Evening Star Newspaper, August 3, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER: Cloudy today, followed by showers to- night or tomorrow; somewhat warmer tomorrow. Temperature for 24 hours ended at 10 p.m. last night—Highest, 76, at 4 p.m. vesterday; lowest, 62, at 2 am. vesterday. Full report on Page 7. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every eveni Sunday morning to Washi o e ashington homes at 60 month. Tel Maij 204 sebvie Wil start imachaiely. WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION No. NELSO, BATILIG HTLANTCFOG OES TO IGELAND ALONE Army World Flyer NarrowlyE Averts Falling in Ocean | En Route. 1,010.— No. 29,314 COMPANIONS ARE FORCED T0 RETURN TO KIRKWALL Heavy Weather, Bringing Fear of Collision in Midair, Balks Two Crews. By the Associated Press. HOFFN HORNAFJORD, Iceland, August 2.—Lieut. Erik Nelson and Lieut. John Harding, jr., his me- chanic, had better luck than their four companions who started with them from Kirkwall early this morn- ing on the first lap of the homeward leg of their round-the-world flight, pushing through the heavy fogs off ihe Orkney Islands and landing here at 3:40 o'clock this afternoon. The other four men—Lieut. Lowell H. Smith and his mechanic, Lieut. Leslic P. Arnold, and Lieut. Leigh Wade and Sergt. A. M. Ogden—be- came separated from Lieut. Nelson's | plane, the New Orleans, and, fearing collision in the impenetrable fog,| turned back toward Scotland, landing at the starting point, Kirkwall. The New Orleans covered the dis- tance from Kirkwall—more than 500 | miles—in 8 hours and 19 minutes, and tonight is moored safely behind the breakwater separating the fjord from the Atlantic, awaititng the arrival of the Boston and the Chicago. Forced Into Spin. Nelson lost the others in the fog soon after they left Kirkwall. Forced into a spin, he flattened out just above the surface of the water and drove on, thinking the others were above him. More than an hour later he sighted the Faroe Islands and was | able to take his course and carry on. He first sighted the Billingsley, and | as she was steaming in the course of | the flight, he took his course from her. He followed the same procedure when he sighted the Reid and the Raleigh “The flight was all right after the first two hours” Lieut. Nelson said, “but it was nip and tuck at the| start.” Lieut. Harding praised the new engine installed in the New Orleans| at Brough, saying it performed well | and gave no cause for anxiety. The aviators caught the first sight of land soon after they passed the | Raleigh. They had no difficulty in| finding the moorings that had been prepared for them. Cheered By Villagers. Meantime the villagers, who for | the past few days have been watch- ing with much interest the first American warship to anchor in the harbor, stood about the shores of the fiord. As the first aircraft ever to reach Iceland taxied into the calm niche in the harbor they cheered lustily. The aviators found plenty of fog, | but Harding explained that *“y could always get above or below He declared the absence of wind was helpful, and that, although the plane varied from its course on the lap be- tween the Blingslay and the Ra- Jeigh, they knew where they were and were never in danger after the first tussle with the fog. MAY LEAVE TODAY. Smith and Wade Hope to Jump to Iceland. By the Associated Press. KIRKWALL, Scotland. August 2. The American team of round-the- world fiyers tonight finds itself divided—Lieut. Erik Nelson spending the night at Hoefn Hornafjord, Ice- land, the first stop of their trans- atlantic route, and Lieut. Lowell H. Smith and his colleague, Lieut. Leigh Wade, with their mechanics, still at Houton Bay, Kirkwall, forced to re- turn by the enemy of airmen—fog. The other aviators turned back from their attempt to make Iceland after covering about 30 miles, but Lieut. Nelson pushed through a clear hole in the fog from an altitude of | 3,000 feot to a clear level under the fog, and Smith and Wade heard of him again only in reports from the destroyers Billingsley and Reid and the cruiser Raleigh, announcing his spectacular flight into Iceland waters. Smith and Wade will attempt to re- join Nelson if the reports received by the cruiser Richmond ,which again is anchoring outside Houton Bay, al- low another trip tomorrow. Lieut. Nelson will rest in Iceland until his commander can catch up to him, so that the three planes can make the next jump in company. Smith and Wade Disappointed. Lieuts. Smith and Wade were keen- ! 1y depressed tonight that such ill- | fortune should have befallen them so | quickly after their European jump: off, before they had time to under- stand the hardships of the ‘Pea soupers,” ‘which frequently are treacherous in the north Atlantic. This is only the second time the fiyers have become separated since they lost their leadr, Maj. Frederick L. Martin, in Alaska, in the early stages of the flight, The other oc- casion was in the difficult passage over the China Sea. The reports received aboard the| Richmond this morning from the patrolling vessels aroused the fyers’ hopes that their course to Horna- + post office Washington, Entered as second class matter D. C. GRAVEST IN WASHINGTON, D. C., SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 3, 1924 —NINETY PAGES. MENACE OF RADICALISM U. S. HISTORY Substantial Backing Seen for Moves to Overturn Basic Principles of Govern- ment—Sole Hope Lies in Voters. BY N. 0. MESSENGER. in the opinion of many thought- ful political leaders, there are in- creasing indications that as the presidential and congressional cam- paign progresses it will take on the form of a contest betweea the radical and conservative elements of voters, with growing disregard of strict party lines. Never before has the division between conservatism and radical- ism been so sharply marked. Never before has the menace of extreme radicalism been so serious. Prop- ositions for legislation which would be tantamount to changes in our system of government have have been advanced before, Lut not with backing promising to be so substantial. * X ¥ ¥ It will be some time, it is pre- dicted, before the rank and file of CLASSIFYING LAW |GNORED, 1S CHARGE Moffet Calls Specifications Just Issued by Personnel Board Useless. SEES TROUBLE = AHEAD Forecasts Dissatisfaction When Government Employes Start Checking Schedule. Class specifications just issued by the Personnel Classification Board | were branded last night by Guy Mof- fett, the Civil Service Commission member of the board, as about as use- less as a “windmill in a grove of tall cottonwood trees, protected from the wind, and 200 yards away from the pump.” Mr. Moffett, who cast the only vote against adoption of the specifications now in the hands of the Government Printing Office, explained for the first time in comprehensive way, his ob- jections to the specifications. “The difference between my views and the views of the other members of the board, so far as the class specifications are concerned,” Mr. Moffett said in his office at 1723 F street, “involve the use for which they are intended as well as their form and content. “Congress passed the classification act and gave to the Personnel Classi- fication Board the duty of adminis- tering it. Congress established grades and in outlining the duties of the board the first thing Congress said was that the board should pre- pare and publish specifications of the classes of positions belonging in the several grades. The next thing it aid was that under a uniform pro- | cedure prescribed by the Board, the heads of departments should allocate positions to the grades in the act; and the next thing it said was that the Board should review the alloca- tions made by the heads of depart- ments and reach final decisions as to the proper allocations. “The authors of the law, as well as every one else who was familiar with the practice followed in installing a classification of this kind, knew that one of the primary uses of class spe- cifications was to serve as a basis and a guide for making allocations. The law provided that the heads of departments were to make the intial allocations to the grades in the act, and it was clearly the intent of the law that class specification further defining the grades should be devel- oped and published first of all; that they should be put to use by the department heads in making alloca- tions, and that they should be put to use by the board in reviewing allocations to promote uniformity of action.” Differences Are Explained. Asked about the difference in method as he saw it, as advocated by the two schools of thought in the board, Mr. Moffett said, “One Govern- mient agency had been opposing this legislation, and had been pushing a substitute method of classification. It didn’t believe in this class speci- fication idea.. It couldn’t get its sub- stitute idea adopted by Congress, but it did get representation on the board. “What did the board do. It looked carefully over the law and it found that Congress had not said in so mary words when the class specifi- catiuns should be developed. Con- gress had not stated in specific lan- guage the particular place In the board’s procedure that the class spe- ifications should occupy. “The board recognized that some- thihg must be furnished as a guide in making allocations. Instead of using the grades in the act, as Congress had expressly required, and class specifi- cations for which Congress had pro- vided, it directed that the depart- ments use as & substitute the Bureau ot Efficiency schedule, which was the same substitute. Congress had re- Jected. “The allocations were reviewed by the board, final decisions made and the new pay rates put into effect on the 1st of July. fjord was clear of fog. Passing over the advice of loull ’mfwa‘m:wfi;‘fi— “Now, after all tkis has been done, the majority members of the board (Conf on 0 3 the electorate realizes the extent of the radical movement which aims to subvert some of our in- stitutions. The leaders sense it now. - The responsibility for awakening the mass of the people to the situation rests upon them. Once awakened, the leaders sav, the good sense and conservatism of the mass of the votiag popu- lation can be depended on to deal with the problems presantsd, but there is work before both the Democratic and Republican lead- ers to arouse the people to what threatens. The danger is in indiftererce and in incredulity that such a sit- uation can be present:d. * % % % In 1896 when the platform of William J. Bryan and the policiey advocated by the Democratic party (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) DECISION OF A.F.L. AIDS LA FOLLETTE 4,000,000 Labor Votes Seen for Senator in Indorsement by Unionism. FULL EFFECT UNCERTAIN Many in Federation Ranks Still Expected to Support Other Tickets. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The indorsement of the candidacies of Senator La Follette of Wisconsin for President and Senator Wheeler for Vice President by the executive council of the American Federation of Labor, meeting in Atlantic City, means much to the La Follette- Wheeler ticket, it was declared here last night. . In the first place; it is estimated that the indorsement will bring to the La Follette standard 4,000,000 votes, members of the American Fed- eration of Labor and associated bodies, and their wives or other vot- ing members of thedr families. Many of these votes might otherwise have gone to the Republican or Demo- cratic candidates. In the second place it means that the American Federation of Labor, through its non-partisan political campaign committee and other agens cies, will actively campaign for the La Follette ticket. Await Text of Resolution. Managers of the La Follette cam- paign have been confident that the executive council would indorse the candidacies of La Follette and Wheeler. Great satisfaction was ex- pressed last night in the La Fol- lette-Wheeler camp over the action taken by the executive committee. No formal statement will be issued in regard to the action taken, how- ever, until after the text of the reso- lution adopted by the executive coun- cil has been made public, it was said. The belief that the La Follette- Wheeler ticket would be indorsed was held by many members- of the American Federation of Labor, as well as among members of the other groups supporting the Progressive ticket. In a general way, it was argued, organized labor must turn to La Follette, since his record and his platform were much more accept- able to labor than the candidates and platforms of either the Republican or the Democratic party. Gains by Opposing Radicals. The Indorsement by the American Federation of Labor leaders was re- garded in some quarters here as a di- rect and tangible result of Senator La Follette's denunciation of the St. Paul convention—controlled by the radicals and enemies of the leader- ship of the great organization of la- bor—when he declined to have any- thing to do with that convention or to accept its indorsement for Presi- dent. That action on the part of Sen- ator La Follette was considered at the time of far-reaching importance, and as strengthening his position greatly among the progressives and the great mass of conservative work- ers. It is expected that the 35,000 or more locals of the American Federa- tion of Labor will be circularized in the interest of the La Follette- Wheeler ticket by the non-partisan political campaign committes, It is probable also that a representative of the American Federation of Labor will be connected with the Chicago headquarters of the La Follette com- mittes to ald in the campaign. Many Independent Voters. Delivering the labor vote in the United States to any candidate or’po- litical party is something of & prob- lem. It is realized that there are many independent voters in the labor organizations who will continue to vote as they desire, some the Repub- lican and some the Democratic ticket, notwithstanding this indorsement of the third ticket. The leaders of the American Fed- eration of Labor and other great labor organizations in this country and their rank and file have been ep- posed to the formation of a strictly —_— 5 LA FOLLETTE TICKET INDORSED BY LABOR AFTER LONG STuDY Gompers Declares Clear Speaking, No Hesitation, Marked A. F. L. Session. ATTITUDE TO BE TOLD IN FULL DETAIL TODAY Pronouncement on Observance of Defense Test to Be Made Tomorrow. By the Associated Press, ATLANTIC CITY, August Z.—The candidacies of Robert La Follette and Burton K. Wheeler were Indorsed today by the executive council of the American Federation of Labor by the adoption, almost without revision, of the report of the Federation's na- tional non-partisan political cam- paign committee. Not until tomor- row will the text of the report and the resolution be available to the press. Heads of the American Federation of Labor refused tonight to make any comment as to the nature of either document, and asked newspapermen to avold speculation. Debate on the political question occupled all of a | special session of the council this jafternoon. The formulation of an official attitude toward the observ- ance of National Defense day, Sep- {tember 12, was deferred until Mon- | day. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, to- | night made an official statement con- cerning the action of the executive council, in his first personal contact with newspaper men since he was taken ill immediately after his ap- pearance before the platform com- mittee of the Democratic national convention In New York. Gompers Feeling Fit. Escorted into the presencc of the newspaper men by a nurse and an aide, he stood throughout the inter- view. To those who hastzned to place & chalr for him, he sal “Do ot treible about me, I'm feel- isfg" top-notch. Keep your seats.” Then, still pale from his illness despite daily rides along the sec- shore boardwalk, and clinging to a table for support, he made this state- ment: 7 “I am going to tell you quite frank- ly about the situation with us. We have devoted the entire day to dis- cussion of the report of our political committee. Every angle of the na- tional political situation was gone | nto. ‘“Fhere was no hesitation. It was all clear speaking. The report of the American Federation of Labor's non- partisan political committee, which we adopted, conforms to what has been the practice with us in every national, State and local campaign since’1906. Stand Is Taken. “We nave not had a clerical force here which will enable us to get out reports of the meetings as quickly as would be possible at our Washington headquarters. But—we have reached a conclusion and adopted the report. Some little revision will be necessary. We would like.to make the proceed- ings public, but we can't today.” Othe® officials of the American Fed- eration of Labor would vouchsafe only sufficient information to assure those who had predicted the indorse- ment of the La Follette-Wheeler ticket that they had not gone amiss in their predictions. The resolution passed by the executive council was “decidedly favorable to La Follette and Wheeler,” was the only elabora- tion of this statement of assurance. Sessions of the council will be re- sumed Monday, the first topic of the day to be a discussion of the “Na- tional Defense day observance being promoted by the Government. ‘WHEELER I8 PLEASED. Sees Millions of Votes in Labor Backing. By the Associated Press. NORTHEASTHAM, Mass., August 2.—Senator Burton K. Wheeler, named as running mate with Senator La Follette on an Independent ticket for the presidential election, expressed pleasure at the report of the indorse- ment of the American Federation of Labor in a statement issued here to- night. “The indorsement of the American Federation of Labor,” the statement read, “ought to carry with it millions of votes for our ticket. If the labor- ing people of New England and the Atlantic coast States were as well organized, took as much interest in politics and voted as much for men who aid them as do the laboring men of the West, there would be no doubt that this Government of ours wouid be taken out of the hands of Wall street control and placed in the hands of the common people.” CALL IOWA CONVENTION, Progressives Will Nominate La Follette Electors August 18, By the Associated Press. DES MOINES, Iowa, August 2.—A call for s State Progressive conven- tion to nominate presidential clectors and place on, the November ballots in Towa the name of Robert M. La Fol- lette was {ssued today by La Follette headquarters here. The - convention is to be held here August 16. The call was addressed to “Farm organizations, labor unions, co-opera- tive: soéleties and other- progressive STANLEY SAFELY LEADS IN PRIMARY Kentucky Senator Up for Re- nomination—Langley Ahead for House. TEXAS WOMAN IS SECOND Capper in Three-Cornered Fight in Kansas—Klan Is Issue in Oklahoma. E‘v_lho Associated Press. LOUISVILLE, Ky. August 2—Un- offictal roturns from 96 of Kentucky's 120 counties at 11 o'clock tonight gave United States Senator A. O. Stanley a lead of 8579 votes over John Junior Howes of Carrollton, his opponent, in today's State-wide pri- mary for Democratic nomination to the Senate, the Louisville Courier- Journal says. Senator Stanley's total was given S and Howe's as 49,149. The Republican candidates for senatorial nomination had received from the same counties totals of 23,768 for Fred M. Sackett, Loulsville, and 11,058 for B. J. Bethurum, Lexington. Langley Well Ahead. Further returns from the tenth dis- trict, although still falling short con- siderably of the complete tallies, in- creased the lead of Representative John W. Langley of Pikeville. These figures will not be greatly changed by later information, the newspaper said its dispatches indicated. All Representatives seeking re-elec- tion apparently were resting on ma- jorities or pluralities safe enough to make nomination probable, the Courier-Journal said. The congres- sional incumbents whose nominations were contested by opponents within the party include R. Y. Thomas, Democrat, Central City; Maurice H. Thatcher, Republican, Louisville; Fred M. Vinson, Democrat, Loulsa; John W. Langley, Republican, Pike- ville, and J. M. Robsion, Republican, Barbourville. WOMAN SECOND IN TEXAS. Mrs. Ferguson Still Ahead Lynch Davidson. DALLAS, Tex., August 2.—Mrs. Mi- riam A. Ferguson of Temple still led Lynch Davidson of Houston for sec- ond place in the gubernatorial,race on the face of returns announced at 8 o'clock tonight by the Texas elec- tion bueau, from returns from last Saturday’s Democratio primary elec- tion. The final report of the bureau when it closed for the night gave the following standings of the leaders: Robertson, 191,663; Ferguson, 144,- 140; Lynch Davidson, 138,113; Whit Davidson, 122,223. CAPPER 1S OPPOSED. of Kansas Will Vote Tuesday on Senatorial and Other Races. TOPEKA, Kans, August 2—With three and four candidates to choose from for chief officers, voters of two major parties will go te polls Tues- day in the Kansas primal -, The So- clalists also have candiwtes for presidential electors, senator “Wd the major State offices, but there %#w no contests for the nominations. For the United States senatorshi,, Senator Capper, Republican, is op- posed by Shefield Ingalls ot Atchi- son, som of the late Senator J. J. Ingalls, and by Thomas D. Smith of Hiawatha. Democratic candidates for the. senatorial nomination are Sam M. Carr, Parsons; Den S. Gaitskill, Girard; E. T. Hackney, Wellington; James Malone, Topeka, and Edward F. Sapp, Galena. Senator Capper’s opponents are cit- ing his vote on the bonus bill and alleged lack of support for the Cool- idge administration. Gov. Jonathan M. Davis hds three nominal opponents in the Democratic race, Carl J. Peterson, State .bank commissioner, and John - Tromble, Salina, filed as “emergency candl- date” when it seemed possible that Gov. Davis might win a presidential Leopold and LoebF ooled Alienist, Prosecutor Hints, Scoring White “Childish Phantasy” Theory Ridiculed by Crowe in Cross-Examinations—Y outh- ful Slayers Serious During Trial. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 2.—The prose- cution today ridiculed the “childish phantasy” theory built up by the de- fense through examination of its first alienist, Dr. Willlam A. White of Washington, D. C., as the explanation of the kidnaping and slaying of Robert Franks by Nathan Leopold, jr., and Richard Loeb, hinted that the youthful intellectual giants “had hoodwinked the distinguished psy- chiatrist, and finally attacked the| credibility of the eminent specialist. The defense stubbornly resisted the effort by Robert E. Crowe, State’s at- torney, to have -produced the original report made to it by Dr. White. The superintendent of the Federal hos- pital for the insane sat on the witness stand flushed and apparently angered at Mr. Crowe's remarks to Judge John R. Caverly that he wished to show that the witness first had concluded the boys were insane, ahd then for his fee of $250 a day had sworn they were only “mentally sick.” At the end of the short court session the record showed Mr. Crowe as satisfied TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—28 PAGES. General News—Local, National, Foreign. PART TWO0—18 PAGES. Editorials and Editorlal Features. Washington and Other Society. Tales of Well Known Folk—Page 13. Parent-Teacher Activities—Page 12. Around the City—Page 16. Serial—"‘White Fang”—Page 17. Veterans of Great War—Page 18. News of the Clubs—Page 18. PART THREE—8 PAGES. Amusements—Theaters and the Photo- play. Music in Washington—Page 4, Army and Navy News—Page 4. Motors and Motoring—Pages 5 to 7, PART FOUR—4 PAGES. Pink Sports Section. PART FIVE—8 PAGES. Magazine Section — Features Fiction. The Rambler—Page 6. PART SIX—I12 PAGES. Classified Advertising. Fraternities—Page 8. Radio News—Page 9. Spanish War Veterans—Page 9. The Clvillan Army—Page 9. Financial—Pages 10 and 11. GRAPHIC SECTION—8 PAGES, World Events in Pictures. COMIC SECTION— PAGES. Mr. Slrl‘Phlrllt'; Reg'lar Fellers; Mr. ami Mfs. Mutt; Mutt and Jeff. ANDERSON IS “TRUSTY.” Former Anti-Seloon Leaguer Gets' New Prison Status. OSSINING, Y., August 2.— William H. Anderson, former State superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, now serving a year's sen- tence in Sing Sing for third degree forgery, has been made a trusty. prison officials announced today. This change allows the former dry leader the privilege of occupying one of the comfortable and attractive cells in the new dormitory overlooking the old prison. He now spends only 36 hours a week behind prison walls and that is when he teaches school in the old prison. S Y s Lodge Gains Steadily. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., August 2.—In @ bulletin issued at 5:30 p.m. upon the condition of Senator Lodge, who is a patient at a hospital here as a result of an operation for a bladder ailment, Dr. John H. Cunningham sald: “Senator Lodge had a very com- fortable day." He is gaining steadily,” to let refusal of the report speak for itself. Hint Alienist Is Fooled. Mr. Crowe, in attacking the “child- ish phantasy” theory, brought from Dr. White an “I don’t know” when he was asked if the admittedly high in- tellects of the youthful defendants at any time could have stopped the plan- ning of the crime, which the alienist had testified, originated in their emotions. Hinting at the “Babe” and “Dickie” doctor, Mr. Crowe asked if he had believed all him despite their known propensity for falsehood. The witness replied that He had not believed all of Loeb’s possibility that “foolishness,” but he thought Leopold | had been “frank.” The youths “intellectually knew the murder was proscribed by law,” the doctor testified, but ““had no moral attitude to give them the feeling they | were doing wrong,” but Mr. Crowe forced the admission that in trying to_protect the names of girl friends (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) COOLIDGE SPEECH NEAR COMPLETION President Foregoes Cruise on Potomac to Work on His Acceptance. Intensified effort during the week had brought near to completion last night the address President Coolidge is preparing for delivery here August 14 in accepting the Republican presi- dential nomination and in inaugurat- ing the Republican national campaign. The Republican nominee has worked as assiduously on the speech this week as his official duties would per- mit, and today chose to forego his week end cruise down the Potomac in order to spend an entire afternoon on the task. Butler Coming Here. Several sections of the address re- main to be drafted, but for the most part it is in such shape as only to need the usual polishing off that pub- lic speakers like to give to prepared addresses. Mr. Coolidge wants to have it entirely completed by the mid- dle of the coming week when William M. Butler, chairman of the Repub- lican national committee, arrives here for conferences, and to take charge of final arrangements for the notification ceremonies. Araong the subjects to be consid- ered by Mr. Butler at his conferences here with Mr. Coolidge is the pro- posal advanced by a number of Re- publican leaders, notably Senator Curtis of Kansas, that additional headquarters be established in Min- neapolis or some other city in the Northwest from which a concentrated campaign in that section would be conducted. Curtis’ Adviee. This section is looked upon by both Republican and Democratic leaders as the stronghold of Senator La Fol- lette, the independent presidential candidate, and Senator Curtis has ad- vised Republican campaign managers that he has reason to believe every one of the Northwestern _States, ex- cept possibly Wisconsin and North Dakota, could be carried by the Re- publicans if the proper sort of cam- paign were conducted. Charles B. Warren, retiring am- bassador to Mexico, who is a guest at the White House, said yesterday that he expected to take an active part in the campaign, but did not disclose what form his participation would take. He is being consulted at present by Mr. Coolidge in his preparation of his potification specch. | formula had fooled the | that the boys had told | FIVE CENTS. jnAWN OF NEW ERA FOREUROPE HAILED INPARLEY SUCCESS Germans Coming to London Tomorrow—Acceptance of Plan Expected. AMERICANS’ AID LAUDED; GET VITAL FUTURE ROLES British Crowds Await News of Ac- cord as They Did War Declara- tion 10 Years Ago. By the Associated Press. LONDON, August 2.—A new era in allied diplomacy dawned today when the interallied conference, with the United States officially represented by Ambassador Kellogg, reached a full agreement on the program for making the Dawes reparation plan effective. After 18 days and a good part of many nights, spent at the British foreign office in Downing street, the parleys have terminated successtully so far as their inter- allied aspect is eoncerned. The con- ference now becomes-an international one. With the arrival of German repre- sentatives in response to the invita- tion dispatched this afternoon by Premier MacDonald, the interallied for launching the new scheme to obtain war compensation from Germany will be reviewed and the Berlin emissaries will be asked to agree to it Final adjournment is | expected the end of next week. Most Successful Parley. The delegates tonight characterized the negotiations as the most success- ful of all the European conferences held since the great war, and many of jthem expressed appreciation of the assistance of the American delegates { and observers. “The conference has been a won- derful success so far,” said Ambas- sador Kellogg to the Associated Press. “It has taken a good-deal of time, but there was a vast amount of ground to be covered. Every one was détermined to accomplish the task, and I think we have done it The program we have adopted is the {one we will take up with the Ger- mans next week.” Mr. Kellogg paid tribute to the val- uable work done by James A. Logan jr., and the other American expefts. He also praised the helpfulness of Owen D. Young, who in his unofficial position zs one of the Dawes com- mitteemen placed his knowledge of |the scheme before the conferenc: whenever he was called upon. Young Praises Result. In Mr. Logan's opinion the agret- ment reached by the allies today marks their greatest success since Versailles. Mr. Young, likewise, ex- pressed approval of the program as a sound basis for working the Dawes scheme and in keeping with the spirit |of the expert commission’s work. The mediative role of the Amsr- |icans continued throughout the eon- ference and aided materially in bring- ing final accord during the plenary session this morning, when it was |found the French and British views | were widely divergent on technical | points, which the experts during the |day and night sessions for the past | 48 hours vainly tried to settle. Ambassador Kellogg made a short speech, giving his opinion as to what should be done, and quick agreement followed. Some Changes Made. During the last two days all of | Premier Herriot's proposals calling |for application of the principle of arbitration to differences arising in operation of the Dawes plan were | modified jand adopted with the excep- tion of a difficult technical point in- | volving the powers of the transfer committee, which is the heart of the | Dawes plan. The experts sat around the table {most of Thursday night, but could not reach an agreement. They con- tinued their efforts throughout Fri- day, remaining at Dowping street un- til 3 o'clock this morning. Snatching a few hours' rest, they returned again at 10:30, hoping to conclude their | work before the plenary session con- vened, but, being unable to do o, the problem passed to the chief dele- gates. The British and French were widely separated on the question of applying arbitration to the transfer committee’s work and when their views were restated in the plenary session there seemed no tendency to- ward reconciliation. It was at this point that Ambassador Kellogg in- tervened, making a statement which brought an agreement on this par- ticular issue and final success to this phase of the conference work. Invitation to Berlin. After conclusion of the plenary ses- sion Premier MacDonald, Presier | Theunis of Belgium, Premier Herriot of France; M. Hymans, the Belgian foreign minister; Baron Hayashi, the Japanese ambassador, and Prof. de Stefani, the Italian finance minister, framed the invitation to Germany, which Mr. MacDonald, as chairman of the conference, dispatched. So elated are the delegates over today's success that they are not worrying about developments after the Germans arrive. It is expected that Dr. Stresemann, the German for- eign secretary, and his colleagues, will desire to state Germany's very fully and they will be gi ample opportunity to do so. American official circles believe the Germans are coming to London in & reasonable {rame of mind. Official in- formation to that effect was received (Coitinued on Page 3 Column 43