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{ WEATHER. (U. S. Weather Bureau Rain tonight, tomorrow morning; night and tomorrow. Temperatures—HIghest, p.m. yesterday; lowest, 5 yesterday. Full report on New York Stock Market Closed. Today No. Entered a5 sec 29,518. probably polder ) clearing late to- Forec 68, at 2 57, at 8 pm. page 5. ond class matter post office, Washington, D. C. GERMANY IS READY 10 WAGE WARNOW, REPORT TO REVEAL Allied - Military Mission to Show Many Evidences of Secret Troops. NOTE TO BERLIN TO TAKE FORM OF AN INDICTMENT| Germany to Be Apprised of What Is Regarded as Violation of Treaty. BY EDGAR ANSEL MOWRE! By Radio 10 The Star and Chicago Daily News BERLIN. February 23.—The inte allied military control mission has reached the conclusion that Germany is not without the possibility of quick mebilization in the case of war This is the startling gist of final and long-awaited report of the commission which the allies Will base thelr decision regard- Ing the evacuation of the Cologne Zone. This information has come to this writer from sources which he considers absolutely reliable. The military renort, including its «three annexes concerning the Relchs- Wehr. the securityr police and fortificatiotls on Germany's eastern frontier, comprises about 100 pages. The greatest charge Is directed against the moral spirit prevailing in Ger- many today, which has been clearly manifested in the resistance offered to the allied inspection officers, This spirit is evident in the fact that every revelation by the Germans 1 0f the existence of secret organiza- tions, such as the Black Reichswehr, is considered and high treason. on Long List of Arms Cited. The report repeatedly states, “so far as we have been able to carry out the investigation,” various proofs of in complete disarmament have been di covered. Here follows a long list of arms and plans found in the factories. One of the important charges Is. that| the Germans still have war prepar. tlon nlans in progress in certaln fac- tories—such as the Krupp plant. The principal charge, however, is the reconstruction of the general atafl in its pre-war form. It Is claim- ed that 250 officers that Germany obtained the right to have for em- ployment in the Reichswehr ministry have been replaced in their bureau cratic duties by ordinary oMcials, while ‘they have been used for the purposes of general staff work. The military commission points out that this makes the general staff nearly as large as in pre-war days, when' it comprised 341 officers. Say Treaty Violated. The second annex deals with the question of the security police, which 18 larger by 30,000 men than the treaty permits and which has been thoroughly and efficiently militarized. The third annex makes the traordinary charge that the fortifica. tions on the eastern frontiers have not been demolished as the treaty demands and that they could still be used in case of war. The commission therefore states that the inspection, “so far as it could be carried out,” shows that the obligations imposed by the Versailles treaty have not been fulfilled in the spirit demanded of the signatories. (Copyright, 1925, by Chicago Daily News Co.) REPORT DUE THIS WEEK. Monarchist Tendency Evidence in Germany Is Revealed. Br Cable to The Star aod Chicago Daily News. PAR February 23.—The inter allled military council is still exam- ining the report on German arma- ments. Tt is expected that its writ- ten conclusions will be forwarded the first part of the week to the council of aliied ambassadors. Information recently gathered in Switzerland by the Soclalist leader Paul Boncour, who returned to Paris Saturday, has not a hopeful trend. During his stay in Switzertand Bon- | cour was in close touch with the Swiss Socialists who, during and af- ter the war, professed friendly: feel- ing toward Germany. In the opinion of these Swiss who are Intimately connected with the German Socialists, the monarchic sentiments In the Reich are increasing rapidly and it is expected the life of the republic will be 2 question of a few months. Increase Suspicion. These confidential bits of informa- tion are making Premier Herriot and his Soctalist follewers very suspicious of Germany, and they may induce the French government to adopt an un- compromising attitude toward Ger- many regarding the evacuation of the occupied districts—not so much on account of the fear of a new Ger- man attack, but more with a view of supporting the Democratic-Socialist elements in the German republic. The views of the British govern- ment in this matter differ from those held by the British Ambassador to Paris, spent the beat part of Saturday after- noon trying to induce Premier Her- riot to accept the British point of view and Instead of referring Mar- shal Foch's report to the council of ambassadors 10 have a meeting of the “~(Continued « ‘age 2, C TURKEY TO ACCEPT BID T0 LEAGUE ARMS PARLEY Holding of Limitations Conference to Follow Acceptance of Pro- tocol by Sufficient Nations. Br the Associated Press. ANGORA, Turkey, February 23. fhe Turkish government, it s an- nounced, has decided to accept the invitation of the League of Natlons to participate in the proposed Geneva conference for limitation of arma- ments. Holding of the League of Nations' disarmament conference was pre- h dicated upon acceptance by a suffi- cient number of nations of the proto- eol for arbitration and security adopt- ed by the fifth assembly of the league last Fall. The ultimate fate of this protoeol and the conference dependent upon It has mt yet been definitely determined, the | the | prosecuted here as| ex- | the French, and Lord Crewe, | !Congress Salary Increase Repeal Sought by Borah An amendment to the deficiency bill proposing to repeal increases n salary for members of Congress, cabinet and Vice President as contained In the legislative ap- propriation bill recently passed was introduced today by Senator Borah of Idaho. It is expected that Senator Borah will press his amendment Wlhen the deficiency bill comes be- fore the Senate. The Increase in sa'aries was adopted by both the Senate and House without a rec- ord vote. SECOND DEFICIENCY BILL IS REPORTED; $0931 FORD.C. Measure Providing Total of $54,426,562 0. K.’d by House Committee. | Carrving a total of $54,426,552.26, {the second deficlency appropriation bill for the fiscal year of 1925 was {reported to the House today. This | lincludes $3,509,311.49 for distinctly | District of Columbia items, which is | |an increase of $878,000 over the jbudget estimates. This measure also! | contains many other large appropria- fons for Federal activities, which will be expended in the National Cap- ital. The District items in e $73,621.53 | for salaries principally due to re-| |allocation under the classification act. | For general expenses the bill in- |cludes $4,430 for the building inspec- tion department and $2,000 for plumb- Ing inspection * division. For the| coroner’s office, general expenses| amounting to $288 are included, and | | for the employes' compensation fund, | 1$5,000. | Funds for Library. @h ‘WASHINGTON, NATION LAYS ASIDE MODERN TASKS 10 HONOR ITS FOUNDER Exercises in All Parts of Capital Commemorate Birth of Washington. OFFICIALS PARTICIPATE IN MANY CELEBRATIONS Descendants of Revolution Soldiers Provide Main Ceremonies Observing Day. While the wheels of government and industry hushed their modern chorus, America today turned its thoughts backward to the hour of its beginning and celebrated with patri- otic ceremony the anniversary of its founder's birthday. Chosen by destiny to become the Father of His Country, George Wash- ington came into th!s world on a secluded plantation in Virginia 193 vears ago yesterday. From pulpit| and rostrum reverent voices extolled his greatness vesterday in a manner befitting the sanctity of the Sabbath. Today, however, the Natlon is cele- brating the great event of nearly two centuries ago in a fashion more fit- ting the burning patriotism of the immortal soldier and statesman who led an enlightened people to peace Pas ever since been a beacon of hope | | to the oppressed of the wide world. Many Exercises He In the National Capital more than ! a dozen events marked the passing| of George Washington's birthday. anniversary. While a community cere- mony was under way this morning In the Washington Auditorium, under the | auspices of the Sons of the Revolu-| tion in the District of Columbia and | 71 other bodies, still other patriotic organizations gathered elsewhere to| recall the greatness of the man i For the free public library the fol- [lowing items are carried: Salaries, | $5.000, which is $1,622 less than the | budget recommendation; for books, | | periodicals, etc., $15,000; contingent | |expenses, $1,000; equipment for branch | jlibraries, $1,750; repairs to library | buildings, $5,900. | | Contingents and miscellaneous ex- | penses Include $1,000 for judicial ex- | |penses and $1,500 for refund of | erroneous collections. | Other items include sewers, assess- {ment “and permit, $125,0007 street |improvements, $4,600; colléction of | refuse, $35,000. |, For the public schools the follow- |Ing items are provided: Instruction of deaf and dumb, $4,250; furniture and equipment, $6,500; purchase of | paper towels, $500, which is a reduc {tion of $500 from ‘the budget recom- j mendations; purchase of land, $5.000; | construction of addition to Western | High School, $32,500; for school build- lings and grounds to come out of the surplus, $2,631,500, $10,000 for Jail Work. For the various court activities the specific items are: Juvenile Court, $5.77, due since 1924; Police Court compensation of jurors, $4,000: mis- cellaneous expenses, $1,500, and furni- ture, $500. For Supreme Court, wit- ness fecs, $15,000, and fees of jurars, $20,000; support of convicts, $20,000 writs of lunacy, $52.50; jail construc- tion work, $10,000. Items for medical dren's Hospital, $3,000; Central Dis- pensary and Emergency Hospital, $1.000; Eastern Dispensary and Casu- alty Hospital, $2,500; for the Board of Children's Guardian, $11,500; National Training School for Girls, $23,000, which is an increase of $3,000 above the budget recommendations, and for St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, $254,041.45. $2,631.500 sor Seh The bill carrles an item of $5,370 for removal of snow and ice and $6,000 for improvement of the bath- ing beaches and for the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Commission to complete its work, $100,000. This| would finish, this job of acquiring lands for a connecting parkway be- |tween Potomac Park and Zoological Park and Rock Creek Park. For payments of judgments the bill carries $16,693.07, and for pay- ment of audited claims for the fiscal vear of 1922 and prior years, $309.16. For extension of the distribution system of the Water Department $50,000 is proposed. The largest portion recommended for the District of Columbia is com- posed of items for schools, school bulldings and grounds aggregating $2,631.500 and authorized to be pald |from surplus revenue funds created by the act approved February 2, 1925. By this act the amount credited to the | District and the accounting between the District and the United States were placed in a speclal fund to be available for appropriation for schools, parks and playgrounds. The school projects recommended in the bill reported today are appropriated from the special fund and were urged | upon the House appropriations com- mittee as being the most urgent and important of the school projects now pending In the so-called five-year school bullding bill. Of the other items chargeable to District revenues the most important items are for the | Mount Pleasant library, now nearing completion, operating expenses total- ling $21,000; extension of the water and sewer systems to accomodate current building operations, $175,000; expenses of snow removal, $35,000; care of insane of the District at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, $254,041.06, and the item of $100,000 for Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway. $600,000 More Needed. This latter item is included in this bill due to uncertainty existing at the time of the submlission of the regular estimates as to whether the commission in charge of this work would not be superseded in the per- formance of its duty by the Natlonal Capital Park Commission. The At- torney General has ruled that the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Commission should continue in its existence until the acquisition of the land is completed. This is the final appropriation on the existing author- ization of $1,300,000. It is estimated that to complete the acquisition of all lands to be taken will require $609,- 000, but this sum cannot be recom- mended by the appropriations com- mittee until the limit of cost is in- (Continyed on*Page 3, Column &) — Radio l_’rognjup::Pnge 19. charities—Chi | | fof the District | ton. | delegation visited the place and’held Whose undimmed heritage is their| inspiration, Joint exercizes were observed in Memorial Continental Hall by the Sons of the American Revolution, the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion and the Children of the Amer- ican Revolution. At the statue of | George Washington in Washington | Circle another group assembled and | assisted Commissioner Cuno H. Ru-| dolph in placing a wreath at the base of the memorial. i Oldest Imhabitants Meet. Simultaneously there were under way the annual patriotic meeting of the Association of Oldest Inhaoitants of Columbia at the Union Engine House, Nineteenth and H streets and a little later in the | day the annual meeting of the Dis- | trict of Columbia Soclety, Sons of the American Revolution, was convened | in the La Fayette Hotel. Of all the Government bodies and | agencies, Congress alone, pressed by time and an overwhelming calendar of important public business re-| mained in session today. But even Congress paused long enough to pay tribute to the greatness of Washing- At noon both Houses of Congress | went into memorial session for a short period. Washington's Farewell Address, delivered in the Maryland State House at Annapolis, was read in the Senate by Senator Ashurst of Arizona. Other members of Congress briefly retraced in eulogy the life of the Nation's Founder and pald rever- ent tribute to his services to hu- manity, Departments Have Holiday. All other Government departments observed the day as a holiday in re- sponse to the proclamation of the District Commissioners. Since most of the patriotic exercises were held this morning. most of “the city's workers took advantage of perfect weather to attend athletic events and motor into the countryside during the afternoon. Although the skies | were overcoast off and on during the forenoon, predicted showers failed to materializs. The President spent the day and Mrs. Coolidge quietly at the White House. Yesterday President Coolidge | sent a wreath to Mount Vernon,| which was placed on the Washington | tomb. Hundreds of persons will mo- tor to Mount Vernon this afternoon and join in the exercises at the home of the first President. Yesterday a | | | | | brief services in front of the tomb where lie George and Martha Wash-| ington, This afternoon at 4 o'clock the Washington National Monument So- clety, honor guard for the Washing- ton Monument in the Mall, will hold its annual meeting at the University Club. Yesterday, together with the Soclety of Natives of the District of Columbia, members of the associa- tion placed wreaths at the base of the majestic shaft. Simple cere- monies attended this rite, which is carried out annually before the (Continued on Page 4, Column 4.) King Boris Denies Latest Rumor He Will Wed Princess By the Associated Press. SOFIA, February 23.—Comment- ing on a report in the forelgn press that he is to marry Princess Glovanna of Italy, King Boris re- cently said through one of his secretaries to representatives of the pres: “Will not they finally let my modest personality alone? They are wedding me from time to time without my consent. They are leading me to- the altar without my knowledge. When some day I make up my mind to marry and the fact {s communicated to the press the news of the wedding will not bée credited.” Preceding reports of King Boris' engagement to marry have men- tioned Princess Yolanda of Italy, (now the Countess Valvi di Ber- golo), Princess Ileana of Ru- mania, and = several American heiresses. All these reported ro mances the king has promptly and’ emphatically demied through his secretariat. T WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION g L1l D. C, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, * Star. 1925 -THIRTY-FOUR PAGES. 2 NEW SENATORS | and freedom and set up a Nation that | FACING INQURES Spencer and Bursum Under Allegations of Improperly Using Influence. With one United States Senator al- ready under indictment on charges of accepting a fee for practicing be- fore a Government agency, the Justice Department is investigating charges that two others have improperly used their influence in Washington. The two against whom the latest charges have been lodged with the Attorney Genmeral are Spencer of Mis- sourl and Bursum of New Mexico both ‘Republicans. Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Montana, is awaiting trial in Montana, and a new grand jury proceeding against him now is in progress here. Spencer Asks Probe. Senator Spencer not only addressed letter to Attoiney General Stone sking for a thorough inquiry the charges against him, but made his denial a matter of Senate record. Galning recognition soon after the 8enate met, he called attention to the matter and said: “The charge relates to a contract for dyeing and handling Government- owned sealskins. The original con- tract dates back 10 years. At that time I had no acquaintance with the contractors and had no connection, direct or indirect, with the contract. “I have never appeared before any department in connection with it, and have never received a cent of compensa- tion from the firm holding the contract.” No debate developed from the Mis- souri Senator's -statement. a Text of Senator's Letter. The text of the letter written by eral, dated today, was as follows: “Dear Gen. Ston, “On Saturday last the Department of Justice, through Mr. Donovan, formed me that the attention of the department had been directed to a charge that sometime in the past 1 had, in violation of the law, practiced before some Government department, and 1 saw in the press yesterday statements that 'a man named Elliott brought the charg Charge Declared Baseless. “It is needless for me to say that there is not the slightest foundation of any kind, direct or_indirect, for any such charge, but I beg to ex- press the earnest hope that inas- much as the charge has been made from any source, that it may be in- quired into promptly and with the most searching and unsparing thor- oughness, and to say to you that if there is any Information of any kind that either I or the law firm to which I belong can at any time furnish it wil] immediately be made subject to your direction.” MOONSHINERS TRAILED IN DOUBLE MURDER “Hijackers” Found Slain in Cave From Which They Had Recently Removed Whisky. By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, Mo., February 23.— Bootleg channels were being explored today by the police in an effort to learn the identity of a gang of moon- iners who put to death a patrolman and a former police officer, turned “hijackers.” The victims, Burt G. Lovejoy and George Peters, were killed late last Tuesday, it is believed. Their ‘bodies were uncovered yes- terday in a cave from which they are known to have removed more than 200 gallons of moonshine whisky last Sun- day. Indications were that Lovejoy and Peters were shot, beatem and their throats cut. AR FIRE KILLS CHILDREN. Two Burned to Death While Parents Are Away From Home. ANDRIA, Ontario, February ‘While their father was absent on busifiess and their mother was at the bedside of a stricken son in a Montreal hospital, Pear], 12, and Paul Emile, 10, children of Mr. and Mre. Cyrille Lacombe, were burned to death, when firé destroyed their home early yesterday. The father s =& preminent sawmill owner, into | Senator Spencer to the Attorney Gen- | - SURELY THE DELAWARE , - Unknown Sends Money to Many For “Restitution” By the Associated Press. VITTEL, France, February 23.— Numbers of persons in this region have in the last few days received by mail envelopes, each containing a single sheet of paper bearing the wotd: “Restitution,” together with bank notes of various denomina- tions. Sums amounting to several thousand francs have been thus distributed. All efforts to identify the appar- ently conscience-stricken donor have thus far failed. FURTHER TAX CUT BELIEVED ASSURED Increasing Surplus Makes Reduction This Year Pos- sible, But Delay Favored. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Chairman Green of the House ways and means committee has let the cat out of the bag. He has revealed tie fact that a considerable surplus over expenditures will be available this vear gnd that another downward re- vision in taxes is possible. The administration did not intend | to have that disclosed now. For if what Representative Green says is ac- curate, then an extra session of Con- gress could still he called and the taxpayer glven the benefit in his June, September and December payments of a reduction on 1924 taxes payable this vear. Mr. Green points out that the 25 per cent horizental reduction really dimin- ished revenues only about $100,000,000. This is far below the estimated loss in revenue, because receipts were larger. Now it develops that the $68 000,000 sur- plus which the President indicated in his budget message would be available will be increased so that about $100,- 000,000 could really be refunded to the taxpayer, thus granting another 25 per cent reduction. If this is the situation in February it may well be asked what will be the situation on March 30 or thefeabouts, when the first payments on 1924 taxes will have been made and some estimate can be obtained on the true size of the surplus. The Treasury Department has taken the position that no extra ses- sion was necessary because it would take until December to make up a new tax plan. Also it was said that the $68,000,000 surplus afforded too narrow a margin on which to base a reduction this year. Every day evidence acoumulates that the Treas- ury's figures have as usual been too conservative. Chairman Green thinks so. But Mr. Green disclosed another and perhaps more controlling reason for the postponement of tax revision. He says the next tax cut will be in the higher surtax rates. The Treas- ury has been striving to accomplish that right along. Its theory has been | that the small taxpayer got his in the last revenue act and that the large taxpayer now should have a cut, ! in order that business may be given further stimulus and revenue receipts increased to such an extent as to permit in future years another cut for the small taxpayer. Secretary Mellon has Insisted from the outset that the proper way to reduce the tax burden to everybody was to make more rich men pay taxes, and the way to do that was to encourage the use of capital in taxable enterprises instead of tax-free Investments, If Congress can be prevailed upon to cut the high surtax, Mr. Mellon will retire from office ultimately with a feeling that he has accom- plished the greatest step in tax re- form. The Republicans have a working majority in both house: they could do as much in an extra session as in the December session, which probably would not get into action and pass another revenue act before March, 1926. The Treasury also- thinks that by March 25 a larger surplus will have accumulated than is now available, and that per- haps a greater tax cut will be po sible. This precludes the thought of a cut on taxes payable next month. In other words, the Treasury is} against a small-sized cut on 1924 taxes payable now and in favor of a large-sized cut in the incomes earned this year and payable March, 1926. It is important, however, that tax revi- sion looks like a certainty for pay- ments made in 1926, something that will, to a large extent,’' affect the course . of business transactions, and investments during the present year. © (Copyright, 198.) * | committee are pressing for action on the | i | | SRR SHOIL DL PASSE HOUSE Five-Year Building Program Measure Now Goes to Coolidge for Signature. The five-year school building pro- gram for the District, totaling | 318,605,000, was passed today by the House in exactly the same form as | it passed the Senate on February 16. | It now goes to the President for his | signature. Of this total $9.480,000 is for elementary schools, $5,275,000 for | junior high schools and $3,750,000 | for high schools. In the second deficiency appropria- tion bill reported to_the House today, and which will be taken up for con- sideration tomorrow, $2,600,000 is in- cluded a8 the first year's start on this five-year school building program, which amount is to be taken from the $4.500,000 surplus to the credit of the District in the Federal Treasury. | | | | | | WARREN NOMINATION | STILL IN COMMITTEE President’'s Choice for Attorney General to Be Special Order Tomorrow. The nomination of Charles B. Warren to be Attorney General was considered for a short time by the Senate judiciary committee today. The committes deter- mined to meet again at 10 o'clock to- morrow mroning with the Warren nom- ination as a speclal order of business. The supporters of Mr. Warren in the | i nomination. It is understood that there ' are a sufficient number of votes to re- port the nomination favorably. Some of the opponents of Mr. Warren's confirmation also urgec that action on the nomination be taken without further delay. One of these Senators said later that he be- lieved the nomination should oo brought out in the Senate and that an open session should be held and the public informed thoroughly of the arguments for and against Mr. Warren. He said if the nomination of Mr. Warren is reported, strong efforts will be made to have it con- sidered at an open session of the Senate. Some of the administration Sena- tors who were favoring the nomina- tion of Mr. Warren believe it would be inadvisable to bring the nomination up in the Senate at this time, when it would lead to long debate and probably prevent action on some of the pending legislation, VIENNA MUNITIONS CHIEF ACCUSED IN HUGE WASTE Material Worth 400,000,000,000 Crowns Declared Lost in Recent Operation of Great War Plant. By the Associated Press. VIENNA, February 23.—Helmuth Neumann, director of the Woellersdorf factory, Austria’s principal munitions making plant during the war, has been arrested on charges involving wastage of material alleged to amount to four hundred billion crowns. During “the war the factory em- ployed 45000 —persons. ~After the armistice the Austrian government made it over first to the Allgemeine Elekrizitaets Gesellschaft of Berlin and then to a German syndicate, headed by Herr Sklarz, brother-in- law of Neumann, under which man- agément stocks of raw materfal and machinery are alleged to have been allowed to go to waste. Neumann after = preliminary ex- amination was released on bail of five billion crowns. The _semi-official Reichspost says it is likely other arrests will be made shortly. WO00D AT BIARRITZ. Son of General Had Disappeared From 'Paris Apartment. PARIS, February 23.—The presence at Blarritz of Osborne C. Wood, son of Gen. Leonard Wood, who disap- peared from his apartment here near- ly a week ago, is.confirmed by the | Our own history, | tion ‘of law for force, “From Pr The every city bl Saturday’ Sunday’s ess to Home Within the Hour” Star’s carrier system covers ock and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. irculation, 101,235 Circulation, 108,766 * WO CENTS. ARMAMENT AS WORLD UTS DUE TRIBUNALS GAIN, SAYS COOLIDGE President D;zfines | U. S. Defense Aims | To Woman Patriots| [ President Coolidge addressed the National Women's Patriotic Organi- zations at the White House, at noon today, as follows: “When I learned that the women of the American Legion Auxiliary had arranged a conference of the National Women's Patriotic Organizations, to be held in ‘Washington at this time, I felt an earnest desire to meet them. That desire was based on consideration first, of who they are; second, of whom they represent; and third, of the purpose for which they are a sembled here. “In all generations the women have contributed greatly to keep alive the traditions of nationalism and patriotism. They are our first and most effective | teachers. Their influence is exerted in the years when the mind of youth is most plastic and impressionable, The legends of Spartan motherhood have carried the implication that the stout-hearted womanhood of Sparta was perhaps somehow different from that ~of other times and races the history = of every nation that has risen to high place, s proof that the women of Sparta were in truth made of no stouter or more loyal stuff than were those of every other race whoss sons have won rank for valor and pald the price of freedom Three Generations in Wars. “There is not one among us who does not know women who have sent away three generations of their men to the wars of their country. Any of you can name some of them. Their roster, if it could be written into a national roll of honor, would run far into the tens of thousands of women who saw their husbands answer the call to one war; their sons respcnd to the call of another, and their grandsons mustered into the legions which only yesterday were called to the other side of the world, in de- fense of our rights and the rights of humanity “Who has a better title, then, than these women who represent such ex- periences, to be heard in the councils which shall determine the questions of peace and war, of preparedness and defense, of doing our duty in the world? “We shall hardly disagree on the proposition that peace is decidedly preferable to war. But in this pres- ence. 1 feel safe in saying also that our country does not wish for weak- nest The only enduring peace must be the peace of law, of order, of se- curity and honor. Such a peace we wish for ourselves, and we devoutly wish to sharé it with every neighbor in the family of natlens. Advance Toward Peace. “The members of this conference, representing the historic patriotic or- ganizations of the country, are ear- nestly in favor of peace, I think, on terms which will assure the national dignity and safety. Universal and as- sured peace, under the law of nations, is an ideal to which all of us are de- voted. It is true that we have not stopped wars. But it is also true that there is today a more definite and more widely entertained conception than ever before, of the possibility to prevent war under an effective rule of law. This is the great advance. We have not reached the end; probably we shall not reach it for many gen- erations. But it can hardly be doubt- ed that the purpose and aspiration of human kind are definitely, intelligent- ly, and insistently enlisted in the ef- fort to make war an impossibility in this world. But we are compelled to recog- nize that national safety requires such a measure of preparedness as shall be the guaranty against aggres sion, without committing the Nation to militarism. For the present the most we can hope is to secure general acceptance, in good faith and without reservation, of the view that what- ever armaments we create, whatever preparations we make, shall be lim- ited to the reasonable requirements of security.. Moderation in Amendment. “A country so powerful in numbers and wealth, so fortunate in its loca- tion, as our own can and should set an example of moderation in arma- ment and should invite others to pursue a similar program. I do not think we would set a good example by abolishing our Army and Navy. But we can afford to limit our mili- tary and naval establishments so as to assure that, while determined and able to defend ourselves, we have no intent of aggression. If every nation would enforce such a policy the cost of armaments would be enormously lessened and the general welfare of humanity correspondingly promoted. “It is not easy to formulate the de- tails of a program which would avow before all the world such a national purpose as 1 am suggesting. Yet I believe much can be done to assure other nations that this is our aim and desire. And whenever a particu- lar nation shall convince its neigh- bors of such a purpose of moderation without aggression it will be easier | for other nations to adopt a similar attitude. Expects Further Reduction. “There is, I believe, so general an reement with these suggestions that further accomplishments in the direction of armament reduction should be possible. This does not mean that we intend to leave our- selves unprotected, or other nation to be Earnestly as we desire the substitu- we shall not strip ourselves of the means of secur- ity. Even the most law-abiding of communities do not dismiss their police forces. No more can a great nation take the risk of leaving itself to be menaced by disorder. ‘About in proportion as the nations (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) R STUMPS PUZZLE WORKERS Scientific Name for Jumping Mice +Is Flatly Refused. LONDON, February 23.—So many inquiries have been received at the London Zoo asking for the scientific name for jumping mice (Zapodidae) or other animals that the. following stéreotyped letter has been preparcd for all such queries: “Dear Sir: In reply to your letter, I regret that I cannot undertake to assist in the solution of cross-word Hotel Crillon, which has heard direct- Iy trom gk puzzles. Yours faithfully, to ask any| unprotected. | U. S. Aim Declared Solely Defensive in Talk to Women. HOPES ALL NATIONS WILL ADOPT POLICY Gen. Hines Says Army Has Peace Idea but Pleads for Backing Problems of the world in banish- |ing war, and of the United States tin being ready to resist any aggres- were outlined by President | Coolidge and by military and civilian leaders to a group of women meet- ing at’ American Red Cross head- quarters and later at the White House today. Addressing a group of more than 100 women at the White House, rep- resenting 16 organizations, meeting in. a four-day convention here to discuse the national defense in its relation to world peace, President Coolidge declared that although this Nation should not abolish the Army and Navy, it “can afford to limit its military and naval establishments so ms to assute, that, while determined and able to defend ourselves, we ha uo _intent ,f aggression.” The President made it plain that in his opinion If every nation would enforce such a policy, armament costs could be greatly decreased and the general welfare of humanity promoted. sion, Hines Outlines Army View. A few moments previously the wom- an advocates of preparedness had heard Maj. Gen. Hines, chief of staff, describe three possible solutions of the national defense problem and some of the difficulties now faced by the Regular Army, and heard Assist- ant Secretary of War Dwight F. Davis describe plans for marshaling industry for wartime emergency “the very antithesis of militarism, while Brig. Gen. Hugh A. Drum, as- | sistant chief of staff, declared the men of the Army are in accord with plans to banish war. Referring to his part in war prepa- rations, Mr. Davis said that industrial preparedness means primarily prepa- ration to avert war. “IL means that every man, woman and child in the great service of supply throughout our country will be ready to do their part in the national defense; that de- mands for power, labor and trans- portation have been intelligently analyzed and properly co-ordinated; that every dollar of the Nation, every resource of the farms, forests, mines and factories will be prepared to co-operate with our manpower against aggression. These plans are the very antithesis of militarism. The knowledge that we are fully pre- pared will make an attack upon us most perilous and most improbable and thus will make for peace Profiteer to Be Curbed. Mr. Davis said the Government is determined to eliminate the slacker and profiteer in case this Nation fis ever again at war. Control of the slacker, he added, will be effected by control of capital and labor, while by administrative measures the profiteer will be eliminated. “Industrial preparedness is backbone of national defense. Na- tional defense is national life. In- dustrial preparedness offers a way toward progress, prosperity and peace The rest is service.” Declaring that many persons are ignorant of war and its causes, Gen. Drum added that commercial rivalry is one of the underlying causes of conflict and that the people, not gov- srnments, make war. Women Being Catmlogued. Gen. Hines said ths accomplish- ments women can undertake in war time are being studied by the general staff, not with the idea of “making fighters of our girls, or of creating any such thing as a woman bat- talion of death,” but experience had proved, he said, that there are some tasks that women can perform better than men, and the study was in- tended to catalogue these to show “how ‘woman volunteers of the fu- ture may be used to the best ad- vantage in order to release men for heavier and more dangerous duties Referring to national problems, Gen. Hines said, “there are just three possible solutions.” The first was to wait until war came and then “pay the full price”; the second, “to try to prepare hurriedly at great cost and waste when war is immi- nent,” and the third, “to build ac- cording to a program, year by year, which is the only economical and sound way. Wants Big-Seale Maneuvers. At the present time, the general said, Regular Army companies in the United States average less than 50 men and each man has to pretend he is four in field training eXercises. “In addition,” the general said, “the training problem of the Regular Army I8 growing more severe each vear. Because of the shortage of funds the Regular Army has held no maneuvers, except in Panama and Hawall, since the World War. As long as our officers were war-trained this might be postponed. The time for maneuvers on a large scale is here. “Our reserve munition supply is dis- appearing. It needs replenishing. We have confined our efforts since 1918 to experiments, building only models. The time has come for the manufac- ture of military munitions on a more ambitious scale so thats they will eventually exist in sufficient quantity to satisty the demand of defense, until our industry can replace them.” Detense Policy Upheld. Those who oppose a policy of na- tional defense with the. idea that they are promoting peace in the world are but deluding themselves and at the same time depriving their country of “the very instruments which will further peace among the peoples,” Rabbi Morris S. Lazaron of Baitimore told .the opening session of the conference yesterday. “The causes of war,” he said, “lie deep in the necessity to find a place for excess populations, the competi- tion for work, markets and in tha jealusy of the nations to secure pref- erential rights to raw materials. No on Page 3, Column $ the defense