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4 WASHINGTON, . D. ., JANUARY 16, 192! PARD 1. AMERIGAN CAPTAL S INVITED Y DIAZ Economic Development Nicaragua Outlined by Presicent, of Republic. of A A comprehenbive plan velopment of Nicara through American aid and capital is outlilned by Presid in his statement 1uide public last night.. prog peace berals now supnost S sident of the Cen blic The pla ment_of President American ¥ Nivar Diaz incl loan for the constrict way to the Atlav wavs throughout resident Di upon the establishin guarante, mal guard and to my in the, coun a polics corps. the national s is pro American Diaz points ke of it the only to be used solely a nization guard with foreign inst vided for in the ¢ tre; 1923, Preside: out tr Wants Army Instruet I hope that as peace is re-estab. d the American Government will nt our request for the detail of «dequate military mission of Amert n officers and non-commissioned of ficers to reorganize discipline this force,” he say. The Nicaraguan of ficers and men would be selected on ithe basis of me not politics. As soon as these measures triated the future peace and quility of the country will he red that 1 hope it will be p my _country secure i U'nited States a large loan for the o struction of a railway to the Atlantic st and highways - needed development of the count to be expended und ion, these improvements | sly benefit both conserva- | and liberals alike The co-oper- | of the American Government the solution of our political and police problems would enable us to obtain such loans on reasonable terms. ‘We remember that American capi talists gave us our railway, our bank wd our gold standard and that we ow own these institutions without | owing one ¢ent to American or for- eign capitalists. After these experi ences we have no fear of losing our ependence by further borrowing, hut believe that only by achieving. ! with the aid of foreign capital and | terprise and economic independence, can we attain to a position of real nolitical independence among the na tions of the world.” Raps Mexican Regime. President Diaz takes a fling the reported Mexican intervention in sup- port of the revolutionisis under Sacasa. He says: “For Nicaragua the establishment by Mexican armed intervention of a governmenial regime with the aid of a Nicaraguan politicat minority, would have meant the control of this coun- try by the Calles government. which among the nations of the American continent, ii not of the world, is most universaily and justly condemned for | ite policies and administration and the fruits they have lately borne in Mexico. ““The decision of President Coolidge's (overnment will spare Nicaragua the horrors of polshevism, lawlessness, re- liglous persccution and general retro- | gression.” May Meet Opposition. President Diaz recognizes that there may be opposition among the Liberals to his peace proposal, including his retention of the presidency. He de- res, however, his proposal should re- cefve their consideration for the fol- lowing reascus: “One, the conservatives are. and have been all along. in full control. have been all along in full control. Two, my government has only two| vears more. Three. the country is| now in no condition to support the ex- ! pense and disturbance of economic life incidental 10 a series of constituent elections followed by other general sk rz ible elections, to form a new government, in which there is every probability the conservatives would again predomi- nate. Four, my government offers the most’ generous modus vivendi conceiv- able short of turning over the power to the Liberals, or dividing it with them, which is an impracticable ar- rangement. “The ofter of my government to ac- cept American supervision to guaran- tee the elections of 1928 affords con- ,vincing proof of our zood faith and purposes to give the Liberals fair ALASKA FOREST TO AID AMERICAN PAPER SUPPLY Unusually Large Tracts to Be Leased by Government With Competitive Bidding. To assist in ‘the establishment of a | paper manufacturing industry in Alarka, producing at Jeast 1,000,000 | tons of paper a year, and to relieve i n | the de argely | | ON VARE BALLOTS Scnate Probers and Mayor Kendrick Decide to Ask Boxes Tomorrow. ¥ the Associated Press An order of the Common Pleas | Court at Philadelphia for the trans- | fer of the ballot boxes used in the Pennsylvania senatorial election lyst November to the Senmate campaign | funds commfttee will he sought to-| morrow by counsel for city officials | and the committee. | This course of action was agreed upon yesterday at a conference be. tween counsel for the offi and members of the committee. Mayor | Kendrick and John M. fef | clerk of the Philadelphis irts, custodians of the boxes, promised hearty co-operation with the mittee, of | com- | Boxes Under Guard. Meantime, the boxes are in two| vaults in the City Hall at Philadel- | phia, under guard as well as under the officlal seal of the Senate. Th are approximately 000 of the boxes and Senate officials are now casting about to find space in the Senate | Office Building for storing them Possession of the boxes is sought by the committee in prosecuting its | investigation of the Pennsylvania senatorial election as a result of which | William B. Wilson, Democrat, has brought a contest for the Senate seat to which Willlam . Vare, Republican, appeared to have been elected on the face of the returns. Widespread Fraud Charged. Mr. Wilson charged wi pread | fraud in voting and in the registering | of voters in Philadelphia County, where Vare received sufficient votes to overcome the 50,000 lead which Wilson obtained in the remainder of the State. It developed at the s ion of the committee yesterday that the 3.000 metal boxes containing the registra. tion books of Philadelphia County are now in the Senate’s possession by formal action of the county registra- tion commission. They have been sealed and will be moved to Washing: ton as soon as practicable. MERCURY REACHES NEW LOW RECORD | FOR THIS WINTER damage was said by surveyors to have been to the tender growing truck crops. Weather jorecasters predicted that truck crops were doomed where | standing in open lields without cov or artificial heat. ped to 24 degrees. the 26-degree mark, and freezing and below freezing temperatures were re- ported from all northern Florida as far, to the south as Gainesville. 0W HITS NEW YORK. Cutting Wind Drives Mercury in Metropolis Near Zero; Relief in Sight. W YORK, January 15 UP).—A | to some extent the necessity for American users buying from Cana- dian and Newfoundland mills, the Gov- crnment yesterday offered through | the Forest Service for competitive hidding two of the largest timber | tracts it ever has offered | Each embraces 6,000.000.000 board | t of pulpwood timber and cuch sale | requires establishment of a 200 to 500 ton paper mill calling for an invest- ment of at least $8,000,000 to $10,000,- 000 in water power development, man- facturing plant and logging equip- ment. One tract is in_the northern part of the Tonguss National Fores: not far from Juneau and bids for it will e opened April 25, the other in the <outhern part the forest near Ketchikan and for it will wopened Apri 5 of bids PRESIDENT NAMES DATES; Vets to Learn of Right Insurance. President Coolidge issued a mation yesterday designating procla the period between January 31 and Feb- ruary as a tim World War veterans formed of their right lapsed war risk insurance. upon citizens, employes, t organizations and riotic bodies to assist in disseminating the informa- tion. The law provides that no lapsed nsurance may be reinstated after July 2, 1927. The Veterans’ Bureau announced that 30 billions of term (war time) insurance remains in a state of lapse. At its maximum there was $40,643, 747,600 of insurance in force, which wes probably the largest insurance activity in the history of life insur. ance. e in which shall b be 10 n in- He called press, J:e has been able to take motion pic- tures at the rate of 300 a second i " | pected to see the brea to War| ling the day were reinstate | cutting northeasterly wind sweeping down from Nantucket brought with it an inch of fine snow today that drove through New York strects and piled against the windward side of skyscrapers. e Snowfall was accompanied by a rising barometer which indicated that the storm was of short duration. As the barometer rose, however, the mercury was tumbling down and at 4 o'clock was at 10 degrees, only three above the low record mark for Jan- uary 15 for the past 11 years. Mercury May Hit Zero. The weather bureau predicted that the temperature would continue its decline during the night and might touch the zero point by daylight. “Tomorrow afternoon, however, is ex- ng of the cold they *sald. ght thousand workers of the street cleaning department were at work today, sweeping the drifts aside and clearing the ice off the thorough- fures. Steamships Delayed. mships scheduled to depart dur in the harbor. althou had sailed before dark. A driving snowstorm off Sandy Hook limited visibility to half a mile this afternoon. A counter disturbance off the New ngland seaboard has broken the force of the storm in the upper Mis- wissippi Valley, weather officials e: pluined, and the country generally may be expected to become warmer after Sunday. Stes visibili } President Invited. Dwight Marvin of the New York State Sesquicentennial celebration sminittee, accompanied by Repre sentative Parker, Republicun, New York, vesterday invited President Coolidge to dedicate a marker at \Wal- loomsac, N. next August, when These four men played the leading roles | tion of William S. Vare of Pennsylvan | Left to right: Se | William B. Wilson and Mayor W. l WAIT COURT AGTIO ator-elect William | country | tablished financial | Bac yesterday, when the Senate began hearings in the contest of the elec- S. Vare, Senator James A, Reed, chairman of the investigating committee; “reeland Kendrick of Philadelphia. 'DIAZ OFFERS PEACE AND PART IN GOVERNMENT TO LIBERALS (Wontinued from First nge.) amendment to the Army ap- ion bill, now before the Hous: to prohibit the use of any money car vied by the bill to send the Army to Mexico. He is a member of the appro- ions committee which drafted the Army Dill Gillett Defends U. S. Gillett declared the United n dealing with a small and try ought to consider not only its own advantage and the rights of its own citizens, but ought equally to consider the rights of the smail and its citizen “I believe that the conduct of the State Department in the recent crisis in Nacaragua absolutely conforms to that standard,” said the Senator. “I think we considered the rights of Nicaragua as much as we did the rights of the United States. He said he believed President Taft nd President Wilson in their dealings with Nicatagua “sought to give her all the advantages we claimed for ourselves.” At the time of the election of 1924 in Nicaragua Senator Gillett said Americarf Marines had been in Nica- ragua for many vears, and he pre sumed the long peace had been due in cate an propria | some measure to their presence “At any rate,” he continued, “dur- ing that time conditions in Nicaragua had enormously improved.” He told how' the country had pros- | pered and said in that time there was no favoritism exercised by the United States foward its citizens, and Amer- icans “simply shared the same pros- ity that blessed the whole coun- Others Shared Prosperity. *“All the foreigners, American. Ttal- ian, Inglish and’ other citizens, in their business there shared with- the araguans all the blessings which grew out of the peace and the re-es- condition of the country.” Senator Gillett said the American Marines were withdrawn in August and within two months a suc- ul revolution broke out We had hoped,” he said, “that this long period of advancing condition would in some measure have ruined the tendency of Nicaragua toward revolution.” He also said it was hoped the Wash- ington treaty of 1923 between the Cen- tral American nations would be an in- fluence against revolution, inasmuch as it had been agreed *none of the other nations would recognize the chief or leaders of the revolution as president of the country.” He told how *Chamorro organized | the revolution and,compelled the presi- dent to resign and leave the country. Bacasa, vice president, left the coun- try, Chamorro assumed the presi- dency, but the United States would not recognize him, he resigned in favor of one of his fellowers, Uriza, but the United States would not recognize him and the outcome was that a new par- liament elected Adolfo Diaz as a desig- nate for president. Contends United States Acted Fairly. ‘This brought on a crisis and in rec. ognizing Diaz, the Senator contended, the United States acted fairly. “There are only two alternatives suggested to a recognition of Diaz now.” he contended. “'One is that the United States should recognize Sa- casa.” He thought both Solorzano and sa_left the country feeling some other climate would be ‘‘more healthy,” and if either is to be recognized it should be the former, who has ex- pressed willingness to return. Senator Glllett then took up the pro- posal that the United States order a new election. “Will the Senator from Massa- chusetts,” asked Senator Wheeler, ‘tell me by what right or under what constitutional provision the United States has a right to order a mnew: election in ragua?”’ “It seems to me,” replied Senator Gillett, “in both these propositions, to call back Solorzano or Sacase when the man is holding the office of President who was elected by the Congress according to law would be a faflure to recognize an existing gov- ernment and put our power on the side of a pretender. To go in and say that there shall be a new election is for the United States openly by force to obtrude ftself into the affairs of Nicaragua in a way to overturn its constitution. ‘Would Like New Election. “I confess 1 can sympathize with the proposition. A new election might be the best for that country. Per. sonally, I should be glad to see Solor- zano back in power, the one who was duly elected at the election in 1924, but the question which faced the United States in November last was, Whom s ecognize? Shall wi recogn who has been elected by the duly constituted Congress, or shall we recognize a pretender, who has been out of the country ever since he was frightened out, or shall we recognize a President who re. signed under duress, or shall we, as the other alternative, by force com- pel a new election? “It seems to me that under those | alternatives the United States took | the wise and conservative action | which was most for the interest of Nicaragua. It required the least in. tervention on its part.” He said he was assured Diaz had no part in organizing the Chamorro revolution, Senator Borah's statement regard- ing the Kellogg transcript of his hear- ing before the foreign relations com- | the President is expected to attend | the Battie of Bennington celebration in Vermont. The reason for the marker, Mr. Marvin said, was that tie laitle was actually fought at A French inventor announces that B Wallcomsae. mittee follows Committee Must Decide. “I have no authority whatever ‘to make public the hearings held by the forelgn relation scommittee, as it was Ridicules Kellogg Bolshevist Story by | Humorous Verse Secretary Kellogg's memorandum alleging a Bolshevist movement in Mexico and Central America to overthrow the United States ( rnment, submitted to the foreign relations committee on was ridiculed - yester Senate by Senator braska. Senator Norris said he thought James Whitcomb Riley had a fore- sight of what was going to happen and had written a prophetic poem about it. Thereupon he read a paredy on a verse of Riley's poem on, “The Goblin Will Get You if You Don’t Watch Out.” as follows: “Once there a_Bolshevik, who ‘wouldn't his prayers— So Krlllo‘ll sent him off 10 be Stalrs, An’ Kellogg heard him holler. an' Coo idge heard him bawl, But when they tun't the kivvers dows he wasn't there at all. They seeked him down in Mexico, they ctiseed him i the press They seeked him “'round the Capitol. ever wheres, 1 guess. But all they ever found of him . whiskers hair and clout An’ the Bolsheviks ‘Il get Ef you don't watch out: was away up an’ was held in secret and as confidential at the request of the Secretary of State. The committee decided to hear him in that way and it alone can remove the seal of secrec: . “T have always favored public hear- ings by the committee as a whole. Much of ‘the - Secretary's Infotmation conveyed was not even taker by the stenographer. The. statement as now presented contains what he i§ \willing to make public, which, of course, he has a right to do. I think the public ought to have the full statement of this matter, and the best way to ob- tain a full and .satisfactory hearing would be for the Secretary of itate to appear before the committee at a public hearing and at a time which would suit his convenience. At that time he could give us such informa- tion as the committee at & public hear- ing would wish to have. I would be glad to call the committee together at any. time for this purpose, As to what shall be done ‘with reference. to the hearing already had will come up at the next meeting. “I have talked with Senator Swan- son and he agrees with what 1 have stated above as to the' proper pro- cedure,” Moses In Opposition. Senator Moses of New Hampshire, Republican ‘member of the committee, took issue with Senator Borah, issuing the following statement: “I have not seen the transcript which the Secretary of State has sent to the’chairman of the forelgn rela- tions committee, but I remember dis- tinctly that the general agreement in the committee room was that the Secretary should be at liberty to re- vise the stenographic notes of his statement, eliminate such portions of it as he deemed to be confidential and to add certain names and dates which he did not have at his tongue's end when speaking to us. “I feel sure that the Secretary has done no more than this. It was dis- tinctly understood among us that we were to judge of printing of the Secretary’'s statement after it had come to the committee and we had examined it in its typewritten form; it being understood, of course, that we would probably eliminate certain portions of it as being designed for the confidential information of the committee and not for general public circulation.’ Cruiser Reaches Nicaragua. SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua, January 16 (#).—The United States light cruiser Cincinnati arrived here today. No Marines were landed and it was stated that the only mission of the vessel was to prevent gunrunning on the East Coast. WO0O0DS FIGHT THURSDAY. Senate Confirmation Battle to Open in Closed Session. The Senate fight over the confirma- tion of President Coolidge's nomina~ tion of Cyrus E. Woods of Pennsyl. vania, to be a member of the Inter state Commerce Commission will get under way Thursday in executive session. The interstate commerce commit. tes has made an unfavorable report on the nomination by a vote of eight to six. The first move of opponents of Wood will be to move for an open sesslon of the Senate, since open hear- ings were held on the nomination, but ‘they doubt that this motion will pre- vail, because it requires a two-thirds majority to throw open the doors. ATTACKS LAUSANNE PACT John Sharp Williams Telegraphs to Friends in Congress. Breaking a silence on public . ues- tions he has maintained since his vol- untary retirement from the Senate nearly five years ago, John S| Willlams of Mlu(ul;pl yesterday tel- egraphed his friends here that the Lausanne treaty with Turkey should be_defeated, “Lausanne treaty ought to be de- feated,” said his telegram to Senator Swanson, Democrat, Virginia. ‘‘Hi the friends of Christian liberty in Turkey will see to it that it is de- feate 2 'LANDING MARINES IN NICARA BACKED BY MANY PRECEDENTS Call to Safeguard American Lives and Property Has Arisen Invariably in South American Countries. | The landing of American marines in Nicaragua to protect American lives and property in that country i backed Ly many precedents since the days of | President Grover Cleveland. Indeed, {the “Amerfcan marines have been | Tndian republics during the adminis- tration of every President of the United States since, and”ingluding, that of President Cleveland. During the administration of President Hard- ing, while thers were no new land wome of these countries. was con- tinued, safeguard American livea and prop- erty, or nationals of other nations, has ‘arisen invariably during revolu- tionary movements or insurrections against the governments of these countrfes, In the case ‘of Santo Domingo, for example, there was in- volved, also, question of alding that nation’ to pay its debts to foreign creditors, rather than to have Kuro- pean debtor nations intervene there. ! President Roogevelt declared that “it {is very inadvisable to permit any for- { eign “power to ‘take possession, even | temporarily, of the customs houses of an American republic in order to en- force the payment of its obligations. for such temporary occupation might turn into permanent occupation. The application of the Monroe Doc- |trine was clearly indicated by the | President then. On the he said in another connection Danger of Foreign Intervention. “There was imminent danger of for- of Santo Domingo had recklessly in. curred debts, and owing to her inter- nal disordersshe had ceased to be able'| to provide means of paying the debts. The patience of her foreign greditors had become exhausted, and at least two forelgn nations were on the point of intervention, and were only pre- vented from intervening by the un- official assurance of this Government that it would itself strive to help Santo Domingo in her hour of need. In the case of one of these nations, only the actual opening of negotia- tions to this end by our Government prevented the seizure of territory Santo Domingo by a European powe The landing of American marines in Nicaragua, a few years ago, would have failed to cause the commotion that has followed that action today. Critics of the United States in many foreign countries, Buropean and Latin American, have fastened upon the ac tion to develop their criticism of this country. The list of the landing of Marines in Central American and West Indian countries is a long one. The countri in which Marines have landed to pro- tect Americans and their interests in- clube Cuba, Haiti, Honduras, Nic ragua, Panama and Santo Domingo. They have materally assisted in the restoration of order and safeguarding of life and property not oply of Amer- ican citizens but also of citizens of forelgn countries. President Coolidge’s policy in Nic- aragua, defended by the President in a_special message to Congress last Monday, and later by Secretary of State Kellogg before the Senate for- eign relations committee, resulting in the landing of the Marines, has been subject of attack by Senator Borah, chairman of the foreign relations com- mittee, and by several Democratic members of Congress: Thé opponents of the President’s policy have taken the ground that the Monroe doctrine is not. applicable to the Nicaraguan situation today, because no foreign government s seeking territery in Nicaragua. But it has been pointed out by administration supporters that the governments of Great Britain, Italy and Belgium, through their di) lomatic officers in the Central Amer- ican republic, have asked the United States for protection for their na- tionals. Duty to Protect Nationals. If the United States, under the Mon roe doctrine, refuses to allow these foreign nations to land armed forces on soil of the Central American’ re- publics, then, the administration sup- porters say, it is obvious that it is the duty of the United States to take steps. to protect their nationals in Nicaragua, and the Marines have been landed to give this protection as well as to care for Americans and their property in that country. The Marines have been used for the purpose of protecting Americans in foreign countries as a practical prop. osition. That they have been effective has been testified many times by Americans abroad. 7 Landing of Marines in Central America_since 1895 follo 1895—Sixty officers, sailors and Ma- rines from United States ship Atlan- ta, under Lieut. Comdr. Taussig, land- ed at Boca del Toro, Panama, March 8, to protect the United States consu- late and Government property. 1901—Sallors and Marines were land- ed at Panama from United States ship Jowa to protect American inter- ests; also landed at Colon from the United States ship Illinois to protect property of the United States. 1902—A _battalion of Marines was landed at Colon September 20. These men were stationed at Panama and Colon and along the line of the Pan- ama railroad untll November 18, pro- tecting American property and the transit of the isthmus. 1903—Marine detachment landed at Santo Domingo to protect American lives and property. In the latter part of this year a brigade of Marines was dispatched to Panama. This brigade returned to the United States in 1904, but left a battalion for perma- nent station in the Canal Zone. A force of this strength was maintained here until 1014. 1906—A. brigade of Marines was sent to Cuba and landed there, forming a part of the army of Cuban pacifica- tion, the cause of this occupation be- the insurrection in Cuba. Part of this brigade returned on Ogtober 30, but 1,000 remained until December, 1909. Tand at Cuba in 1006. 1906—September 13, 120 sailors and Marines landed at Havana, Cuba, from the United States ship Denver to protect American interests. Jan. 21. Developing nded in Central American or Wes | ings of marines, the marine guard in | The call for American marines to | ame subject | ign intervention. The previous rulers | GUA 1 1 two_detachments . Maretta | ‘eiba, Hon- wit interests | 1907 rch 18, of sailors from the U landed at Truxilla and duras, to protect Amerk during an insurrection. ] 1907-—March 26, adetachment of | sailors, under Lieut. J. V. Klemen, U. 8. N, landed from U. ¥ Marietta at Puerto Cortez, Hon- duras, for the protection of Amerjcan interests. April 10, Marines and sailors from U. 8. 8. Puducah land- ed at- Puerto Cortez, Truxilla, and Ceiba 1908—An expeditionary force was | dispatched to Panama for the pur- pose of insuring a peaceful election. 1909—An expeditionary regiment left ‘the United States for Corinto, Nicaragua, arriving there December 20 and remaining untfl March 15, 1919, owing to_the disturbed condi- tions arising from an” Insurrection in that country. In May, 1910, an- other but smaller expeditionary force left Panama for Bluefields, Nica- ragua, where it remained until Sep- tember of the same year. In 1912, a largé expeditiona force was MEXCAN L SUTS T0 BE NBXT MOVE Cancellation by Calles of Drilling Permits. By the Assoriated Prese NEW YORK. January The action of ‘the Mexican government in cancelling five drilling permits, which had been ‘granted to American oil companies since January 1. caused considerable stir in petroleum circles here today. Injunctions against the inforcement of the Mexicun law, which went into effect on Jan vary 1, it was learned, will be filed probably Monday, by all American oil companies concerned. President Calles’ move was seen as confiscation of petroleum lands -on which applications for confirmation of rights had not heen filed. Tt was haracterized in some quarters as an overt act,” and likely to lead to an exceedingly delicate situation be- twe again sent to Nicaragua, as a revo- | lution had again broken out in that | country. This force occupled all | the principal cities of. Nicaragua, | but to accomplish this end a regu- lar campaign was necessary. The | expeditionary forces were finally withdrawn January 9, 1913, a guard for the American legation being left This guard was withdrawn August 31 1912 A Marines wu Al . in view of e onditions in that count and they were distributed over a large area in the Fastern part of that island to protect the lives and property of Americans. It was withdrawn the following August. Still on Duty in Haiti. 1915—Serious disturbances broke out in Haiti, and Marines and blue- jackets from the U. 8. §. Washington landed and occupled Port au Prince July 28. The second regiment landed at Port au Prince, August 4. Marines have been on duty in this republic continually since July, 1915, to pres- ent date. 1916—Trouble broke out in the Re- public of S8anto Domingo, and Marines were sent from Haitl to Santo Do- mingo and Puerto Plata and occupied those towns. Shortly after June 21 the fourth regiment of Marines ar- rived and disembarked at - Monte Cristi. By the end of the year the Marine forces were in complete con- trol of the country. The Marines occupled this country until August 1, 1924, when they were withdrawn. 1919—Disturbances amounting to an insurrection occurred in Haitl, and it was necessary for the Marine brigade ocupying that country to take the field again. 1921—The 3d Battalion of the 5th Regfment sailed from Philadelphia for specfal temporary duty in Panama on account of boundary trouble that had arisen between Panama and Costa Rica. It was not necessary for this battalion to take the field, and it left Panama September 3 of the same year, returning to the United States. 1924—A serious revolution broke out in Honduras and Marines were landed four times in several citles on the north coast of that country to protect American lives, 1925—There were further landing force of Marines in Honduras. —Detachment of Marines landed caragua. —— i STATE RESOLUTION OPPOSES WAR POLICY North Clrolin—n'.l;:;men Asking United States to Avoid Mexican Strife. brigade of to Cuba in unsettled provisio o in 2 By the Associated Press RALEIGH, N. C,, January 15.—A resolution opposing a warlike policy on the part of the United States to- ward Mexico was introduced in the House of Representatives here today by Representative Little of Polk County. After brief debate the meas- ure was tabled, but reconsideration will be asked early next week. The resolution stated that the Latin-American situation s acute and that there are rumors of war between the United' States and an- other country or countries of the Western Hemisphere. It stated that the United States appeared at the breaking point with Mexico, and that It the present policy is continued war is inevitable.” Mr. Little continued in his denunci- ation of what he inferred was the present Washington forelgn policy to declare that ‘“powerful interests ap- pear to be organized and supported by Nation-wide propaganda to bring about a war with Mexico, and that the concentrated armed forces of the United States” in Latin-America are far in excess of requirements to con. trol the situation in Nicaragua.” ‘This he characterized as “an unwar- ranted policy for which many flimsy excuses have been given, but the real m’ has not been announced offi- . MAY EXCAVATE CITY. Mussolini Orders Study of Hereu- laneur Operations. ROME, January 16 (#).—Excava- tion of Herculaneum, the anclent Ro- man city which was buried in A.D. 79 by an eruption of Mount Vesuviu; is_again being considered. y Premier Mussolini has ordered thorough studies made of the question of resuming excavations, which have been started several times and always abandoned owing to lack of funds or technical difficulties due to the fact that a modern village has been built on the lava rock which in 99 flowed over Herculaneum and its neighbor, Pompell. THREE-DAY SALES CONGRESS Conducted under the auspices of the City Club. January 18, By William B. Burruss Sales Engineer, Retained by the Largest Corporations 155 in the World Open to the Business Men of Washington, Their Executives, Salesmen or Other Employes CITY CLUB AUDITORIUM, Starting 8 P.M. Jan. 18. How to Make More Money. 21 and 25, Your Personality. *Jan, 25. Shakespeare the Salesman. Tickets fsur the Complete Course, $500 On gale at the Citg Club United States. Official Notification Received. Official notification of five revoca- tions of drilling permits were received by companies with headquarters here, of these, four were directed against the Huasteca Petroleum Co. and one against the Transcontinental Petrole- um Co. Existing oil wells, it is under- tood, are not involved, but it is be- jeved probable that the next move may be inst the extracting of oil from wells in operation before Jan uary 1. The injunction suits, or “amperos,” will be filed in the lower courts of Mexico, specifically directed against the new law, which provides that | land rights of oil producers who failed to apply for concessions before the first of the year are forfeited. It was pointed out by oil men familiar with the situation that under the Mexican law, American companies cannot be granted confirmation of rights, because the Calles law, like the constitution of 1917, excluded Ameri- can companies from the right to take concessions. Ownership Limited to Natives. The Calles petroleum law. enacted December, 1925, provides that fexican and civil and commercial companies constituted in conformity with Mexican laws may obtain petrole- um concessions upon compliance with the provisions of the law.. Foreigners, in addition to the foregoing obligation, must comply beforehand with what is provided in article 27 of the present political constitution.” The provision in article 27, which has been the basis for the American oil industry’s refusal to comply with the law, makes it plain that ‘“omly Mexicans by birth or naturalization and Mexican companies have the right to acquire ownership in lands, waters and their appurtenances, or to obtain concessions to develop mines, waters or mineral fuels in the Republic of Mexico.’ These cross-indexed provisions are interpreted by oil men to mean that an American can obtain a concession in Mexico only by relinquishing his American citizenshfp, and that Amer- ican corporations, to comply with the law, must be reorganized as Mexican companies, 4 Basis of Injunctions. Under these conditions, it is cen- tended that the Mexican government is refusing Americans the right to de- velop and enjoy their own properties, for the reason that they have refused to divest themselves of legal rights ac- quired under the laws of Mexico prior to 1917, ‘The suits to be flled next week will be entered on the ground that the oil law is unconstitutional, in violation of specific stipulation in the Mexican basic code that no law shall be retro- active. Since the properties involved were acquired before the adoption of the constitution in 1917, it is contended that the Calles law is retroactive near- 1y 10 years. REBELS CONTINUE ACTIVE. Mexicani Press, However, Dwells MEXICO CITY, January 15 (P~ While reports of bandits or revolu- tionary disturbances in different parts of the republic continue, the leading Mexican newspaper comment on the possible seriousness of the relations be- tween Mexico and the United States. They make little for the moment of the disturbances. ‘ The Mexican government announces that it has taken over 14 more pieces of Catholio proj 'y, alleged to have been abandoned by priests. Bishop Pascual Diaz is reported to have reached Guatemala City. safely, but there is no official confirmation of this. 0il Situation Uncertain. . The ofl situation is uncertain, as the government's future policy has not been announced. The arrest of Catholics, as well as others suspected of being implicated in revolutionary movements, goes on, but the government officlally denles that any Catholic priests have been executed in Mexico City and indicates that those not con- cerned in rebellion need have no fear. The 14 pleces of church property referred to in today's announcement are in villages, most of which are distant from railroads. ‘The majority are described as “an- nexes” of churches, but several are in oil | a preliminary step toward ultlmllt‘| :n the Calles government and the | BRITISH CRUERS ORDERED READY syli it {Injunctions Due to Follow Squadron in Mediterranean Told to Prepare for Action in China. B . e Associated P LONDON, January 15 alty announced that the f cruiser squadron attached to the M fleet has been ordered (o in readiness to proceed the situation requires. ' of five in Phaleron The Adm, terranesn stand | China squadron which | Greece. The government is watching so tently the negotiations at Hankow | tween Charge d'Affaires O'Malley | Peking, and Eugene Chen, foreig | minister of the Cantonese governme: |that Sir Austen Chamberlain, forei secretary, has decided to remain London over the week end in order receive any important advices quickl. . consists cruiser W are Ba Chen Anxious for Agreement. Nothing definite has been receiv | here, either from Mr. O'Malley -or | from Minister Lampson at Peking. | is taken for granted that negotiations are continuing, since Chen is anxious for the British banks at Hankow t reopen, because their suspension of. operations is handicapping Chinese trade. Mr. O'Malley went to Hankow from Peking this week to reach an under standing with Chen following upon the recent disorders in Hankow in which Chinese mobs, allegedly incited by Cantonese elements, invaded the British quarter of the city, resulting in suspension of trade to @ great ex tent and the departure of many mem- bers of the British colony. has been stated that Mr. O'Malle: not. { acting as a direct envoy of the Brit- ish government, since it js desired to avoid the semblance of recognition of the Cantonese regime. DEMONSTRATION DELAYED British and French on Shameen Island at Canton Prepared. HONGKONG, January 15 (#).—The anti-foreign demonstration which was planned for today at Canton W postponed until tomorrow. The British and French residents of Shameen, an island in the Pearl River, have taken measures to protect that foreign con- cesston from possible attack. Bridges connecting the island with Canton are guarded. The United States gunboat Helena departed from here yesterday for Can- ton, 78 miles. listed as houses of priests or religi- ous orders. These will be converted into government schools, hospitals and municipal offices. This makes a total of such properties converted by the govern- ment in the last two days. The newspaper Excelsior editorially declares that the United States is bringing to a head its active campaign to arouse and provoke the people of the United States into aggression against Mexico. It asserts that befors the Spanish-Amet n War the United States Government used simflar tae. tics to arouse the people of the United’ | States, in spite of the. fact that the great masses of the people of the- United States do not desire war. Scoffs at Peace Talk. ‘Four generations of Mexicans from the eradle to the grave, says . the paper, “have heard the constant threat of the United States interven: tion, which is now being renewed. “Through Democratic and Republi- can administrations, through all Gov- ernments, good and bad, the interven- tion threats have been the same. Therefore, how can Mexicans belie: or have faith when they hear talk from United States of peace .'m’ friendship.” \ 80 PRIESTS REPORTED HELD Calles’ Chief-of-Staff Denies Execu- tion of Churchmen, 4 MEXICO CITY, January 1a (4). The newspaper 8ol "declares that at least 80 Catholic nriests have been arrested in various parts of the re- public, charged with sedition. It adds that they have been brought to Santi- ago military prison, in Mexico City, where they will be confined pending government action. Gen. Jose Alvarez, President Calles™ chipf of staff, denied reports that priests have been executed in Mexico City, declaring that such rumors are part of propaganda against the sov- ernment. He asserted, however, that despite denial by the Catholic episcopate,; Catholics were responsible for the revolutionary attempt reported in various sections of the country. added that Catholic priests and la) men who were not engaged in foment- ing rebellion had nothing to fear from the government. Speclalizing In Glassing-in Porches Cash or Terms. Make your open porch into cosy rooma. PORCH BLDG. CO. 4024 13th Se. N. e “orry Along” it Every other da pco"g!e who IK to or so we make loans ould have (and cer- tainly might have) borrowed a year ago. just “put it off” and “worried g N e A o S some fancied noti that the Morris Plan was not for,:gu: they did not know where else to go. 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