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) WEATHER. lain tonight and tomor t warmer tonight: col fow afternoon. Temperature for ¢ e¢ at 2 p.m. toda: yesterday; venty- low Highest, 19, at row; some- der tomor- -fonr hours est, Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 24 ch No. Entered as secol 28,730. post office Washington, nd-class matter D. C. ¢ Foening Star. i | “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every | city block and the regular edition is delivered to Washingtor. homes as fast | as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 89,009 WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1922—THIRTY PAGES. * TWO CENTS. BRITISH DECLINE TO RELINQUISH OIL | RIGHTS IN MOSUL Lord Curzon Informs Turks Prolongation of Near East Conference Will Not Help. REUTER'S SAYS PARLEY MAY BECOME ABORTIVE Entente Delegates Ignore Protest of Tsmet Pasha Against Hearing | Armenians’ Plea. | © Accicated Press | LONDON, December A Reuter's dispateh from Lausanne says: “There f- serious danger of the near east conference becoming abortive if the Turks persist in their present meth- ods ¥ ted Press. December —Great through Foreign Secretary ‘urzon informed Turkey today that the British never will abandon the Mosul oll vilayet, as requested by the Turkish delezation, and that no pro- longation of the near east conference ean influence the British government ta recede from the position it has taken on this matter. i The British position is outlined in a ! er sent by Lord Curzon to Ismet| <ha. head of the Turkish delega-| covering the formal reply of! ? ish delegation to the Turkish | ate of Sunday last. which insisted! Mosnl belonged to Turkey - l f.ord Curzon said in this letter that | British government had expelled irks from the Mosul area and | a4 and administered it. The had taken a pledge to free the | Turkish rule and estab- | Writain, Arabs fron b- | Nen tha government of Irak, aid | Fngland e then had repeatedly =iven her word that the Arabs would ! not be mterf d with. Will Not Recede. ! lord Curzon added that Great| Reitain had given her solemn pledge to 1at no forelgn power take any part of this territory and that she would! eteadfastly adhere to her promise. ! The foreign secretary said, however. | that Great Britain was prepared to have her experts meet the Turkish| experts to define the northern houndary of the lrais. he British delegation's formal re- | the Ottoman note guestions Py to the reliability of the statistics put forth by the Turks to justify their| claim to Mosul. Although the Turks 1led this district for centuries they never coilected exact information, it was pointed out. and no confidence eould be placed in their statistics. The British note concludes: “The_ British government reiterates f15 refusal even to contemplate the surrender of the Mosul villayet and 1s unable to see any advantage which van result from further argument in discussing what Lord Curson meant | he the statement in his letter that the | Rritish delegation was willing to have | ts experts discuss with the Turkish ex- ! nerts the precise tracing of the north- | ~rn boundry of the Mosul Vilayet, a| British _spokesman said this merely nt that the British delegation stands dy to adjust the northern boundary o move it a few miles south if the Turks so desire, to give a more natural and more easiiy defensible frontier. Kurdish Revolt Cited. The British reply cited numerous in- stances of Kurdish revolts againat Turk- sh rule and denied absolutely the Turk- <h claim that the Kurds and the Turks are identival and should De treated as | “ne people. | Lord Curson’s letter also stated that | the Britisi were ready to grant the Kurdish dirtricts in the Mosul Vilayet autor ses where this was de- | ©red . i Armenia was the storm center of the near: east conference yesterday. The Turks refused to attend a meet- fng of the subcommission which had Coming to U. S. To Ease Burden Of British Debt STANLEY BALDWIN, Head of the British Financlal Mission. DECLARES ANERIA SHOULD HAVE WAY Supremely Important in Set- tling Europe’s Financial llis, Says Baldwin. {SAILS FOR U. S. TODAY Funding of British Debt Will Be Taken Up Upon His Ar- rival Here. ¥ the AssoetatediErces: LONDON, December ‘Tlie British financial mission to the United States, “headed by Staniey Baldwin, chancellor of the exchequer, sailed for New York this morning on the liner Majestic. RBesides the chancellor, the party in- cluded Mrs. Baldwin and daughter; Montagau C. Morgan, governor of the Bank of England: Rowe Dutton, financial advisor, and P. J Grigg of the treasury. It is expected that the mission will return about the end of January. timates British Payments. In a statement to the Evening Stand- ard today Mr. Baldwin pointed out that under the present arrangements Great Britain's payments to the United States would amount to between £60,000,000 and £70,000,000 annually. We hope to fund this debt,” he said, “and get the burden of interest eased. If it 1s successful I hope America will be kind to a much more Important mission which Mr. Bonar Law fs ehortly to undertake.” The Evening Standard says this lat- ter refers to a reparations settle- ment. The chancellor added that it is of supreme importance to Europe that America should have her way, as re- garas Europe's financial problem, Text of Baldwin Statement. Mr. Baldwin's statement follows: “My mission concerns our I. 0. U.s R 1o N o e e A_\r_!held by the United States and is a tienians for the establishment of a|delicate one. We are fn the position yational home in Turkey. and both |of debtors. We must tread warily. ismet Pasha and Riza Nur Bey sent |, s % airongly worded communications o |ncrcrieicss: I lope to persuade the the conference protesting against the | United States government to come to decision to allow the Armenians to state their case. They declared that if the Arme- nians, who had no official standing ind represented no independent gov- crnment. were heard (Continued on Page SOONTO FILL VACANCY ONTHE SUPREME BENCH President Expected to Name Jus- tice Pitney's Successor Within Column 8.) Few Days. T <udent Iarding is expected t "oy to the Senate within the next few days the cessor to Justice Pitney of the Su- preme Court, who has tendered his resignation, to take effect January 1. tirement of Justice Pitney wil the fourth vacancy on the Supreme Court bench which President rding has been called upon to flll. Two names. those of Goy. Miller of New recently -defeated for re- «lection, and Chief Justice Robert von | Moschzisker of the Pennsylvania s preme court, have been most prom iently mentioned as possible succes- ~ors to Justice Pitney. It is reported, however, that Gov. Miller has indi- cated that he is not a candidate for the appointment. Chief Justice von Moschzisker recently was in Wash- rgton for a conference with the P'resident, and his friends confidently predict that he will be seleqted. Justice Plerce Butler, recently con- firmed fo fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Justice Day. will, it is expected, take the oath when the vourt reassembles Tuesday after ree-week recess. During the com- ing week the question of liguor on =hips will come up for argument. Be- ause of the importance of this litl, tion and a number of other cases which are awaiting argument before a full bench the President, it is said, <iesires to fill the Pitney vacancy at an early date. 2 permanent settlement on the terms of our debt to America of something like £856.000,000. “At present a law of Congress pro- the confer- |vides that this must be.repaid within | twenty-five years at 413 per cent in- terest. This would mean an annual payment by Great Britain of between 1£860,000,000 and £70,000.000—a very i {heavs item in our budget.- We hope to fund this debt and get the burden of interest cased, but, of course, the last word is with America. | Hints at “Greater Problems.” “If we can effect a settlement on !such a matter we shall set an ex-| |ample to Europe. an example which might well be an augury for the set- | tiement of even greater problems than | this one—international problems. ! “If T am successful I hope America, having seen the result of one mis- ion, will be kind enougi: to the much | more important mission which Mr. nomination of a suc-|Bonar Law is shortly to undertake | {(the word “reparations” was here { parentlietically inserted by the news- paper) and which is more difficult an mine. It is of supreme importance to Eu rope that America should have a say !in the many perplexing matters now ! engaging the attention of statesmen.” A tiny splinter of wood, said to have been a part of the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified, was presented to President Hard- ing today by Archbishop Pantelei- mon of the Orthodox Greek Church, at Neapolis, in Palestine. At the same time the President was made & knight of the order of the Holy Sepulchre by the archbishop, who appeared at the ‘White House in the full dress of his office, carrying a long gold wand and other insignia of his rank. The splinter presented to the President was imbedded in soft EX-MAYOR FIGHTS EXTRADITION WRIT IN LAKE MURDERS i Dr. McKoin Held by Baltimore Authorities on Request From Louisiana. - NO ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE, SAYS PRISONER’S LAWYER | { Physician Remained Near Scene for | i Many Weeks, He | i Declares. | i Br the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, Md.. December 2 In an effort to obtain bail before commencing his fight against extradi- tion. Dr. B. M. McKoin, former mayor ! ot Mer Rouge, La., who was arrested i here vesterday at the request of Gov. Parker of Louisana, obtained a writ of habreas corpus in the city court Gov. Parker accused Dr. McKoin of murder. | The writ was made returnable im- | mediately, but upon petition of Dr. McKoin's counsel, former United States District Attorney Robert R.| Carman, the hearing was postponed until tomorrow, and Dr. McKoin was taken back to his cell A short time before, in central po- lice court, Dr. McKoln's case was ad- journed by Justice Stanlelgh until January 8. at the request of the de- Rectives working on the case. This was to permit time for the preparation and forwarding of the nec- esary documents from Louisiana. Gov. Farker had telegraphed the police d partment. asking for ten days' delay, | Rdding that requisition papers would be forwarded. To Seek Extradition. | Extradition papers will be forwarded | from Louisiana to Baltimore for Dr.i McKoin, a telegram from Gov. Parker; stated today. The dispatch, sent to the police de- | partment, said: “Hold Dr. McKoin for extradition. Papers will be forwarded. Thanks.” Accordingly, papers were prepared | for presentation at Dr. McKoin's hear- ing in police court, asking that he be n days H el for eh I Yolng, head of thel | Brady Institute at Johns Hopkins Hos- pital, with whom *Dr. McKoin wurked.] conferred with the former mayor for mors than an hour this meruing. Former United States Dlslrlr’:ol\g- rney Robert RE. Carman, w is L maul for Dr. McKoin sald that he would fight any effort at-extradition on the part of the Governor of Louisiana. Defends Ex-Mayor. The former district attorney de- clared he believed that there was no prima facle charge of murder against the former mayor and he expressed the bellef that the Louisiana officials called for his arrest here because they wanted him more as a witness or i for the purpose of obtaining possible information from him. Upon the request of Attorney Car- man Judge Gorter postponed the habeas corpus hearing until tomor- row. McKoin Is Silent. Dr. McKoin made no statement in police court, but in conversation with the assembled reporters he repeated previous denials of implication in the murders or any connection with the kidnaping. If his arrest were made in connection with the deaths of Daniels and Richards, he could prove an alibl, he declared, adding that he could account for every hour of his time prior to the kidnaping of Daniels and Richards and every minute since their mysterious disappearance. Had the Louisiana authorities gone about the matter in a different way. he said, “l1 would have gone to Mer and assisted them in any way Rouge ||h.;ugl could. Now I will go there only by force.” Told that it was common talk at Mer Rouge that the killing of Daniels and Richards had been committéd by friends of the physician, he admitted that he had heard reports to that ef- fect. “While I have a number of very warm riends at Mer Rouge, friends who would do anything in their power | for me, 1 know of no one who would commit murder,” he said. Dr. McKoin again denied that he was a member of the Ku Klux Klan {and said that he never had been asked to join it. He had many dear friends in the organization, however, and praised their “good work in the mat- ter of ridding Mer Rouge of unde- sirabl % | SEEK LAKE DYNAMITERS. i BASTROP, La, December 27.— There was an air of expectancy here and at Mer Rouge today as Depart- ment of Justice agents and repre- sentatives of the state government| renewed their investigation of the | Morehouse parish kidnapers. They widened their efforts to run down the mpersons responsible for the dynamit- ing of a nearby lake which gave up the bodles of two men identified as Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards, abducted by a masked mob last Au- | gust. It was declared additional ar- | rests were imminent. According to a booklet published a. (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) i TINY SPLINTER FROM TRUE CROSS GIVEN TO PRESIDENT HARDING ‘wax and Inclosed in a gold box set with diamonds. The archbishop acted in the ceremony as the rep- resentative of the patriarch of the Greek Church in Jerusalem, and made the presentation as a rec- ognition, the formal address said, of the interest taken by the Presi- dent in the church. Archbishop Panteleimon will remain in the United States until Easter, seek- ing help for the Greek Orthodox churches in Palestine, whose fl- nances have been largely cut off since the war, because pilgrims from Russia have no longer bee able to make their usual visits to the Holy City. The archbishop was lccamrmh ed to the White House by Bishop Harding and Soterios N. Nicholson, & local attorney. SPEAKING OF FOG SEESRI0M0 | 1730, BULDIG Operations During Year to‘ Smash Records, Say En- gineer Estimates. 1 INCREASE OF $7,000,000 A nation-wide boycott on the dis- tribution of all accessories to the liquor habit. > | ‘That is the sensational action now Inspection Force Augmented as De- | being considered by leaders of the » { various reform organizations. whose mands for Permits i national representatives remain in Grow. ! Washington to keep in close touch {with the nation's lawmakers. 1 #T#7put inte’ effeet~and- the' men nsoring the move are those who {jammed through the ecighteenth amendment—it will be sweeping in | character. Every church member in | the United States. every advocate of law observance. will be called on to | participate. “The boycott. if and when fi effective, will be the most ever designed and will drive the pur- veyors of unlawful containers out of business,” is the manner in which !the head of one of the greatest of the reform associations today ex- plained the plan. Nover before In the history of the United States has there been such a WIBURF. CRAFTS PAELMONA VT Noted Religious Worker and Founder of International Reform Bureau. Building operations in Washington will reach an aggregate of close to $42,000,000 during 1923. smashing all previous records. according to an estimate of the engineer department, it became known today. If the prediction comes true it will mean an increase of $7,000,000 in con- struction work above the record of $35,896,978 for the current year. Not all of this money will be spent on new projects, as a considerable per- centage of it represents repairs to existing buildings. The total value of building permits issued in Washington annually has increased by leaps and bounds since the war perioi. In 1917, the vear this country entered tho war, building permits aggregated $15.613,0' ‘Then followed a slump due to the war re- strictions placed on non-essential con- struction work. In 1918 the valua- tion fell to $10,164.4567. The follow- ing year there was a slight rise again to $10,500,866. Value More Than Doubled. ‘When the year 1920 closed the Tec- ords showed that the value of per- mits issued had more than doubled, reaching $22,659,452. 1In 1921 there was another slight setback, the total for that year being $19,025,291. This Iy made Camouflaged Rum Carriers ? And Fancy Flasks Denounced, {Reform Leaders Plan Boycott on Sale of1 All Accessories to Liquor Drinking as | Check to Trade in Contraband Liquor. ; ronclad | year, however, all previous records were shattered by the steady flow into the building office of plans for new buildings, aggregating more $35.000.000. Eratd e To meet this rush of work the build- ing office during the past aix months has taken on ten temporary employes as inspectors and computers. This was made possible by the granting of a special appropriation of 320,000 by Congress. The estimates now before Congress for the next flscal year carry an in- crease of approximately $1.400 in the total appropriation for the building office. This year the office obtained fts regular allotment of $37.690 and the additional $20.000 for temporary em- ployes, making $57.690. The new esti- mates Tecommend $58.290, of which $15.000 is a lump sum for tethporary employes. SOVIET DEMANDS PART IN MEMEL SETTLEMENT Warns Allies Any Arrangement to ‘Which Russia Is No Partner Will Not Be Recognized. By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, December —Maxim Litvinoft, acting foreign minister, has sent a note to Great Britain, France and Ttaly regarding the settlement of the fate of the Memel territory. The note asserts that any decision in which Russia is not a partner will not be recognized. M. Litvinoff am- phasizes the importance of Memel to Russia’s lumber ipdustry, for which the port is the gateway to the world markets. Memel, located on the Baltic sea, was internationalized by the treaty of Versailles. The territory formerly belonged to Germany. TWO BURN TO DEATH. One Other Missing in North Caro- lina Boarding House Fire. GASTONIA, N. C., December 27.— Two men were burned to death and one other is missing as a result of a fire which destroyed tne Underwood boarding house and several other buildings at Bessemer City, near here, according to reports from, there. Two bodies found in the ruins were identifiled later as those of John D. Hough_and his stepson, Mack Hopper. while E. J. Eddings was missing after the fire. Mrs. Hough was seriously hurt in leaping from a second-story win- dow, and it was feared her injuri might be fatel. Y i Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts, noted religious | lecturer and reformer and superinten- dent of the International Reform Bureau, which he founded, died at 9 o'clock today at George Washington University Hospi- tal of pneumonia. He was to have cele- brated his seventy-third birthday Janu- ary 12. Dr. Crafts had a world-wide reputa- tion as a champion of prohibition and as a foe of gambling, pugillsm, the race track and the drug evil. He has been credited with having proposed at least eighteen acts of Congress of a reform character, including war prohibition, the Kenyon red-light injunction law and the act forbidding interstate shipment of prize fight films. Tl When He Returned From Ohio. He returned, ill, from Youngstown, Ohio, late Friday night and went to his home at 206 Pennsylvania avenue southeast, which 18 also the location of the reform bureau. His condition at the time was not thought to be serlous. His illness remained un- changed Saturday. but he took a turn for the worse Sunday, and Monday morning it was decided to take him to the hospital. Last night physicians held a consultation, as a result of which it was realized that the pneu- monia was too deep-seated to hold out much hope for recovery. His wife, Mrs. Sarah’ Crafts, the only member of his family. did not reach his bed- side- before death. Funeral Services Tomorrow. Funeral services will be held to- morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church, 4th and B streets southeast. Rev. Freeley Rohrer, pastor, will officiate. Interment will be in the Crafts fam- ily burial lot at Westerly, R. I. Dr. Crafts observed the fifty-fourth anniversary of his career as a preacher and reformer August 25 last. His militant deflance of all that he believed to be detrimental to the wel- fare of the American people won for | him a wide circle of friends in every walk of life, and, of course, on the other hand, made him th? objective ot frequent denunciation by those whom he campaigned against. Native of New England.. Dr. Crafts was born of New England Methodist parents in Main time, he often pointed out to hi that the enactment of tle Maine pro- hibition law, sponsored by Neal Dow, ‘was accomplished. The youth was thus reared in what was then the only Continued on Page 2, lumn 4.) tlver whisky flasks, engraved whisl d the present holi- was asserted by several of the men and wemen who are investigating the matter that in this line of goods alone thers has been no cut in prices because 1‘hr1.flm.’|':l shopping was over | Bitter in Views. i . Then men who want this line of | zoods taken out of epen sale are bitter in their views. They frankly assert 1is line o ness is worse than the open sale of firearms. Also, they de- clare. & nobie art is being prostituted [ for gain. The workmanship of these | liquor containers is of the best. Every known design of the cunning worker | in silver and gold is heing turned out | to supply the demand for flasks of every | {mort. Expense Is no obpect. Wonder- | | fully engraved and decorated utensils | are on display in show = windows | | throughout the Individuality !is sought by the persons who want to| buy them for their own use or for | ™ (Cortinued on Page 2, Column 5.) FATEOFCHNESE CRL WTH POLC | Mildred Wen, Who Disap- | pears Second Time, to Have Chance to Tell Her Story. The second disappareance of Mil- dred Wen. whose marriage to George Num Lee last night at the Calvary | Baptist Church vaporized when sh | vanished yesterday afternoon, has| caused Wing Ling Wen, ner fathe=, of 316 9th street, to place the woman's bureau of the police department in entire charge of the destiny of his daughter. Her disappearance vesterday de- veloped a strange oriental-American drama. with Washington as its back- ground. On the one hand is tho Chinese custom of marriage through arrangement by relatives and the other stands out the independent spirit bred in Americanized girls of foreign descent. Went Around Corner. The girl dropped out of sight ves- terday as suddenly as she appeared on Christmas day. after a three-day absence, which was brought about by the pending marriage. She had been in company with Margaret Soo, her chum, earifer in the day, and had left Margaret, according 1o the lat- | ter’s story, in order to go around the | (Continued on Page 2. Column 2.) CHILE AND PERU RENEW SPAT-ON EVE OF PEACE Latter iepuhllc’s Reservations on Treatment of Nationals May Mean Absence From Parley. By the Associated Pross. SANTIAGO, Chile, December Chile's intention of re-establishing | diplomatic relations with Peru as soon as ratifications of the Tacna- Arica protocal have been exchanged is believed to have changed In view of Peru's answer to Chile’s invitatfon to the pan-American conference. In its reply, forwarded abaut two weeks ago, the Peruvian government made reservations regarding the treatment of Peruvians in Chile. It is believed here that relations could be re-established if the arbitra- tors of the Tacna-Arica award ob- tained information that the depart- ment of state had been made cog- nisant of instances where Peruvian natfonals were obliged either to serve in the Chilean army or leave the country, as alleged in the Peruvian note. Peru's presence at the March con- ference considered here as im- probable, i 27.. BATTLE ON BORAH PARLEY PROPOSAL OPENED IN SENATF Lodge Opens Attack for Admin- istration and Idahoan and John Sharp Williams Defend. POINT OF ORDER PLANNED TO STRANGLE AMENDMENT Thirty-Two Senators Meet With Repub- lican Leader and Agree on Parlia- mentary Procedure to Kill Clause. Administration forces in the Senate today launched their at- | tack upon the Borah proposal for an international economic con ference, and the supporters of the proposal fought back. Senator Lodge, the republican leader and chairman of the foreign relations committee, urged the Senate to reject the pro- posal for an economic conference and also the proposal for a further conference on the limitation of armaments. He declared that the administration was giving serious attention to the economic situation. He declared also, that i the Senate should vote to request the President to call an eco- nomic conference, the scope of that conference should be defined: that the foreign debts owed the United States should be excluded from consideration, and that the question of the German repara and how far the conference should deal with them. should be made known, as well as to what extent new American loans uropean nations would be discussed. Senator Borah asserted emphatically that the economic e« ditions abroad had progressed to such an extent that it affected every iarmer. every husiness man and cvery home in the United States. He declared that it was essential the matter should he given consideration. He denied that his proposal would in any way limit or embarrass the administration in its negotiations with | foreign nations. Willlams Against Isolation. sacres by the Turks in Asia Minor 4 Senat ge read the text of enator Willlams, of Mississippi. e e s demacrat, insisted that the United BOTah proposal and said: rates could not iselate itself from Too Broadly Drawa. ie rest of the world. He predicted i< bro i has that the day would come when the | pootairicr oot sormn o e vt Amertcan people would follow the CoVRRatite 0 SCEs 1o, T o aetion policies advocated by Woodrow Wil- 6 870 48 DEOSIET c we ought to know son in the league of nations covenant. oue it betore we do it exactly what powers Earlier the day at a = G o the proposed conference is to have AL Dl eIt i e IOT land Sust! WOL B mbews A be Night the Boran proposal for an eco. | amendment in written there i nomic conference. and to attack it | RothiNE to prevent the consideration fiist along parliamentary lives. A {07 {he sonferepse of the fetite Swed S ousparliacientary it ¥ forcign nations to the United o 1 be made that the | Gates. It is true that Congress has amendment is new and general legis- lation sought to be attached to an appropriation bill. against the rules | Senate. Thirty-two senators this meeting, one-third of the Senate membership. Procedure Contemplated. the point of order against provided for the payment of those debts by law. But if a treaty wern negotlated it would override the law of Congress." “Does the senator mean that the negotiation of a treaty would over- ride a law of Congress without its ubmission to Congress?” demanded {4 the amendment is sustained by the V orah ; o gt course, the treaty would ha- President and by the Senate—for it i3 15 b ratificd,” replied Senator Lodg. likely that if the Vice President rules| “But we would summon the con- sustaining the point of order an ap- ference. and we ought to tell the na- peal will be taken from the decision UONS invited just what we will ac- of the chair—Senator Borah will then cede to und what we will not uccede propose to suspend the rules, so his to. We should say just what we amendment shall be in order, which jmean. would require a two-thirds vote. “It ‘seems to me that the debts dus However, it requires only a majority to the Unlted States should be ex- cluded from thy matters which might be considered at the proposed ference, and that the 1'nited should deal with this subject of the debts alone. I do not believe that the fate of these debts should be settled vote to overruie the decision of the chair, and supporters of the Borah proposal insist that, under the prece- dents of the Senate. the amendment | cannot properly be held to be out of If the decision of the chair order. Should be overruled there is little by other powe: doubt that the amendment would be | Rl i e e e e A “| “Cnder the powers of this confer- Semator Lodge In his opening|ence we should be called upon to atement to the Senato rrferrm: to take part, perhaps, in the work of the economic conference proposal as | A el = “an entirely new subject” which “.a“lhf‘ reparations -0!: mission. We seck <ought 1o be placed fn the appropria- | no reparations. But if the guestion tion bill. He (n(!"lhl! r\rc{vln«;saL and | of reparations were called up and that made by the House and by Sena- | . g i ¥ ke LN fh: afurilios confercnceionll Do oo orol MIpoR (s Rresl Soa o M Imitation of armaments “opened | reparations we might be asked 1o matters of such grave importance take part in a revision of treaty ot e e should pass|or versatlles. We should make it i clear to the nations how we stand President Has Power. | The republican leader said that un- | der the Constitution of the United States the conduct the megotiations with foreign powers is in the hands of the President. and that it could | not be otherwise. He said that a' legislative body I8 necessarily incapa- | ble of conducting negotiations with | foreign powers. i Thers have been several instances, Senator Lodge said. in_which the President has consulted the Senate in regard to entering into negotiations with a foreign country and several inatances in which the Senate has ad- vised the President in regard to such negotlations. There i= no doubt of the right of the President and the Senate in such matters, he said, but the final power must lie with the President, when it comes to enter- ing upon negotiations. Senator Lodge said that “almost any | President would give heed to the ad- vice of the Senate,” and for that reason the Senate hould be very careful as to any advice it attempted to _give. The Massachusetts eenator called the attention of the Senate to What was done at the Washington confer- ence on the limitation of armament & year ago. He declared that France at that conference had made it clear that the question of land disarma- ment or reduction of armament would not be considered under exist- ing conditions. Branded ns Futile. “It is uscless to call a further con- ference on land armament without knowing as a preliminary step that France Is ready to withdraw her ob- jections.” sald Senator Lodge. "It Would be futile.” He continued that it would be equally futile to seek a further con- ference on the reduction of naval armament, dealing with auxiliary draft and submarines, for the same Teason unless the United States should have some assurance from France, Japan, Italy and Holland that they were ready to discuss such reductions. He insisted that it would put the United States in an absurd position and would do no good to fesue an invitation without such as- surances. Turning to the subject of the pro- posed economic conference, as _con- tained in the Borah amendment, Sena- tor Lodge declared it was clearly sub- Ject to a point of order. Any one, he #aid, with human sympathies, would be anxious to have the United States ald the countries of Europe in their nt distracted condition as best it d. He referred to the recent mas- pre eoul in regard to this matter. “Such a conference probably wou'd have power to consider advances of large sums of moneyr by the United States to help Germany or France. | do not know how far the Senate feels it should consent to such loans, but if we are to propose such a confer- ence there should be some distinct statement of our attitude in this mat- ter. “There are many other questions in- volved, possibly, in such u confer ence. How far are we to be called upon to aid Austria, Asia Minor and perhaps Russia? 1 am not arguing the merits of these questions, but merely suggesting that we should know how far we are going and what we proposge to do. It is easy enough to say ‘Let's have an cconomic con- ference but when the nations are gathered it i a serious matter. and there should be no misunderstanding on the part of the nations of our at- titude before we go into conference.” Senator Lodge said there were many questions which inevitably would come before the conference. “The question of immigration.” he could not be kept out. I am illing,” he added with emphasis, to have i £0 before the conference at all. Continuing. he said nobody can tell where the scope of the confer- ence would end. The Senate should consider this prospect with care be- fore acting. There is also the em barrasement of Interfering with the President’s plans. the Senate does not know what the President has done; all that the Senate knows is that he 1s as desirous ax any one could be to improve economic conditions in Europe. “We ought to set forth care- fully,” said Senator Lodge, “what we mean in this amendment.'if it is to be adopted. My own belief is that the United States can be of greater service to humanity by holding itself free from obligation which would bind it to action it might not be willlng to take when the time came.” Other Nations Collccted. Speaking for himself, he sald he could not state preciscly what the United States could do In an economlc con- ference. He had no word of reflectio upon other countries which had suf- tered and sacrificed o much for all. but, he said, they had all recelved ad- vantages upon the conclusion of the war. They have taken over immense territories in Africa, Asla Minor; they have rid themselves for some years from (Continued on page 5 column %)