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A4 ¥ - FRENCH DEMANDS PUZZLE DELEGATES H American-Japanese Relativity _ Also Is Major Problem Con- v fronting Conference. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE, Staff Correspondent of the Star. By Radio to The Star. LONDON, February 8.—American diplomacy at London for the immediate future will be concentrated on what is now recognized 1o be the key to the ‘whole Naval Conference situation. It is what Secretary Stimson described in his ice-breaking offer to Great Britain and Japan as “the Italian and PFrench problem.” If a five-power agreement is to be achieved, that prob- lem must be settled. If it can not be settled, a three-power treat; America. Great Britain and possibility. The American delegation would con- sider such a result purely a Pyrrhic vie- tory—a victory won at a great loss. It would arrest naval competition only for the time being. The British would enter into such an agreement on the strict condition that they were left at liberty to expand their cruiser tonnage to whatever extent French construction Tequired them to do. America Faces Problem. As the United States is irrevocably committed to the doctrine of parity with Britain, this would sooner or later compel expansion of our own cruiser - program. Japan would be correspond- ingly affected, no matter whether she emerges from the London Conference with her 10-10-7 ambitions gratified or not. While the Franco-Italian con- troversy thus far overshadows the en- tire future course of the Conference. the American celegation's negotiations with the Japanese remain an obstruc- tion which also must be cleared away before real progress can be recorded. The Americans sincerely belfeve that the national interests of both countries would be thoroughly safeguarded by the solution which Secretary Stimson has laid before Reijiro Wakatsuki, head of the Japanese delegation. Broadly speak- ing, this would permit Japan to slightly exceed the 10-10-6 ratio in one or two categories of ships other than battle- ships, aircraft carriers and 10,000-ton cruiters. In formulating its suggestion the American delegation eliminated {from its conception the consideration of any exact mathematical quota and en- deavored instead to find m formuls by which give and take would be mutually acceptable. Japanese Politics Present Issue, Domestic Japanese political consider- ations are for the moment apparently an insuperable barrier to a Japanese- - American agreement at London. The Minseito party, to which the principal Tokio delegates, former Premier Wakat- &uki and Naval Minister Takarabe, -both belcug, is in power, but the non- -partisan Japanese privy council holds 'l‘:b. sword of Damocles over their I8 was -the ivy council whick brought about the “downfall of the ‘Wakatsuki government. The council is still filled with his foes, who are in no mood to approve ng done at London remotely resembling Japanese “surrender.”. The privy council has exactly the same veto power over trea- ties as the United States Senate wields. Senator Reed is Secretary Stimson's chief emissary in dealing with ‘the Japanese delegation. Wakatsuki's col- leagues have acquired the greatest re- spect for the skillful but conciliatory spirit in which the Pennsylvanian is Jconducuu America’s u‘:e‘A:"m chief apanese protagonist bassador af whom Reed knew well in will lend all the me- ' Bolition of the Pranco-lialinn nco-Italian flucnce tham anything the Bih luence e Bri could ‘offer, because the Anglo-French atmosphere at the conferenc is not Overcharged with cordiality. between French Play Shrewd Game. ‘The French are playing an exceed- ingly shrewd game under the astute direction of Premier Tardieu. Their present attitude is that of no parity with Italy under any circumstances unless the French get some kind of In a nutshell, the French declare that they could not tolerate the idea of an Italian fleet which can be con- centrated in home waters while the French fleet is scattered all over the world looking after France's colonial empire. _Such an Italian fleet, accord- ing to French statesmen, could inter- fere with the transportation of troops from French African colonies and thus paralyze France's military power. The JFrench also claim that they cannot ignore the new German navy. As every old diplomatic hand now in Lon- don knows, including the French them- selves, this is Tardieu's asking price, but not necessarily his taking price. Recent events at the final Hague reparations conference are cited in American quarters as possibly pointing the way joui of the Franco-Italian impasse. ‘Tardieu went to The Hague in January demanding for France the outright privilege of reinvading Ger- many if the Reichs defaulted in repa- rations payments. He stood out vali- antly for this contention without quali- fications. But just when it looked as if the French demands would at the eleventh hour wreck the delicately con-~ structed and beneficent Young plan, Tardieu agreed to qualification. Believe France Can Be Appeased. France accepted a proviso that de- fault on the part of Germany must be willful default. and then finally went even farther and consented that it ‘would have to be proved to the satfs- faction of the World Court at The Hague that the default actually was willful before French troops were au- | thorized to cross the Rhine. Thus was ris’ - insistence upon reparations ‘guarantees” eventually gratified. Certain members of the American delegation here seem to believe that ‘Wwith the good will prevalent all around, ‘Tardieu’s clamor for “guarantees” can be appeased just as it was at The Hague. There is no suggestion that United States participation in the French guarantees is within the range of probabilities. The exact contrary is the case. Our intreset in any negotiations look- ing to a settlement of the all dominat- ing French-Italian parity problem will be confined to the exercise of our good offices. It is an American problem only in the sense that it is the key to the apan is a ! o | SAM ROSEY, Xylophonist and orchestra leader, who will direct the music for a Valentine | dance and card party at the Mayflower Hotel on February 14, given under the auspices of Ruth Chaper, No. 1. 0. E.S. DELEGATES SILENT ON HALE COMMENT Approval of Stimson’s Ac- tions by Reed and Robinson Held Encouraging. ' By the Associated Press. LONDON, February 8.—The criticism of Secretary Stimson's statement of the American policy at the Five-Power Naval Conference by Chairman Hale of the Senate naval committee yesterday was read today with interest, but with- |out comment, by the American delega- tion in London. It was remarked unofficially, how- ever, that the statement was solely in the form of a suggestion. In the { American delegation it was pointed out that while the delegates were closely following American comment on the work at the conference, such sug- tions as Secretary Stimson has so ar put forward, have been made after thorough consultation with the Amer- ican naval advisers, Delegates Urge Patience. The delegation recognizes that cer- | tain criticism of the American position | as suggested from time to_time at the | conference is inevitable. But well in- | formed circles emphasize the fact that | one of the biggest problems at the con- ference is to maintain at the capitals of all the participating countries an attitude of patience and conciliation while the various delegations are dis- cussing, in accordance with the Amer- ican plan of procedure, the suggestions laid before them. Senators Reed and Robinson, who in- dicated that their views on Mr. Stim- son’s statement coincided with his, said that one point that had been a source of great satisfaction to the Americans was the minimum amount of criticism from other countries on the suggestions hitherto /put forwhrd by all the dele- gations. 5 Laud Reed-Robinsen Stand. Other American delegates affirmed | that, despite Senator Hale's criticism, Senator Reed and Senator Robinson have so far agreed to everything that Secretary Stimson has done up to the present time, and that these Senators, having dealt intimately with the situa- tion in London, will best be able to nse;t the American case to the nate. COTTON “HEDGING” SEEN MARKET SLUMP FACTOR| Treasurer of Co-Operative Associa- tion Defends Organization and Farm Board. BY the Associated Press. MEMPHIS, Tenn., February 8—Un- usually large “hedges” by brokers who | purchased cotton from farmers on | eall” were the most important factors in the severe depression of the market recently, C. G. Henry of Little Rock, Ark., treasurer of the American Cotton Co-operative Association. said today. Defending the Federal Farm Board and the assoclation, Henry declared | that every farmer must raise all his | | own food and feed this year, plant only nd that has produced a profit over a five-year period in cotton and plant oniy seed that will produce a high yield per acre this year to obtain the pre- mium he is entitled to. Henry, who stopped in Memphis en route home after conferring with the Federal Farm Board and heads of the corporation in Washington, declared that the board has fulfilled every prom- ise made cotton producers in the South last November. “The board warned producers they can expect no assistance from the Government unless they Join co-operatives and pool their cottan,” said Henr: i or development at the conference. But | the actual problems on which the dele- gations will concentrate the best that |18 in them will be the Franco-Italian | parity and Japanese-American cruiser relativity. Notwithstanding the exter- | nal indications of progress in other di- | rections, the conference engine will be | stalled until the road is cleared of these twin vexation: (Copyright || Physician’s & Dentist’s Office Tdeal location for _ physicians, dentists and _similar offices—just & step from the intersection of Six- teenth Street, Columbia Road. Har- || yard street” and Mount Pleasant THE SU STIMSON PROPOSAL STIRRING JAPAN - With Some Calm Counsel Reacts to U. S. Stand. By the Associated Press. TOKYO, February 9 (Sunday) —Bit- terness and resentment, mingled with calmer counsels, marked Japan's reac- tion to the American naval limitations Proposal as its main points become more clear. Divergent expressions were heard in official circles, but it was the unanimous opinion that the pro- in its present form was unaccept- Able to Japan. While a few editors in- dulged in anti-American blasts, in Which an anonymous official quoted in Japanese papers joined, from other quarters came advice to wait to see what were America's real intentions, and to seek an early opportunity for & dignified restatement of Japan's case. Called “Unrighteous.” An_editorial in this Sunday morn- ing's Hochi denounces “this unrighteous proposal,” declaring that Japan never Will accept it, The Hochi continues: “Americans evidently believe that they will be able to bully Japan into an acceptance of a 60 per cent ratio throughout. Regardless of the Ameri- can and British attitude, our delegates must maintain their insistence upon & 70 per cent ratio, which is the mini- mum of our national defense require- ments The Asahi, in a calmer tone, said: “We should not become excited over America’s bold proposal. We should ascertain the real American motives, then express our position dignifiedly. We fear, nevertheless, that the Ameri- can initiative will prove the turning point, influence the whole future of the conference.” Naval officers quoted in Japanese newspapers refer to ‘America’s out- rageous scheme” and use other harsh terms. On the other hand, civilian officials, notably delegates to the Lon- don Naval Conferences through Japa- nese correspondents, are trying to re- strain public opinion. Reijiro Wakatsuki, head of the Jap- anese delegation in London, informed his countrymen that such a proposal whs to be expected and that they should not be dismayed. The foreign office in ‘Tokio urged calmness, insisting that it must first be learned how far the pro- posal represents unalterable American demands and how far it is a mere start- ing point for further negotiations. Disappointment Expressed. Almost universal disappointment was expressed, however, that America’s first definite statement should apparently ig- nore all Japanese pleas for larger ratios made during the past six months. Although officials in Tokio, London and Washington refuse to divulge America’s proposal, Tokio newspapers for the past two days have been pub- lishing outlines, mostly under London date lines, with a wealth of detail. The Associated Press is able to state the outline of the American proposal, as follows: Capital ships due for re- placement in 1934 would be scrapped immediately. Such ships are one Jap- anese battle cruiser, the Kongo: three American vessels. the Utah, Florida and Arkansas, and five British ships, the Iron Duke, Tiger, Marlborough, Ben- bow and Emperor of India. An addi- tional proviso is that if America and Japan should build additional capital ships, they must scrap one more capital ship besides those named. With the scrapping of the vessels named above, the numbers of capital ships would be: Japanese, 9, British and American, each 15. ‘The American proposal to as cruisers as previously announced by Secretary Stimson, was that “Great Britain should have the -option, by reduoing its num- ber of small. cruisers, to Increase its give it a total tonnage of 327.000, the exact. amount of tonnage which the United States now has. United States’ Option. “On the other hand, the United States would have the option by reduc- ing its large cruisers from 18 to 15 to increase (e number of its small cruis- ors %0 as to give it a total tonnage of 339,000, the exact amount of tonnage which the British now ask.” Japan, in accordance with the Ameri- can proposal, would have 12 big cruisers, already built or building, totaling 108,- 400 tons, which is 60 per cent of the American tonnage. In destroyers Great Britain and the United States would have 200,000 tons and Japan 120.000. America and Great Britain would have 60,000 tons of submarines and Japan 40,000. America proposes to allot Japan more than 60 per cent ratio only in the sub- marine category, in which Japan in- sists upon at least 78,000 tons, virtually on equality with America and Great ritain. This single concession from the gen- eral 60 per cent ratio constitutes the mose severe snub to Japan's well known desres. g Japanese newspapers are restating these desires as “three fundamental principles,” as follows: Seventy per cent ratio for Japanese fleet as a whole, as compared with fleets of the United States and Great Britain; big cruisers, 70 per cent ratio; total of auxiliary ships, 78,000 tons, and an approximate parity for submarines. Headlines appearing in Saturday eve- ning and Sunday morning newspapers are marked by caustic phrases. As an example a headline in the Asahi Isko. “America Violates Principles of Di: armament; Disregards vapan’s Clai ‘The Chugai Shogyo prints the hea lines, “Japan Won't Yield.” while the Kokumin heads an article, “Japan's Firm Determination A newly organized a products, with offices NDAY STAR, Bitterness and Resentment large erluisers ‘from 15 to 18. so as to | WASHINGTON STIMSON MAY VISIT EUROPE'S CAPITALS Good Will Tour on Continent Suggested After London Conference. BY C. P. WILLIAMS. Associated Press Btaft Writer. LONDON, February 8.— With the | naval conference work materializing as the Americans had d, Secretary of State Stimson tonight turned his at- tention to various informal lug?sllons that he visit a number of Buropean capitals before returning to the United States. Am¢ 3 ong these are Brussels, Paris, Rome ln! Berlin, The American delegation feels that though neither the g:lmm nor the Germans nre participating in the con- ference, it would be most helpful if Mr. Stimson visited Brussels and Berlin to discuss American-Belgiar. and Ameri- can-German problems while the op- portunity is at hand. _Well informed quarters remarked that President Hoover in his visit to South America made great progress in studying and determining the outlook of Latin-American countries on American policles, Wants Better Touch. Close friends of Mr. Stimson sssert that he is anxious to combine the knowletige gained during his service in the Philippines on Far Eastern prob- lems with & more intimate acquaintance with the affairs of Europe. They point out that a visit to these four capitals, with a trip to Madrid, if time allowed, would be of great service in establishing effective co-operation between President Hoover and Secre- tary Stimson on the problems of both hemispheres. It was said on high authority, how- ever, that the plans of the Secretary after the conference depend largely upon the date on which it ends. Many of the Americans hope that it will not last beyond March 1, and in this case Secretary Stimson would have an adequate opportunity to visit the EuropeAn capitals in which America has a close and constant interest. ‘Would Pay Own Way. As the $200,000 appropriation for the delegation’s expenses does not provide for such a visit, he would pay his own expenses if the interested nations should extend invitations or otherwise indicate A desire to talk over their problems with him. So far no such indications have been received. When he was first mentioned for the leadership of the American delegation to the London OConference there were many comments that he would be in a position to repay Prime Minister Mac- donald’s visit to the United States last Autumn. Throughout Europe the American Secretary of State is re- garded as occupying A position analo- gous to that of European foreign minis- ter or premier. In case Mr. Stimson should make the trip, he probably would be accorded the honors customarily given to a prime minister in the coun- | tries to be visited. FRENCH-JAPANESE VIEWS ANTICIPATED DURING NEXT WEEK inued_Pro t Page.) would scrap five battleships and the | United States three; and parity would become an immediate reality. Cruisers would be limited and submarines abol- ished or rigidly restricted. Destroyers would be reduced as low as other countries were willing. without en- dangering the security of either country, useless expenditure on arma- ments would be curtailed and every taxpayer would have a little more money in his pocket. But Mr. 'donald, resting at | Chequers, and Mr. Stimson at Stan- | more, realize that while their own dif- | ferences have disappeaied their job is only half done and next week they face | a complicated task in extending. to | Japan, France and Italy the harmony | existing across the Northern Atlantic. |, The issuance of the American and | the British statements undoubtedly | clarified the atmosphere of the confer- ence and gave lead to production of concrete figures. J. L. Garvin, in a three-column editorial in tomorrow’s Sunday Observer, will term the Stimson announcement of American policy “a bold and masterful statement—of its kind the best document in form and substance that has yet been made public.” Patience Is Needed. Both British and American delega- ement is not a five-power concord. Macdonald in discussing the con- ference has always been particularly careful to emphasize the complicated nature of the problem. He points out that while it is difficult enough with |only two powers involved, negotiations become so highly complex with five na- tions tryln's| to reach a satisfactory agreement great patience is needed along with statesmanship. The position of the conference when | Active work is resumed Monday will be | that five powers are still negotiating | and each must be satisfied. Anything | short of a five-power treaty would not | only be a blot on the conference, but | wouid render immeasurably more diffi- Icult future progress toward disarma- ment. which Mr. Stimson at the outset described a “‘continuous process.” Depends on Military. First Lord of the Admiraity Alex- ander ‘said today that any further re. ductions the British Empire might have to make ‘in future naval disarmament conferences would have to be governed PATENT ATTORNEY W AN TED nd growing Patent De- partment of a corporation manufacturing and selling a large variety of well established in New York, needs B G 'G. 0. P. NAMES JAMES WEST AS DIRECTOR OF PUBLICITY ns realize, however, that a two-power | FEBRUARY 9 Long Has Served as Chief Political Writer for the Associated Press. . Appointment New Republican “Between Campaigns” Policy. James L. West, chief polit al writer for the Associated Press, has been ap- pointed director of publicity for the Republitan national committee, it was Huston, chairman of the Republican national committee. Mr. West has resigned his position with the Associated February 15. of publicity for the Republican national committee during the interim between national campaigns is a new policy for the G. O. P. It has been the custom of the Republican national committee to appoint a director of publieity to serve after the presidential nomination has been made during the period of the campaign. Allen Had Filled Post. During the last campaign, Senator Henry Allen of Kansas, who had been a newspaper publisher for many years, served as the director of publicity for the Republican organization. He was appointed Senator to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Vice President Curtis, whom he had helped elect. The Democratic national committee not long ago established a permanent organization in Washington with Jouett Shouse as chairman of the executive committee and in charge of headquar- ters. Charles Michelson, head of the New York World Bureau, was appointed director of publicity for the Democratic national committee and now holds that position, ‘The Democratic publicity bureau has been very active in recent months under the direction of Mr. Michelson. The determination of the Republican na- tional committee to appoint a perma- nent director of publicity is in line with the course adopted by the opposing or- ganization, Long Known as Writer. ' Mr. West has long been a nationally known correspondent, having covered numerous important assignments for the Associated Press, with which he has been connected for 16 years. For seven years he was chief of the Associated Press Capitol staff and assisted in cov- ering the last four national conventions. He traveled with President Hoover during the campaign and after Mr. Hoover's election, accompanied him on his good will tour of Central and South America. For the last 15 years Mr. West has been a member of the As- sociated Press bureau in Washington. For a year before that he represented the Associated Press at Atlanta. Mr. West I8 & native of Virginia, and was born in Newport News. His first news- paper experience was with the Daily Press in Newport News. Later he was A member of the staff of the Norfolk Dispatch, the Richmond Times Dis- patch and then returned as the manag- ing editor and editor of the combined Daily Press and Times-Herald. He re- signed this position to join the Ase sociated Press. BAN DEMONSTRATIONS. Cities in Colombia Getting Ready for Presidential Election. BOGOTA, Colombia. Februsry-8 (). —With the presidential election 'only | two days away, municipal authorities of the capital yesterday prohibited popu- lar demonstrations until the elosing of | the polls. Sunday night. Other cities in | Colombia are expected to follow suit. One of yesterday's developments in the campaign was the issuance of in- | structions by the Archbishop of Colom- bia for the clergy to support Gen. Vas- quez Cobo, one of the two Conservative candidates, Guillermo Valencia, the other Con- servative candidate, who is & poet, yes- terday issued an eloquent proclamation urging his_supporters to refrain from heated feelings that may lead to vio- lence in the last hours of the campaign. Enrique Olaya Herrera, Bogota's Min- ister to Washington, is the candidate of the Liber: 't entirely by the contributions of the military and not of the naval powers. He declared that Great Britain could not make further reductions at sea until she knew how far other powers would meet her by reducing their armaments in the air and on the land. “I personally enter this conference, the greatest na has ever seen,” he said, “not in the who has been through all the hell and horrors of modern warfare, and as one who feels that humanity demands that every possible step be taken by the na- tions to settle their disputes by some other means than war, which spells bloodshed, poverty, death and rhisery in the homes of the peopl Mr. Alexander made his statement at the prize-giving ceremonies of a London territo, regiment. Inaugurates 1 \ announced last night by Claudius H. | Press and will take up his new dutles | | Mr. West's appointment as director 1 conference the world | spirit of a pre-war pacificist, but as one | 1930—PART ONI§ I - | JAMES L. WEST. ! 1CF PATROL SHIPS ORDERED ON DUTY Bergs Appearing in North At-! lantic Much Sooner Than Usual. Owing to early appearance of ice~ bergs in the North Atlantic steamer lanes, the United States Coast Guard today ordered out its ice patrol much sooner than usual, it was announced by Rear Admiral F. C. Billard, com- mandant. Usually the inauguration of the in- ternational service in protection of ship- ping begins about April, governed by the appearance of icebergs near the steamship lanes, Reports this year, however, from steamship lines indicate icebergs are al- ready approaching the steamer tracks. The Coast Guard took immediate ac- tion. Orders have been issued to the cutter Tampa, with headquarters at Boston, Mass, in command of Comdr. Stanley V. Parker, to sall as soon as possible to the region of the Grand Banks to locate the icebergs and keep shipping advised of their location. Bergs Break Off Glaclers. ‘The bergs now floating southward as A menace to shipping have broken off the glaciers on the west coast of Green- and. This may be an omen, Coast Guard headquarters said, “of an un- usually heavy and early ice season, or possibily a few icebergs which have made a Y:ermmenll advance ahead of the main body of ber The first ones to appear were sighted in the vicinity of latitude 43-30 north, longitude 48-58 west. The cutters will locate these bergs and keep in touch day and night with them and with field ice. They will de- termine their set and drift, and report them to the Hydrographic Office of the Navy, and broadcast the information by radio for ths protection of shipping. Patrol Started After 1912, Previous to 1912 nothing had been done toward the establishment of any system for guarding against the danger from floating ice along the transatlan- the Grand Banks off Newfoundland, but on April 14 of that year, when the steamer Titanic was sunk by striking an iceberg, there arose an almost uni- By the Associated Pres | farewell to an old friend and home { than to the prison it has been for more tic steamship lanes in the vicinity of | PLANE TAKES FOUR OFF ICE-BOUND SHIP Leaving North Cape, Siberia, Is Like Saying Good-By to Friend, Girl Asserts. TELLER, Alaska, February I.-—lflv-& ing North Cape, Siberia, and the ‘EP.I bound ship Nanuk was more like saying than four months, Marion Swenson, Seattle High School girl, sald here to- day after flying across the Siberian Strait yesterday. The girl, who had been marooned with her father, Olaf Swenson of the Swenson Fur Trading Co. and oth- ers on the fur trading Nanuk. locked | shore, | man, who sald he and two other com- in the ice just off the North C'fie has been in the midst of the hunt for the bodies of Carl Ben Eielson and Earl Borland, Alaskan airmen, lost November 9 while trying to fly from here to the Nanuk to bring out members of the crew and furs. “The pecipitous rocky cape was like & comfortable weather-beaten home that sheitered us from the grinding crush of the Arctic ice pack as we waited aboard our little Nanuk for aid frcn the outside world,’ girl sald. Capt. Pat Reid brought Miss Swenson, her father, Capt. Milovsorov of the Stavropol, Russian vessel ice- bound at North Cape, and Willilam the smiling | RADIO COMMISSION COUNSEL ASSAILEE Appointment of Brow “Rushed Through,” Senate Committee Told. By the Associated Press. Charges that Thad Brown of Ohi was “rushed through as general counse|| for the Federal Radio Commission after he was suggested by Lawrence Richey, one of President Hoover's secre.! taries, were made yesterday before the. Senate Interstate Commerce committee Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Mon- tana, said Brown was “unqualified” and “one of the biggest politicians in his home State.” ‘The statements were in connect with questioning of Commissioner Sal mission members pushed the app: ment over the protest of Chairman Robinson and Commissioner Sykes. The committee closed extensive hear ings on the Couzens' bill, which would establish a single Federal commission to control all interstate communications companies, with the spirited session in- volving affairs of the Radio Commis- sion. In executive session, the commit- tee hopes to complete drafting of the bill within two weeks, Commissioner Sykes testified that he opposed the appointment of Brown be- cause, as head of the legal division of Hughes, a mechanic, across almost 500 | the commission, he desired to sxamine miles of frozen sea in a flight lasting about four hours. Russian and Canadian airmen are holding their planes and attempting to find the bodies of Efelson and Borland in that vicinity amid the ruins of a village and fort used when men of the North traveled in skin canoes. POLICE GROUP TO MEET. Retirement Association Officers to Be Elected Wednesday. A meeting of the Metropolitan Police Retirement Association has been called for Wednesday night at 8 o'clock, in the sixth precinet police station, at which officers will be elected and a final vote taken on the amendment relative to reopening the association’s books. Officials of the assoclation named to office at the meeting will be installed prospective appointees’ ~qualifications e sald that no pressing legal business was before the commission st the time| of the appointment. Saltzman said he desired the uppoint. ment to be made speedily so that some| one well qualified might be “at thel helm” of legal affairs of the commis-| sion. He denied that he pushed Brown's appointment without due con sideration, asserting that he had con sulted with the appointee and deter. mined that he was able to handle thq business. Baltimore Pastor to Preach. FALLS CHURCH, Va. Februs 8 (Special) —Rev. G. C. Millian of Balt;. more, Md., conference director of religi. ous education, will preach tomorrov] morning at 11 o'clock in Crossma Methodist Episcopal Church. In the af. ternoon Mr. Millian will meet the mem. bers of the Sunday school board af in April, in the course of versal demand for a patrol of the ice | zone to warn passing vessels of the lim- |its of danger from day to day during the season. Since then the efficiency and value | of the international ice patrol, which i« maintained by the United States Coast | Guard on behalf of the principal ma time nations, may be judged by the fact that there has been no loss of life in the area under guard. U. S. SEEN PRE-EMINENT IN AIR TRANSPORTATION Col. Harry Blee, Aeronautics Bu- reau Director, Addresses New York Aviation Show. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 8.—The posi- tion of the United States in the field of air transportation was described as E{e-emlnent last night by Col. Harry . Blee, director of the Bureau of Aeronautics of the Department of Com- merce. Col. Blee spoke at a dinner given by the State aviation commission in con- nection with the opening of the second annual New York aviation show. “Our daily scheduled mileage is un- ualed in any other country,” he said. ‘e have nnht schedules that are simply unheard of elsewhere.” F. Trubee Davison, Assistant Secre- tary of War in charge of aviation, spoke over the radio from Washington and a serles of loud speakers relayed his ad- dress to guests at the dinne: Are You Ready for the Big Sweetheart Day VALENTINE DAY, FEB. 14 2 o'clock. It’s Good Business to Pay Your Bills Promptly Taking advantage of trade discounts is one of the easiest ways in which a merchant may make money. Such discounts, a year, run into substantial sums. 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Satin Hearts Filled With Fannie May Candy 11,8125 31,8325 A2 i - Lb. 21bs,$225 51bs.,$5.00 i ABOVE 8IGN Made Fresh Today and Every Day and d Two Snags Face Conference. The first step in the direction of re- moving snags is to drag them into the open. Secretary Stimson's clear-cut delineation of the conference's major problems has done that. He accom plished a yeoman stroke in demonstra ing that there no snags between America and Great Britain. The Brit- ish memorandum which followed close on the heels of the American statement “'covers much the same ground, the London Times says. The memorandum and statement, for all practical pur- poses, are identical proposals. ‘The non-existence of Anglo-Ameri- can snags having been disclosed, the conference now is face to face with the job of clearing away the ‘snags for which other naval powers are respon- eible. 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