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THE E\‘I;L\'L\'G STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUE SDAY. OCTOBER 20. 1931. 'FREE MANCHURIA MOVE IS REPORTED Observers Profess to See Hand of Tokio Militarists Seeking Domination. (Continued From Firs Page) fessed to see an illustration of the ambition of Japanese military and im- perialist elements to bring about Japanese domination cf Southern Man- churia without rTesorting to military measures he new independence movement fol- lowed closely upon an_apparent re- laxation of tension in Geneva, where Japan had stoutly opposed any inter- vention by outside agencies in the Sino- Japanese dispute, and shortly after the Tokio government had dropped its ob- jection to American participation in the League of Nations' discussion of the controversy. Although it was impossible to trace any connection between the new inde- pendence movement and Japanese mili- tary forces in Manchuria, the strength of Gen. Ling In-Ching's campaign and the closeness of its starting point to Dairen, Japan's base in Manchuria, aroused strong suspicions in that direc- tion amorg observers. Evidence fr cated. the J churia _is Hsueh-Liang a shall return. nese ietermined his military in Man- that Chang cchorts never Former Manchu Leaders Linked. Many of the reports, mostly from Japanese sources, mentioned participa- tion in the separatist movements by former leaders of the imperial Manchu clan These reports also alluded to at- tempts to persuade Hsuan Tung, erst- while “boy Empercr” of China, to leave s refuge in the Japanese concession at Tientsin, where has been living as “Mr. Henry Pu Yi" Manchurian_dynasty Japan, both before and since the re- cent occupation of Southern Man- churia, has repeatedly proclaimed it had no territorial ambitions in Man- churia. Among those holding belief to the contrary are observers who have argued that Japan has been keeping the “boy Emperor” of China under its protection against the time when the island empire might wish to use him to set up a government in Manchuria more to the liking of Tokio than the ate administration of Chang Hsuehe Liang. By its seizure of the great Mukden arscnal of Chang Huseh-Liang and al- most all of his air forces, sequestration of most of his funds in Manchurian banks and_dispersal of his soldiers, Japan has ruined his military machine berond any chance of restoration for many years, even if given no -oppo- sition. Like the majority of previous move- | ments toward separation of independ- ence, the first news of Gen. Ling's campaign reached Shanghai and Nan- king through Japanese agencies. Chi- nese officials had no information about the movement. Similar Campaign Fails. The launching of Ling In-Ching's, movement coincided with the failure of THE WEATHER | District of Columbia—Fair and not quite 50 cool, with lowest temperature about 40 degrees tonight; tomorrow fair. gentle to moderate westerly winds. Maryland—Fair tonight and tomor- row, not much change in temperature; probably light frost in west portion to- night; moderate westerly winds. Virginia—Fair tonight and tomorrow, not much change in temperature; light to heavy frost in the interior tonight: gentle, variable winds. West Virginia—Fair tonight and to- morrow, not much change in tempera- ture; light to heavy frost tonight. Report for Last 24 Hours, Temperature. Barometer. | vague. m many sources has indi- | and head a new | Degrees. Inches. 3 30.21 30.23 4 pm. . 8 pm 64 52 a similar campaign begun at Heilung- | kiang, where the rebel general, Chang |proving in Manchuria and that it was | Hai-Peng, after advancing from Taonan to the outskirts of the provincial capital | at Tsitsihar, was repulsed with dlSvl astrous consequences by forces loyal '.0‘ the Western Manchurian Governor, Wan Fu-Lin. { Chinese asserted Chang Hai-Peng had | recefved munitions and encouragement from Japan. i Other separatist movements also ap- | i peared in progress in the Khailar re- glon, near the Russian frontier, and to the northeast of Mukden, although informition from those .areas was Tocal regimes under Japanesc control have been functioning for & fortnight at Mukden and Kirin. Japanese spokesmen denled any cfficial connection between Japan and | these autonomous movements except those at Mudken and Kirin, but ad- mitted Manchuria was full of Japanece | adventurers and volunteer empire | builders much like the American fili- | busterers in Latin America in the { nineteenth century. The spokesman encouraging ambitious Chinese leaders o0 establish regimes hostile to Chang Hsueh-Liang. Tokio is dividing its attention between events at Geneva and Shanghal. Preliminary meetings intended to bring about political reunification of China will begin in Shanghai soon. | Chen Represented as Friendly. | High government sources said Toklo | had been informed by Eugene Chen, a leader of the South China insurgents, that he would favor direct negotiations between China and Japan concerning the Manchurian controversy in _the event he should regain his post as Chi- | nese foreign minister. Chen was en route to Shanghal with other insurgent Canton leaders for the conferences. His dispatch to Tokio was Isaid in some circles to indicate a |friendly, though unofficial relationship istill exists between Tokio and some of the South China leaders. Reports were circulated here that the {approaching Shanghai peace confer- ences would see the downfall of Chiang Kai-Chek, president of the Nationalist Chinese government, who has hinted at military action against Japan if the League of Nations fails to find a solu- tion of the Manchurian problem. Chiang was said in well informed circles here to have yielded to demands of the Cantonese thet he retire. | \ GENEVA EVIN OPTIMISM. “Trader's” Proposal for Peace Outlined to Council by Briand. | GENEVA, October 20 (£).—A “trad- er's” proposal for peace, outlined by Aristide Briand, veteran peace advo- cate in Europe, brought marked opti- { mism into the Manchurian discussions today as the League of Nations Council entered the second week of its extraor- | dinary session devoted to arbitration between China and Japan. | Briand's-proposal was said to be suffi- ciently flexible to serve as a basis for negotiation and contains some features which both parties in the controversy— China and Japan—may reject to pro- tect their own feelings. It was also described as being sufficiently vague to | eliminate possibility of deadiock. Persons in a position to know some- thing of what is going on in the Coun- cil's private sessions said M. Briand was suggesting steady retirement of Jap- anese troops in Manchuria to the rail- way zone, simultaneous replacement of each Japanese soldier withdrawn by two or more Chinese soldiers to secure Jap- anese lives and property, and “observa- tion™ of this progress by a neutral com- mission of military experts or civillans | representing the League of Nations. | Conversations Continued. There was every indication that the Council plans to remain on the job until a peaceful settlement is well under way. M. Briand, with Lord Reading, Brit- | ish foreign minister, continued his con- versations with Kenkichi Yoshizawa and Dr. Alfred Sze, Japanese and Chi- nese delegates, yesterday, urging both | countries to accept some basis for a | coneiliatory procedure. | It was felt here today that both parties are more anxious than ever to arrive at an early settlement and that this attitude, coupled with the support of the United States for the concilia- tion movement under the Kellogg pact, | indicated a distinct turn for the better. As an illustration of improvement of the situation in Manchuria itself, Ja- | pan disclosed that since September 30 two-thirds of the troops that were out- | side the rallway zone have been re- called within it. Patience Held Needed. | South pointed out that the situation is im- believed the Japanese are disposed to accept some form of modified media- tion by the League. It was observed, be necessary to exerciss patience and not to expect quick results.® The road toward a settlement, it was believed, will be long and tedicus TOKIO ENDS OBJECTIONS. wever, it would Consents to U. S. Participation in League Council Parley. By the Assoclated Press. Days of misunderstanding between the American and Japanese govern- ments have ended with Tokio consent- ing to United States participation in discussions by the League of Nations ot the Manchurian controversy. Encouraged by Japan's change of mind on the question, Secretary Stim- <on is again looking expectantly toward the Orfent for settlement of its own Sino-Japanese difficulties. He hopes opposition to war will be unnecessary. by Japan's to Washington. diplomatic _emissary Department to convey to Stimson the information no longer objected to an American rep- resentative sitting with the League. Debuchi Is Optimistic. What interested the Secretary almost Secretary | as much, though, was the Ambassador’s comment upon the Manchurian cond tions, Debuchi predicted that a few more days without hostilities would virtually assure the peace which the leading na- tions of the world have sought <o in- sistently Forecasting that no further fighting would ensue, Debuchi said his government was prepared to negotiate a settlement directly at any time and would withdraw all of its troops to the flway zone if guarantees of the safety of its citizens and their property were given. Meanwhile, the Chinese legation here issued a statement picturing troubled Manchuria through the eyes of Robert E. Lewis, who is described as general secretary of the International Y. M C. A » “The Japanese Army.” Lewis said, “is trying to induce the Mongolian princes to sign away their rights and set up an independent government under Jap- anese protection” Friendly Advances Assured. Withdrawal by Japan of her objec- ion to America taking part in Geneva discussions came while this country awaited normal notification that five other nations had already invoked the Kellogg-Briand anti-war treaty against the disputants. The United States de- cided to await the vitation of the others to participate in the action, rather than risk appearing hasty. It had secured Japan's consent to participation after assurances to the Tokio government that its advances were friendly and not aimed at any specific formula for settling the con- trotersy. Ambassador Debuchi _recommended the change in his government's atti- tude after receiving an_extended per- sonal explanation from Secretary Stim- son. SHANGHAI PARLEY DELAYED. United China” Conferences Expected to Start Tomorrow. SHANGHAI, October 20 (#).—The Sino-Japanese controversy over Man- churia was thrust into the background today by impending conferences be- tween leaders of the Nationalist and China insurgent government, which, heads of both factions hope, may reunite the nation_politically. President Chiang Kai-Shek, who w to have come to Shanghai early today to greet the Southern delegates, led by Eugene Chen, flery statesman and former Natlonalist government foreign minister, delayed his @eparture from the capital when he learned the steam- ship bearing the Cantonese had been delayed by storms. The liner was expected to dock late today. however, and tomorrow perhaps will witness the commencement of the preliminary meetings. which later are expected to adjourn to Nanking. The result of the conferences is ex- pected to have an important bearing upon the Manchurian problem. Middlebourne Bank Closes. SISTERSVILLE, W. October 20 | (A7).—The United Bank of Middlebourne, | recently formed by consolidation of the conceded some of these possibly were | further steps to emphasize the world's | vears of Prentiss Gilbert, now occupy- These hopes were buoved yesterdey|eq States representative at the Leagie Late in the afterncon e | Ambaseador Debuchi went to the State | 121 1mProg that Japan |bert, with his stocky frame and bushy SOLDIER, MINER, DIPLOMAT IS PRENTISS GILBERT'S CAREER U. S. Representative at League Discussion of Man- churia Is Hard Worker. Lacks Traditional “Patent- Leather Finish” of Officialdom. Soldier, miner, explorer, globe-trot- ter, college professor. diplomat. That's the background of the 48 ing the international spotlight as Unit- of Nations discussion of the Manchu- So far as appearances go, Mr. Gil- hair, runs counter to the best standards for diplomatic role set up by fictionists, for there is about him none of the| sleck suavity with which fiction endows thie species of officialdom. No “patent | leather finish.” as Mr. Gilbert's asso- clates in the State Department put it. But a capacity and liking for a tre- | mendous amount of hard work, tact, sense of humor—these go to make up| the equipment which has moved Mr.| Gilbert steadily upward since he chose diplomacy as a career a dozen years 20, | Son of a soldier. Williem Wallace | Gilbert. who started in the Army as & | lieutenant in the Civil War and was | retired after many years' service with | the rank of lieutenant colonel. it was natural for young Gilbert to follow in his father's footsteps, and he was only | in his teens when he campaigned in the Philippine insurrection. Afterward he studied in the islands, | at El Colegio de San Carlos, Cebu: won | degrees at the University of Rochester and at Yale, then spent the next four PRENTISS B. GILBERT. children. When he and his wife, who was Miss Charlotte Jeanctte Gilder of New York, lived in Washington, they made their home in Georgetown, sur- rounding themselves with friends en- | gaged in intellectual pursuit Mr. Gilbert is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society of Great Britain, his a hearty hatred for golf and tennis, and is an inveterate fisherman. His friends figure that the training in’ patience acquired in fishing is due to stand Mr. Gilbert in good stead (Copyright. 1931. by the North American Newspaper Alliance. Inc.) Church Debt Paid. MOUNT AIRY, Md., October 20 (Spectal) —A special service was held in Calvary M. E. Church with the | obliged to step in and warn the Chinese | | pastor, Rev. O. B. Langrall, officiating to | years, from 1907 to 1911, in secretarial mark the final payment on the church | work and as a mine superintendent. | But the lure of travel was too strong. and for the next five years Mr. Gilbert traveled the far corners of the earth. | A quick shift. and he organized and directed the School of Extension Teach- | ing at the Unliversity of Rochester, | Rochester, N. Y.. where he also was an instructor in English | The World War came along, and he | was once more in uniform, being suc- cessively a lieutenant, captain end major on the general staff. and chief of the combat section, Division of Mili- tary Intelligence. With his second war out of the way, Mr. Gilbert entered the State Depart- ment in March, 1919, as a special as- sistant, and two vears later he became chief of the Division of Political and Economic Information. When this was merged into the six geographical divi- sfons into which the department is divided, Mr. Gilbert became assistant chief. Divisicn of Western European Affairs. There he served three years, until his ability brought promotion to the rank of foreign service officer in the diplomatic service. After a brief time as first secretary at the embassy in Paris. Mr. Gilbert August a year ego, was transferred to Geneva as consul, & post of particular importance because of the economic activities there of the League of Nations Mr. Gilbert was on the job_there when the Manchurian trouble broke Hugh Wilson, Minister to Geneva. was in the United States, and Mr. Gilbert's friends are deriving deep satisfaction from the fact that the Government, in- stead of dispatching to the scene some | official of higher rank and longer ex- perience, thought well enough of Mr. Gilbert to delegate an admittedly deli- cate task to him, Mr. Gilbert is married, bat has no eVERFRESH CITRATE ox MAGNESIA PURER and BETTER building and parsonage. Erection of the $36,000 structure was begun in 1916. Will Rogers BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Best Edison joke I know was on me. He and Mrs. Edison used to always come to Ziegfeld Follies and I play- ed directly to him with my little jokes for four years be- fore T knew he was deaf. Owen D. Young was making a flow- ery speech about him at the Fords’ great dinner at Dear- born. We all got to laugh- ing. Young was mystified. It was Edison making faces and panto- miming that what g was_say- ing was “hooey.” Ford moved his old invention shop to Dearborn, even brought the red New Jersey clay. When Edison first saw it he also noticed the cl “Henry, where did you get thic?” He'd a been a great old man even if he never invented anything. Since shoes must be comfortable, wear Packard Arch-Aids | provide | government saw the arguments of the | full well the situation, but it had to | proceed to settle their controversy by | I ASWT DISPUTE SEENS NEAR £ Japanese Diplomats Finally| Get Upper Hand Against Military Crowd. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. The skies are clearing in the Far| East. In_administration quarters the Japanese-Chinese .incident is regarded as approaching & final solution. Neith- er the American Government nor the European powers which have ener- getically intervened in this conflict have any direct interest in Manchuria. The only thing they were interested in was that two important signatories of | the Kellogg pact were inclined to| disregard that peace instrument and ! force of arms. The United States Gov- ernment_recognizes that the Manchu- rian situation is one that interests Japan, Russian and China. That the Japanese are vitally interested in Southern Manchuria, principally in its raflroads and industry. All these mat- ters can be eventually arranged by direct conversations between the Jap- anese und the Chinese. But when the military party in Japan scemed to have 2ained the upper hand against the civil government, which at all times wanted a peaceful solution of the problem, both | the United States Government and the | European nations considered they were | and the Japanese that neither ment should use force. Diplomats at Disadvantage. According to reliable reports, there never has been a real enthusiasm | among the Japanese people for an armed adventure. For a short time the smaill .but.powerful military crowd in Toklo appeared to have been able to | muzzle the civilian authorities. The Japanese diplomats were compelled to play a careful game in order not to the jingoists with sufficient ammunition against the United States. Hence, their objection to the particle pation of an American representative at the Council of the Geneva powers. As soon as leaders of the Japanese govern- | i military cast were waning they imme- | diately endeavored to despel the im- pression created by their objection to | the presence of the American consul | general at Geneva. Prentiss Gilbert, and withdrew their veto. Government Gains Upper Hand. Both the European powers and the United States Government have taken great pains in pointing out to Japan that there is a great danger for the | peace of the world and for Japan itself | if the Chinese masses are permitted to begin their intensive boycott movement Tt was pointed out to the Japanese that | such a move would inevitably lead to | serious trouble, which even a strong | military power like Japan may have difficulties to face; that the boycott movement will not be circumscribed to Manchuria alone, and that. after all, | there are some 400,000,000 Chinese, | whom no natfon-in the world can think | of subduing. The Japanese government realized | | maneuver and fence a good deal before it was able to gain the upper hand against the military cast. This has been done now. Packard provides, in ad- JAMES L. KARRICK DIES IN OPERATION RELAPSE President of Fidelity Storage Co. Expires in Pittsfield, Mass., After Having Rallied. James Lawsop Karrick, president of the Fidelity Storage Co. and prominent in local banking circles, died in Pitts: field, Mass., last night, according to As. sociated Press dispatches received here today. He was 69 years old. Mr. Karrick was operated on for ap- pendicitis Jast Saturday and was thought to be on the way to recovery. His fam- ily was with him when he died. Fu- neral services have been arranged to take place in Stockbridge, Mass., at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow He was vice president of the Conti- nental Trust Co. and a director of thé Commercial National Bank here. He also was prominently identified with real estate operations, having owned several large apartments in the city. | He resided at 2120 Bancroft street. Mr. Karrick, who was horn in Ken- tucky, had been president 6f the Pidel~ ity Storage Co. since its organization i 25 years ago | LANTERN FESTIVAL SET | Judges for the Autumn lantern festi- val, to be held tomorrow evening in the Central High School auditorium, under | the auspices of the Community Center | Department, were announced today. The awarding of the music prize will be in the hands of Mrs. Gertrude Lyons, president of the District of Columbia Federation of Music Clubs; Mrs. Lillian | Brousseau of the public schools music d"‘l"ah"mgm and Isaac Gans. . e board of judges of picturesque | costumes and theatrical !fl'cpfs is com- | EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY! 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