Evening Star Newspaper, January 29, 1930, Page 5

INAVALLEADERS FAVOR CUT N ARMS Admirals Pratt and Jones Are Regarded as Among Most Helpful at Lendon. BY EDWARD PRICE BELL. iy Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily @ News. Copyright, 1930. LONDON, England, January 29.— Two of the wisest and most helpful members of the American contingent st the Naval Conference are Admiral ‘William V. Pratt, commander in chief of the United States fieet, and Rear Ad- miral Hilary P. Jones, retired. This fact may seem extraordinary to some people, since admirals often are cast in the role of wreckers of naval conferences. If the London Conference waits to be wrecked until Admirals Pratt and Jones wreck it, there will be a long wait for that misfortune. And what can be said in this respect of these two officers seems so far to be ap- plicable to the naval advisers of the other delegations, not excepting those of Great Britain, with its-unparalleled dependence upon sea power. Both Pratt and Jones, like most naval officers, are gentlemen—honest, irank, educated, courteous, eager for friendship if they can get it on decent terms, not averse to fighting, if fight- 4ng is unavoidable. These representa- tives of the American Navy are per- forming & double service in London. “They are cultivating relations of mutu esteem with representatives of other Mavies and they are exercising a good influence upon the press. Willing to Talk. How do they accomplish this latter feat? By being sympathetic with news- Ppaper men. They always have time to Teceive a newspaper man. They al- ‘ways have time or take time to talk with him. They are forbidden, of eourse, to reveal any secrets—Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson sees to that. Nor would they reveal any secrets if no Stimson orders existed. They discuss problems of the conference with cor- Terespondents and give such aid to their inquirers as they properly can. Public opinion is recognized in all countries as the hope of naval reduc- tion and the movement for peace. Former Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg, for ce, has stated on several occasions—on one very em- phatically to myself—that nothing but popular enthusiasm for practical steps toward peace enabled him to negotiate the omnilateral peace pact, hailed at the London conference as the mainstay opening speech of the conference. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY, DELEGATE SPEAKS AT NAVAL 'CONFERENCE Dino Grandi, Itallan foreign minister, is shown speaking at the opening of the Five-Power Naval Conference, which was held in the royal gallery of the House of Lords, in London, England. King George of England made the —Associated Press Photo. 5 YEAR PACT SEEN PARLEY SOLUTION Agreement Would Co'ver All Auxiliaries and Avoid Rating Powers. (Continued From First Page.) 1936 there would be a new conference. Meanwhile, a general disarmament conference would presumably be held under the auspices of the League of Nations. Naturally, at the 1936 Naval Confer- ence, each nation would resume its en- tire liberty of action, but it is believed that the international situation by that time will be improved to such an extent that all will be ready to make further reductions. ‘This plan has not yet been officially presented to the conference, but it is being talked around. Indications are that the United States and France are frankly favorable and Great Britain and of the arms reductions. And how do ? Almost ex- elusively through the newspaper. Yet the newspaper men at this con- ferepce, but for certain exceptions like those in the cases of Pratt and Jones, have been kept pretty well out in the cold; What do newspaper men—or, at Jeast, some of them—do in such circum- lum-'j’ ‘They dream. They invent. | They to respond to distant editors’ calls for news or views or something. Japan are sufficiently interested to want more details, but Italy for the moment is hostile because it would leave its basic demand for parity with France theo- retically unsettled. It is confidently be- lieved, however, that all will adopt it in time. The benefits ¢ this plan may be briefly enumerated as follows: Postponement of capital ship re- placement would save the United States re than $400,000,000 and save sums nately as great to Great Brit- Japan. There would be some ~ | building, certainly, but considerably less embarrass any one of them. But they all have secretaries—Uncle Sam pro~ them with secretaries. At the Journalisf id get up a little bit earlier t their hotels to receive correspondents, must see them early or be late to see them at all. Stimson Is Spokesman. It is wonderful what a change has come over some of the American gates to this conference in their atti- tude toward newspa | bassador ample. He was known in Mexico City as one of the most intelligent, consid- erate and judicious—invariably judi- ‘cious—{friends the newspaper men ever had in public life. He the men of the press whom he knew. He con- cealed from them next to nothing. And he was never too preoccupled or fa- tigued to talk with them. But how is it here? Ambassador Morrow says: “Stimson is the boss; he is our spokes- man.” And Mr. Stimson says little or nothing. None of which is written in bitter- Mr. Stimson' ¢ mess. 3 ‘s responsibilities great, and his perplexities many. He cannot be as frank as he might wish to be. His utterances must be guarded be- cause he is dealing with the confidences ©f other men. Later he may be franker. The eon!ereace is legations have laison with the press which, ‘while re- vealing no facts not ripe for revelation, gives the press a good deal of interest- ing and pertinent matter to go on with. One might venture to add a note of appeal to editors and to those who press editors for news—the public. Five na- tions which understand each other very slightly are striving to get together for & great work of humanity. Their dif- ficulties are innumerable. ‘If the efforts ©of their delegates seem slow and if the ‘wits of their delegates with referfence to newspaper men seem slower still—be forbearing. NEW SEA WAR CQDE POSSIBLE TASK OF NAVAL CONFERENCE (Continued From Pirst Page.) been careful to avoid such a develop- ment. In pursuance of a plan of cautiop the three-cornered cruiser problem has been kept in the background by the Americans, British and Japanese. Great Britain and France appear to be ad- justing quietly - their differences over global tonnage and other subjects, which a2 month ago seemed a serious barrier to agreement. Problem Appears Settled. Ttaly's claim to parity with any other continental power and Franze’s opposi- tion to that premise alone have broken the bounds of the private conference room and approached public controver- sy. Even that today seemed quieted for a moment, although no one in in- formed circles dreamed it had been settled. Col. Stimson in his radio address last night described the conference as hard at work, but confidently at work. -+ similar note was struck by Dino Grandi, Italian foreign minister, in an address before the Pilgrims’ Society. Epitomizing these utterances and others from official quarters it may be said that the Naval Conference now is plodding along the weary road every- body knew was ahead of it, and finding many obstacles, but none which thus far appear insuperable. ORDERED FROM U. S. ST. LOUIS, Mo, January 29 (#).— Jose Cuira de Castro and his brother, Rafael, Italians who came here in 1928 from Cuba and overstayed their pass- port time, must leave the country at their own expense at the earliest pos- sible moment, under a ruling announced today by Immigration Inspector James T. H. Nash. than if no ent had been reached, and probably there would even be con- siderable reductions in the present building programs least some of Advantage of Short Period. The short duration of the treaty— namely, five years—would keep it to $ime andenable the natons 10 take en- e and enable the na - gagements which they would hesitate to assume for a longer period. It leaves five years in which to study quietly the pe! %‘qfluflm of the battle- ship an r it should be ultimate- ly reduced in size and, if so, to what size. 1t eliminates, as has been said, all questions of prestige. No nation would be obliged to write itself down perma- nently or even for & long as an wer. It un::m way out of the diffi- culties presented the Pranco-Italian dispute over ity and the Japanese pute o parit w;z obviates the necessity of calling other nations, as Ger’m '“;‘uf"‘"'w' into this conference, for = ticipate lnla"le‘: general disarmament conference 3 1t eliminates the necessity of nfaking additional security It is un- derstood that the Plan Still General. Naturally, this plan is still merely general “!y character, and all the de- tails of tonnage and categories would have to be laboriously elaborated. Also, the nations here represented will have to be convinced that there is no other useful way out before they adopt it. ‘The Italian, which t&:: {:r is the only real opposition to plan, seems to yluume that this plan is similar to the one already rreuntad at_Geneva by the French delegate, Paul Boncour, and already rejected by Italy. The Italians are opposed because they say that it means more building and Italy has no money to bulld, and still hopes for an agreement here which will arrest building alf ther. They imply that acceptance of this plan would oblige , if it is to achieve real naval parity with France, to bulld be- ond its . ’ ‘The I are hoping earnesly for British support in their own plan to impose fi ratios on every one. They are understood not to object, however, to making the duration of the new treaty five years. Will Rogers Says: LONDON, England, January 29.— ‘These are happy times in England. The whole country is celebrating the victory of King George over Big Bill Thompson and Chicago. It's especially gratifying over here, for at one time things looked very bad for the King, as Big Bill had told him to keep his snoot out of Chicago affairs, which was a terrific blow to his majesty, as he had always taken such a personal interest and pride in Chicago.. It was really one of his most cherished municipalities and to find that they are still loyal to him, though even out of funds, pleases his royal highness beyond measure. Well, the conference met and appointed a commission to meet today and nproi.nt a delegation who will eventually appoint & subcom- mittee to draw up ways and means of finding out what to start with first. Yours, WILL ROGERS. ALGER TRIAL JURY FAILS TO AGREE ON VERDICT Woman in Wabash, Ind., Was Ac- cused of Aiding Husband in Bank Robbery. By the Assoclated Press. WABASH, Ind, January 29.—The jury in the trial of Josephine Alger, 22, who was accused of having aided her husband, Gene r, in_the rob- bery of the Lafontaine State Bank last October, reported Sunday that it was unable to reach a verdict. The jury was discharged and Mrs. Alger was re- turned to jail to await the decision of Joseph T. Murphy, county - cutor, as to when;er she would be brought to trial again. MI"S Alger, a daughter of Runnels Miller, a Jeffersonville, Ind., policeman, was alleged to have driven the car in which her husband escaped after rob- bing the Lafontaine Bank. Her hus- band is serving a 15-year term for the robbery of & bank in Paris Crossing, in Southern Indiana. The Algers were married last Sum- mer, while he was on parole from the State Reformatory, where he was serv- ing a term for the slaying of an In- dianapolis police officer, who had sought to capture him as an alleged automobile thief. Alger was a student at a university in Indianapolis at the e the po- liceman was slain. His courtship of the young woman was carried on at Danville, Ind, where he was taken for trial. She ‘m lgl:u:“ ll student in a normal school at Danville. During her trial Mrs. Alger testified she was an expectant mother. “TRIAL SEPARATION’ TRIED| " BY BROKER AND WIFE Chicago Clubman Says Neither Has Any Thought of Divorce. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 29.—The Herald and Examiner yesterday quoted Chaun- cey B. Blair, wealthy ce broker and club man, as saying he and his wife, the former Mildred Marshall, were living apart in what he termed a “trial separation.” Incompatability, he said, was respon- sible. The newspaper quoted Blair as saying that neither his wife nor himself had any thought of divorce, mor did either one regard the separation as per- manent. SON AVENGES FATHER. TEMPLE, Okla., January 29 (@), Harry Adair, recently sentenced to 40 years in the State penitentiary for the killing of J. D. Graham, former Temple city marshal, was shot to death by Gra- ham’s son Jim as he sat in a barber’s chair here yesterday. After killing Adair, Graham walked to his car, drove to Walters and sur- rendered to Sheriff O. C. Hoppe: PLAN WEEK END TOUR. American Delegates to Visit His- toric Spots in England. LONDON, January 29 (#).—Members of the American delegation to the naval conference, with their wives, will go to the British prime nsfl.x;ht:lr's wuna try place, Chequers, urday, —ane lryr'm there will make a tour of the historic spots of Buckinghamshire and surrounding countryside. To reduce the number of burst water pipes military authorities at Aldershot, England, will give warnings by siren when severe weather is forecast. Furniture “New m;l.d Slightly Used Ories me Alse Antiques rade low orices. Dawes Furniture Specialty Co. St. N.W.. at Col. RA. CHURCH NOTICE. NEW JERUSALEM (Swedenborgian). THE RELIGION Adresses by E. M. Lawrence Gould New York City Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 8 P.M. ATHE NEW FAITH” ay, Jan. 30, at 8 P.M. “THE NEW MORALITY” Friday, Jan. 31, at 8 P.M. “THE NEW CHURCH” They came here as Count Jose and ‘They were jailed recently for fail post bonds in de) ion d their belongings were n&ruhea be- i:o( debts. Later they furnished at the Church of the Holy City . Sixteenth Street Just Above Q N.W. Public Invited blame anyone but yourself if your home is not attractive; a little effort on your part, to- gether with some “Acme” Quality Paints or Pratt & Lambert Varnishes and Enamels, will work wonders in changing the appear- ance of things! UTLER-FLY P-A-LN-T-S 607-609 C St. Wholesale and Retail MEtro. 0151 Y.W.C. A.INCREASES 1329 MEMBERSHIP Mrs. Thomas Edwin Brown Elected Head of Board of Directors Yesterday. Membership in the. Washington branch of the Young Women's Chris- tian Association noted an increase of 619 in 1929, bringing the total mem- bership as of January 1 to 3,653, the board of directors of the association was advised yesterday in reports from its various committees. Mrs. Thomas Edwin Brown was elect- ed president of the board and other officers were named as follows: Mrs. Edwin B. Parker, first vice president; Miss Estelle Foster, second vice presi- dent; Mrs. Luke I. Wilson, recording secretary, and Mrs. A. Chambers Oli- phant and Miss Margaret R. Fox, treas- urer. Mrs, Willlam M. Ritter named to filll the unexpired ierm of Mrs. Gilbert E. Saunders, resigned. ‘The rooms registry department of the association reported to the board that permanent rooms had been assigned to 873 persons in the year and that tran- sient lests _accommodated totaled 5495, from every State and several foreign countries. The health education department reported that physical ex- aminations were applied for by 7,488 girls and women and that various ac- tivities of the department showed the follo participation: Enrolled in gymnasium, 859; swimming classes, 1,792; general swimming, 4,744; tennis, 93, and bowling games, 19,681. ‘The Girl Reserves !eror&d 45 clubs in Washington and vicinity, with a membership of 2,310 in grade, junior and senjor high schools, with a ‘group of 70 “:l“!:ym:h 'n:re‘: lee rl':‘l:bl'\lare organize e music department and the business and professional women's group supervised the organization of eight clubs and the industrial women's group four clubs. More than 500 girls and women were accommodated at the two recreation residences of the association in the year. More than a thousand meetings were held in the K street house for organiza- tions within the association, and out- side organizations utilized the quarters for 372 meetings. The general educa- tion secretary reported that 48 classes were held in various subjects during the year, with attendance at 700, In receiving the reports, the board of directors’ praised the work of the Com- munity Chest, of which the assoclation is a member. Its contacts with the Chest had been entirely satisfactory, members said. o ROLPH MAY ENTER RACE. San Francisco Mayor Considers Running for Governor. SAN FRANCISCO, January 29 (#).— Mayor James Rolph, j f San Fran. cisco announced Monday that he would be a candidate-for Governor of Califor- nia at the next election, if enough of his “fellow Californians” gave him en- couragement. Rolph’s candidacy would put four Re- publicans in the race for governor. Bu- ron: PFitts, district attorney at Los An- les, announced his candidacy Sunday. y L. Riley, State controller, an- nounced some weeks ago, and Gov. C. C. Young, although not formally an- nouncing, has intimated he would seek a term. 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It is an amazingly graphic description, not only of condi- tions when the conference opened, but of all that has happened since. The lce metaphor fits precisely. The dele- gates of all of the powers entered the arena with their real purposes in Lon- don—apart from the broad and already known general program of disarma- ment—frozen into complete invisibility. Procedure Starts Freeze-up. The attitude of the various delega- tions toward one another was warm enough as long as none of them was asked to yleld anything. The moment | specific claims and counterclaims came into view warmth evaporated and the freeze set in. This was the case with even such supposedly innocent contro- versial matters as to whether question A or question B should come first on the agenda. The endless hours of private conver- sation which have taken place in the past week—conversation which has left retary of State Stimson and his hard- working contingent, utterly brain fag- ged at the end of the day—have been devoted to the all-around thawing out “the ice is breaking.” ‘Tomorrow’s conference session, which will be held amid “pitiless publicity,” JANUARY 29, many of the delegates, including Sec-| 1930. is designed to show the world through the eyes of the world’s newspaper men now on guard at London that the ice breakers have done their work well. It may be taken for granted that before the press representatives are admitted to .the conference chamber at St. James’ Palace tomorrow everything capable of becoming an unseemly squabble will have been straightened out. The five Powers are desperately anxious to avold washing any dirty linen in public. The Americans are especially keen on this point. Now that the Franco-Italian squabblings over procedure séem to have subsided, it can be revealed that Secretary Stim- son and his colleagues made no at- tempt to disguise their disgust with the inability of the statesmen of Europe, Asia and America to compose their differences and get down to busi- ness on relative unessentials without the bickerings more worthy of a boys’ debating society. “Americanism” Is Adopted. ‘The conference has adopted “Ameri- canism,” familiar to Capitol Hill and Washington. Its procedure henceforth will be mapped out by what already is known at St. James’ Palace as the “steering committee.” From now on, the machinery through which the two American parties function in both Houses of Congress will be invoked to speed up work of the Naval Conference, less these early days of snaillike progress become chronic and compel the delega- tions to contemplate enjoyment of the London “season,” which begins in May and lasts until July. The French delegation is said to be- lieve the conference will come to a suc- cessful conclusion by February 25. This feeling is important only because it supplies evidence that French Premier Tardleu and Briand are superoptimists. Progress of the delegates, some of the purposes of the conference and the problems to be tackled, will be dealt with by Senator Joseph T. Robinson, the minority leader in the Senate and a member of the American delegation, in a radio address Sunday. The address, to be delivered between 12:30 and 12:45 p.m., will be broadcast over the trans- atlantic circuit of the Columbia Broad- casting System. Air Romance Leads to Altar. SOMERSET, Pa., January 29 (#).—A romance of the air, beginning when an air mail pilot started to teach an Ohio State Senator’s daughter how to fly, has iowdy, now a parachute jumper as well as a pilot, is the bride of Simon Bittner, who flies the mail on the Albany-Buffalo route. SOUTHEAST GROUP FOR DISTRICT VOTE Citizens’ Association Makes Strong Appeal on Behalf of Local Representation. The Southeast Washington Citizens’ Association went on record last night in favor of national representation for the District. Speakers made a strong ap- citizens' associations on behalf of the legislative reform. A resolution was adopted indorsing the program of the Community Chest. The association also indorsed the proposed police and firemen wage in- crease ahd the legislative change to provide for the election of the District Board of Education. In the opinion of the association, the District government should not acquire the Washington Auditoritum as a Na- tional Guard sfmory. It was suggested that the moving of ‘the various depart- ments occasioned by the Federal build- in; program would probably vacate some suitable building in the near future, Opposition was voted to any liberali- | zation of the present requirements of a 3-year bona fide residence in the Dis- trict for prospective appointees as Dis- trict Commissioners. After speakers had pointed out that the District Supreme Court is greatly handicapped by crowded dockets, the association passed a resolution favoring th; appointment of two additional udges bl . . Another recommendation was for a separate administration building for the Police Department, as has been sug- gested to the Commissioners by the police_officials. A. G. Herrmann, president of the as- sociation, presided. George C. Glick is secretary. | Mussolini Gift Distributor. | . 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