Evening Star Newspaper, December 25, 1921, Page 4

Merry Christmas To Our Patrons and Employes of 427 7th St. N. W. Wish Their Many Patients and Friends a Very MERRY XMAS and a Prosperous and HAPPY NEW YEAR of Good, Honest Dentistry Our Record for a Merry Cfl]rhrisfl:mas' Prosperity Throughout the New Year We thank our customers for their patronage during the past year. Washington Gas Light Co. Sales Department THE ' SUNDAY LESS OF ARMAMENT NO WAR, IS PLEDGE President Harding’s Phrase Quoted in Christmas Post- ers and Postcards. “Before apother Christmas, still less of armament and none of war.” ! Harding's famous phrase, printed on Christmas postcards which have been malled to points through- out the nation by members of the National Council for the Limitation of Armament. To properly celebrate the fact that this Christmas finds the world farther along the road to peace than ever before and to turn the people’s minds toward the next steps to be taken, the thirty-six national organizations affiliated with the national council planned to make this Yuletide season | & great peace affair. | Intermational Christmas Tree. An attractive international Christ- mas tree has been placed in front of the headquarters of the national {council, 532 17th street. At the top of the tree is a bright star, which illuminates the circle of the flags of all nations arranged around the tree beneath. At the base of the tree are the words, “The nations have begun to |hear the song heard by shepherds 11,900 years ago. Before another Christmas we will have still less of {armament and none of war.” In many {other towns and churches this same idea of an international Christmas is being carried out. In the windows of thousands of homes Christmas peace posters, show- ing a mother with a child in her arms, looking across a fleld of discarded armament toward the Christmas star, will be placed on Christmas day Has Definite Program. Behin@ the Christmas plan the Na- tional Council for the Limitation of Armaments has a very definite pro- gram of work. At its last meeting it was voted to continue the council after the close of the conference. A legislation committee was created to study all measures before Congress 1 Speed—Power Darability Model 47 COUPS New Price Delivered $2,355 OLDSMOBILE SALES CO. 1016-1018 Connecticut Avenue Open Sundays and Evenings During the Week Telephone Main 7837 Jt11 be a Happy New Year if you spend it in an Oldsmobile—the best buy im 1021—the best Ch-istmas Savings Club and acquire the habit of thrift, which is the sure Road to Success Now open for membership Closes for membership January 21, 1922 Four Classe 50c, $1.00, $2.00 and $5.00 Weekly NO PENALTIES _ Franklin National Bank Institation ington’s Great National Washing sNTH AND PA. AVE. N. W. “Banking Heurs: 5130 A.M, to 3 P.M.—Saturdays, 5130 A.M. to Neon ad N30 RN, te § P.M. from the t of view of their influ- ence for or against w In addition to tas international forums which are heid at the head- quarters in Washing:on, a national speakers’ bureau has been organized, which will carry on educational work throughout the courtry. Bibliogra- phies are being prenared for use inj libraries and clubs, and frequent bui- letins are issued, designed for the use of speakers and writers as a part of the educational campaign. Confer- ences are naw being held in Wash- ington by representatives of peace societies of England. Japan and Amer- ica to formulate international plans for peace activities. Executive Board Personnel. The executive board of the council is composed of Frederick J. Libby Alilton E. Ailes, George LaMonte, Ju- lius H. Barnes, Miss Katharine Lud- ington, ¢ Lyman, Hugh 8. Magill, Clement M. Biddle, Miss Chris- tina Merriman, Mrs. William Dal Phelan, T. Janney Brown, Mrs. J. Bor- den Harriman, Mrs, Gifford Pinchot, Mrs. A. C. Watkins, Gray Silver and Mrs. Lo Brandeis The vice chairmen are Julius H. Barnes, Miss Julia C. Lathrop, Will Irwin, Mrs. Maud Wood Park. Miss Anna’ A. Gordon, John Grier Hibben, William Allen White, Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton, Mrs. Lucia Ames Mead and James R. Howard. Frederick J. Libby ia the executive secretary and Milton B. Ailes is the treasurer of the council. —————— DECLINE TO TAKE 31,000 TONS AS SHARE (Continued from First Page.) ultimate French decision on the com- promise proposal constitute the point of departure 1or the resumption of negotiations on Tuesday. Under the American compromise plan, the submarine ratios would be, in round figures, Great Britain, United States, 6; France, 4; Japan, 3, and Italy, 2. The Italian proposal for parity with France at 31.500 tons would change this to approximately & 6-6-3-3-3 distribution, while if the Japanese built up from their present strength to 34,000 tors, as they sug- gest, they wouyld have a.nest an equality with the reduced Amearican and British submarine fgtilla. Neither American nor British expert naval opinion would accept such an appor- tionment. American figuras on tha prdsent submarine strength of the five powers are: United States, 95000 tons: Great Britain, 82,000 tons; France, 42,000 ton: Japaen, 32,000 tons and Italy, 33,000 tons. In connection with the Ialian desire to accept only equal sybmarine tonnage with Frence, it was stated 1taly weuld Drefsr o have Frangs scale dewn her submarine fleet 29,000 tons to equal the pregent Italian fleet, but If that could not be done Italy would demand the right to build up to the French 42,000-ton aggregate. The 31,500 tons for was a compromise proposal. 30,000 Tons for Krance, On the baais of capital ship strength as already accepted, France would kave a submarine tonnage of about 30,000 tons as against 90,000 each for the Unitad States and Great Britain. The new American plan, however, would permit France to have 42,000 tons as against 60.000 each for the United States and Great Britain. Aside from their contention for sup- pression of submarines as a world policy, the British delegation has in- retained they would urge reduction in retained tonnage from the original American plan. They have suggested 45,000 instead of 90,000 tons as the figure they thought about right for Great Britain and the United Statem The American compromise meets the British just half way on this conten- tion by proposing to cut American and British strength in submarine from 90,000 to 60,000 tons. . Desire Met Half Way. In the same way the 42,000-ten fig- ure for France ma.%be compared with the desire of the French experts for 90,000 tons and is also apparently an effort to meet half way the French desire to increase submarine tonnage as it would meet half way the British desire to reduce. Another feature of the American ocompromise that stands out is that while it propeses a middle-of-the-road course as to both British desires to reduce and French desires to increase submarines, the net result for the five powers would be a substantial reduc- tion in_their aggregate tonnage, as Great Britain and the United States combined would scrap nearly 60,000 tons in submersibles. ‘What eventually will be dene with the Britigh abolition -preposal was not ap- parent tenight, but the suggestion for creation by the conference of a ¢ontin- uing commission to study the whole submarine ‘question seemed to be gain- ing considerable favor, If it did nat recommend total abolishment, such a commigsion would be expected to make recommendation for restriction of -sub- marine warfare in such a way as to grzvsnt recurrence of the submarine orrors of the world war. It may be found feasible to com- bine the commission plan with the project for a world conferenoe, in which case the report of the investi- gating body would become the basis of discussion when the next interna- tional meeting is called. NOTED FINANCIER, 75, DIES. PHILADELPHIA, December 23.— Edward Hopner Coates, financier and former president of the Philadelphia lemy of < Arts, died o was seventy-fiva .years old an had been ill only a few -days. That pledge, which quotes President | is being: displayed on Christmas posters and! STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, DECEMBER 25 1921—PART 1 BLUE RIDGE LAND CINCINNATI, Ohio, December 24.— Announcement was made here to- night by the Army and Navy Union that Mrs. Kathryn Clemmons Gould of Washington and New York will donate 1,500 acres of land in the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains within 150 miles of Washington, D. C., to the Army and Navy Union for ‘|a national widows' and orphans’ home and vocational training schools, An endowment fund of $3,000,000 will be raised in the early part of 1922 to build and maintain the home, which will be for widows and or- phans of deceased members, soldiers ENGLAND’S PLAN FOR ABOLITION FAILURE (Continued from_First Page.) fled—and there was no indication last night that it would be modified—will mean the defeat of the American pro- posal to reduce radically the submarine tonnage of the powers. The Washing- ton conference is not governed by ma- Jority action. All of its decisions must be unanimous to be effective. - May Revert to 90,000 Tons. Unless the Hughes proposal of yes- terday with regard to submarines is accepted, it is expected the American delegation will revert to its original proposal of 90,000 tons for the United States and Great Britain and 54,000 for Japan, and proportionate tonnage for France and Italy. But France, it is said, will ask for a very contiderable increase in submarine tonnage, per- haps as high as 90,000 in that event, which would upset that proposal, for it is not expected that Great Britain and the other powers will agree to France's having such a large sub- marine tonnage. The submarine question has become a serious tangle, it was admitted last night by a high American authority in conference circles. So much so that the conference may eventually have to go ahead without fixing submarine tonnage for the various nations rep- resented here, but agreeing to capital ship tonnage and perhaps some of the auxiliary tonnage other than sub- marines. he Christmas pledge, have Fifty thousand of these posters, be: members of the national been displayed throughout the country b: council for the limitation of armament. ARMS ENVOYS GIVE U. S. CHRISTMAS GREETINGS (Centinued from First Page.) ng the loom ahead. May the American na- tion, with whom the people of the Netherlands are united in age-long friendship, largely share in the bless- ings which all hope will light upon this earth again.” warmest wishes for their future and for their best and ever prosperousl fortune.” Words of Chinese Delegates. The three Chinese delegates in their| Hanihara's Message. message said: | Vice Foreign Minister Hanihara em- “The eoming of Yuletide serves to bodied greetings to the press in these reeall to ti:» mind of the members of | Discussion Brought to Close. The discussion in committee of Great Britain's proposal for the abo- per occasion, I think, the Crinese delegation the time- i i e o e liti »f the submarine was brought honorad eustoms of observing the New | :"T us to thank you for the courteous,|| fICh & 0 ™ Secretary Hushes Year holiday In China, whieh is|iain and cven mencrous way fn Which|oftered the American proposal for u limitation of submarine tonnage. is expected, however, that the British will ask to have their day in an open ession of the Washington conference, o that the British plan may have wider circulation among the peoples of the world. It is their hope to build up sentiment against the submarine that in the end will bring about its elimination. Mr. Hanihara of the Japanese dele- gation stated the Japanese position on the proposal of Secretary Hughes to limit the submarine tonnage still further. He said: “The Japanese delegation hoped trat it had made clear, at the time when the provisional agreement was reached between the United States, Great Britain and Japan on the ques- tion of the capital ship ratio, that the scceptance by Jupan of the ratio of 5-5-3 meant for Japan a considerable sacrifl Yet because of her desire to contribute toward the achievement of the great object for which the con- ference had been called Japan finally accepted the said ratio under varlous great difficulties. In the same manner Japan was prepared to accept the same ratio in regard to submarines. That would have given Japan 54,000 tons. So far as Japan is concerned this figure was considered as the min- in:um amount of submarine tonnage with which the insular position ,of Japan could be adequately defended. Felt Constrained to Insist. “The new proposal was to_allow the United States and Great Britain 60.000 tons each, while France, Italy and Japah were to maintain the status quo in regard to their respec- tive submarine tonnage. In other words, under this new plan, Japan would be allowed to have only 31,000 tons. That was considered by the Japanese delegation to be wholly in- characterized by the spirit of pesee]fact we didn't expect it when we and good will as it obtains at gh.l(-zme to Washington, but we have tries. Young and old gather together | ahout us. You have sought to ob- in the home of the oldest living branch | tain the news accurately and fully, of the family to celebrate the festivity | l€tting the facts speak for them- very much In the same way that selves, for you believe that that is the way you can best serve the Amer- Christmas Is eelebrated in the western homes. ican people, to whom you owe your first and greatest dul i Dhpce years ago at this time the| [P matters of interpretation it is world was still witnessing the clos- ing scene of the European struggle cnly natiral that vour views and ours should not at all times coincide, but we have made allowance for your world. But today nine powers. most [ (i@ AlIGWANCE To8 ofrs, : of which were participants in the | tp aTPIS SUSERES B8 TRAC, 1 Lant conflict, are gathering here In Wash- ', cxpress. "1 have noticed that one ington to 4o a With the causes|of ‘the gominant characteristics of of war and to lay the foundation of [ 37 Lie, Gomimant CRCECIenTies oy a permanent peace. It 18 to be sin- cerely hoped, that, with the accomp- lishment of the comferance the ex- sion ‘Peace on Earth and Good worthy and beautiful spirit, which has affected us Japanese deeply and P Will Toward Men,” which is particu- larly apropos at this festive time, has tempered any irritation we might have had when American view will henceforth be the guiding spirit among the nations. in cur opinion, have not always been right or wisest. “But without wishing to criticise. BOnE e o ration takes this|] 3Rt to put to you this single ques opportunity to extend its most cord- ial greetings to all the participant members of the conference, to the tion: While you are very generous to less fortunate persons and nations, other nations of the world and parti cularly to the people of the United are vou not also unduly critical, at States, whose hospitality the Chinese those great powers, who by sacrificing efforts, e put them- delegation is now enjoying with much gratification selves in a position greatly to benefit From .the Netherlands. mankind? In this category certainly England, France and Italy stand high, and I would call your attention to the hism;ic fact that ]Ihe \‘:»ry object ’, ing whieh you so worthily seek, the pro- Jonkheer Karneheek's Sreclings|ioction of China, has been served by the Christmas spirit Japan, with the blood of her sons, as above its daily labors Struggling humanity pauses to turn its mind to thought. Scrutinizing its experience of the ending period by no other nation. “This in, indeed, a joyous Christmas- it gazes upon another year-long effort to throw off the woes entailed by a tide, gentlemen, perhaps the most promising the world has ever known, and all the nations are deeply in- debted to tne United States for per- " e ceiving the new temper of humanity destructive war and wonders What).na for leadins the way {o the great “Is the coming era to be more re- sponsve to the craving for relief; is it to re-endow mankind with former happiness and prosperity? The reply TO BE DONATED FOR WAR WIDOWS AND. ORPHANS and marines of all Anferican wars, the announcement said. Formal official announcement of the gitt will be made by Mrs. Gould on January 4, when she will be in Cin- cinnati as the guest of the Army and Navy Union and the Cincinnati Cham- ber of Commerce. Officials of the Army and Navy Union here were unable to give detalls of the proposed gift last night other than to say that it was understood Mrs. Gould was to present the ground to the organ- ization. Just where it is to be located, or when official announcement was to be made, could not be stated. adequate for Japan's defensive pur- poses. “The Japanese delegation, there- fore, felt constrained to insist upon the assignment of the tonnage pro- posed in the original American pro Ject, 1. e., 54,000 tons of submarines.” The statement of the Japanese case was made at the afternoon session of the committee yesterday, held within two hours of the time when Secre- tary Hughes made his proposal at the morning session. He insisted that the demand of Japan for a mini- mum of 54,000 tons was made only for defense. “Japan,” he said, “was geographi- cally 8o remotely situated that it must be evident to all that her submarines could not constitute 2 menace against any nation.” See Opposition to Propo: the part of Mr. Hanihara, it is no bellcved that Great Britain and the United States will agree to Japan's having 54,000 tons of submarines if they are to reduce thelr own tonnage to_ 9,000. Much of the morning session terday was given over to the discus submarines. It wa opened by M. fgrraut for the French delegation, who pointed out tha there are countries not represented at the Washington conference which would net be governed by a decision reached‘"here to abolish the sub- marine. He said, too, that some of the other nations beliéve in the sub- marine a weapon of defense, and that it would scarcely be fair to them for the natlons gathered here to geek’ to lay down a decision regarding the sthanna without even consulting them. abolition of Balfour Makes Argument. Mr. Balfour, head of the British delegation, made a final argument fo the British contention that the sub marine was not a weapon of defense and had been proved to be no such weapon, but a weapon of offense (merely against merchant vessels) in the war with Geriaany. Secretary Hughes, speaking for the American~ delegation, said that the discussion of the British proposal had proceeded to a point where it was clear that it was not possible to reach an agreement to abolish the subma- rine. presentation_of the case against the submarine. He said he had conferred with President Harding regarding the matter and that the President had been deeply impressed with the strength of the arguments presented by the British and the spirit ani- mating them. “If at any time said Secretary Hughes, “it were found to be feasible to take the matter up the United States government would give it their most serious-consideration.” He add- ed that he hoped what had been said here would be provocative of thought throughout the entife world. ————— PUBLIC ATTORNEY SUICIDE |E. T. Caldwell, Elected in New York, Shoots Himself. NEW YORK, December 24.—Everett T. Caldwell, first assistant district at- torney of Kings county, who was to have succeeded Harry E. Lewis as dis- trict attorney on January 1, shot and killed himself tonight at his home in Brooklyn. ° District Attorney Lewis was elected to the supreme court bench last fall. For several weeks Mr. Caldwell had been in ill health which had inter- rupted his work. The thought that his physical condition would prevent his accepting the post of district at- torney was believed by his physicians to have preyed on his mind. He suf- fered a nervous breakdown from overwork recently, and, on advice of his physician, took a brief vaocation. He returned a week ago, apparently benefited, but renewed Worry over his health alarmed his friends. Notwithstanding this statement on, sion of the British proposal for the He praised highly the British | VERSAILLES PACT ~ NOT 70 BE BROKEN Briand Tells Deputies Guar- anties Will Be Safe at Coming Cannes Parley. By the Associnted Press. g PARIS, December 24.—There. is na question of the treaty of Versailles being wrecked by tne coming confer- ence at Cannes, Premier Briand told; - the chamber of deputics today in re~ plying to an interpellation by former Finance Minister Klots regarding the result of the recent conferences in London between the British, and French premiers. Premier Briand went back to the beginning and explained that it had | been considered that the best way for the French and British govérnments | to reach an agreement. was for their | heads to confer and discuss pending questions verbally. This, he dealared, ihad been done in an atmogphere-of entire cordiality. He pointed out that the question of reparations concerned not only ! Great Britain and France, but all the allies, and raid that in their conver- sations in fondon the two premiers had made an effort to harmonize their 10 reach a common under- cgard to the Cann onference. Reparation Plan Considered. | Not for a moment wa tion of Fr: ‘€ BUrren anty under the M. Briand declared. to Mr. Lioyd Ge He paid_tribute ri who he 1 ized the special posi and who had mnever even | thought of asking that in the com- ing conference it might be suggested |that France make even the smallest of_sacrific “The best conditions under whici we could bring about payment b Germany were then considered | this atmosphere,” continued the | mier. “France ' could jany sacrifice of the reparations duc her from Germany. and in case Ger s to pay and her guaranties ufficient, we will obtain others. There is no question of wrecking the treaty of Versailles las certain Germau statesmen appear {10 have been hoping. The anxiet ! which has been manifested regardini |the possible surrender by France of | her guaranties is entirely without reason—absolutely wrong.” Amerlean as Relchsbank Head. An American superintendent for the Reichsbank was one of the proposi- tions discussed by Premier Briand and !Lloyd George at their conference in London_early in the week, according e Temps. With the idea of giv- institution an autonomous |regime. the paper adds, Germany would be given at the same time & fixed date to put necessary fiscal re- forms into effect. The Journal des Debats criticises M. Briand for accepting the idea of an international conference for discus- | sion of the reparations question. This, it says, will amount to a revision of the treaty of Versaille DR. KRASKE, NEW GERMAN CHARGE, REACHES U. S. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 24.—Diplo- matic offices of the German government will be opened at Washington, New York and New Orleans on January 1, it was announced here today upon the’arrival from Germany of a party of seventeen officials_on the stkamship America. Dr. FErick Kraske, who headed the party, will act as German charge d'af- faires at Washington, pending the arrival of Karl Lange, who will assume that office pending the- appointment of an ambassador. Later Mr. Lange will come to New York as consul general for the United States. Temporarily in charge of the New York office will be Dr. G. A Reichel, with the title of vice consul. - Baron Hans von Ungelter will take over the consulate at New Orleans. Baroness von Therman, whose hus- band preceded her to the United States several weeks ago to for resumption of diplomati tions, also was a member of the America’s party. new era upon which we are now launching formidable ships of peace.” rests largely with the answer to this primary question: Is confidence to be Greetings of France. M. Sarraut, in his message for the restored, confidence that peaceful en joyment of the fruit of labor is as sured, that the best product of man' brain, his growing mastery of nature’'s power whose secrets he unveils, shall not serve to his own destruction, con- fidence in good will among natons and the fair intentions of one's neighbors? “Without such confidence as the tasie of international order there is no concerted, no truly constructive ac tion, no wholesome recovery of pres- ent ailments. It is the lofiy task of the Washington conference to restore this trust among the peoples of the world by removing {incumbrances from the avenues of their friendly in- tercourse. If the conference be su cessful—as I trust it will—the outlook for the new year will be greatly brghtened and peace and prosperity car French delegation, sai “It is a great satisfaction for me to be able to send my best Christmas greetings to the entire American peo- pfe from the beautiful capjtal of their wonderful country. I feel that our work here at the conference on dis- armament has already heen most profitable, as it has laid the founda- tion of new principles which will con- tribute to & closer union between the countries of the world." CADILLAC PRICES CUT. Substantial price reductions have been announced by the Cadillac Mo- tor Car Company of Detroit on all ten models of the type 61 Cadillac motor cars, to take effect January 1, 162 The reduction on the touring $790 and on the suburban, $940. BRIEFLY TOLD STORY (The Star is publishing each day & sum- marized story of the development of the armament conference. By reading it each day you will keep in touch with the out- standing events of the historic meeting.) The United States has proposed a reduction in submarine tonnage under whieh the United States and Great Britain would have 60,000 tons each instead of 90,000 as orig- inally proposed, and France, Italy and Japan would retain thelir pres- ent submarine tonnage, about. 81,000 each for France and Japan and 31,000 for Italy, Japan hag objected to this plan, OF ARMS CONFERENCE figurs set originally by the United States. The French delegation has cabled to Paris to ask for in- struction The British and Italians stand ready to agree to the United States’ proposal, the Italians say- ing, however, that they must have & parity with France, ‘The commjttee on limitation of armaments adjourned to meet again Tuesday at 11 a.m., when there will be further discussion of the United States’ proposal The committee on the far east 18 waiting for the settlement of the auxilliary naval tonnage. The Japanese have not yet received in~ WE WISH TO THANK OUR MANY FRIENDS AND PATRONS FOR THEIR SUPPORT DURING THE PAST YEAR AND TO WISH THEM A VERY MERRY structions from Toklo in regard to Shantung, for which they cabled g that she deems 54,000 tons last week. necessary to her defense, the S we closed up on Christmas eve, we wish we could thank all our friends and neighbors personally for the confidence they have placed in us this year and tell them how hard we're going to try to make our service better in the New Year that will soon be here. 1405 Eye St. " Main 4752 Members of the Washington Real Estate Board AND A HAPPY NEW CHRISTMAS S. H. HERZ, Manager YEAR