Evening Star Newspaper, January 23, 1930, Page 4

JAPANESE PROPOSE AUXILIARIES' BASIS Technical Needs of Nation Not Given in Wakatsuki’s Statement. (Continued From First Page.) may be made by ‘others, as we are anx- fully and to understand the difficulties and problems which may confront our sister nations, and for our- selves I shall not make any statement.” Prime Minister Mlcdonlld who acted chairman, opened with a "short, gen- eral statement and said afterward that the whole ‘was most friendly. ‘The session also completed its perma- nent organization and choose Sir Maurice Hankey as secretary-general. The ses- sion lasted but 2 hours. No Hostility Evident. “The meeting was most interesting, most informing and most friend! Prime Minister Macdonald later. ere was evident no hostile desire whétever on the part of the delegation to ques- tion one another.” ‘The delegates went immediately from the Palace to resumption of their many- sided conversations one ,of the most in- teresting of which was a meeting late this afternoon between the British, French and Italians. No date was set fo. the next full session, but apparently none was planned this week. Interest centered around the French and Italian because of the made in the French memorandum of iast December, but in what was felt to be a hopeful conciliatory spirit. He repeated France's need for & navy in view of her colonial expansion and touched by in- ference on the long held desire for l;'ne international accord for they address of Dino Grandi, Ttatlan foreign minister, was a virtual Tepetition of what he had said at the Briand of Prance, but there was no indication that they hnd brought the two governments mearer together. Asks Real Recognition. Pur Jmn Mul's w-hh\lk! again in general terms his mation's (ull.u that it shomld have real rec- commensurate with its needs i& any naval readjustment. This, like adjournment, was asked by newm men if_there would be g FNE POWERS EXPLAIN NEEDS IN OPENING BUSINESS SESSION . 2 Is Keynote of Speakers Who Relathty i Outlme Naval Deman&s in General BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE, Staff Correspondent of The Star. By Cable to The Star. LONDON, January 23.~-Equality with Great Britain for the United States, “free use of the seas” for Great Britain, naval power commensurate with her economic and military needs for France, parity with France for Italy, and a fleet guaranteeing her security for Japan, were laid down as the fundamental needs of the respective five powers at today's opening business session of the naval conference at St. James' Palace. The Einstein theory of relativity was the keynote sounded by spokesmen for each government. Every one empha- sized his country’s desire to restrict sea power and reduce naval expenditure. But all declared their navies represent a strength which must be measured rel- atively. Relativity, they disclosed, is two-fold in character. Their respective fleets must be built, in the first place, accord- ing to their own needs. In the second place, they must be maintained with an eye to the fleets which others possess. Presents France's “Needs.” Premier Andre Tardieu, on behalf of France, was the only delegate today to g0 beyond the relativity theme in sub- mitting his government's “needs.” He told the conference that if there is an “increased sense of security in the world” it would correspondingly be made possible for France to reduce ner navy. Thus was France's demand for “guar- antees” laid on the table. Stimson First Speaker. Under alphabetical order, to which the conference has decided to adhere, whereby the United States is known as America, He! Stimson Teq general character, he added, is well un- derstood. “They have been cheerfully recog- ntzdbylhomtmvhlchhwrbost throt prime minister, who has Terms‘ by three oceans and has larger and more dispersed overseas umtorg than any other pow:r except Great Britain, amounting six times larger than those of The Netherhnfls. the next big- gest colonial empire. To link these sev- eral diflerenf. mup! of oversea terri- 'y, both with respect to transoceanic trade and putlcuhl’ly military necessi- ties, France requires a strong navy. Must Move Forces. ‘Tardieu closed his impressive state- ment on French naval needs by stress- hx the obligation resting her to to transfer her forces at any t.lne from one part of the empire to another. He closed with the sunetthm that France can cut down her navy by that extent to which thz world at large | be accords her “security.” Premier Macdonald attuned his song to the relativity keynote sounded by Stimson and Premier Tardieu. nHe coined a new epigrammatic epitome of Britain's naval policy—'the will to live.” He asked the conference to re- member that Great Britain is a small island within 20 miles of Europe. Naval power under such conditions, he in- sisted, is “a life and death problem for our people. Their food and eco- nomic necessities are such that Great Britain must have free access to the seas of the wholl:h Wmmld The Brl‘lriah maintain no soquisitive purposes. The foundation of the Nse: navy pour.y is to satisfy nationals with the live.” Without identifying, Ime Mi.n ister Macdonald explained that British naval power requires three separate groups, “a fact which makes our posi- tion none the easier.” What the premier means, of course, is, first, the necessity to defend British home waters; secondly, the necessity to guard the route to India and the Mediterranean, and, third, the neces- sity to maintain adequate sea forces in the Far East. Macdonald invited the conference to wnllder deeply the importance of the “psychological fact w-l‘." whereby he munt if the peog}; of the British mu can_be not be assured the blnckul it would be much easier to reduce the British navy. Doesn't Discuss Parity. Premier Macdonald did not discuss America’s demand for parity nor did he indicate whether his mentioning lmmumheeomm as a refer- ence to the ticklish issue of “freedom withunnutwe:nwh-vefl'-hfl equality of naval power as a basis whereupon we can best promote the beneficent purposes of this conference. ‘We also believe that the requirements for naval defense on the part of the various wml are necessarily largely relative to general conditions. If gen- eral reduction can be secured, our own Navy can likewise be reduced.” The conference listened with more lbinth interest to the ensuing state- Premier Tardieu of France |to decide “hlnlathl‘o!lflyothfl'deltnu be- as to the details of the conference plans. Asked what would be taken up, he said: mummeqmmnutnnhm prot for """"’"’“'E'm“"" oy here meemm level of strength at with the security of the five séa powers. Then we want to pre- pare the way for general disarmament.” Delegations Satisfied. lveryae tion expressed satisfac- tion with w&.mranhalhy': meet- ‘to find th!yu’ad the season’s end in sight. prices! cause the French position was less in . Like Stimson, Tardieu eschewed the details of what France wants. But he was plain ken in redtlnl what she needs. He divided 5“‘“‘" into three caisgories, m. economic and mili that Prance is Ama'hnl m)(ht ent on Canadian expolmon of the naval ques- tion would be made at this time, but that Canada was rlhfim reign Mlnh\‘e Grandi's presenta- Hon of lhlyA needs was brief, but pointed. Her mnphlul position and economic requirements compel her to ask for & navy equal to the strongest fleet of any continental European power. Ttaly, in other words, insists on the same ngth at sea as France X Italians favor a maximum of naval re- duction, Mussolini's representative de- clared, and leave it to the other 'm the lub ‘Whereupon duction shall take place. But Ih.ly always reserves the ht to regulate her own naval st by that of others. Thereupon Grandi, without mentioning France, flung down the Ttallan ch-llenn thn no other conti- nental navy must powerful than flnts.vhlch mu '.hc fiag of the House of ‘The chk!u}tllhn delegate called at- delegation, occupled less lny of his: fol ufllmu-‘ turn cam i hhmmmyhunmodum 1319-1321 F Strect STETSON HATS . If You Ever Saw Overcoat Bargains! Here are more than 600 of our finest St. Albans —and the They Of course there’s loss to us. Winter, and next, and the next. bargains. ‘45 = 50 Values Dressy materials that have a short-nap chinchilla finish. smart dark oxford. All in dark blue and the No light colors in our lines, for these are out of date and dear at any price. must go— NOW, RISE Y hallmar, panese strategy at the hku?‘m’;fn-ln’mm-’“ o on all Jlnn'lvuumddn n xunmmn and reduction wmrnhhle ‘with :-nu‘l national which Ihu he said, inspires demand lut_pom. e Premier Brands Story. As soon as the conference's business conch sent to the United States yesterday | about & “rif” between Great lfl:g e He was re!erflnl to the leging that Premier Tardieu of France is working to mediate an Anglo-Ameri- can con'.rvm-y which already has broken ouf Prlm Minister Macdonald e: l-llned that the conference will no'dfv almost endless series of hud D, .C, £ ATTITUDE OF JAPAN PUZZLING PARLEY Three Explanations Given for Making Specific Demands in Early Sessions. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. By Radio to The Star and Chi Datly News. " Copyrieht; 1090, LONDO] land, Jl uary 23.—The J-p-n:-e flelm i . session the delegates of the various powers md 'rnh uluchnee has their re bund that this is the best way ! e naval advisers. It has quiry s to precisely w) o business. At first two or thm| Then they de tes will get. ther. hll T of del"lm wmmwnmrm&n g what they disc discussions among the many muP' Finally the ]uint produet of all these conversations will reach the s o! L3 report to the conference itself h the prospect that action can ensue. (Copyright, 1930.) SECRECY GIVES RISE TO FEAR OF RUMORS Mesting of British Dominions Without Englishman Present Causes Report. LONDON, January 23 (Canadian Press) —Some fear has arisen here that the intention to conduct the entire pro- ceedings of the five-power naval coi ference in secrecy may lead to a con- tinuous crop of rumors, although secrecy is customary in international confer- ences outside the League of Nations. Some such rumors have floated around already. During the day yesterday va- tious delegates of the British dominions met at the South Africa House for in- formal discussion and & review of the situation. Because no _dele; Was preunt from the British government rts were immediately started that dl erences between the dominfons and the British government had arisen. Later the dominion re resentatives sald there was no justification whatso- ever for the rumors. ‘n:ere h no truth in it at all” sald Col. L. Ralston, Canadian minister of muonu defense. Others observed that the be some indication of expected_ when the immense corps of w:g:prr correspondents is confronted | gete, barred door beyond which the de.\mm will thresh out problems of sea power, UNIVERSITY GUARDED FOLLOWING OUTBREAK By the Assoclated Press. MADRID, January 23.—The National University, closed yumu-y after the students n & strike, strongly guarded night to pnv!nl further attempts al it disorder. The authorities have taken the atti- tude that the strike is a regrettable venting of youthful spirit. The students, however, stated the demonstration ference in student During the day a red banner was head of | hoisted on a balcony near the medical cheered. Some L s studen WA T vhn thers were dri mw Trom Hours: 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. Look at the You'll wear them this Come in and see some REAL 60 - 75 Values Boucles, ‘Worumbos, Montagnacs; soft, long-nap Chinchillas and the 100% Camel’s- hairs. in most lines. Many are finished throughout with fine and durable silk lmmgs Sizes complete .00 hlum t Japan has in Why have the Japanese delegates every occasion since they |‘e7r. Tnkln announced Japan's “irreducible mini- mum” demands with such earnestness, and why do they still seek the first nppomml!y to reiterate these demands in_the conference? The answer seems to run somewhat lollo The interior political situation. Dtuolnthn of the Diet on Tuesday, which has been long foreseen, and the &m of new elections for some time Prom noln(. of view, there is no doubt that some Japanese much Tegret that neither in Washington nor in London was Japan able in preliminary conversations to obtain American or British support for its demands. Contrary to Flexible Plan. ‘This does not necessarily imply that the Japanese claims will be opposed throughout. It means for the moment simply that the Japanese method of an- nouncing in advance exactly what they must have is contrary to the flexible and conciliatory method which the American delegates have persuaded this confetence to adopt. Nevertheless the Japanese government's adversaries can, if they like, make political use of the d!len!lon'l failure thus far to obtain 2 The .hganeu admiralty. ‘The world hears much about the Brit- ish admiralty and its great tradition and its profound influence on British public life, but the fact seems to be that the Japanese admiralty is even more in- flu!nlhl in Japan today than the Brit- ish admiralty is in Great Britain. The Japanese admiralty's view seems wbethuhp-n:pumonnnnn&- wer depends almost entirely on itary and naval prowess, because in other respects Japan is a relatively smaller and poorer country. They are rmined, therefore, not alone for reasons of national defense and policy, but for reasons of prestige that Japan's navy must not hold too great a dispro- portion to those of the formost naval go':;n.— Great Britain and the United 5. Reijiro Wakatsuki, chief Japanese delegate, while he may be said to occupy a middle ground between the liberals and conservatives, cannot afford to be unsympathetic with Japanese naval thought, Claim Special Interest. Manchuria. :firne- declare p.tf.lvely that not arise the THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1930. Senate at home would make these people think they didn't belong to & legisiative body. P. S.—Just read of Mrs. W. J. Bryan's death. There was a noble soul. I have visited her at her home, in Florida, and she mine, in Californa. A great part of our Commoner lived until she passed. bean is to the United States. In‘all qhu.-fim affecting Manchuria, they feel t they have, as Fore! Minister Shidehara has just ign e just said in Tokio, “a special interest.” ‘While they understood the good in- tentions of the recent tnmnm of the United States in pact to China and Russia in the mncnumn dispute, this act seems to have some- what alarmed them. They Ien that it may mean the resumption the United States of its former pulwy of in- ternationalizing the Manchurian rail- ways. Any such policy on our part they would stubbornly resist. Some Japanese here are frank to say that they ‘“resent tel of some powers to neutralize Japan's sphere of lnflu!’n The careful hrase, “in the cause of international justice and fairness” in Reijiro Wnkluukh opening speech is alleged to have a cryptic mean Japanese ura -nd to imply that thus far the Japanese fe'l that they have not been accorded this justice and fair- ness to which they consider themselves entitled. Hope for Agreement. On the whole, it can be said that the present state of mind of the Japanese delegation, for the reasons enumerated | use ove, speculative markets, GOV. GREEN WILL ATTEND MICHIGAN STATE DINNER Pred W. Green, above, is that while they ardently hope for an agreement, lnd while they will certainly do nothing calculated to break up the conference, their demands nevertheless remain inflexible and must be_so treated. ‘While the econference encountered and apparently successfully its first minor ually ended. agrees that there must be a full session today in order to signalize that the conference has really begun work, but the fact is that this session lppun vlmnny useless, as the real ‘work is in( done in private conversa- tions outsi The rnnch and British having got together amicably on & promising basis for negotiations under American auspices ward to the newspapers. ‘The entire afternoon and most of the - | evening was spent arguing to bring THE FEBRUA LIFETIME ‘would ptvdlu:s unl'llnchlngly their con- crete Anthlll.lnn!ylln famt as & m 1 i‘ndluflonp‘ ‘The Bflm a good initial atmosphere as between themsel ves This situation has both the J-n-neu somewhat by s to conciliate them simi} l-rly BANKING INQUIRY AWAITS END OF TARIFF DEBATE Senator Glass Offers New Proposal for Investigation of National B the Associated Press. After recelvingda new proposal Senate banking situation the Senate banking committee conclusion of the pending tariff debate before tackling this Senator Gl ass, offered a substitute resolution for that of Senator King, Democrat, Utah, pro- M'emn' an inquiry into the banking sys- 0| have of expressed approval the The Virginia Senator, a_former day, January 25, the anniversa udmlulon of the o Other Ferry Heath, Auuunt secre of the Treasury; Frederick mw ;u:,mmer General, who will also apeal A from Mic! The banquet committee is composed of Mrs. Edna Sheldon Biair, chairman; the | special BUS TAKES STRICKEN WOMAN TO HUSP]TAI. Passenger Collapses en Motor fir- rier From Cerebral Hemorrhage. ering from a cerebral hemorrhage i which caused her collapse on a bus yes- morning, Mrs, Robert L, O'Brien of 5019 Sixteenth street was reported to ba still in & state of coma this Washington University Hol- LI| ere she was taken by W, F. n.m who drove his Boarding & bus on Sixteenth street headed for the ping district about 10 o'clock , Mrs. O'Brien they | siumped suddenly in her seat at Massa~ chusetts avenue, and Watson, the driver, realizing the situation, stopped in front of a physician's office. The doctor ad- vised that Mrs. O'Brien be taken to & hospital. LIVING COSTS STABLE IN LAST SIX MONTHS By the Assoclated Press. The cost of living remained virtuall stable in the United States in the six months of 1929, reports to the De~ rtment of Labor showing less than per b:“ change between June and In December, however, the average person m‘pnm 714 per cent more than in 1913 for the necessities of life, 20.8 per cent less in June, 1029, and only one-tenth of 1 per cent more thn at the end of 1928. m June to December average food nrlees in !2 emen ‘were reported to have increased 2.1 per cent. Renu decreased 1.2 per cent. "The pains from s and French have established with unexpected rapidity. l&-unuy taken the Ttalians rprise. It remains now Situation. for investigation of the national yesterday to await the roblem. ocrat, Virginia, Committee members were said to propo- of the X ; : f nnnl and Federal & restriction u l and a cu 1 Reserve facil ‘a‘l 11 ik | i } i S s f' i i il i dor Hotel, Satur- of the State into the Union. . 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