Evening Star Newspaper, September 8, 1923, Page 4

ORE AMERICANS . SAFE IN TOKID AREA aughter of Acting Commer- cial Attache Killed at Yokohama. Y A aispatch to the Japanese em- Hassy here from Toklo, dated today, #aid that the entire personnel of the merican embassy was safe except iss Doris Babbitt, daughter of El- food G. Babuitt, acting commercial ttache. She was said to have lost er life at Yokohama. The message made no reference by :unw to Mr. Babbitt, whose safety eretofore has been in some-doubt. he personnel of various. othef em- legation staffy at Tokio reported safe. More Reported Saf L'The safety of additional Americans today. in ge ‘partment from Consul Shanghai, transmitting ver- #ied reports gathered by Consul ickover at Kobe, ¥The list of those whose safety the ald had been “verified” fol- AL B. Milmine and wife, Her- ert J. Cilllea all of whom iled for the »s on the resident Jefferson: Brodie. uke P’ Dorothy andt and hild, James W. Emison. Commander qnd Mrs. Webb, F. R. Carroll, wife d two children, Godfrey M. Ja rank L. Lappin, -David Tait other, W. 1 ames L. K: . Althausea, ife and daughter, atherine Hoffman, and wif < Jeffer- son, J ius Kaufner, F. oehler, §. L. Kindstorm, Milton R ock. H. Manley, wife and child, C Miiler. J. W. Moore, Mary Martin, ¢, J. Man 2 < F. H. aag, F. E. Mé A E ficGlew, F Pottle, ife and th N ! M. C. Alexander, D. C. Burncll, ¢ Boshi, W. W. Baer, Paul Blum, Wwife and_two Sons { H. B. Van Brunnel fe uffman, J. R. Gear) amuel Admur; H. Arias, L. Agilvie. Al Trwin . C. Brunnell, ! cussea means. The influence of France, Who is a member of the councll, will be important, and France has taken no official position as to the league's competency in sthe Greco-Italian crisis. Many Swpport Britain. A majority of the nations repre- Sented at Geneva appear to be clearly walting for council action under the terms of the covenant to which all subscribed. The Scandinavian states, Belgium, the states of the little en- tente and many of the South Amer- ican republics” support England in demanding that the league be re- apected. The possible resignation of Italy from the league is everywhere dis- as not unlikely. The prob- lem of the council is to insure re- ihoet for the league without losing, Dr. Epitacio Pessoa of Brazil is ex- pected to be elected to the -perm nent court of international justice at The Hague. He I8 the choice of the United States and was nominated by twenty-one other world states. GREEK EDITOR SEIZED. Man Who Assailed Italy Said to Be Imprisoned. Special Dispatch to The Star. LONDON, September S.—An Athens dispatch to the Daily Telegraph says that the Itallan authorities captured Vrahinos, editor of the Greek news- paper Eleutheros Tipos, as he was en route to Prevesa in a sailing ship with the intention of proceeding to Janina to investigate the murders of the Ttalian boundary commissioners. It was Vrahinos, says the dispatc who called the Itallans “the fugitives of Caporetto.” He has been imprison- ed at Milan An Athens dispatch last Sunday said the Greek government had suspended for one day the above-mentioned Eimer Blum, wife two children; ). P. Chambers, G reighton, R. Y. rawford, (. J. Crosby, wife and wughter ginia Darcell, John Eills nd_Olga: R. Eure, E. R. P. Easf . wife und three dren:-i sping and wife L. Farnham, wif 1 two daughte F. D. Fagan, wifé and two childrer W rdy, Gould and Hoffman, W. D. ¥ received” here toda telatives of Harry Campbell, a rep- fosentative of the Sale and Frager Company in Fokio, said the firm's Eeadqu w York had re- geived o ne all members of the company's Tokio staff were alk (o5 A ‘message af $T%e second list of Americans whose safety was in dispatches 1t to the S partment toda om Consul Dickover at Kobe fol- Tows 3 Catherin® ia and child, Reitle Allison and danghte V€ urell, H. Arias, wife and daughter; Ballintine wife, John J 3 Althea mpbell, Capter, Curtl usen, Earl Clem, wife and_son; s D. Cochrine and wife, W. H. T. al iton h. Manuel and child and children; childr. stner Hilton, H. rrison. w nd sop; H. C. Hoeely ife and daughter; E. K. Hoatling: F. Hofer an ife; Godfrey M and »; Laura E. Jam Alice Mendelson, ohn Martin H M. I F dren; M. children? William edham and harles, Albert and Wife: Nicola. 5 Thomas G. Nee, George J. Persina, S. Putney, G. K. Romero, S. D. owlan: Col. ~ Reber, Charles D. eich Sigmund Stearn, Nurse Stuart, aul C. Sorsby, Mi c ife. D. Ross umi, Dr. B. A. Jon osen, R Seijiro_Ta- Jones Van- Shelby L. Viggins and wife, C. A, Yarrington, yife and child; D. E. Yarnell and fe. William Kildoyle, _Oliveira $oheuer and. children, H. N, Morin, ife and children; W. V. Abromits, Jamming, Anna A. Mallory, W. C. oilyer, wife and children; Junius B. voods and wife and C. D. Wood- ead and daughter. | The following issing: Mrs. Nora Hilton of Indianapolis, Jessie Benjamin of the Vick Chemical €ompany of New York, a Washing- on man, and Miss Katherine Rob- *nsnn, address not reported. were reported as No home addresses of any of the ersons reported safe were given in he dispatch. and the State Depart- ent, in making it public, made no ttempt to correct apparent mis- pelling in the names. The list, it as assumed, was made up of Ameri- gans who had registered at the Kobe onsulate, and_did not include many. any, o had sought refuge at ther Dplaces. 200 Foreigners Killed. Two hundred forcigners were kill- d at Yokohama, according to the essages from Admiral Anderson, ommander-in-chief of the Asiatic eet. One hundred and thirty foreign lefugees, most of them Americans d Englishmen, he reported, were at Hickie. | avy Department’s, first direct word | rom that port, received today in two | | i | i | | | 1 {France and Britain Far Apart . In Views on Italian’Settlement Both Are Confident, Howéver, That ;im- bassadors’ Ruling Will Clear Up Sit- By wireless to The Star and Phil lic Ledger. -Copyright; 1t LONDON, September 8. government quarters today there was apparent optimism over Greco-Italian affairs, coupled with statements that there was no displeasure here over the fact that the controversy had been — e newspaper for its characterization of the Italians as “the fugitives of Capo- retto.” CORFU PACIFIED. By the Associated Press. ROME, September 8.—The governor of Corfu is proceeding with. the pacification of the island, says a semi- officlal statement today, and -normal conditions are rapldly béing re-estab- lished. Of the 17,000 Aslatic refugees, 4,000 will be transported to Athens by the American Red Cross and be distribut- ed among the other Greek Islands at the disposition of Premier Mussolini. ‘The local police will be placed un- der the orders of the Italian soldiers tomorrow. National politics is probably more interesting the nat.ion’s. activities, every resident of the Capital City is more or less concerned with the personnel of the executive and legislative branches of the government—from the intimate viewpoint of association with them. uation Without Further Trouble. temporarily transferred. from Geneva to Paris. The attitude seems t5 be that, in view of the decision of the conference of ambassadors at Paris this afternoon, things will remsin more or less in status quo, and that pending the Inves- tigation of the murders things will quiet down and in the end there will be a settlement that will not involve render- ing the league of nations actually im- potent. It was authoratively stated today that this opinion is so strong that what actjon Great Britain might take should Premfer Mussolini chal- lenge the ‘authority of the council of ambassadors, as. he has the & ¥ 8, 8 eague’s, has not bbee‘r: given consideration. i s believed here now that b; backing” the league of - nations av strongly us it has (he Britisn gov- ernment has in efféct told Mussolini I}Aln! there must be some 1limit to which his powers may go and at the same time has let it be known that full restitution would be expected from Greece, but through the league nations with the great help of the ambassadors’ council. ard not through individual action by Great Britain. It the British cabinet were in Lou- don instead of being scattered Al over Europe, it might be stated that Dy cal of | it found the league of nations a very convenient outlet for the part Britain must play ‘In’ the controversy affact- ing Italy, which has stuck by Britain in her differences witn Trance. All -of which recalls the statement often attributed /to Lloyd George when he was premlier. to.the effect that he had three files for questions prosented to the government: First, the waste- basket; second, the league of nations, and third, things that had to be at- tended to immediately from the stand- voint of British interests. The Itallan dispute has not served to soften the feelings between Franece and England, as had been hoped In some quarters here. The foreign of- fice, which scans .the French press carefully for the reason that Paris newspapers . print _only what their political owners want the world to believe, is sorely disappointed at their present attitude in which Great Brit- ain is held up as the champion of thé cause of the revolutionary Greek government, which England declined to recognize. That does not accurately portray the feeling here. The government is trying its best to be officially neutral and insists it is willing to abide by any decision of the league of nations, or any recommendation the ambas- wadors council may make to the league. But at the same time the difference of public opinion, as ex- pressed on all sides, that Mussolini has gone too far, is bound to have its effect or, as some sections of the British press say. will mean the end of the Baldwin government, FRANCE IS SATISFIED. Regrets Hints That She Is Enemy of League. WYTHE WI AMS. to The Star and the Philadelphia Public Ledger. PARIS, Sentember 8.—Italy is prop- crly cheerful because her dispute with Greece will be settled in accord with Italy's wishes. The league of natlons having been rendered quite superfluoug, as pre- 10820.2.2.0.2.0.8.0.0.0.0.0.¢ ¢ 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 S o O " jvais dicted in those dispatches, so far as matters of such character are con- cerned, the council of ambassadors. met yesterday and decided upon a. plan for the settlement of the Greco- Italian confiict. It is stressed here that the Brit- ish ambassador has acted in complete harmony with his French and Italian colleagues. 1t looks as if Mussolini was taking no chances when he promised to abide by the council of ambassadors® decision. As for the French role in the af- fair—which has had somewhat the appearance of an enigma—it 1s now fairly certain that “conversations” have taken place here between the Italians and Greeks, with the French acting as intermediary and in which the Greek minister, M. Romanos, was convinced that a “conclliatory spirit” would be advisable. However, there has been considera- ble intrigue followed by league of nations enthusiaste to frustrate the council of ambassadors and “save the league, if possible.” French — officialdom has taken cognizance of what it terms “un- happy insinuations abroad which rep- resent our country as an adversary of the league.” Beeause of her support of Italy and her previoug patronage of the little entente, which she persuaded to be- lieve deeply and ardently fin the league, France, even as she now says, has been “unhappy.” But now all is clear. France has abiding faith that Italy only occupied Corfu to obtain satisfaction and such an act V. never intended as an act of wa league at present is not entirely it once seemed. It appears that “ invaded by certain delegates, both notorious and respectable, but who do not represent the normal sen- timent of their countries. They do not incarnate the general sentiment of their tellowmen.” Therefore, as the ar. French say, the Appears now as a regular and intensely interesting feature of Supplied from every State in the Union by The Star’s special staff of trained political observers to Washingtonians than any one else. Living [ITALY DENIES -€HARGE MADE BY COL. S. E. LOWE Protests Statement Attributed to Relief . Worker That Occupation of Corfu Had Been “Rehearsed.” By the Associated Press. ATHENS, September 8.—The Italian minister to Greece, Signor Montagna, has lodged a protest with the Ameri- can charge d'affalres against the statement attributed to Col. Stephen E. Lowe, pear east relief worker, that the Italians “rehearsed” the occupa- tion on the Island of Corfu a month before the assassination of the Italian mission near Janina, Col. Lowe was reported as declaring that an Italian cruiser arrived at Cor- fu at that ime and landed officers who studied the roads and landing place: This statement, the Italian ambassa. dor declared, is inaccurate. DOLL SHOW HELD. Twenty-little mothers brought their doll babtes to the Buchanan School doll show yesterday. Six prizes were awarded; one for the prettiest, the best dressed and the cutest doli and for the best looking dress made by owner, and two for general appear- ance. Elizabeth Burkhalter of 1317 E street was the proud owner of the prettiest doll, the owner of the best dressed doll being Marie Scharzman of 517 13th street. The prize for the cutest doll was captured by Virginia Moran of 514 13th street. “Antonette Errico of 532 13th street won the prize for the best looking dress made by owner. Mary arnold’s “Mamma Doll” won the fifth prize, while the sixth prize was won by Kvelyn Harper. The held under the show was supervision of Miss Gertrude Gibsen, director, re—— and Miss Estelle Belt, as- tant director. 1. 6.2.0.0.6.9.0.8.8.¢ A Weekly Political Survey here in the very heart of For that reason The Star has again resumed its most valuable and interesting political survey. Each Sunday will ap- state. These writers have been selected for GOMPERS’ GREETING PLEASES OBREGON ‘Wires His Thanks for Felicitation| Upon Resumption of U. S.- Mexican Relations. President Samuel Gompers of th American Federation of Labor today made public a telegram from Presi. dent Obregon of Mexice in respon:t to a message of felicitation sent upog the resumption of diplomatic rela. tlons between the United States and Mexico. The President of Mexico said he regarded Mr. Gompers' congratula. tions as “additional proof of the deeg interest with which the working pe ple of your great nation regard all matters in which we are concerned “I beg of you,” President Obre, wild, “to convey to the workers whoi( you represent the expressive and sin. cere greetings of the people of oud country and of the government ovei which it is my honor to preside. f¢ the moral support they rendered i¢ divers ways to the cause of Mexicc a cause which is based on the high. est principles of authority and sociul confraternity.” s Mr. Gompers also received the tel- egrams of thanks in reply to me sages of congratulations sent Upom the resumption of rélations between the two countries from Acting Secre- tary Phillips of the State Department and Eduardo Moneda, general secretary of the Mexican Federation of Labor. Acorns were the principal of diet in many parts of W¢ America in the fifteenth century article w rn pear authoritative dispatches from Star correspondents—resident in every their experience—and their special ability to grasp the local sentiment that prevails concerning favorite sons and their favorite measures. In every instance they are signed articles—reliable in their declarations because of the well known keen vision of these writers—and their absolute fairness and impartiality. kone, and others were arriving at | obe. One of the messages was dated at ! oon, Friday, reporting the arrival) f his flagship, the Huron, the pre- ding day, and the other, contain- g information relatiye to casualties | pparently gatherd prior, to his ar- val at Yokohama, was timed 5:37 m., September 5. ALIAN DEMANDS MET 4N RULING ON DISPUTE, ;GREECE HELD T8.:8LAME L (Continued from First Page.) ——OTTUCC TTOM TS Tage) To read this weekly survey means to be thoroughly posted upon the trend of politics in evéry section of the country —and as the great national conventions draw near you will have a thorough understanding of exactly where every +man in the limelight stands—what he stands for—and what his constituency thinks of him. Not gossip or propaganda—but cold, hard facts as they are seen by the trained eyes of men who are keeping their . finger on the political pulse—and diagnosing its throbbings. ingemcnls for the Italian evacuation Corfu and the other Greéek. islands dbized by the naval forces of the ome_government. “ M. Politis sald he understood that e note of the ambassadore’ council rtually incorporated -the';measures oposed before the council of the ague by the Spanish ambagsador to rance, Count Quinones -de -Leon. erefore, he added, the conncil might ell say ‘that it -had effectively col- Igborated fn. solving’ the crisis. ¥“Under the circumstances.” he =on- ued, “the question of the -compe- tdncy of the league .to take’ up .the reco-Italian _dispute hegomes -purely fcademic, because the conflict Itself will x(‘sumah ¥ have been settled.” Like some world governments in a tional cris the greater statesmen Geneva seem determined-in the in- rests of the league of nations ftself mporarily to divert attention from the league peril created by Italy's at- ude of defection. For a world seat conciliation and arbitration the infon is growing that Geneva has a few short days furnished too uch of the dramatic; hence the de- e that calm be restored in the suc- eding days by directing the thoughts all the delegates and world opin- n in gencral toward such topies as e Permanent Court of International stice and Ireland’s admission to the jague. R The leaders_hope--to_ preserve the ague by advancing slowly and udently, under the idea that haste uld endanger it, and by having due gard for Italy’s national suscepti- lities. Sooner or later, however, thc alian problem must be handled, and bers of. the_council conferr: u.nho\-?i today wistussing ways and sthds e 7 T3k T e 3k ke sk e e sk e s e ke e sk e sk ke sk ek ek ke e sk ek sk ke sk ke ke sk ok ek ek ek ko ok - NN NI N NI NN NN N N X OO XU YO OO YOO OO Another reason—and an important one—why you should be a REGULAR Reader of The Star—both Evening and Sunday Let The Star Carriers serve you at your home. 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