Evening Star Newspaper, February 4, 1922, Page 3

SNOW BILL BACKED BY HOUSE LEADERS Representative Mondell Raps Washingtonians for Lack of Civic Pride. Pledge that the House leadership Is behind the legislation compelling re- moval of snow promptly from In front of residences, business property and vacant lots was glven on the floor of the House yvesterday by House Leader Mondell. While the ltem for street cleaning in the District appropriation bill was under discussion Representu- tive Mondell emphasized that In the past snow-removul laws have been declared _unconstitutional and ex- pressed the hope that one will now be put through that will be upheld by the courts. S He gave two illustrations from his own experience and observation, showing that in many cases here in Washington civic pride Is lackmg which should prompt the removal of snow and ice. He sa'd Evidence of Civie Pride. “Coraing down irom my awine this morning walking to the Capitol, the street the sidewalks of which were the best cleaned of snow and was a street bordered by plain, two- story buildings, occupied think, wholly by colored pcople. For the entire length of the street the side- and width and were in a dry and ex- cellent condition. The dwellers alung that street had sufficient civic pride and suflictent realization of their re- sponsibility to clean their sidewalks.; “On" the same journey 1 passed a palatial residence that cost at least $500,000 and not a particle of &now had been removed from the sidewall abutting and adjacent to that palatial property. 1 passed the homes of the fairly comfortable and weil to do, in front of some of which there had been no effort to clean the snow dur- ing the five days since it fell. 1 found stores in this city transacting large siness with the sidewalks covered with snow, and ice, dangerous for cus- tomers #nd pedestrians tiat pass along. 1 commend to these white folks, to these rich folks, these folks, engaged in business, the example of | the colored dwellers along the street to which I first referred. Laws Held Unconstitutional, “Since T have been in Congress we have enacted. I do not know how many, laws compelling the removal of snow and ice from tie sidewalk by adjacent property owners. The courts Lave held them unconstitutional. 1 2ve a high regard for the Judgments and decisions of the courts, and yet I find it very difficult to understand how it is that it is unconstitutional} for a municipality to require owners and occupants to keep the sidewalks in front of the premises owned or oc- cupied by them in a condition to ren- der tLem reasonably safe for the passing public. “I cannot quite understand why people are allowed to build residences at great cost and hold vacant lots which the growth of population rend- ers valuable and still be relieved of all responsibility in the matter of keeping their premises clean of snow and ice. “I hope the District committee will be able to frome a law that will stand. a law so carefully framed that it will get by thess tender-hearted judges, theso judges tender of the alleged rights of property holders and tenants —a law under which the people of this Capital city will be required to! keep their sidewalks clean and free from snow and ice and in a condition in which they are safe for those who find it necessary to u#® them. Holds People ‘at Fault. “While we are discussing this mat- ter, it might bs well to recall that the newspgpers of this_city, when they have not been blaming the Con- ! gress for an alleged failure to pro- vide funds for the cleaning of ice and snow from the streets, have been blaming the Commissioners because they did not use the funds they have for the purpose. Up to this time, however, 1 have not seen any refer-| ence in any newspaper of the city to the flagrant, almost criminal, failure on the part of many of the very re- spectable people of this city to clean their sidewalks of snow and ice. “The federal government is expect- ed to co much for Washington, and does do much for Washington, and: expects to do much for Washington; it is high time, however, that the peo- ple of Washington realized their duty and responsibility and acquired a SPECIAL NOTICES. e | ks were cleaned their full length STILL HEADS DELEGATION Senator Schanzer, With Arms Party, Despite Upset in Italy. Notwithstanding the recent upset In the Italian ministry, Senator Carlo Schanzer is still the president of the Itallan delegation to the armament conference. Formal confirmation of this was promptly reca!\'&d yesterday ) from Rome. This communication to Senator Schanzer, who had previously ( cabled Rome requesting a confirma- tion, of his plenipotentiary powers, insures that there will be no delay in the signing of the remaining treatles. Senator Schanaer Is to leave Wash: Ington next Tuesday for New York, | where he will stay some days and | where, February 16, he will be guest of honor at a’dinner given by the Italian Chamber of Commerce. He expects to sail for Rome on the Olym- ple, February 18, or on the Paris, February 21. WILL TRY T0 AGREE ON BONUS METHOD President and Repubhlican House Leaders to Confer on Financial Aspect. An agreement between administra- tion and congressional leaders on a i nethod of financing the sold'ers’| [ ocnus bin, now before the House| ways and means committee, would be expected to speed up final enactment of the measure br removing what otherwize might prove subjects of scrious disagreement between the tiouse and Senate. Steps reaching toward an agree- ment on this question will be taken early next week at a conference be- jtween President Harding and repub- ilican leaders of both houses of Con- sress, it was stated at the White House yesterday. In House in Two Weeks. The bonus bill, which' will be report- ed to the House within the next two wecks, according to members of the House committee, would provide for beginning casn payments to the for- | i mer sorvice men January 1, 1923. | stablishment of this date would sive tume, they said, in which to raise the revenue and to pass upon the applications for the cash bonus. Meanwhile suggestions for a plan of finuncing are being considered in the committee. Representatives Woodruff of Michigan and Brown of Wisconsin, both republicans, urged before the committee yesterday re- enactment of the excess profits tax as a means of raising funds for the bonus. They said this was a just tax which would be more popular than some others. Opposition to such a proposal was voiced by some of the republican membars of the com- mittee and in the colioquy that fol- lowed Mr. Woodruff declared the repeal of this tax was “one of the most reprehensible acts ever com- mitted by Congress.” Sees Hope In Disarming. Representative Brow suggeste that considerable suma might be oh tained from sources proposed in the original bonus bill such as slight in- creases in income surtaxes, stock | dividends and a tax of one-fifth of ione per cent on the sales of stocks i and bonds, while Representative No- lan, republican, California, told the { committee there was no need to levy lany additional taxes to pay the [ bonus, if Congress would cut down 'me Army and Navy appropriations. Opposition to the kind of cash | bonus proposed was voiced by Rep- resentative Griffin, democrat, New York, a veteran of the Spanish-Amer- ican war. He said the government, as a cash proposition, should return the money the soldiers paid for in- surance and as family allotments, The vocational training and other plans should be pul into force as a matter of justice, he added. e i civic pride which will incline them to clean away from their premises the snow ang ice which is a menace to Yife and limb. If I may be so bold, may I suggest to the newspapers of this city that in discussing the ques- tion of cleaning away the snow and the ice they suggest to the good peo- ple of this town that if they cannot hire some one to clean their side- ! walks, they get a shovel and do it themselve SPECIAL NOTICES. TO SEVERE WEATHER CONDI- tions the minstre! oud dance to be given Feb. 7, by J. Morxan Reed Jre. and Berbara Friet- chia” Duugiters of America of Mt. Md., has been postponed until eman’s Hall. Tickets L will be accepted February 28, 6 ‘WANTED_TO BRING A VAN nitnre from New York anl EMITH'S TRANSFER AND STORAGE CO. Asbestos Roofing Cement AD OF FUR- Cements leaks. preservea and keeps any kind | —— ©of roof. 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The United Stutes also was willing, owing to the problem of find'ng men for the Navy and to public opinion as well, says the Temps for acceptation of renunciation of the Anglo-Japa- nese alliance us sufficient guarantee respecting the I'acilic, and adds: “Centrol of the strategic routes of the world belongs to a British-Amer- ican-Jopanese consortium; whnen the French plenip .tentiaries reached the decis'on the question already had been iegul ted. Without sufficient direc- sion, without precise notion of the gen- eral situation, without means of prop- aganda, our naval experts, with as- tounding failure 1o comprehend a dip- lomatic reality, demanded a fleet equal to that of Jipan. This claim aroused indignation, and the masters of the seas accused us of imperialism.” Cites Blockade in War. After extending coungratulations to the government for not yielding on submarine questions, the Temps says: “The war of 1914 was in the last anal won by the navies, whose blockade caused the slow death of Germany.” It urges France to carry out with- out the slightest delay the modest program open to her, as “Washing ton has now made her a second-class naval power.” SCORES FRENCH ACTION IN DESERTING SMYRNA She Could Hand Over Paris to Her Bosom Friend, the Turk, Writes Greco-American. To the Editor of The Star: Under the “caption, ‘ised on Eastern Policy” T notice the very liberal way in which the French premier has been advised re- garding what amounts to the virtual ontinuance of the province of Smyrna ind Thrace under Turkish ru As a Greek by birth and an Ameri- can citizen by choice, and one who fought under the flag of the allies, I beg emphatically to protest against the policy of allowing Smyrna to be continued under the iron heel of Tur- key for the purpose of carrying out the imperialism of France. France had the opportunity, and still has, of placating the Turk at her own expense, rather than at the ex- pense of Greece. She could o all the way to handing over Parls to her bosom-friend. the Turk—the Turk who was potent in backing up Ger- many against the allies. Including France, during the world war: the Turk who has butchered the Chris- tian, for no other reason but because a Christlan Is_not a Mohammedan: the Turk who has cursed Europe for twelve centuries; the Turk who has steadily ignored every principle of morality and justice in its govern- ment: the Turk who has made the city ‘of Constantinople an Augean stable, and in every other way ren- dered himself unfit for a seat in the new society of nations. and has no claim to rule over other peoples. The Hellenic_has been fighting for freedom from Turkey since 1443, and not until 1821 did she accomplish this freedom, and then only in small part. and now that she is stronger by 100 per cent than she then was, it is the earnest hove of all my com- patriots that the allies will see that she gets her rights. We are willing to shed our last drop of blood for the treedom of Grecce from Turkish dom- ination PETER S. HIOURES, —_— GIVES “CASE OF KOREA.” Henry Chung Addresses Women’s Missionary Union. Henry Chung of the Korean com- mission presented “The Case of Korea” yesterd"y afternoon before the Wom:n'? Interdenominational Mis- sionary Union at the Mount Ve Place M. E. Church South. SR Mrs. Douglas Putnam Birnie, presi- dent of the Korean Relief Society, e pressed the belief that public sent: ment in the United States would de- mand that Korea be freed from the domination of Japan. Prayer was of- fered to this end. A resolution presented by Mrs. O. B. Brown of the New York Avenue Pres. byterian Church, offering sympathy for the sufferers of the Knickerbocker ‘Theater disaster, was adopted. The union voted to contribute to the Protestant church of the leper colony 1‘20 OCoaorfllle, La, which is to cost —_— AIRDOME GIVEN NAME. The alrdome at headquarters of the 5th Army Corps area, Fort Benjamin Harrigon, Ind., has been named by the War Department “School Field.” in honor of First Lieut. Karl J. Schoen. 137th Aero Squadron, who was killed in action near Aincreville, France. October 10. 1918. He was officially credited with destroying seven enemy aircraft and was awarded the distinguished service cross for ex- traordinary heroism in action. SUPPLEMENT TO PACT ON PACIFIC. EXCLUDING JAPANESE HOMELAND By the Associnted Press. This is the supplement to the four- power Pacific treaty, announced at the arms conference today, which ex- cludes from its terms the homeland of Japan: (This supplement gives the inter- pretation expressed by President Harding after the plenipotentiaries had provided otherwise and meets with the approval of the Japanese.) “The United States of America, the British Empire, France and Japan_have, through their’ respec- * tive plenipotentiaries, agreed upon the following stipulations supple- nientary to the quadruple_treaty " signed at Washington on Decem- ber 13, 1921: “The term ‘insular possessions and insular dominions’ used In the aforesaid treaty shall, in its appli- cation to Japan, include only Kara- futo_(or the southern portion of the Island of Sakhalin), Formosa and the Pescadores, and the islands under the mandate of Japan. “The present agreement shall have the same force and effect as the said treaty to which it is sup- plementary. s “The provision of article IV of the aforesaid treaty of December 13, 1921, relating to ratification shall ‘e applicable to the present agree- ment, which in French and English shall remain deposited in the ar- chives of the government of the United States, and duly certified copies thereof shall be transmitted by that government to each of the other contracting powers, “In faith whereof the respective plenipotentiaries have signed the present agreement. “Done at the city of Washington'* the sixth day of February, one tho sand nine hundred and twenty-two. “Poincare Ad- ' | | Mongolia, icured on taxes in that region; TREATY TO THE EVENING “STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY. STABILIZE | FAR FAST CONDITIONS Arms Delegates Agree to Pact ,Intended to Promote China’s Interests on Basis o Equality and Opportunity. : The following official statement was izing the purpose for the attainment issued qn the thirty-first meeting of the committee on Pacific and far east- ern questions ycsterday afternoon at 3 o'clock In the Fan-American build- ing, with Mr. Hughes in the chair: The committee discussed and adopt- ed the text of the treaty designed to stabilizo conditions in the far east, to safeguard the rights and interests of China, and to promote intercourse be- twecn China and the other powers upon the basis of equality of oppor- tunity; the text of the resolution es- tablishing a board of reference. to which questions arising in connection with the aforesaid treaty shall be referred, and the text of the Chinese customs’ treaty. Reply to Baron Shidehara. In reply to the statement made yes- terday by Baron Shidehara concerning the Sino-Japanese treatics and ex- chinge of notes of May 25, 1915, Dr. Wang said: “The Chinese delegation has taken note of the s‘atement of Baron Shidehara made at yesterday's ses- sion of the committee with reference to the Sino-Japanese treatles and s of May 25, 1915. < Chinese delegation learns wi'h satisfaction that Japan is now ready to throw open to the joint| activity of the banking interests of other powers the right of option gran‘ed exclusively in favor of Jap- anese capital with regard, first, to loans for the construction of railways in South Manchuria and eastern inner d second, to loans se- and that Japan has no -intention of in- sisting _upon a preferential right concerning the engagement by China {of Jupanese advisers or instructors on political, financial, military or police matters in South Manchuria; also that Japan now withdraws the reservation which she made to the effect that! group V of her original demands upon China should be postponed for future negotiation. Jopanese Positlon Regretted. “The Chinese delegation grea‘ly re- grets that the government of Japan should not have been led to renounce the other claims predicated upon the treaties and no‘es of 1915. “The Japanese delegation expressed the opinion that abrogation of these agreements would constitute ‘an ex-; ceedingly dangerous precedent,’ ‘with far-reaching consequences upon the stability of the existing international relations in Asia, in Europe and everywhere." “The Chinese delezation has the honor te say that a still more dan gerous precedent will be established, with consequences upon the stability of international relations which can- not be estimated, if. without rebuke or protest from other powers, one nation can obtain from a friendly. but in a military sense, weaker neighbor, and under circumstances such as af- tended the negotiation and signing of the treatles of 1915, valuable conces- sions which were not in satisfaction of pending controversies. and for which no quid pro quo was offered. These treaties and notes stand out, indeed, unioue in the annals of inter- rational relations. History records scarcely another instance in which demands of such a serious character, as those which Japan presented to hina in 1915 have, without even pre- tense of provocation, been suddanly presented by one nation to another; nation with which it was at the time in_friendly relations. “No apprehension need be entertain- od that the abrogation of the agree- ments of 1915 wiil serve as a prece- dent for the annulment of other agreements, since it hoped that the future will furnish no stich similar occurrenc Conditions Declared Exceptjona “So exceptional were the cond.tions under which the agreements of 1915 were negotiated, the government of the United States felt justified in re- ferring to them in the Identic note of May 13, 1915, which 1t sent to the Chinese and Japanese governments. ‘That note began with the statement that ‘in view of the circumstances which have taken place and which are now pending between the gov- ernment of China and the govern- ment of Japan and of the agreements which have been reached as the re- sult thereof, the government bf the United States has the honor to notify the government of the Chinese ri public (Japan) tkat it cannot recog- nize any agreement or undertaking which has been entered into between the governments of China and Japan impairing the treaty rights of the United States and its citizens in China, the political or territorial in- tegrity of the republic of China, or the international policy relative to China commonly known as the open door policy.’ “Conscious of her obligations the other powers, ernment, the agreements, published a formal statement protesting agalnst the agreements which she had been com- pelled to sign, and disclaiming re- sponsibility for consequent viola- to the Chinese gov- tions of treaty rights of the other powers. In the statement thus issued, the Chinese government declared that, although they were ‘constrained to comply in full with the terms of the (Japanese) ultimatum,’ they nevertheless ‘disclaim any desire to associate tlemselves with any re- vision which may be thus effected of the various conventions and agree- ments concluded between the other powers in respect of the maintenance of China’s territorial Independence and integrity, the preservation of the status quo, and the principle of equal opportunity for the commerce and inddstry of all nations in China.’ Provisions Held Unjust. “Because of the essential Injustice of these provisions, the Chinese dcle- gatlon, acting in behalf of the Chinese government and of the Chinese peo. ple, has felt itself in duty bound to present to this conference, represent- ing the powers with substantial in- terests in the far east, the question as to the equity and justice of these agreements and therefore as to their fundamental valldity. “If Japan is disposed to rely solely upon a claim as to the technical or juristic validity of the agreements of 1915, as having been actually signed in due form by the two governments, it may be sald that so far as this conference is concerned, the conten- tion is largely irrelevant, for this gathering of the representatives of the nine powers has not had for its purpose the maintenance of the legal status quo. Upon the contrary, the rurpose has been, if possible, to bring about such changes in_ existing con- ditions upon the Pacific and in the far east as might be expected to pro- mote that enduring friendship among the nations of which the President of the United States spoke in his letter of invitation to the powers to partici- pate in this conference. “For the following reasons, therefore, the Chinese delegation is of the opin- fon that the Sino-Japanese treaties and exchange of notes of May 25, 1915, should form the subject of im- partial examination, with a view to their abrogation. Reasons Advaneed. “1. In exchange for the concessions demanded of China, Japan offered no quid pro quo. The benefits derived from the agreements were wholly unilateral. “2. The agreements, in important respects, are In violation of treaties between China and the other pow- ers. “3. The agreements are inconsistent with the principles relating to China which have been adopted by the con- ference. “4, The agreements have engendered constant misunderstandings between China and Japan, and, if not abrogat- es, will necessarily tend, in the future, td8 disturb friendly relations between the two countries, and will thus con- lumuuobnwlelcuh.wlyotud- S is confidently i immediately after signing 4, 1922. PRESITENT HARDING ASKSDATA ONNAVY 4 Seeks Information Prepara- tory to Issuing Order Sus- pending Construction. President Harding, taking time by the forelock, has asked Secretary Denby of the Navy Department to furnish him with a statement show- ing the status of vessels’ under con- struction, preparatory to issuing an order for suspension of work on the American capital ships to be scrapped under the naval limitation treaty. An order for suspension of work on these vessels may be issued in a few days, though the President does nut expect to take any affirmative step toward their actual scrappins unt.l the naval treaty has been rathied by all five of the powers signatory to it Ten Ships Not to Be Completed. Included in the ships under con- struction and not to be completed under the treaty are the six 40,190-ton bittleships and four of the six nattl cruisers. One ship of the WegL Vir- glnia class, now virtually conipleted, is also to be destroyed as a Hgh:ing unit, although this will not be done until the limitations treaty is in ei- iect. Two of the six battle cruisers are to be converted into airplane carriers, a provision to that effect having been made in the treaty in the separate item authorizing the retention of not more han two vessels of 33,000 tons each for (he purpose. Final Decision Not Made. Final decision has not been made by the Navy Department as yet as to which two of the three West Virginia class battleships under construction are to be retained. Tae original commiiter agreement in the discussion between the American, British and Japanese delegations mentioned the Colorado and Washington as the ships to be retained by, the United States as the equivalent 10 “the.rezention by Japan of the Mutsu. It seems morc probable, however, that the West Virginia will be retained and he Washington scrapped, as some naval experis have figured that a saving of more than half a miliion dollars would be made in the expense of completion lup of these vessels. | definite policy for the Navy, both for :n that case. Converslon of the two selected battle cruisers into airplane carriers probably cannot be undertuken until the treaty has been ratified, so that work on all six of these vessels probably will be at a standstill unitl the treaty has been put through the Senate. May Ask Transfers. 1t has been indicated, however, that the department might seek authority of Congress to transfer sums now availzble for the completion of new battleships and battle cruisers to the construction of submarines and aux iliary craft in the building pr which are not affected by the treaty Among these are the ten scout cruis- ers for which the department recent- ly sought Authority to increasc the cost due to the failure of building materials to have dropped in price to the extent anticipated when the orig- inal estimates were submitted. Would Increase Cost. Suspenston of work on c.pital s rather than cancelation of contracts, it was said at the Navy Department probubly would increase the cost to the government of the settlement of claims of contractors when the final adjustment is made for the brenking This increase would not be equal, however, it was said, to the expenditures necessary if work is to be condnued on the ships during the time the treaty is under consideration for ratification. Th. rate of expenditure on constr n now averages about. $5,000,000 a month.”, In any eVent the government fis facing the necessity of formulating a the period prior to the ratification of the naval limitation treaty and that immediately foliowing the rroposed reduction in"naval strength. Presi- 'nt Harding's request for intorma- tion on the subject was L s first direct step toward the formuia- tion of this policy, preperatory to procent tion to Congress in a fo:mal naval appropriation bill for t.e en- BUlis Yuul. —eeee maintained by this government. 1 may say that it ig with especial pleasure that the government of the United States finds itself now engaged in the act of reaffirming an defining, and, 1 hope that 1 may 2dd, revitaliz- ing, by the proposed nine-power treaty, these policies with respect to China.* The chairman asked whether any further discussion of these matters s desired. There being no further discussion, the chairman said that it would be in order to propose that the statements made by Baron Shide- hara, by Chief Justice Wang and by himself should be reperted to the plenary session and spread upon the records of the conference. Mr. Koo stated that his colleagues and he, himself, desired to indorse the chairman’s sugiestion that all of the statements on this very im- portant question should be spread upon the records of the conference, it being understood, of course, that the Chinese delegation reserved the right to seek a solution, on all fu- jof which this conference was con- gation. by -way of conclusion, can, ! perhaps, do no better than quote from nese parifament in June, 1915, by Mr. Hara, Jater premior of Japan, 3 Teso- sume one hundred and thirty of the ,mombers of the parliament. “The resolution reads: 4 “‘Rasolved, That the negotlations igovernment have been inappropriate in every rvspect; that they are detri- 1|-nt\w:en the two countries, and pro- vocative of suspieions on the part of of lowering the prestige of the Japa- 1neso empire, and that, while far from tion of prace in the far cast, they will form the source of future trouble.’ been made in order that the Chinese Zovernment may have upon record continue take, regarding the Sino- Japanese treatles and exchange of The chairman sald: “The important statement made by Baron Shidehara makes it appropriate that I should refer to the position of the govern- set forth in identical notes addressed by that government to the Chinese ernment on May 13, 1915. “The note to the Chinese govern- ““In view of the circumstances of the negotiations which have taken hetween the government of China and the government of Japan and of the {as a result thereof, the government of the United States has the honor Chinese republic that it cannot recog- nize any agrcement or undertaking may be entered into between the gov- ernments of China and Japan impairing and its citizens in China, the political or territorial integrity, of the republic relative to China commonly known as the open dcor policy. “‘An identical note has been trans- mitted to the imperial Japanese gov- “That statement was In accord with the historic policy of the United Dposition as thus stated has been, and | still is, consistently maintained that the matters concerning Shan- tung, which formed the substance of were the subject of the treaty and exchange of notes with respect fo the | tied to the mutual satisfaction of the I two parties by negotiations conduct- as reported to the plenary =ession on { February 1. v the statement made by Baron government, that Japan is now ready to withdraw the reservation which ture of the treaties and notes of 1915, to the effect that group 5 of the orig- ernment—namely, those concerning | the employment of influential Japa- tary advisers; land for schools and ! hospitals; certain railways in South right ‘of preaching—would be post- pored for future negotiations. This ing questions under group 5 remo what has been an occasion for con- | allke of China and of foreign nations which felt that the renewal of thes principles of the integrity of China and of the open door. “With respect to the treaty and the notes concerning South Manchurla and hara has made the reassuring state- ment that Japan has no intention of cerning the engagement by China of Japanese advaers or instructors on matters in South Manchuria. “Baron Shidehara has likewise indi- sist upon the right of option granted exclusively in favor of Japanese capital struction of railways in south Ma churia and Eastern Inner Mongoli icured on the taxes of those recinns: {but that Japan will throw them open tional financial consortium recently organized. doubtless the fact that any enterprise of the character contemplated, which forelgn capital. would, in all probabil- ity, be undertaken by the consortium. treaties would leave the opportunity for such enterprises open on terms of It cans scarcely be assumed that this general right of the treaty powers in the nationals of those countries which are participants in the work of the ments which have taken part in the organization of the consortium would deny all rights in the matter to any save the members oft their respective 1, therefore, trust that it is in this sense that we may properly interpret vened. A® to this, the Chinese dele- {a reeolution introduced in the Japa- 'lution: which roceived the support' of Text of Resolution. jearried on with China by the present jmental “to the amicable relationship the powers; tha® they have the effect capable. of establishing the founda- “The foregoing declaration has the view which it takes, and_will (notes of May 25, 1915 on behalt of the Japanese government ment of the United States as it was government and the Japanese gov- ment was as follow place and which are now pending agreements which have been reached to noitfy the government of the which has been entered into or which | the treaty rights of the United States of China or the intsrnational policy Government Gets Note. ernment’ States in its relation to China, and its “It has been gratify'ng ‘o learn group 1 of the original demands. ani province of Shantung. have been set- ed collaterally with this conference “It is also gratifying to be advised Shidehara, on benalf of the Japanese she made, in proceeding to the signa- inal proposals of the Japanese gov- nese as political, financial and mili- China; the supply of arms and the definite withdrawal of the outstand siderable apprehension on the part { demands could not but prejudice the Will Not Insist on Right. i Eastern Inner Mongolla, Baron Shide- Insisting on a preferential right con- Do 'ftical, financial, military or police cated the readiness f Japan not to in- with regard, first. to loans for the con- {and. second, with regard to loans se- to the joint activity of the interna- “As to this, T may say that it is may be undertaken in these regions by But it should be observed that existing equality to the citizens of all nations. China can'be effectively restricted to consortium, or that any of the govern. feel themselves to be in a position to national groups in that organization. the Japanese government's declaration of willingness_ to relinquish its claim { pu ture occasions, concerning those por- tions of the treaties and notes of 1915 which did not appear to have been expressly relinquished by the Japanese government. The chairman: “Of course, it is understood that the rights of all powers are reserved with respect \g the matters mentioned by Mr. Koo. The resolution proposed by the chairman was unanimously adopted. The committee adjourned sine die. Arms Committee Meets. The following otficial statement was issued on the twenty-first meet- ing of the committee on limitation of armament yesterday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock, in the Pan-American ilding, with Mr. Hughes in the under the 1915 treaties to any exclu- |enair, sive position with respect to railway construction and to financial operations secured upon local revenues in South Manchuria and Eastern Inner Mongolia. Right to Lease Land. “It is further to be pointed out that by articles II, IIT and IV of the treaty of May 25, 1915, with respect to South Manchuria_and Eastern Inner Mon- golia, the Chinese government granted to Japanese subjects the right to lease land for building purposes, for trade and menufacture, and for agri- cultural purposes in South Manchuria, to reside and travel in South Man- churia, and to engage in any kind of business and manufacture .there, and to enter into joint undertakings with Chinese citizens in agriculture and similar industries in Eastern In- ner Mongolia. “With respect to this grant, the gov- ernment of the United States will, of course, regard it as not intended to be exclusive, and, as in the past, will claim from the Chinese government for American citizens the benefits ac- rruing to them by virtue of the most favored nation clauses in the treaties between the United States and China. “] may pause here to remak that the question of the validity of the treaties as between Japan and China is distinct from the question of the treaty rights of the United States under its treaties with China; these rights have been emphasized and con- sistently asserted by the United States, V. 8. Demands Equality. “In this, as in all matters similarly affecting the general right of its citi- zens to engage in commercial and in- dustrial enterprises in China, it has been, the traditional policy of the American government to Insist upon the doctrine of equallty for the na- tionals of all countries, and this pol- icy, together with the other policies mentioned in the note of May 183, 1915, which I have quoted, afe consistently) | The committee adopted the reso- g 2 commission to re- rules of international ncies of war- lution regardin port upon the law respecting new age: fare. Lord Lee said: “Mr. Chairman, I do not like the proceedings of this com- mittee to be closed without referring to how much we owe as a committee to the labors of one individual, a gen- tleman who is not here this afternoon and of whom I, therefore, may speak more freely. 1 refer to the American chairman of the technical subcommit- tee ‘which has prepared the ground for all our decisions. I refer to Col. Roosevelt. Prehaps 1 am entitled to speak of him especially because 1 have been continuously assoclated with him in the arduous and most successful work he has undertaken in preparing the ground for us, and I am able to testify at first hand and at short range to how much we asa; committee owe to him. Perhaps Il may be permitte® to recall the fact| that when I first came to Washington. { twenty-five years ago, seated in the same chair of the assistant secretary of the Navy was another Theodore Roosevelt, then comparatively un-{ knqwn, who displayed to us the same ; al, enthusiasm and technical knowl- Sdse of his duties that our present layed. 1 canmot help feeling that!| Phe ability and the success which Col. | his officlal tasksoin Washington ; B ot Character which would nozi ther's heart, but a pecullar satisfac- tion to-all his father's old triends.” 1| eatly pleased at the remarks of Frea Lae with regard to the work of dation which Lord Lee had given he | thought was richly deserved. He fatigable intelligent labors. ‘Thereupon, 6 o'clock p.m., the chairman of that committee has dis-: Roosevelt has shown jn this the first| only bring joy and pride to his fa- The chairman said that he wasj Col. Rooseveit and the high commen- i committee adjourned sine die. —_— —————————— ————— STUDENTS OF THOMSON SCHOOL STUDY HARD FOR ESSAY PRIZES Teichies G Al Posible Tine do T struct.:ion onArms parley Proceedings to { - Prepare Pupils for Star Contest. If the pupils in the seventh and 1 elghth grades of the Thomson School do not win some of the eighty-eight cash prizes to be awarded winners of The Star's $1,000 prize essay con- test on the subject “The Arms Con- | ference and lts Significance.” it will not be due to their lack of instruc- tion on the parley proceedings. Teachers of these two grades at the Thomson have devoted as much time as possible in keeping their pupils fully informed on the confer- ence developments in class, while many of the children have been in tensively studying the epoch-making event at home, aided by their par- ents. As a further aid to the pupils. Charles K. Finckel, principal of the Franklin and Thomson schools, has lectured to them on the important questions settled at the parley and has mapped out for them a tentative outline for a composition on the topic chosen by The Sta CHANGES ACCEPTED INREFUNDING BILL House Agrees to Amend- ments of Senate by Over- whelming Majority. By an overwhelming majority the House agrecd to the Senate amend- ments to the foreign debts refunding commission bill yesterday, and sent the measure to the President, thus clearing the way for negotiations looking to the refunding of these for- eign debts totaling $11,000,000,000. As President Harding did not press his objections to ti.e Senate changes after he had discussed them with Chairman Fordney of the wavs and means committee and with Secretary Mellon, who is to head the commis- sion of five authorized to conduct ne- gotiations with the debtor nations, it is expected that he will promptly slgn the measure, making it law. Appointment Expected Soon. Appointment (f the ciher four com- missioners by the executive is looked for within a short time. It was made known at the White House that Mr. Harding planned to name two members of the cabinet and a member each of the Senate and House. There was 1o indication at t! e White House who would be named, but among those mentioned elsewhere in connec- tion with the appointments were Secretaries Hoover and Weeks, Sen- ator Watson of Indiana and Repre- sentative Longworth of Ohio. While plans for conducting the negotiations with the debtor nations have not yet been formulated, it was said in informed quarters that they probably would be conducted both in this country and abroad. Objections Not Pressed. As finally enacted, the debt refund- ing bill was unsatisfactory both to the administration and republican leaders of the House, but it was said that objections to it were not pressed because of the delay that would be involved in sending it to conference for the ironing out of differences be- tween the two houses. Chief objection centered on the Sen- ate amendment requiring that the re- funded obligations mature not later than June 15, 1947, and that the mini- mum interest rate be 4% per cent. Both the President and Secretary Mellon were represented as preferring {a free hand for the commission as to !hi life of the bonds and the interest rate. i The Treasury Secretary was said to { have held, however, that these limita- { tions would not be’insurmountable in the refunding of the debts of the larger nations and that if it should develop that they prevented the re- funding of the debts of the smaller and newer nations the commission could seek additional authority from Congress. —_——— SLUR NATIONS’ LEAGUE. RIGA, February 4.—The Russian soviet government goes the United States one better in its failure to recognize the league of nations. The Russians do not admit that the league even exists, and are careful. in their diplomatic correspondence when they must refer to it, to term it the “so- called” league of nation: In a recent note to Finland. pro- testing against Finland's action taking the Karelian question to the league, Foreign Minister Chitcherin of the soviet government had to refer to the league nine times and only once forgot to use the “so-called.” f mobile salesman and one ma organization not necessarily The date for the closing of the con- test will be announced later, as it will depend upon the adjournment | of the conference, which is expected | zoon. Meantime, the contestants are urged to keep in close touch with the developments at the parley in { order to be thoroughly familiar with all international questions adjusted during the gession. It is pointed out in the rules for the contest that all contestants mus: | choose a nom de plume, in order that { strict ecrecy as to the identity of i the writer will be maintained. "The nom de plume must be written in { the upper left-hand corner of the | essay, together with the name of the { school and class, if in private or parochial schools. The corract name of the contestant, | together with the nom de plume and | name of the 8chool or parochial | school, must be written on a sepa- | rate sheet of paper and placed in a | separate envelope. This enve'ope must | be submitted with the essay, pinned to the first sheet ARMS COMMITTEES Adjourn Sine Die After Com- pleting Work—Statements on Record. The far east committee of the Wash- ington conference and the limitation of armaments committee both con- cluded their work yesterday afternoo and adjourned sine die. Besides giv- ing approval to the treaties relating to China and several declaratory reso lutions which were submitted to th. conference today, the fir east com mittee concluded its discussion of th so-called twenty-one demands of Ja pan made upon China in 1915. The American position was st by Secretary Hughes and the Ch position by Dr. Wang of the Chines delegation. Their statements, to Baron Shidehara, will be spread upo the records of tho conference. Note Put in Record. Secretary Hughes read into the rec ord the note sent to the Chinese an Japanese governments May 13, 1915 i stating that “the United States canno !recognize any agreement or under i taking which may be entered into be tween China and Japan impairing th { treaty rights of the United States an |its citizens in China, the political o | territorial integrity of the republic o iChina or the international policy rela .tive to China commonly known as th open door policy.” Mr. Hughes' speec is printed elsewhere in The Star in th official statement. { Dr. Wellington Koo of the Chines idelegation asked that the chairman’ remarks be spread on the record, add ing that “it was understood, of cours that the Chinese delegation reserve: | the right to seek a solution on zll fu ture appropriate occasions” of thosc iportions of the treaties and notes of 1915 not expressiy relinquished by Ja- ) pan. {""To this Mr. Hughes ! both particulars. BANKS FORM COALITION. Chinese Institutions to Consolidate Short-Term Loans. | By the Associated Press. PEKING, February 3.—A number of Chinese banks are forming a coalitio to consolidate short-term loans to ih: . government for various periods, with the salt revenue surplus as security . The bankers wk that the governmen 1 issue treasury notes to cover the con solidation at 8 per cent interest, with 10 per cent discount to the public and assented ir gether with that made previously b: « CONCLUDE LABORS nese {6 per cent discount to bankers, for # _ term of seven years. Security for this would be, first, the { prospective customs tariff increase iand, second, the salt surplus. The terms for the latter securi.y now ar: being negotiated with the salt inspec torate. Amortization woud be in four- teen half-yearly payments. —_— WOULD FREE PHILIPPINES. 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