas d wiil not have in the future. If there was cussion in Japan ‘The quadruple entente, which for Japan replaces the Anglo-Japanese alliance, is much wider in bearing and removes all chances of war. “l venture to say.” he continued, “that the Washington conference ha opened a new epoch in the Pacific and the world. I not only believe that the entente will result in mak- ! about Indo-Chi t was because Ja- | pan had not been given favored- ing the e ng the Japanese people happier, be-| fio) teatment there. He hoped that a but, further. that, by reason of the | guarantee we obtaln. the position TREATY APPROVAL between Japan and France, FRANCE ACCEPTS SHIP RATIO, BUT MAINTAINS By the Associated Press. PARIS, December 23.—Premier plan. which, curiously enough, its piration to French diplo- . secks a way to remove the bug- of a possible invasion by Ger- ch has been held forth as; for the continued exist- standing armies on the Broadly speak n continent of Europe. . the Freneh liberals who are be 7 the plan believe the time has come to bring Germany into a combination Wwith the other powers which will 1ranguillize Europe and aid its eco- nomic recuperation. To Brighten Reparation Burden. | Tn one sense, the plan recognizes the | unwisdom of the enforcement clauses of the Versailles treaty with its re- curring penalties of occupation of German territory in the event of Ger- 1 man failure to pay indemnities. The | Sdea now i to obtain some unanimity | of opinion among the larger powers of Iurope so that the reparation bur- den may be more equitably adjusted and so that Germany herself’ will dopt a new spirit toward her obliga- tions under th ersaiiles pact. The United State ic | | government will. ch a of . not be a party to new ty in Europe. as it is the viewpoint of the Harding administra- that guarantees against aggres- sion on the continent of Kurope are Strietly European matters. On the other hand. the American government would lend its moral support to any movement which accomplished peace in Burope. The suggestion of a four- power pact, including Germany, was first discussed informally -when Pre-~ mier Eriand was in Washington. Mast Include Germanmy. Mr. Harding has informally indi- cated that before long the European powers would have to include Ger- many in their discussiors of Euro- pean questions and that until Ger- many sat down at the same tabie, ~with France and Great Britain there would be fio assurance of a settle- ment of pending problems, especially reparations. In the conferences which have been going on in London, the French view- point has been that until Great Brit- n gave France explicit guarantees at she would come to the ald of rance in the event of an attack by Germany, there could be no curtail- ment of French land armament or concessions to Germany. The British have declared that the withdrawal of French troops from the Rhine country would help to assure peace in_Europe. The French having failed to geta . three-power pact with Great Britain and the United States guaranteeing France against unprovoked aggres- rion, the alternative is to obtain such a guarantee for France by coupling it up with a German guarantee, too. tion H No Oppositlon Expected. French liberals'who favor the plan see no reason why their own govern- ment should object to it, since to re- ¢ to give a pledge that would guar- Germany against attack by might imply an ultimate in- iention to do so on the part of the French imperialists. Great Britain would. of course, be willing to guar- antee that she will not attack Ger- many and the latter would be bound 1o keep the peace, for automatically she would incur the hostility of Ital France and Great Britain if she at- tempted unprovoked aggression. It is. indeed, an attempt to produce a atus such as might have prevented outbreak of war in 1914, for it is till being said that Germany would never have gone to war if she had been sure that England would help: France and Belgium. Incidentally, ihe mutual guarantees would include Belgium, and assure her of neutrali and independence, if the plan is final- 1y approved. Official Washington is keenly inter- ested in the conversations going on in surope with reference to the new four-power pact. and it is expected ihat_after the supreme council meets in Cannes some definite idea of this scheme or an alternative having the same object will be disclosed. (Copyright, 1921.) SENTENCED TO DEATH. | l antee nee HICAGO, December 2.—Harvey Church, charged with the murder of vo automobile salesmen, was found Ity this morning and sentenced to Church killed Carl Asmus and rnard Daugherty, when they deliv- «1 a car which he had arranged ml { contentions that the four-power pact 1 guments of Briand has sent Ambassador Jus- serand in Washington a final and definite acceptance of the capital ship ratio. France, however, it is stated, maintains her position T garding submarines and coast d Tense ships, although she is will- ing to negotiate. France insists that her demands are vitally necessary to her secur- ity, it is indicated, but is disposed o co-operate with the United States as far as possible. HOLIDAYS GIVE TINE SEEN BY PRESIDENT ceptance of Pact by Senate. BY N. 0. MESSENGER. President Harding is reported us bLe. ing perfectly easy in his own mind | over the eventual ratification of the four-power Pacific treaty by the United States Senate, and as not dis- turbed over the pending flurry as to the application of the treaty to the homeland of Japan. In other official and in diplomatic quarters* the disposition is said to be to regard the current interest as| largely a tempest in a teapot, al- though there were rumors today that the Japanese are inclined to Le tena- cious of the view that the treaty does not apply. They are represented as cherishing a sentimental objection on | the score that to make it apply to Ja- pan and not to other countries would : be in depreciation of Japan's mational | M2l Christmas holidays for District pride by the insinuation that she is a {Fn0¢1 children, contestants in The D et meeding protection. . {Fvening Star's prize cxsay contest on S ie wommoction 1¢ i pointed out | the subject, “The Arms Conference that the intent of the treaty is not to land Its Significance,” will have many extend military protection to an¥ of |joicure moments before January 3 the signatory powers by the others, in case of men: but to provide for the | When the schools reopen, to devote to fmu\"z_ll "{,{"};m" through thvkt;x‘:r an intensive study of the conference cise of good offices, reasoning. kindly 5 ¢ Understanding and common sense -as | Procecdings. Consequently, the home study of the parley developments for alternatives to resort to arms. Expect Free Senate Debate. the next ten days. coupled with tha in school during the last month, is in administration circles the view " { expected chly i e et e kS sl Pis e Be rests ) CRDocted G Sorgughly. tauiliariss the children with all the problems 1y and satigfactorily explained when| - 3 which have confronted the defegates the treaty domes up for consideration | N1 18 00 TORCC A8 © O in the Senate. It is not contemplated | ™"/ ”:" ng col nce. to consider it behind closed d00rs iNlafier the close of-the Christmas holi- the Senate, and debate is expected to!days. By that time the rules for the be full and free. contest, together with the personnel Friends of the administration call attention to the suggestion that ob-, fegtions to the treaty. which are now No Ald in Writing. chhracterized in the main as academic, Ly e {f not supposititious, and, indeed, ficti-; While awaiting announcement of tious. must mive way before one| the rules, it is emphasized that the obvious, controlling fflCb!T";‘a! ::e; edsayists shall not receive aid in the X:iii:;fi,’;il&"fliflee.‘ olishes the| ,ctual writing of their compositions. If the Washington conference ac-|In fact, this will be the cardinal principal governing The Star's offer. Leisure Moments Can Be Used to Advantage in Even- ing Star Contest. With the inception today of the an- announced. complished nothing more than_that one end, it would be considered as : B ok Biiis Loon hell FHis| TR SesmuIsts & & malter of good point will be kept constantly before | faith, will be required to secure the The eves of those who would defeat | signatures of their teachers to their the treaty, and likewise before the at- l compositions certifying that they tention of the country. have closely adhered to this specifi- "As long as that ailiance holds, ma- | cation. The contestants_ are urged, terial reduction -of naval armament| however, to gather all data possible relating to the conference prepara- tory to writing their essays. The newspapers, school officials have pointed out, are the best source of in- formation obtainable. Superintendent of schools Frank W. Ballou has described the press re. ports of the conference as “not only complete, but remarkable.” He has called attention of the teachers and children tg the summary of the con- ference evelopements as printed daily in The Star as a valuable me- dium for obtaining information for a discussion of the parley events in the classroom. Eighty-Eight Cash Prizes. As previously announced, eighty- eight cash prizes, aggregating $1,000 will be awarded winners of the con- test. According to tentative plans, the i contestants will be divided into two separate and distinct groups. and would be considered questionable, it is argued, and the hope of the coun- try and of the world is considered as being centered upon that objective. See Successful Rebuttal. The supporters of the treaty expect to be able to successful]y refute all constitutes an alliance of nations, in- cluding the United States, offensive to the widely held feeling in this count! against entangling foreign alliances. This proposed concert of action among the powers is analyzed as but a co-operation of the nations in good : fellowship and for peaceful purposes, ! with objects not to be attained by the use of force, but through reasoning and mutual agreement. The administration is said to be confident that this contention can be successfully maintained by the ar- the great international the Senate who will} debate and argument the | Will be awarded in each group. lawyers in espouse. = @he Fp Closing New York Stocks, Page 27. WASHINGTO “China Is in an advanced stage of | s (he result of her | cause it will lighten their burdens, | commercial agresment on this subject | would strengthen the good relations | STAND ON SUBMARINES| 10 STUDY PARLEY should be written until| of the board of judges, will have been | forty-four prizes, amounting to $500, ! cause offthe treaty when it comes up | for ratifi ion. The drift of editorial opinion in some of the most influential journals of the country is steadily in favor of ratification of the treaty. This sup- port is expected to have.weight, as Teflective of the thought of the na- tion. R LADY LEE HAS INFLUENZA. Cancels All Social Engagements _ for Several Days. Lady Lee of Fareham, wife of the first lord of the British admiralty, one of Britain's delegates to the arma- ment comference, is suffering from a mild attack of influenza, and has can- celed all of her social engagements for the next several days. OFFICIALS PUZZLED OVER DISPOSING OF 15000 TONS OF ARMOR PLATE . Br the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 23.— What to do with &ome 15,000 tons steel armor plate, purchased at vst of $7.500.000 and now stack- ed in the Brooklyn navy yard, ts problem facing officials of the plant in view of the expected de- on of the Navy Department to crap several war vessels in ac- ‘ordance with the terms of the ar- innment conference treaty. This huge amount of steel, said 1o be worth $500 a ton, was or- dered for the two 43.000-ton ircadnaughts South Dakota and Indiana. which are. about one- third completed. Each piece of of plate weighs from sixty to sev- enty-five tohs, and varies in thick- ness from five to twelve inches. 1t was puychased from the Bethiehem and Midvale plants, and from the Navy ordnance armor .plant at Charleston, W. Va. In connection with the problem facing the Brooklyn navy yard, it is pointed out that some 70,000 tons of armor plate have been con- tracted for to complete the seven big war vessels now under con- struction. These ships are the West Virginia and Iowa, building at Newport News, Va.; the South Dakota and the Indiana, at Brook- In one group the contestants will be limited to students of the senior high schools and the ninth grade of the ju- nior high schools, and students in private and parochial schools between the ages of fifteen and eighteen, in- clusive. In the other group the con- testants will be pupils of the seventh and eighth grades of the junior high schools and similar grades of the ele- mentary schools, and students In the private and parochial schools between the ages of twelve and fourteen, in- clusive. Amounts of Prizes. The first prize in each class wi be $100, making a total of $200 in first prizes. The-second prize in each class will be $50, making a total of $100 in second prizes. There will be two prizes of §25 each in each class for essayists whose compositions are adjudged third best. Therefore, a total of $100 will be awarded as third prizes. The fourth group will consist of five prizes of $15 each for each class, making a total of ten fourth priz or a total of $150. ‘There will be twenty prizes of $10 each awarded as fifth prizes, or ten prizes for each class, making a total of $200. Fifty prizes of $5 each will be awarded as sixth- prizes, twenty-five prizes in each, class, making a total of $250. —_— SHIP IN DISTRESS AT SEA. HALIFAX, N. 8, December 22.—The American steamship New England, from Brest for New York, in distress, thirty miles southeast of Halifax, was found by the Canadian government steamship Lady Laurier this after- noon, drifting eastward in a heavy lyn; the Montana, at Mare Island, San Francisco; the North Carolina, Norfolk, Va.. and the Massachu- setts, at the Fore River yard. Quincy, Mass. ~ ¥ sea, with her fuel oil supply exhaust- ed. A radio méssage said the Lady Laurier was standing by and would bring the disabled ship to port when the weather moderated. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C, HIGH HOPES HELD FORSETTLEMENT OF NAVY PROBLEM European Issue as Difficult of Solution as Pacific Ship Situation. FUTURE PARLEY ASKED © BY ITALIAN DELEGATES [J Argue Smaller Nations May Ex- ceed Tonnage if Limit Is Placed at This Time. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. | The European naval problem is {proving as “difficult” as was the naval |problem of the Pacific. In fact, it @vas {declared today by a spokesman for |the Italian delegation prior to the meeting of the committee on limita- |tion of armament of the Washingon jconference, at 3 p.m., that the “most jinteresting point of the conference jhad been reachea.” 1‘}‘]: wily lhe recalled, however, that ithe so-called naval s problem of the was settled satisfactorily to all {Parties at the conference. There is a ifeeling of optimism today that lh‘e‘ {conference will be able to deal sati {factorily also with the European sit- ) 5 Py As the delegates of the five powers | jtaking part in the discussion of the | {limitation of armaments assembled | {in the Pan-American jcourses were I Two Courses Open. ! building, s open for the confe: meeting this afternoon. | sideration of Gre: two rcnce‘ Either c n-; at Britain's !f(vr the total abolition of l::.o':‘o::}\ jmarine, which was discussed yester. ' 1day, would proceed,” or the French| Zproposals Wwith regard to the lonnlg"‘ {allotment of auxiliary craft, ling submarines, right of way. In some quarters the that if the includ- | Would be given the | oplnion was every dispositian to | take advantage of the committee mecting today to consider these pro- posals. a maiter o That a strict code of inte i ! o rnational {rules governing the use of ubma- | jrines will be adepted at the present conference and ‘that other nations i will be asked tp subscribe to these irules. All of the five delegations have declared themselves in favor of the adoption of such rules, though i the British declare themselves skep- as to their obsery: i fecant ot ‘ervance in the | That the struggle will come nt present conference over ihe tonmane | allottment of submarines and eother | auxilliaries for the various nations. { | | Italinns Propose Conference. The Italian delegation, if. was learned ‘wday. has proposed that a conference of ‘the powers be called in the future to {consider questions relating to sub- | marines and other naval matters. The ltalians have pointed out that | { +if the submarine tonnage of the na- | tions taking part in the present con- | ference is limited, they may wake up | scme day to find that other nations. ! | rot now considered important from a |naval point of view, have exceeded | them in submarine tonnage. For instance, it is estimated that 50,000 tons of submarines can be con- structed at present for $50,000,000— not a great sum when it comes to naval construction. It may be stated definitely that the jarguments for the abolition of the i sugmarines presented to the confer- i ende committee yesterday by Lord Lee on behalf of the British have not al- tered the position of the Italian dele- gation in favor of submarines as a navalgveapon. They believe that the submarine is valuable for coast de- i fense and also for scouting p@rposes, !an@ fheir experts will maintain this i position. i United States Yet to Answer. 1t is believed that the French po- sition also has not been changed by the arguments of the British { spokesman, although Admiral de Bon | has recommended that a complete land more technical answer be pre- | | sented by the French naval experts, | jin view of the very interesting pres- | entation by Lord Lee. | The American delegation, it was i said today, still have their answer to | make,- having taken the matter un- der advisement. But it is believed that the Americans will oppose the i abolition of the submarine also, in accordance with the views of their naval experts, and the advisory com- mittee, Whosé report on submarines | was read to the committee meeting yesterday by Secretary Hughes. Final Instructions Awaited. At French headquarters it was said this afternoon that so far only partial instructions from -Paris had been re- | ~~(Continued on Page 2, Column 6. ' Today’s News In Brief !Irish treaty delay held as equivalent to referendum. Page 1 New four-power pact move in Europe would include-Germany. Page 1 Oyster approves twenty-foot spaces at corners for loading machines. Page 1 | Lord Reading rejects Moplah demand: | in India. Pige 2 Episcopalians _report reduction in number of pulpit recruits. Page 2 €Committee supporting -arms limita- tion proposes economic parley. o : Page 3 Presitent sighs appropriating $20,000,000 for Russian famine -re- lief. Page 3 Report of soviet in Mexico is denied. Page 4 Railroads voluntarily reduce rates on freights for six months as an experi- ment. ‘Page 11 Col. Haskell declares Russians will soon be starving by hundreds of thousands. . Page 12 Kiwanis Santa Claus visits 3,000 chil- dren. Page 17 E. C. Brandenburg pleads for vote for D. C. before Washington real board. Page 17 England stands alone for ban on sub- marines. Page 22 FRIDAY, SEEKS TOENJOIN | constitutional | business property from its provision 23, DECEMBER RENT COMMISSION Landlord Charges Unconsti- tutionality and Exceeded Authority. . Linkins, owner of prem- ises 207 S street northeast. and 219 T street northeast, today asked the Dis- trict Supreme Court for an injunction George to prevent A. Léftwich Sinclair, Clara | omoily in i . Taylor and William F. Gude from|trance attempting to act as a rent commis- sion of the District of Columbia and from proceeding with a threatencd hearing, on their own initiative, con- cerning the fairness of the rentals in | e 4 5 S 5 g " [1ate in October said Count S these Lwo apartments. The hearing is scheduled for next Tuesday, and Justice Bailey directed |eral days Jater that the count haa de- counsel for the plaintiff to serve no- tice on the defendants that he would hear the application for a temporary injunction next Tuesday. Mr. Linkins attacks the commission from some new angles. He points out that the amending act, passed August 24 last, failed to provide for the con- tinuance of a commission and did not set any term of office for such com mission. Appointment by the President did not cure this defect, he asserts. because it exempts and thereby becomes class legislation, it is claimed. When the continuing | act was passed there did not exist any emergency such as made necessary i the original act, the plantiff declares. Claims Authority Exceeded. The claim is also made that the commission even under the original act has no authority to interfere with contractural relations between land- lords and tenants where no com- plaint has been made either by the landlord or the tenant. If they have such authority, it is asserted, the rent commission in this case has not complied with section 117 requiring the commission to ask the owner for plats and data before beginning any investigation as to the fairness of rentals. 5 Attorney R. A. Ford and C. C. Allen appear for the plaintiff. —_— |CHEERING THRONGS GREET GEN. DIAZ ON RETURN By the Associated-Press. - NAPLES. December 23.—Gen. Ar- mando Diaz, commander of the Italian armies in the world war, arrived today on the steamship Giuseppe Verd from the United States, where he spent two months as guest of the American Le¢ gion. He was enthusiastically re- ceived at the pier by civil, military and communal authorities, and_ by Vice Admiral Albert P. Niblack and the officers of the American battle- ship Utah, now in the harbor. A crowd, many members of which car- ried banners of welcome, greeted the general with salvos of cheers. His automobile trip to his hotel was turned into a triumphal procession. the streets being lined with cheering throngs. He was again acclaimed at the railway station when he left.for Rome. The general expressed the warmest admiration of the Americans and their country and his appreciation of the wonderful welcome he received there. During his stay in the United States he delivered 110 addresses. He suffer- ed a sprained finger from the cordial- ity of his handshakes with 700 people at his reception at the Italian em- bassy in Washington. BODY OF CHILD FOUND " PACKED IN SUIT CASE By the Associated Press. - NBEW BRUNSWICK, N. I, Decem- ber 28.—The mutilated body of Tessie Kucharski, five years old, who had been ‘missing from her home at the Bellmore Hotel, operated by her mother, was found packed today in a suit case in a closet at the Hotel Albany. s According to the police, the little girl was seen to enter the Hotel Al- bany at 6 o'clock last night with George Garris, forty-five years old, a carpenter, who iives there. He said je was his granddaughter. He left an hour later, alone. The police were seeking him today. The girl's father is under indict- ment in connection with an attack upon a girl, the police said. He has t ‘becn seen here for some time. The | | amending act is also attacked a un ¥ 1921— ] i 1 i | Ltion of adiplomatic relations followed T WE'RE IN PRETTY COUNT SZECHENYI MAY BE HUNGARIAN MINISTER | Husband of Gladys M. Vanderbilt | Would Be Acceptable to | the United States. Hungary is preparing to name Count Laszlo Szechenyi, who in 1908 married Gladys M. Vanderbilt of New York. as its new minister to Wash- ington. Count Szechenyi's name was sub- mitted for the approval of the Ameri- | can zovernment some time ago, and it is understood his appointment will} in e YW be acceptable H Hungary has not been hington since the en of the United States into the world war, und the projected resump- | { ification | Hungary at{ eral days ago. | spatches from Budapes henyi : would be ‘desighated as minister to} Washington, but it was reported sey i resented the exchange of treat between this country ang Budapest Press i clined the piace. H —— BANDIT IS SHOT DEAD IN KIDNAPING EPISODE Wife of Ex-Base Ball Manager Callahan and Others Rescued in Auto in Chicago. B the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 23.—Victims of the bandit who robbed several pas-| sengers on the Baltimore & Ohio night flier Tuesday night today call- ed at the police station in an endeav- or to identify Claude Thomas, thirty- three, of Scattle, who was captured | last night after his companion, Carl} Gilbert. thirty. of Omaha, had been killed by a poiiceman. Thomas and Gilbert had kidnaped Mrs. James J. Callahan, wife of the former manager of the Chicago American League base ball team; her | daughter Margaret, seventeen, and George Hardin, her brother, just af- ter they had stepped into an automo- bile in_ front of their home on the South Side. Policeman William McNaughton, leaning from the running board of a pursuing car commandeered by Mr. Callahan, killed Gilbert and forced Thomas to surrender, after a wild 2ig zag drive through the streets of the South Side which ended when the Callahan car was wrecked by the robbers in attempting to turn sharply. Clyde Timmons confessed to the police today that he and his partner had participated in several holdups, including a Utah train robbery last August. The captured robber also was known as ' Claude Thomas and his dead companion was sometimes | known as Carl Gilbert, accordidg to the police. Following the confes- sion, police took into custody Miss Mary Roberts, twenty-three, who is said to have been an intimate acquaintance of the dead robber. THREE BURNED TO DEATH. WAYCROSS, Ga. December 23— Three negroes were burned to death when a negro hotel burned here this morning. Origin of the blaze is un- known. i i | i How Hoover Gets Men . High-salaried business experts accept small govern- ment salaries in order to help put across the Depart- ment of Commerce’s plans for making and keeping America prosperous. . Lloyd George and Ireland—A timely number of Philip Kerr’s remarkable’ . British prqmier. ’l'_hz“Séuté‘and the Arms Conference—A discussion of probabilities and possibilities, by N. O. Mes- senger. ' .- Bunn's Review of the Week, Kuhn’s comments on European affairs, McKelway’s Latin American ar- ticle and other timely features. Next Sunday in the HIRTY-TWO PAGES. {mitted a twenty-foot space be mark- | L '!‘he Sunday Star ember of the Associated P Aswocimted 1 e une M L) Al rlhts diepatehs >Ye:ut;lly'l N 7 et Circulation, 87,225 TWO CENTS. IRISH PEAGE DELAY HELD EQUIVALENT ~ TOREFERENDUM Supporters Claim People-Will Bring Tremendous Pressure for Dail Ratification. {FLOOD OF TELEGRAMS IS REACHING DUBLIN [Regret Expressed for Political i Prisoners—De Valera Claimed | to Be Losing Prestige. | BX the Associated Press. | LONDOXN, December The dail | eireann’s adjournment of further de- ‘bate on the Irish peace treaty until (January 3, although coming as a sur- iprise here, was considered as favor- able to the chances for ratification. | By agreement between the contending !factions, the dail members will d liver no speeches touching on tue {treaty during the period of adjourn- {ment nor participate in public meet {ings at which the treaty is discussed, ‘but it believed the Irish people | will get together and agitate for {fication. Various agriculural and business as- ociations and civic bodies in Ireland jare said to be planning meetings to | pass resolutions favoring the treat jand. although it is recognized th. jihére wili ® be some. deciarations {asainst acceptance, it is believed the {large majority will support the stand OYSTER APPROVES i i}ournnn—nl period will thus be near! '“"ll'ltl;zalr?m to a popular referendum ! glish newspaper correspond- lents in Dublin emphasized the im- portance of the speech of Richard i Mulcahy, chief of stafl of the Irish | Republican Army. in the dail yester- day, in which he advocated acceptance S gzvx;);r:n;my. ,They thought that hix P . together with that of such . Loading Machines. | fenting men as Michacl Collins ‘and Commissioner Oyster, who suber-of ‘the Repubiican amms theonssion vizes traflic probiems, today voiced |the country. WS e approval of the plan to 1ay off twen-| See De v ty-foot spaces at all corners in the| Indorses Plan for 20-Foot Spaces at Corners for Ta Losing Prestige. congested scetion to be kept free at|, e of the correspondents also all times for machines to load or un- | upon what they consider load passengers or merchandise. i = Maliectin of prestige, us This plan was one of the principal | n0icated by the vote for adjourn- ment, which he opposed. De Valera's statement that, when he assumed the ¢ : < on | Tepublican presidenc ers to study the parking problem and | o e e ¥ P z D! | 4rd his oath ax fettering his actions, devise some means of mecting the | was regarded as o H 4 on lerably - Dprotest of merchants, who complained | 28Ing his influence. y e that parking of autemobiles for luns;lpz_filfl:g:‘k Sthore hfi:x’fieon some. periods on main thoroughfares in- | settlement of the ,r“‘,’l";r‘,f;;,:';m oAt i) e effected by ratification of the The Dublin corres; Spaces to Bé Kept Open. Westminster Gue(?:ndt\'nxi‘l’: The committee recommended that | LOPINg and believing that it will be T Fel Emphasizing that the ed off at each corner, where parking | Fein is not satisfied with the tr would not be permitted. In blocks of | people 1o appraciate the oarmorb e more than 200 feet in length an ad-|of the extreme republicans of Ireland. ditional thirty-foot space should bef::’r::"{w-‘f_ nature a compromise is en- kept open halfway between corners,| Foamen. the committee reported. i Big Sinn Fein Split Possible. “That has been my idea for some| The correspondent quotes an un- time.” said Capt. Oyster. “and I am |named Irish observer as declaring glad the committee included it its: that hundreds of young men ana report. Right now the Commission- | Women will, if the treaty is ratified ers are too busy at the Capitol to|retire in bitter disillusionment from consider the parking question, but as | any participation whatever in the soon as time permits, we intend to akTecment and may become Sinn digest carefully the findings of the | Fein within the Sinn Fein. The dai committee h:\nd lm‘a_ke whallever' eiraenn may convince them that the e the regulations seem best. ; treaty v a should prove unwise, I am sure the ' . , stroy the repub- {lican fnovement. The correspondent recommendations of the citizens’ com mittee appointed by the Commission. he says it is difficult for the English Commissioners will reconsider the question.” {adds: “Perhaps this is why one. Quotes Merchanta. | notices o litte enthusiasm here— { o : a i T g S 3:;.!}.‘ are making the best of a not had an opportunity, because Of{ "4 coging 16 a dispatch fo the pres :\:::r:‘ss = }::ifal:;“"f-e::r St he | association from Dublin extraordinars 5 0 ever, {scanes won i ail e =) had heard objection voiced by some . ;d]aux::: »dnzmn:::iv:]:" Aivere eard 3 e _ nce S:Th‘l:::i to i‘:e"l:’:"’lp"::‘c;:rc’;‘:“s | by Arthur Griffith to the length of Mary ibit p: ng " | MacSwiney’s speech brought Miss Mac- theaters and clubs and at the same g h 5 time allow parking in front of busi- | SeY 19 her feet with a tearful re. ness establishments. | through Brixton (meaning — Brixton —_— Iprison), and 1 think | have a right to EXPECTS DEBS’ RELEASE. ;spdnk for the honer of my nation.” | Collins Renen: Charge. 013, Another_incident occurred when the Brother of Imprisoned Socialist !;:flun(l‘:i{ Markiewicz referred to Mich- = 3 . el ins as having faced Premier Visits Atlanta Penitentiary. |7o.4 “George night ater might untit ATLANTA, December 23. _Thwdore';_1;_"1‘;21.._:\'.'“-?_.: worn out and wear. Debs of Terre Haute, Ind., brother of | fion i GomeS oo ene Bress associa- the socialist leader. reached Atlanta “I never was worn out and weary." Jast night and planned to go out to| *Well, he admitted that he wax some- the penitentiary this afternoon, he:™ efogged. " retorted the countess. said. There was no definite assurance ! top of his voice. that his brother would be released| T \olfes:mr'“i‘x‘cim‘fn";s a veritable : : e of voices followed the exchang. today. Mr. Debs said, but indicationspar that' ultima ety - Conmten arE: pointed to such action. ¥ kiewicz apoligized to Mr. Collins. It was reiterated at the penitentiary, | 2 however, that no word had come re-| De Valera Rebuffed at Home. garding a release for Debs. The Pall Mall Gazette and Globe, in its comment, says that since Mr. De { Valera opposed the adjournment, “we may perhaps assume that the vote of 77 to 44 with which it was carried is 1a rough index of the ratio of strength ! between himself and his opponents.” Thero is still time for some in- | genous appeal to sentiment or preju- ice to upset the balance of forces. {but with that reservation, opinion in ’lrellnd seems to regard the delay as ifavorable to the agreement going ! through.” The newspaper believes the {members of the dail will find their | ‘constituents predominantly against { the extremists' policy, and declares it !is rather 'significant that the county | council of Clare, Mr. De Valera's con- | stituency, voted for the treaty. “Apart |from its being_represented by De |Valera himself,” it says, “Codnty |Clare has a most sinister reputation ifor murder throughout Ireland.” i WORRIED OVER PRISONERS. | shouted Mr. Collins at the The pre series of articles on the Adjournment Means Still Further Delay in Their Release. By the Associated Press. DUBLIN, December 23.—The decis- fon of the dail eireann, 77 to 44, to adjourn until January 3, was com- mented upon by all the Dublin news- papers today as favorable to the chances of the Anglo-Irish treaty’s ratification. A note of regret is y-lruck by the commentators, how Imam postpones the prospect of the [release of the convicted political i prisoners, which is expected to fol- low ratification of the treaty. Telegrams to members of the dail eireann, which has taken a recess until January 3 from considera (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) Editorial Section of Fl ’ ever, over the fact that the adjourn: