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IGER WELCOMED BY BALTIIOREANS CIemericeau c'heered by k Crowds During Parade P (Continued from First Page.) mate {s due to the stimulation in the collection of ordinary receipts alded by an increase in the custonis rev- enues. On the other hand, due to contiuued pressure for ecnomies and a revision of the expenditure program based on five months of actual opera- R tion, it is now estimated that the ex- [& - and Speech Today. penditures for the fiscal vear 1923 will be ,703.801,671. These revised figures indicat. an apparent prospec- tive defict of $273.938.712. Tam hope- ful, however. t the conditions on which this estimate is predicated will RECALLS OLD FRIENDSHIP } change for the better in the ensuing . . imonths of the fiscal year and that the ‘Bond Between France and America | close of the year wiii show a balanced account. Is Permanent, He Ald for Veterans. Tt is well to mention that of the to- celares. tal estimated expenditures of $3.703.- } $01.671 for the fiscal year 1923, ap- proximately two billion dollurs’ will By the Associated Press. be expended in the payment of pen: sions, THE EVENING -STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, GREATEST REFORM, SAYS' PRESIDENT OF BUDGET the gross public debt was 322,863,381, l 708.31, as compared with 323,977,485 552,54 on June 30, 1921, showing a T duction of $1.014,068,844.33 during th This reduction was fiscal vear 1922. accomplished through the following means: First, in the al nt of $422.- 694,600, through the cumulative sink- ing fund and other public debt es- penditures payable from certain spe- cific receipts; second, in the amount of $277,672,593.13, through the reduction in the net balance in the general fund of the Treasury: and third, in the amount of $313,801,651.10, through the {surplus of ordinary receipts over ex- | Penditures for the year. . Reduetion on Debt. On April 30. 1921, the short-term outatanding ~debt maturing before June 30, 1923, was more than $7.500,- 000,000, ‘which through the reductions referred to and refunding operations was reduced to about $4,500,000,000 on June 30, 1922, and up to November 1, 1922, this amount had been further re- enforcement, which includes activities having to do with the enforcement of general laws and the administra- tion and enforcement of special acts like the national prohibition act. the narcotic act and the investigation and prosecuution of war contract traudk; $7,198,000 for ‘the control of currency and banking; $12,684,305 for the administration of Indian affairs; $17,582,018 for the administration of public domatn, which includes those activities of the government having te do with the care ard utflization of public lands and the.care and utiliza- tion of national forests; '511,391,909 for the promotion and regulation of commerce and {ndustry,. which in- cludes the activities of the tariff-com- mission, the federal trade commission, the patent office and those activities of the departments of agriculture and commerce having to do with the pro- motion and regulation of commerce and industry: $79,491,995 for the pro- motlon, regulation and operation of marine transportation, which includes $50,411,500 for the Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet Corporation; $4,514 transportation; $590,171,942 for the postal service and land tele graph and telegraphic communication, which includes $590,166,182 for the postal service; $24,876,799 for the pro- motion and regulation of agriculture; $1.244,090 for the promotion and regu- 1922. CENTRAL AMERICAN STATES URGED TO REUNITE IN UNION RECLASSIFYING ACT ASKED BY DR. WORK Postmaster _Géneral Points to Irregularities in Pay Among Employes. (Continued from First Page.) sons and property, and the only megns for assuring a stable place abroad and 180 acceptable regime at home; in other words, they realize that the only means under the existing conditions of civiiza- tion of putting an end to perpetual rev- olution {s through federation. Secretary Hughes' Speech. A hope that the conference Wwill regirter a “high and effective resolve to put an end to strife which im- poverishes and to bring to naught all attempts to foment mutual distrust was cxpressed by Secretary Hughes in formally opening the conference. The text of his address follows: “It is a high privilege to extend on behalf of the President nited States, a most cordial Passage by Congress of some re- classification bill or appropriations j based on the classification of the serv- ice made under the provisions of the President’s exceutive order of Octo- ber 24, 1921, s urged by Postmaster General Work in his annual report, made public today. = “Under the existing conditions em- ployes in the Post Office Department, welcome, BALTIMORE, Md. Georges Clemenceau, hailed by Judse Henry Stockbridge, vice president of the Maryland Historical Sdciety, as “the most memorable figure this century has produced.” declared in a brief talk here today that he was go- fng to take this message back to, France: “Don't fear. America is in the same place. The gratitude she has to us; is on guch a solid foundation that it cannot be moved forever. The Tiger of France spoke in the December 4.—| Historical ¢ buildinz after h had bern driven an hour through the streets that his fellow countryman “Lafayette traversed on his last visit] to this city - i The crowds were aot dense along the route. rLur:was there a w.ml acclaim save &t spois where thea- sands of schoof children had gathered, notably in Mount Vernon plaee, about the monumeni to Washington, Cheered by Crowds. In the square there was a great waving of fags and cheerinz. The welcome along the rest of the route, however,y was cordi There was much handclapping and most of tie crowd stood with bared heads as Clemenceau rode U He was es- corted by a deiail of cavalry with a} mounted band £ Clemencean spo 1 Fort Myer. 1 v a fow words | Reasoning. 5 power. but a ater power was that inspired by teeling It was the feeling that Lafayette hrought. more than the actual mili- tary aid rendered, he said, that w 1akle to America in its strugsle for - fre The romance t existed be- tween France and a since i pite the distance and the peoples apart.” he knew lifferences of today were as T = when the Breetinzs to me as aven before I iad that the hearts w son of France. Ken. s ducing M. Clemenceau. whom | he referred fo as “a maker of hi tory” without suy r. Judge Stock. | bridge recalled that the Marvland | legislature had made Lafayette and his descendants citizens of the state and informed Cleméncean that tie historical society intended to pro- pose similar action on behaif of Clemenceau when the legislature next meets. Presented With Bouquet. Mayor William F. Broening then welcomed the Tiger on behalf of Bal- timore. and Gov. Albert C. Ritchie greeted him briefly on behalf of the state. - B ‘When Clemencrau finished h @ress a woman in the audience Ped forward and presented him with & bouquet on behalf of the negroes of the city in appreciation of his de- fense of bhlack troops in his contro- versy with Senator Hitchcock and others. From the Historical Society the Ti- ger was taken to the home of Van Lear Black, financier, for luncheon and a brief rest. He was scheduled 10 leave here for Washington at 3 o'clock, arriving there about 1. “TIGER™ COMING HERE. Georges Clemenceau, former premier of France, in this country on a speak- . Ing tour. is due 1 arrive at the Union | wtation here at 4:35 oclock t after- noon. He is coming from | imor>, where he spoke today. He will de- liver three addresses here. There wil] be no military ese-rt for him. He wiii red at the st lion on behalf President Harding by Assistant Sacretary Robert W. Am- Bliss of the State Department. bassador Jusserand of Franca also will be there. us will Henry Whita, former United States ambassador to France. and u member of the Unite:d States peace delegation. at whose home. 1624 Crescent place. M. Clemen- ceau will bé u muest while hera. The full prosram for the “Tiger of France™ while here has not heen com- pleted. It awaits his approval ‘upon arrival. He is expecied to visit Sec- setary of State Huzhes tonight and | pared with simil armore. payments to or on world war veterans, interest on the | public debt. and for the reduction of the public debt required by law to be made from ordinary receipts. This estimate of expenditures dur- ing the fiscal year 1923 inciudes the amount of the difference between the cash reeipts from sales of war sav- inzs stamps. series of 1918, and their face value, which series becomes due January 1. 1 This amount of ap- proximately $125.000.000 represents discount accruals covering a period of five years, and while not an expen- diture property chargeable against the ordinary receipts of 1923 musi be met this fiscal year and therefore has been included in this year's estimated xpendiiures. . We now come to the budget for the fiscal vear ending June 30, 1923 It is estimated that the total ordinary re- ceipts from all sources, .finaflg:g he o8t will be 5 L 1.94 less than the This . : and $68.0: e ated receipts for 1922. 1 make up imat-d total for 1924 are com- ared wit ar items for the two preceding years, as follows: 9394 [ur wdjaand | * kaudtos 1w FA001'10 penditures for 1924. : <umate of expenditnres for hafacal vear 1924 I3 $3.180.843.238. This fy the ameunt which it is esti- mated will be withdrawn from the Treas ¢ durim the fixeal year en ; ing June 30. 1924 This estimate o cash withdrawal is to be distinguished from the estimate of appropraitions contained in the budget. since with- drawals during the fiscal vear will be made from appropriations heretofore de as well as from appropriations recommended in this budget. Furth- portion of the money to be appropriated for the fiscal vear 1924 Will not be withdrawn from the Treasury until &fter the close of that scal vear. e ede ‘expenditures may be divided nto two general classes, those which partake of the nature of fixed charges and are not gencrally subject to ad- ministrative control, and those which ubject to administrative control. uded within the first elass are peénsions, payments to or on behalf’ of world war veterans, interest on the public debt. and the reduction of the public debf required by law to be made from the ordinary receipts of | the government. Thess items. to- gether with certain other. but smaller. items not generally subject to ad- ministrative control. represent about two-thirds of the estimated expendi- tures. leaving approximately one bil- lion dollars subject to administrative control. Postal Service Estimates. The foregoing does not include ex- penditures for the postal service and the Post Office Department payable from postal revenues. Such expendi- tures for the fiscal year 1922 were $545.666.532.28, a deficiency of $64.- 346.234. pavable from ordinary re- celpts, being included in the ordinary expenditures for 1922 hereinbefore mentioned. The estimated expendi- duced to approximately $3.000,000,000. |lation of fisheries; $4.718,030 for the These refunding operations have ln-;promnnan of labor interests; $3,87I,- volved the {ssue on October 16, 1922, 1210 for immigration and naturaliza- of approximately $760,000,000 long- | tion: $15,877.348 for promotion of PuD- erm bonds and the issue of Treasury |lic health; $10,151,060 for promotion notes aggregating $2.743.331,000 ma-iof public education; $§10,619.456 for turing as follows: $701,597,700 dur- science and researc! 29,663,110 for ing 1924, $936.727,700 during 1925 and |local government, including the Dis- $1,104.708.600 during 1926. These re-{trict of Columbla, and- $228,050 for funding operatlons are carried on for | civil relict. | the purpose of chnn{lnx the maturity ; date of public debt obligations and thus to avold the necessity for meet-| ing_obligations of many billions of [tions, $96,197,030 is carried, which dollars at one time. The resulting dis- [Includes $41,764,650 for rivers and | tribution of maturities does not indi- | barbors proper and ‘items of similar cate a reduction in the total of such character; $31,480,000 for roads; $6,- obligations, 889,105 for Punama canal; 3$4.750.000 for Public Works. For public works, under civil func- L We now come to the estimates of |reclamation service: $2.200.000 for yappropriations for 1924, amounting to |rallroads In Alaska; $5,728,950 for g 940.331.69. This is $18 .11 {hospital construction and facilities | 33, 1 s than the appropriations already )for war patients, and $3,384,425 for ade for the current fiscal year 1923. rly in July [ called together In open’ meeting for the third time the AT constituting the business establisiment of the government and at that time further emphasized the need of more rigld economy {n the |neous: $345,097,000 for public debt re- expenditure of public funds. I stated |idrements payable from ordinary re- At the estimated receipts for the iceipts, $950.000,000 for interest on the other public improvements and gov- ernment plant additions. Under nonfunctional appropriations is carrfed a total of $1,355,720,60: which Includes $36,187,039 for refund losses, contingencles, and miscell fiscal year 1924 would not permit so [public, debt, and $24.436.543 for dis- liberal” appropriations for that year |bursement of trust funds. as had been made for the current fis- It seems appropriate here to con- 1323. The preparation of the |sider the course of the retrenchment estimates of appropriations as they |policy of the government since the appear in the budget was controlled |fiscal year ending June 30, 1919, the by this poli While it may be pos- [vear in which the armistice was sible to make a small reduction in an |signed. Exclusive of expenditures item here and there. any materlai re- duction will necessitate a change in the administrative policy upon which iniates of appropriations for the | i 1924 are based. 1 am giv- debt, the total expenditures for the fiscul year ending June 30, 1920, were §41.21. The expenditures for year ending June 30, 1921. expenditure of public/moneys since 1919 Question of Furl functions. civil func £ of the non-fun ns and a group- onal appropria- r Cuts. will be found that a total of i Can there be a reasonable expecta- 86 is carried for general [tion for further considerable reduc- which tnclude the legis- |tion in governmental expenditures in 939 is provid- |all., and It has been the earnest de- ions. which in- {sire of the government to reduce this ¥ _pensions, retirement |burden to the minimum consistent annuities and world war allow- | with a prop. functioning of the fe | s and national defense. eral servi We have seen, he i The amount recommended for na- {ever. that approximately two-thirds defense is divided into_two {Of the tazes collected g0 to pay cer- lela Army. $256.552.8S7; Navy,|tain fixed charges, over the expend ture of which there can be exercised little or no. administrative control. The interest on the public debt. the chiet of the fixed charges. must be paid. This will be $950.000,000 for the fiscal year 1924, constituting nearly one-third of the total expendi- tures of the government. Among these are alsm certain pesmanent and indefinite appropriutions Yor various 1$259,580,993. { The amount recommended for the maintenance and operation of the Army will provide for a Regular Army of 12,000 officers and 125.008 | enlisted men, exclusive of the Philip- | pine Scouts, which is the force now authorized by Congress: will provide for the training of 15,000 reserve of- ficers for a period of fifteen days and penses of the government must be paid. Tt is againsi this group of ex- penditures that the retrenchment pol- enable the militia bureau to the strength of the National from 160,000 officers and men. increase | Guard the strength on June 30. 1922 to 215000 | icy of the government has been d officers and men. While no increanse |rected. Never before in our financial in the number of students enrolled at | history has there been such close Reserve Officers’ Training Corps units | scrutiny on the part of both the ex- at schools and colleges—now totaling | ecutive and the Congress of every 96.000 students. in institutions—is | item which contemplates expenditures provided, the < recommended, | for the support of the government. however, will eable a larger number |Not only have the departments them- of these students to be given both |selves set up agencies of control both basic and advance courses of instruc- ; in the preparation of their estimates 0. {and over their cxpenditures, but the pressure of the executive has been directed toward effecting economies in these ordinary governmental opera- tions. A reduction in_expenditures would undoubtedly result from a reorgani- zation of the departments and estab- lishments upon a more sclentific basis, but we cannot look to this alone to effect such a material re- e duction in cost of government oper- posts and $50.000 toward the re- {ation as would justify the expression placement of worn-out portions of i,¢ hope for a considerable lessening the Alaska cable. For the afr service, |,¢ expenditures in the years to come. the amount recommended is $12,871 % 500, which is $23.500 less than the Eederal QA I R rahian 1923 appropriation. and will permit| There is. however. another ficld of this service to operate efficiently in|government operation—a rapidly accordance with existing policy. For {brosdening field of government ex- the United States Military Academy |penditure—which may be discussed at West Point $2.066428 ix recom- | with profit to us all. I refer to ex- mended, an increase of $6,799 over!penditures which are being made 1923. from appropriations for federal aid The amount recommended for thelin lines of research. improvement Ne— Posts Provided For. The funds recommended will pro- for all essentials connected with the upkeep of all militaty posts, camps and stations, the Army transpor service, the coast defensea of the United States, Panama and insular essions, and other military activ- and, in addition, allow $3.166,- for new_ construction at military made in the reduction of the public | a comparative statement {including $422,281.500 on account of of the estimates of appropriations for [reduction of the public debt payable ! 1924 and appropriations for 1923. from ordinary receipt:, under the new cumulative sinking fund, were $5.- Meney for Military. 538,203.189.30. T'nhl‘ was further :rv- Statement No. S of the Budget gives {duced for the fiscal year ending June functional classification of the esti- {30, 1322, to $3,795.302,498.84. Ax 1 ates for the fiscul year 1924, which |have previously stated, the estimated will be found interesting and inform- | expenditures for 1923 are § 801 ative, showing as it does ihe approxi- { 671, while the budget for 1924 cet mate aniounts devoted to important males the expenditures at $2,150.843, Zovernment activities and interests. |231 for that year. These figures sho tion has four general{a most satisfactory reduction in the lative, judiclal. executive and the gen- [ the near future? This question i no eral administrative « tions of the {doubt upon the 1ips of many. The annot be allocat- [burden of taxation caused by the civil functions world war has borne heavily upon us | for for a period of three months, | purposes, and certain large annual as against a total of only 5.000 for | appropriations sanctioned Ly law and fifteen days during the current fiscali by public opinion. year: will provide for the attenda After deducting these items there {of 38000 men at civillan military [iS laft, as has been Shown. approxi- | training camps, as against 27.000 dur- | mately only one billlon dollars. out ing this current flacal vear; and will {of which th normal operating ex- | for comparable work, are paid less money than those in any other gov- ernment department, with the result |that employes are constantly seek- [!ns_transfers to other departments at higher salaries, and, as it is the policy of the aepartment not to in- terpose any objections to_ transfers, high-grade employes, who have spent years in the service and become valuable to the department are o tinually leaving to better themselves, declared Dr. Work. He continued: Inequaltty of Pay. “It may also be stated that em- ployes are not only seeking trans- fers. to other government depart- ments, but to the fleld service of the Post Office Deépartment, whica was reclassified June 5, 19 There are at the present time officials in the Post Office Department who r. cefve less money than their sub- ordinates in the fiald. While the low- €St paid clerks and carriers in the field service begin work without ex- perience at $1.400 per year and ac vance automatically $100 per year until_they reach a salary of $1.500, and while unskilled laborers in the field begin without experience at $1,350 and go automatically to $1.450 it 1s a lamentable fact that men and women of mature years, bofh white {and black, and many Raving familics to support, are now doing work in the department equally onerous and | requiring equal intelligence at $720 per year. The latter have no auto- matic promotions and often work five to ten years before they get as high as $1,000 per year. |" ““The entire scale of salaries In the {department. from the lowest to the {highest pafd. is lower than the field service in substantially the same ratio. Taking into consideration also {the fact that the cost of living in { Washington is high, much higher in {fact thun in the field. this disparity of compensation discloses an injustice demauding speedy_rellef. 1t is not only an injustice to the workers themnselves, but it is a detriment to the government, since it prevents the department from sccuring the best | talent. “There are over 300.000 employes in the field “whose work s superviged and munaged through the depart- ment. On_principle should pay better salaries than the {field. 80 that the avenua of promotion would be open, attracting the best for the more responsible work of the de- partment, Higher Salarfes in Field. “The general superintendent railway mail service in the de ment receive year, while the division superinten- fdents in the field service under hi {jurisdiction receive a salary of $4. a vear. The chief post office inspe. tor receives a salary of $4.000 a vear., while the inspectors in charge under his jurisdiction receive $£4,200. Chief clerks in the railway mail service re- Celve $3.000. assistant chief clerks, 2.500; clerks in charge of sections in i chief clerks’ offices recelve $2.500, and | chiet clerks at division headquariers of post office inspectors receive §2,600 per annum. while chief clerks to the four assistants postmaster general | superintendents of divisions in the | department receive as low as $2.000 in some cases. Railway postal clerks, who were included in the postal ser- ice reclassification act. now receive salaries ranging from $1.600 for grade 1. to $2.300 for grade 6. aud the en- trance compensation for clerks at division headquarters of inspectors is $1.600, while the entrance salary for clerks with similar qualifications in the department i= $1.000, with a maxi- mum of $1.900 and an annual bonus of $240. The importance and neces- sity of legislation to adjust the de- partmental service will therefore be seelp.” Addition to P. 0. Asked. Postmaster General Work recom- mends the erection of an addition to the rear part of the Washington city post office building. on the ground already available and owned by the government, to take care of the re quirements of the post office, post officc garage. terminal rallway post office and division of equipment and upplies. “The erection of an archives bulld- ing in the city of Washington is a real necessity to the Post Office D partment.” the report states, “and it is earnestly recommended that the necessary legislation for its early construction and completion be en- acted by Congress.” Dr. Work suggests that the per- sonnel now appropriated for in stat- utory positions could be handled more effectively if the department had a Jump-sum appropriation, under which, the department ! receive but $2.500. plus the honus, and | take luncheon with President Harding | Thursday. = He will begin his program of ad- dAresses at the Army War College at 10:30 o'clock Wednesday morning be- fore the student officers and personnel there and officers from the War De- partment. Wednesday_evening at § o'clock. at Continental Memorial Hall, he will speak to the people of the south through the Southern Society. This address is in lieu of a trip through ‘the south. Admittance at this time will he to members of the Southern Society. His principal address will be de- livered Friday. at a time not yet de- | ‘termined, before the lecturers’ con- ference on “World Peace and Public Opinfon™ tn Continental - Memorial all. TTURKEY DEMANDS ;i MILITARY CONTROL tures from postal revenues during 1923 are $589.996.%41.69. an estimated deficiency of $31.502,570.76 being in- cluded in the estimated ordinary ex- penditures for 1923. The estimated expenditures from postal revenues for 1924 are $584.653,151.50, and it is esti- ! mated that through proper readjust jments there will be a surplus of postal revenues over expenditures amount- ing to $952.439.56 for that year. That we approach the commence- ment of the fiscal year 1924 with an eatimated surplus for that vear of inao,sss,us is certainly most encour- aging. While T am hopeful that there will be no deficit in the current fiscal year 1923. if such a deflcit does occur this surplus for 1924 will give a mar- gin to take care of it. Successful management of the pub- He debt in the transactions ipvolving large refunding operations is essen- tial to the public credit and closely related _to successful budget opera- tions. The Treasury Department has been carrving out a program of or- derly funding and gradual liquidation Navy will provide for the present en- listed personnel of 86,000 men; will maintain all present ships in com- mission; will increase the steaming radius of capital ships from 13,080 miles. to 16,200 miles. and other ships proportionately; will provide train- | ing for 2.000 officers and 7.000 men in the Naval Reserve, and will make provision for continuing all new Ship constructlon in privately owned yards, except for reduction in speed of construction on three light crulsers; for suspending the con- struction of four auxiliarics in navy yards and reducing the speed of con- struction on two fleet submarines. The amount provided in the budset for military pensions and allowances udes _$263.000,000 Allowance for Pensions. ‘The amount recommended for civil functions totals $953,599, this general function § and development, which. while hav- ing no direct connection with the operations of the business of gov- under such circumstances, readjust- ments in salaries could be made more consistently that at the present time, ernment, have grown to become & recognized part of its activitles, 1t|When moe promotions can be made is not easy, therefore, to divorce from | 4™ S Efielency Ratings. “The system of efficiency ratings which prevails in the Post Office Dq partment was first inaugurated pu suant to the act of August 23, 1912, but Congress never appropriated suf- ficlent money to effectively admin- ister the system,” Postmaster General Work's report declares. The report shows that the postal service effected a reduction of $20, 571,986 In the annual deficit stated as for the preceding year. ‘The average per capita expenditure for postage during the year was $3.92, according to the report. > —_— SOCIAL CLUB MEETS. Installation of officers of the Social Club, Hebrew Home for the Aged, was held last night in Fairmont Inn. The our minds the fact that considerable of the moneys appropriated for, the government are spent for those things which do not pertain to the normal functions or operations of the business of government. There is question as to how far the gov- ernment should participate in these extraneous activities, and I am frank to say that an answer to the que: tion as to whether we can look for- ward to any further material reduc- tion in the expenditures of the gov- ernment in future years depends largely upon whether or not there will be a curtailment or expansion of these activities, which have already added greatly to the annual drafts upon the Treasury of the United States. These extraneous activities have ‘ Solicitous as you must be of the dignity, rights and interests of your respective nations, your presence here attests your appreciation of a community of interest and your sin- cere purpose to promote a common welfare by assurances of mutual es- teem and the establishment of the ntial conditions of tranquillity security. Intemse Desire to Ald. “You will find here the most friend- Iy atmosphere, the helpful spirit of co-operation and an intense desire to aid yeu in the furtherance of your own wishes for an abiding peace and a_ constantly increasing prosperity. The government of the United States has no ambition to gratify, at vour { expense. no policy which runs counter to vour national aspirations and no purpose save to promote the interests of peace and to assist you, in such manner as you may welcome. to solve your problems to your own proper advantage. “The interest of the United States is found in the peace of this hemi- |sphere and in the conservation of your interests. . Decisive Forward Step. “The same desire which now ani- mates vou prompted the Central American peace conference of the year 1907. The passing of the vears, the important changes recently Wwrought, the spectacle of the devas- tating results of war have heightened your determination to consider the fundamental requisites of stability and development. “Your purpose. manifested in your cordial acceptance of the inyitation of the government of the United iStates. is to build on foundations al- iread: to take account of chang- ed conditions. in order that You m apply the wisdom of experience devising_improved methods. “I shall not attempt to review the conference of 1907. Because all that was hoped for was not attained in stipulations el a in Ipractice: because all {then agreed upon have not been found to be effective, its results should mot be depreciated. It was decisive. forward step. The spirit of co-operation which it fostered is still dominant, despite all difficulties. Meet on U. §. Ship. “The goal is still the same and vou | ure here today. more deeply con- jscions than ever of opportunity and of the advantage of mutually helpful relations. to give new form and sub- stance to a united effort for Central American progress. “In August last a meeting of great! promise und importance was held by 1he presidents of Nicaragua, Salvador |and Honduras on board the U. S. S. {Tacoma in order to concert measures 100king to the establishment of more peaceful relations in Centyal Amer- ica. The government of the United tates was deeply gratified at the action of those countries in acknowl- edging the validity of the general treaty of peace and friendship signed ! t Washingtlon on December 20. 1907. and in the subsequent action of the governments of Costa Rica and GGuatemala in definitely derlu(nxl that this treaty. so far as they are concerned. is still in force. | Court of Justice Terminated. “Believing that a great advance had been made toward peace and stabil- ity and that the friendly relations and the prosperity of their peoples could | Stil] further be assured by a frank | exchange of views and recommenda- | Uous, the government of the United States invited the governments of IThe (entral American republics to send their plenipotentiaries to Wash- ton for this conference. With vour permission, 1 desire to | emphasize the fact that, as the sep- arate treaty establishing the Central American court of justice was ter- Iminated in 1917, it i most important | that adequate provision now be made for appropriate arbitral disposition of controversies and that suitable methods be devised for carrying out the fundamental purpose of existing treaties In securing a basis for a lasting and just accord. SIt 5 also earnestly hoped that means may be found at least to cur. fail and, if possible, to end unnec sary and unproductive outlays, there can be no stability or progress in the absence of @ sound economic { basis. Rich Natural Resources. “You are blessed with the riches of natural resources: you command the conditions of orderly development and widespread contentment: you have the opportunity of fostering mutual relations which will promote the secur- Ty of each of your republics without depriving it of any of its natural ad- Vantages; you have the good will and friendship of all powers. “It is our earnest hope that this conference may register your high and effective resolve to put an end (GI strife, which impoverishes, and to bring ta naught all attempts to foment mu- tual distrust, and thus that it may af- ford that sense of national security and repose and of true fellowship be- tween peoples by which you may each realize to the fullest extent the bless- ings of your national heritage. “In all that you may endeavor to this end you have the assurance of the interest and co-operation of the gov- ernment of the United States.” Luncheon at White House. At the suggestion of Secretary Hughes, Jordan Herbert Stabler, for- mer chief of the State Department's Latin-American bureau, was chosen unanimously as secretary-general of the conference. No other business was transacted at the opening ses- n, but it was agreed that the real work of the conference would begin tomorrow morning at a meeting be- hind closed doors. After today's session adjourned the |ican news cheaply and accurately.” T OVER THE STRAITS (Continued from First Page.) ‘want the rights of foreigners to be gusranteed. Customs—The Turks want to im- pose prohibitive tariffs, while the powers will permit only a slight in- crease over the old rates. ‘The Ottoman debt—The Turks want %t extended with the lost Turkish provinces bearing their pro-rata share. The powers want the debt ac- Xkmowledged and the cost of occupa- tion of Turkish territory paid. The Turks demand the return of fhe Mosul oil flelds, while the powers want the allied possession confirmed. There is not even an agreement as to which war is being settled, the frurks claiming that the conference is based on the Mudania armistice, while the allies claim that the de- feat of the Turks ir. the world war followed by the Mudros armistice is the reason for the comference. The basic cause of the Lausanne @eadlock is that none of the negotiat- nations admits defeat. The Turks a brilliant victory, while Greece does not acknowledge defeat and the allies clalm the right to dictate the terms. IN MEMORY OF DEAD AIRMAN ‘The Secretary of War has renamed the Montgomery air intermediate de- pot. Montgomery, Ala., the ‘“Maxwell Field" in homor of Second Lieut, Wil- liam C. Maxwell, a native of Alabam: who died August 12, 1920, as a result lane accident in the Philip- fi:%u: & miemiberof. the |. "Aero- : L of the public debt. On June 30, 1922, COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF ESTIMATES OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1924 AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1028. Legislative establishment Executive office ...... Special repairs, executive mansion Independent offices: Civil Service Comminsion Employes’ Compensation Commissien . Federal Board for Vocational Education FPederal Trade Commission office Shipping Board and Emergency Fl Stare, Wrar and Navy department bunldings Tarlff commisslon Tnited States Veterans' Bureau Other independent” offices Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce . Department of the Interior Department of Justice Department of Labor Navy Departmént . Post Office Departme! State Department . asury Department . War Department, including Panama canal . Datrict of Columbia ‘of bonds B Dtion of securitics fram fedaral Tesorr chige tax receipts Priacipal of the public debt Interest on the public debt Total_payable from the Treasury .. Post Office Department and postal service, payal Dostal revenues Total including sarvite ... Tesnary 1 allowed for foreign reldtfons and |flowed from the laws enacted pur- protection of American interests |suant to popular demand, and I take abroad; $18,5563,686 for general law fthis occasion to refer to them for the purpose of showing that the taxation which necessarlly results in providing funds to meet them is a new officers are Jack Aaron, presi dent; Harry Wolf, vice presiden Amella Levin, secretary; Carrie Lyoni Cecelia Mark: Eatimates of ap- iati ecessary incident to the fulfillment |financial secretary; propriations 1054, APPeoptiations, | O 0CO e Popular: demand. treasurer, and Samuel Asron, ser- . . X In the efforts which have been|geant-at-arms. e _ninth _annual 3 CEd 396.506.00 { girected to reducing public expendi- |dance of the club will be held in Elks' 5 Ehes o @ tures, I hm‘e beenlmueh concerned in | Hall tomorrow night _______ #77.285.00 so7.011.00 |aDDATeENt Increasing - state, county 2.432,740.00 2, d municipal- indebtedne: and I 3 Tghs RER I chi ir Sl e ittt TRT PN e e .00 [be in” part - af able to the ex- e oLl o amiies 2924800 | pondituros made by the government [2°tioB OF the TSI, S Jenats foo 4.514:500.00 [991:4a3 00 |pursuant to_lte federal'ald laws, as |8 conaideration of appropriation 5041150000 10045900000 [many of these laws require state con- |, jj, “centralizing authority and r = 1,707.230.00 -3.771.950.00 | tributions &s a prerequisite to the Psibility in 1ts committee on ap- - mmg 845,000.00 | extension of the federal aid. Cer- ;‘;:pflumnu. 3 %1 lfizgfids tainly an expression by the govern- |PLiy “p .gident has recelved from 00 ardisqasoy |ment that it is willing to bear a gs during this formative pe- 00 Dne12.080.00 | roportionate part of the cost of cer- | Coneress CUIE TS, (OTALIve Do X 327014137 39 | tain aid work is an incentive to the|Tiod O ration at all ti 18.631:306.00 | states to contribute their share, and |Rearty co-ope: mes. Many o 8 |1¢"1s" only” matural” that this should [OBfeEarecs e aapIopHations .265.28 |16ad to the increasing state, county “in- 1 SRS |2 micipal ndebtetaces are, Besstsary i order, (0 cotabin 160,627.265. Budget System Reorganisation. working in_virgin soil, establishing 55043681 | In adapting its procedure to the[new methods of financial procedure. 290005080 | eeds of the new budget system I|I am glad to say that no important $1,844,149,890.83 | fully realise the far-reaching chai step “been. -taken by the execu- which Congress made in its organi- | tive, even though the matter involved - |sation. While the -budget bill was|might be of purely executlve concern, $233,838.800.00 [ pending_the House, in anticipation | without first discussing the matter 4 1:280.000.00 | 3¢ ita final emactment, changed its | with your apprepriations committees, e $ % rules in order to centralize authority |and I desire to express my appreci; 10,000,00000 10,000,000.00 | and responsibility over appropriation | tion of the helpful spirit always ev: 097.000.00 measures, and, further, when the denced by them whenever we had oc- 345,097.000.00 380,088,800.00 | prosident last Toar trAan‘-mlned the | casion to ffl:(:::et::rqur t!|he mu b et, prepare: according to the|tual considel 'stions o! 950.000,000.00 1,100,000,000.00 | PudEeL, POORE Ot Of the 0ld book of | budgetary principle or procedure. I $.078.940,331.60 $3,274,235,000.65 | estimates, and an alternative budget, { may say without fear of exaggeration 2 according to loj 1 - 590,106,191.50 564,524,766.50 :; of ‘overnmgnm‘ ueg‘i:e:n‘t‘ge P Y House forthwith adopted the alterna- Rt o At SL e pr] n rm e e e hapters ot such - alternative that we have heen during the past two years colaborers in the greatest reform in our financial history. W, G. HARDING. white House, kbt delegates were luncheon guests of President Harding at the White House. This evening the delegates will be entertained at a reception at the Pan-Ameriacan building. Many Diplomats Present. A notable assembly filled the large auditorium of gthe Pan-Ameriean building this morning at the first ses- sion of the conference, there being present, besides many American offi- clals of the State Department, a L number of representatives from the European embassies in Washington, among them Ambassador Geddes of Great Brittain and Ambassador Jus- serand of France, as well as South American officials. It is understood that today’'s session of the conference is to be the last open to the public until the final session summing up the achievements of the conferees. The serles of closed sessions, begin- ning tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, are expected to continue for several weeks. VICTOR MURDOCK NAMED. Becomes Chairman of Federal Trade Commission. Victor. Murdock of Kansas, & mem- i ber of the Federal Trade Commission ! f several years, has been made chair- s::l\ of that commission by rotation in office of the commiesion’s members, suc- | | f ceeding Nelson B. Gaskill of New Jer-, sey, whose term as chairman expired | December 1. Y i Joun . Nugent u:‘tléd-ho S vice chairman n. e new -eix terms ta Congress and is well known in SOFT GOLF BALLS " OFFERED AFTER LONGWORTH K. O. Representative Adam Wyant of Pennsylvania, *vho swings a mean &0If club, and who on Saturday by a2 midsdirected swipe. rendered Representative Longworth of Cin- cinnati hors de combat on the links of the Chevy Chase Golf Club, has received a telegram from a Bolf ball manufacturer in his dis- trict, evidently a “regular” repub- lican, which promises Longworth security in his future matches with Wyant. The message reads: m having a quantity of soft rubber golf balls made up for vour special and individaul benefit. Please use these on the regulara and save your hard ones for the redicals.” - Represontative Langwortn at- tended today's session of the House none the worse for his knocic-out Saturday. MR. NOYES STUDIES CHINA NEWS NEEDS Associated Press President Declares Well Balanced Service Is Essential. . DISCUSSES CONDITIONS Cosmopolitan Viewpoints Call for Accurate Interpretation and Variety, He Believes. BY JUNIUS B. WOOD. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Da Copyright, 1822, SHANGHAL, December 4—Frank B. Noyes of Washington, president of the Associated Press! has reached southern China on his tour around the world studying news conditions. Government officials, publishers of vernacular and foreign newspapers and representatives of press associa- tions, as well as readers of many nationalities found in the east, were invariebly requested to express their views, and gatherings were arranged for the purpose, or private meetings took plac News. Discusses Conditions. “The orient,” said Mr. Noyes, sibly more than any other part of the world. demands a well balanced | Blaze on Colby College Campus news serv Its political associations commercial and are intertwined both with Europe and the United States. while fts foreign population. reperesenting many races and na- tions, Is drawn to both countr This especially true of Chin: China demands its world news both from llurope and fro the United States. The United for its own. as well as for China’s interest. must do its part toward satisfying this demand. “Everybody is aw: which China receiv. the outside world without exception re that the rews s by cdble from comes virtually h from Europe. National policies. economic conditions |and the day’s events in other nations, including e United States, are un- consciously Influenced by the European point of view. China wants the Amer- ican point of view as well as foreign readers of Engiish language news- papers in China want the news of their home land. Varled Interests. spapers of every nation satisfy ional taste. from politics to =pot Great Britain is interested in cricket and the United States fn base ball. While British cricket results in- trest a large proportion of readers in China, almost an equal number would have appreciated the world champlon- ship base ball scores. This is one il- lustration of the cosmopolitan news service which China reguires. “Keeping the United States in cor- rect perspective before Chinu concerns every American with commercial, re- ligious or s=entimental attachmants with this country. It is necessary to evolve practical means to supply Amer- Mr. Noyes. accompanied by Mrs Noyes'and his dauehter, i3 continuing on to the Dutch and India, returning to the United States by way of Europe. CONGRESS OPENS FOURTH SESSION (Continued from First Page.) Longworth of Ohio, republicans, and Representative Garret of Tennessee, the acting minority leader. Resolutions vere passed appointing a committee to notify the Senate that the House is in session and fixing the usual hour of 12 o'clock for meetings of the House during the session. The House then took up the unanimous consent calendar. A message from the President transmitting the recommendations of the budget bureau for appropriations to carry on all activities of the gov- ernment during the fiscal year start- ing July 1 next was received in the House at 12:30+ o'clock. Speaker Gillett announced that he would not lay the budget before the House until after the committee detailed to wait upon the President for his recom- mendations had returned from its trip to the White House. FAIL OF CONFIRMATION. ‘The federal coal commission failed -pos-| 3 STUDENTS DIE IN FIRE. st Indes, Cevlon | KELLER WINS POINT IN DAUGHERTY ROW Judiciary Committee to Ask House for Power to Sub- poena Witnesses. " The House judiciars comniittee dr- cided today to ask the House for au- thority to subpoena witnesses and to ob- tain papers requested by Representa- tive Keller, republican, Minnesota, in prosecuting his impeachment charzes against Attorney General Daugherty In taking this step the committee ar- ceded to the plea of Mr. Keller. who had contended he could not proceed un- less he got possession of papers from the Department of Justice and couid force the attendance of witnesses. Chairman Volstead announced 1z the formal hearings would begin Tue. day, December 12, aud that the com mittee. with power to administer oaths, “would grind away as fast as posstble. Ask Counsel for List. Jackson M. Ralston. counsel for Mr. Keller, was requested by the chairman to submit a list of the documents desired. Mr. Keller zaid that with favorable House action on the committee request he would be ready with his case next week. In arguing that the commitiee should ask for more authority M- Ralston gave the names of Chief { Justice Taft. former Attorney Genera George . Wickersham, Samuel Gompers, presideat of the Am Federation of Labor, and Guy O: Mr. Gompers' secretary, as witnesse he wanted to appear hefore the coni- mittee. In connection with charges jthat JMr. Daughersy had failed to {prosecute anti-trust cases, Mr. Ralston isaid that Donald R. Richburg. = lawyer of Chicago, and & Cleveland lawyer named Stevenson, whose im- ftiais he did not remember, should be called. Row Lasts an Hour. - A row developed at the outset of the hearing. and it lasted for nearly an hour, without getting anywhere. Chairman Volstead declared the com- mittee wus not trying to prevent the investigation in pressing Mr. Keller to_give the list of witnesses. Mr. Ralston said he was ready to give the committee “the names of some half a dozen witnesses.” and | that it cculd best determine whether taey wouid appear. “Some of these witnesses are sub- ject 10 the very power of the de- fendant.” said Mr. Ralston. “There are many Issues concerning the con- duct of W. J. Burne, for instance.” —_— Destroys Building. WATERVILLE. Me.. December 4-- Three students of Coiby College were burned to death carly todav, when firs destroyed one section of North Coilege. the original college buiiding erccted in_1820. The dead arc: Aiton L. Andrews. Beifast, and Charles M. Treworgy, E: Surrey. seniors, and Warren L. Revere, Mass.. a freshman — e Frye. of confirmation today and must be re- nominated. l There was =aid to be no serious oh- ijecticn to its members. but that more time was desired for consideration. Other nominations which failed, 1t was =aid. for similar rcacons included District Judge John (. Rose of Mary- iand. to be a circuit judge: Clinton {0. Richardson, to be collector of jcustoms at Baitimore: L. M. Hall, to be collector of customs at St. Louix, and Alexander landsay to bhe ae- Sociate justice of the Hawailan su- preme court. Contests caused failure of confir- mation of George V. Denay 1o be col- lector of customs at Savannal. Ga. Walter L. Cohen, to be comptroiler of customs at New Orleans, and Joseph W. Tolbert to be United States mar- shal for the western South Carolina district. DYER BILL DROPPED. i iAnfi-Lynching Measure. by Agree- ment, Halted Until After March 4. Before adjourning the extraordinary | segsion sine die taday the te put on ‘yecord u formal agreement that the | Dyer anti-lynching bill should not be | pressed between now and March 4. This iwas done by an undérstanding which i Democratic Leader {'nderwood and Re- publican Leader Lodge verbally an- nounced to the Senate, which will be | met"forth in the record of the proceed- |‘"‘\:‘hen the Senate reassembled at 10 o'clock this morning Mr. Lodge moved |%o go into executive session for the | consideration of mominations. Pending | the motion, Mr. Underwood said that he { understood it to be the purpose not to iurge the Dver bill further and wanted |Mr. Lodge's assurance that his under- | tanding was correct. Mr. Lodge con- firmed it, saying that he had been in- !structed by the republican conference not to insist upon consideration of the Mr. Underwood said that the op- | ponents of that measure had no apology Ito make for their obstruction or any- Ithing to take back. He added that, i moreover, if any attempt is ever made ito bring it up the democrats will re- | sume thelr efforts to obstruct it. . Mr. {Lodge retorted that he believed that the bill is right in principle and ought to_pass. Having clinched the agreement, U derwood ~said he would not oppose unanimous request to approve it. When that was done the merchant marine bill coming over from the House, was re. |f«ma to the committee on commerce and the Senate went into cxecutive ses- sion to confirm nominktions. bill. “Home” and “Christmas” Some- how Seem to Go Together And There’s No More Natural Christmas Present to Give any Family than One for Their Home. Inexpensive or Costly, it’s Sure to Find a Permanent Place in their Lives. L Unusual Presents of This Lasting Sort Are Listed under “Gifts For The Home™ in the “Christmas Gift Suggestions” Columns in Today Classified Section of The Star. s (Copyright, 1922, by Basil L. Smith.) 1 o