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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON D. C MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1932. &% A—3 policy. The Government aid which he ! propased for a specified period was con- | QUICK AS LIGHTNING! itingent or the railroads accepting a | 1 REICH IS OFFENDED BY NOTE OF BRITAIN Government Spokesman Takes Issue With “Unfriend- ly Form” of Message. (Continued From First Page.) ish views were not far apart. They pointed out it scotched reports of & By the Associated Press. The full text of the British statement on Germanys withdrawal from the Disarmament _ Conference was made ! puglic at the British embassy yesterday, as follows: “Statement of the views cf his majesty’s government in the United Kingdom on questions arising out of the | notes exchanged between the German disagreement between the two countries circulated in various quarters last week. | (The note created a favorable im-! pression in official circles at Washing- ton.) | The British government, the note | said, could not support the view that | under a correct legal construction of | the treaty of Versailles Germany fis| legally entitled to abrogate part 5 «which limited German armament) even though the other nations should | fail to agree to disarm or to reduce | their armament. “The object or reason (of part 5. | the note said, “was to render possible initiation of a general limitation of | armaments of all nations. To state | what the object or aim of a stipulation | is is a very different thing from mak- | ing successful fulfillment of that object the condition of the stipulation. “The correct position under the treaty of Versailles is that part 5 is stil! bind- ing and can only cease to be binding by | _ agreement.” The government added to this legal view, however, an zcknowledgment that the limitation of German armament in the treaty was intended to be followed by general arms limitation by other powers, “His majesty’s government do not deny the fact,” it said, “and do not seek to minimize the force of the con- tention. So far as the government of | the United Kingdom are concerned, Very | large reductions in all departments of | armaments have been made since the treaty of Versailles was signed. * * * No Material Increase. “It is the hope of the United King- dom government that there may result | from Geneva, in spite of the difficulties | that have been encountered, a really | valuable measure of disarmament, in | which each naticn will bind itself to & | strict limitation of its weapons of war. | The objects to be aimed at are, in the | case of the more heavily armed powers. the largest possible reduction. and, in the case of lightly armed states, at any rate. no material increase.” The note concluded by recognizing that questions of status involved con- siderations “of national pride and dig- ity which deeply touch the heart of a people,” but insisted these should be disposed of “by friendly negotiation” | which would not involve increased ! armament. “This desirable consummation,” it | said, “cannot be attained by peremp- | tory challenge or by withdrawal from | deliberations which are about to be T sumed. It can only be reached by pa- | tfent discussion through the medium of | conference between the states con- | cerned.” ROME IS DISAPPOINTED. British Note Is Held Slight Contribution to Solution. government (August 29) and the French | government (September 11) regarding the work of the Disarmament Confer- ence: “1. The exchange of notes which has | recently taken p'ace between the Ger- man and French governments cn the subject of ‘equality of status’ in the matter of disarmament and the an- nouncement made by the German dele- gate at Geneva that his government regarded this question as necessary to be dealt with forthwith if their col- laboration in the work of the Disarma- ment Conference was to ccntinue in- | volve matters of the greatest importance | for the future progress of the confer- ence and, indeed, for the future of | disarmament itself. His majesty’s gov- | ernment and the whole British people | are most deeply concerned to promote the success of the conference and hold that international zgreement (to which, of course, Germany must be a party) | for the limitation and reduction of | armaments would not only relieve the | | werld from the burden of expense which | is retarding its economic recovery, but would be an immediate and solid con- tribution toward the preservation of world peace and the promotion of gocd feeling between neighboring _states. | With a profound sense of their duty | to promote appeasement and to search for the reconciliaticn of different points ! of view, his majesty’s government deem it well to make the following observa- tions: Regret Controversy Now. “2. His Majesty's government feel constrained to state at the outset that they think it unfortunate that a po- | litical controversy of this magnituce | should arise at this moment, when it is so necessary that attention and energy should not be diverted from efforts which are being undertaken, and are so urgently needed, to restore pro- duction and the commercial prosperity of the world. Granted that this ques- | tion of equal status would have arisen before the Disarmament Conference concluded its work, there is a grave dis- | advantage in forcing it to the front | at this stage. | “Germany has suffered. and is su‘- fering, from the prevailing economic depression and widespread unemploy- ment, and the other signatories of the treaty of Versailles have recognized this and have shown themselves ready |in consequence to abate. and indeed fundamentally revise, their financial | claims upon Germany. In view of Germany's economic difficulties, the in- itiation of an acute controversy in the political field at this moment must b2 accounted unwise, and, in view of the concessions so recently granted to Ger- many by her creditors, it must be ac- counted particularly untimely. | other. Text of British Statement Germany Advised to Seek Arms Reduction by Con- IUWARD REARMING Noted Journalist Declares Attitude Against Country ference—Disregard of Treaties or Rise in Armaments Scored in Statement. ‘There will thus be, as a result of the convention, no distinct status. Every one's armaments will be con- trolled by the same process; and the limitations which have already been prescribed by existing treaties, such as the various peace treaties or the naval treaties of Washington and London, will, save so far as they are modified by mutual consent, reappear in the vol- untary and comprehensive compact about to be negotiated at Geneva. “It will then be this last-named docu- ment which is the effective obligation binding upon all. This conception of the work and purpose of the disarma- ment conference gives the answer, in the view of the United Kingdom gov- ernment, to the question of status raised in the communication of the German government of August 29. “6. Questions of status, as distin- guished from the quantitative question, involve considerations of national pride and dignity; which deeply touch the heart of a people and keep alive resent- ments which would otherwise die down and give place to more kindly feeling. In the interests of general appeasement, therefore, it is much to be desired that any such questions should be disposed of by friendly negotiation and agreed adjustment. not involving either disre- gard of treaty obligations or increase in the sum total of armed forces. But this desirable consummation cannot be at- tained by peremptory challenge or by withdrawal from deliberations which are about to be resumed. It can only be reached by patient discussion through the medium of conference be- tween the states concerned.” U. S, IN SYMPATHY WITH BRITIH NOTE State Department Morally| Behind Opposition to Reich Arms Demand. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. Inasmuch as the British note to Ger- many, stern as it is, has the primary object of promoting the disarmament idea, the State Department is in full sympathy with its ccntents and aims Whatever unofficial part the United States Government has played in the present Franco-German controversy it has done so with the sole object of | preventing a complete breakdown of | the limitation of arms ccnference machinery. The American Government , is not directly interested in the Ver-| sallles treaty, and does not care whether | it is changed or not, provided that such | a change is made by a common under- | standing between the contracting parties. | .. OPPOSES MOVE Ambassador Edge Presents to French Premier Position on Treaties, Too. By the Associated Press. PARIS, September 19.—Disarmament | and Germany's initiative concerning | equality of armgments, also the Far| Eastern situation created by Japan's| recognition of Manchukuo, were under- stood to have been informally discussed today by United States Ambassador Edge and Senator Reed of Pennsyl- vanla, who were the luncheon guests of Premier Herriot. They told the premier that the United States Government stands for progres- sive disarmament and the sanctity of treaties. The Americans were believed to have made it clear that the American people look with trepidation on anything which diverts the current reductich of arma- ments and hence, like Engl-d, are in- clined to believe that Germ.ny's recent | move for equality was inopportune. They would prefer, it was said, that the ; German problem be worked out within ihe framework of the Disarmament Conference. M. Herriot, it was understood, gave renewed assurances that he favors| President Hoover's disarmament plan, but he outlined the reasons for the ne- cessity of safeguarding the national se- curity of France, promising nevertheless to do the Lest he could when the dis- armament Conference resumes at Ge- neva - The Americans were believed to have emphasized that they anticipate a strong stand by the powers at the League of Nations Council meeting on the Far Eastern situation and to have given the French assurances that Amer- ica is ready to support the League's ac- tion. There was no discussion of war debts. VITAMIN A FOUND BY CHEAPER METHOD Primary Concentrate Now Can Be Produced Reasonably Enough for | Use in Ordinary Practice. By the Associated Press. & CLEVELAND. September 19.—For the first time in history a supply of the | primary concentrate of vitamin A was | assured to the world today at prices low enough for ordinary medical practice Heretofore, the vitamin was produced only in such minute quantities and at | such great expense that only & few | months ago it commanded a price | equivalent to more than $11.000 a | pound. i Revelation of a greater supply and & | more “reasonable” price was made by the discoverers of & new process of ex- “His Majesty’s government earnestly | But since such a change cannot take traction, Dr. A. F. O. Germann and his trust that nothing may be now allowed to intervene which would retard the | viclently shaking the peace foundations | 9 o = | Process of economic recovery which Is | of Europe. the American Government | fary abaratory. o o ond Blo_chems- | so urgently necessary and which it will ROME. September 19 (#) pointment was expressed in Italian fov- ernment circles today over ihe British | note on Germany's ecquality demands | and there was a feeling the note con- | tributed little or nothing to a solution | of the situation, it was learned from au- | thoritative sources. | WARNING TO BERLIN SEEN. PARIS. September 19 (#).—The news- paper Petit Parisien said today the | British memorandum on Germany's de- | mand for arms equality issued at Lon- don yesterday “contains a serious warn- ing for the Berlin chiefs” 1 It added that the British note “con- demns the words and gesture of Berlin mcre severely than the Prench note” sent in reply to the German demand last week i Pertinax, noted political writer, called | it “one of the bect written and most | Closely knit diplomatic documents we | ever read.” HOOVER HAS QUIET DAY President Hoover, giving up a pro- | Jected trip to his Blue Ridge Mountain camp, spent a quiet week end in Wash- ington. Yesterday Mrs. Hoover took an automobile ride, but the President, | except for attendance with Mrs. Hoover | at church services, remained in the| White House. Most of the day Mr. Hoover remained in his study. He had no engagements, White House aides reported. He and Mrs. Hoover attended services in the | small stone Friends Meeting House, jusl off Connecticut avenue and not far | from where the Hoovers lived before taking up their residence in the White House. Births Reported. Lloyd P. and Frances B. Williams, girl. Leon M. and May R. Hamby. gir Christopher H. and Jeannette E. Bran- o Jane W, and Dorothy V. Rouse. Harry K. and Virginia M. Ely. gil Melvan H. and Martha 8. May. girl. Leonard 1I. d Sally Lindas. boy. Carl A. and Gladys W. Gardner, girl. girl, Tl Deaths Reported. hn F._Ryder. 65. 497 Pennsylvania ave. B i ™ Treby, ‘61, Bibley. Howpital. Edna H. Parker. 54 1326 Harvard st Calvin_W. 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E: Lo ~ PAINTING—PAPERING. ‘Electrical c_onlrl:lmn 20 years at 121 street n.w. New location. 901 Webste: H n.w. Never were prices so low for guar Veed work Col. 4224—Rucker’s—Col. 8477, | ament convention to be concluded or b) Disap- | be the task of the approaching World | in abeyance under such times, Economic Conference to promote by all the means in its power. Treaty Obligations Upheld. “3. But as Germany's clzim to a status of equality has been put forward prominently and threatens to impose an obstacle to the smooth and har- monious working of the conference, his majesty’s government considers that they should offer some comments on the subject and make some suggestions as to how the claim might be dealt with. First, it is necessary to be clear as to what the claim involves and as to the actual treaty position. “His majesty’s government can give no countenance or encouragement (o disregard of treaty obligations. Al- though his majesty’s government do not understand the German memoran- | dum to have stated the contrary view, they desire to associate themselves with the’ opinion that it could not be main- tained as the correct legal construction of the treaty of Versailles and con- nected correspondence that Germany is legally entitled to obrogate part 5 of the treaty of Versailles by any disarm- the failure to conclude any com’en!luz at all. “If the preamble to part 5 of the treaty of Versailles is looked at, it will be seen that the allied powers, in re- quiring these limitations on Germany's | armaments, had in mind the object or reason therein indicated. That ob- | ject or reason was to “render possible initiation of a genaral limitation of | armaments of all nations.” To state | what the object or aim of a stipula- tion is is a very different thing from making successful fulfillment of that | object the condition of the stipulation. Still less is it possible to deduce, as & matter of legal interpretation of the treaty, that the manner in which the object—general limitation of arma- | menis—was to be fulfilled. was to be | precisely the same manner in which | Germany’s armaments had been limited | by part five, for the only indication in the treaty of the manner in which | general disarmament is to be brought about is to be found in the very general words of article 8 of the covenant. | ‘The correct position under the treaty of Versailles is that part 5 is still binding | and can only cease to be binding by | agreement. { Real German Intent. | “4. So much has been stated for the purpose of clearing the ground. But his majesty’s government do not under- | stand that the case put forward by | Germany is a legalistic deduction from the language of the treaty of Versailles. It is rather an appeal for adjustment based on the fact that the limitation of Germany's armaments contained in | the treaty was intended to be, and an- nounced to be, the precursor of general limitation by others. His majesty's government do not deny the fact and | do not seek to minimize the force of | the contention. | “So far as the government of the | United Kingdom are concerned, very | large reductions in all departments of armaments have been made since the treaty of Versailles was signed. Never- | theless, the United Kingdom govern- ment are earnestly collaborating at | ‘Geneva in promoting to the utmost of | their power measures of further dis- armament, both in the gualitative and | quantitative sense, which would all tend in the direction of greater equalization. “5. It is the hope of the United | Kingdom government that there may result from Geneva, in spite of the dif- | ficulties that have been encountered and that are inherent in the effort of | reaching world agreement, a really val- uable measure of disarmament in which each nation will bind itself to a strict | limitation, both in kind and in quan- tities, of its weapons of war. Regard for All Needed. i “Such a result can be attained only it due allowance is made both for the needs and for the feelings of all the 64 States concerned. The objects to be aimed at are, in the case of the more | heavily armed powers, the largest pos- | sible reduction and, in the case of lightly armed states, at any rate, no material | increase. It would, indeed, be a tr: paradox if the outcome of the first Dis- armament Conference was an increase in armaments and the actual rearming | of any state. The United Kingdom government therefore concelves the ob- ject of the conference to be to frame a disarmament convention upon . the principle that each stgte adopts for itself in agreement with® others a limi- tation which is self-imj d and freely | entered into as part of mutual ob- " ligations of the signal to one an- success is to treat matters from the | allowed to increase her armaments. It ic | the dedication of a bronze tablet on his- place at the present moment without | would prefer to have this question left | when the political situation would permit | the reopening of the question of | the modification cf that treaty without harm to the general peace of the world. But the American Government is vital- | ly interesied in the question of arma- ment reduction, and has frowned upon the intransigent attitude of the Von Papen administration because it en- dangered any further prcgress at the coming arms parleys at Geneva. Splendid Diplomatic Move. Because the administration could make its viewpoint known in Paris and Berlin only 1n an unofficial manner, and the German government appeared to be | under the impression that Great Brit- ain would maintain a neutral attitude | in the Franco-German controvers; frank and unequivocal note of the Brit- ish government to Berlin is considered here as a splendid diplomatic move. It is believed in well informed quar- ters in Washington that if anything at all could have saved the Disarmament Conference it was this outspoken note of the British government. While it is realized that the German government, for reasons of home poli: tics, will not yield easily, it is the opin- fon of responsible officials in Wash- | ington that within a short time the titude of the Von Papen government will become less adamant. The prospects of Germany participat- ing at the preliminary Geneva meeting of next week are still remote. But it s considered a possibility that rome high- ranking German cabinet officer may be at Geneva in an unofficial capacity to discuss with representatives of Great Britain, France and the United States the best means to re-enter the limita- tions of arms pourparlers by the back loor. The only fault which is found in Washington with the British note is that it stresses too much the legal as- pect of the German claim for arms equality. Practicality for Success. All the previous political and eco- nomic conferences have shown that the only way to achieve a certain degree of practical angle, of what can be done under certain circumstances, and not lay too much stress on the rigid legal provision of a treaty. It is in' that spirit that the American Government believes that the limitation of arms con- ference tan achieve a certain degree of success. As a matter of fact, it had been agreed among the delegates of the arms conference last Summer that Germany would be to a certain extent released from the stringent clauses of the Ver- sailles treaty if all the nations repre- sented at Geneva agreed upon a certain amount of limitation of arms. The new pact, which it is still hoped will be signed in the course of the next Winter, would have included Germany and would have satisfied many of her claims which she had brought forward during the negotiations. But any inter- national agreement dealing with reduc- tion of arms could not include a pro- vision giving any nation the right to begin a new armament race by being is only because Germany demands row the right to rearm and not becausé she wants the other nations to live up to the provisions of the Versailles treaty to reduce their armaments that the United States is morally on the side of Great Britain and France today. ELIZA SYMMONDS DIES One of Founders of Salvation Army Passes Away. RACINE, Wis., September 19 (#).— Mrs. Eliza Symmonds, 69, one of the founders of the Salvation Army, died here yesterday after an iliness of sev- eral years. Death was due to heart disease. A native of England, Mrs. Symmonds came: to this country in 1881, and with her father, a Methodist minister, began holding meetings in Philadelphia where several years ago she was honored at toric Market street. She since has commanded missions in more than 100 cities. | JAPANESE REORGANIZE League Commissioner Dying. FREE CITY OF DANZIG, September 19 (#).—Count Manfred di Gravina, Italian League- of Nations high com- missioner for Danzig, was rcported in a dying condition today following an op- eration. assistant, Dr. Harold M. Barnett, both In the Germann-Barnett process the | equivalent of a carload of vegetables, | such as carrots, is required to produce | an appreciable amount of the vitamin Dr Germann declined to reveal the exact details of the process, but said it was a tremendous improvement over former costly methods. and that the new supply will be of important value both to medical practice and medical | research. G. 0. P. LEADERS NAMED IN CLEVELAND SHORTAGE | Maurice Maschke and Five Other Men Summoned to Trial Charges Involving $177,000. | | 1 on By the Associated Press CLEVELAND, September 19 —Mau- rice Maschke, nationally prominent Re- publican leader, and five other Cleve- land men active in business and poli- tics, were summoned to trial here to- ay on charges involving an alleged em- bezzlement of $177,000 from the Cu; hoga County treasury. For two decades Maschke, the domi- nent figure in Cleveland Republican politics, has been the target for scores of violent political attacks. but the em- bé¥zlement case marks the first time his personal integrity has been openly challenged. Co-defendants with the veteran Maschke are Councilman Herman H. Finkle, former Deputy County Treas- urer Alex Bernstein, his brother Charles, Henry A. Beckerman and H. H. Fels- man. Alex Bernstein slone faced a charge of actual embezzlement. The others :eu charged with aiding and abetting im. The shortage mentioned in the in- dictments were discovered by State ex- aminers several weeks ago, but other auditors later expressed the belief the total might reach $500,000 or more. FORCES IN MANCHURIA Tokio Officials Refuse to Say ‘Whether Army Will Be Reduced, but Some Troops to Return Home. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, September 19.—What the war office called a readjustment of the Japanese military forces in Manchuria was under way today. Officials declined to say whether the changes would increase the total of the forces now there, which has been esti- mated at 55,000. A portion of Gen. Matsuki's division, which participated in the campaigns at Shanghai and in North Manchuria last Winter, was reported returning to Japan. POSSE KILL.S FUGITIVE Colored Man's Brother Also ‘Wounded After Deputy’'s Shooting. BOONE, N. C., September 19 (#).— Ralph Horton, 26, colored, was Killed and his brother, Norwood, wounded yes- terday by a posse which was seeking them for the shooting of J. C. Farthing, 24, a deputy sheriff, Saturday night. Farthing was critically wounded. He said Norwood Horton shot him while he was attempting to arrest him for threatening Fred Tarham, a road con- struction foreman, with a gun. The posse overtook the two men near Marble as they were heading for the Tennessee State line. Members of the posse said they fired after the brothers reached for guns. Woman Fractures Hip. CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md., September 19 (Special).—Mrs. Caroline Beall of Shadyside avenue, here, is in Providence Hospital, Washington, recovering from a fractured hip she received late Sal urday night when she fell in her home. Our Clients Are Asking for 6-Room Houses and Desirable Small Apartments. List Yours WITH J. LEC KOLB -804 T%th St. N.W. B, 302 | other hand. Japan’s League Complaint Inconsistent and Brought About by Lack of Un- derstanding—Defense Held Inevitable. Prof. Nobutake Takagi is a mem- ber of the jaculty of Chuo Univer- sity, Tokio, and a journalist of dis- tinction. His latest book is “Mod- ern Diplomacy and Finances of the Powers.” This article is one of a series which wiil be published here at intervals, presenting the viewpoint of Japanese statesmen, writers and economists on world apairs, espe- cially the relations between Japan and the United States. The opin- ions ezpressed are mot mecessarily those of this mewspaper. BY PROF. NOBUTAKE TAKAGL By Cable to The Star. TOKIO, September 19 (N.AN.A).— It is common knowledge abroad that there are many persons in this country who believe Japan should withdraw from the League of Nations. For such a question to have arisen there must have | been a sense of grievance among our people against the League, particularly as a result of the Manchurian and Shanghai incidents. In the Japanese view the attempt of the League Council to force on Japan its legally doubtful resolution epropos the events in Manchuria, without com- plete information and on no more exi- gent grounds than the Chinese allega- tions, and its attempt to justify its ac- tion under article XI of the covenant was inconsistent with its aims and constitution. Held Lack of Understanding. The attempts by the Council and Assembly of the League to dispose of the situation at Shanghai and to em- brace within its purview the issue of Manchuria were considered by tie Jap- anese a total lack of understanding of Japan's position. Japan felt she had ample cause to express resentment of the ill-conceived and uninformed inter- vention of the League, and especially of the preferential treatment accorded China. Japan held that the action of the League was, at best, irrelevant and mischievous, detrimental not only to herself, but to the peace of the world. As a founder-member of the League Japan’s reputation for integrity and whole-hearted co-operation 1s unim- peachable. Why, then, had she on this occasion appealed to force? It was be- cause of the intolerable state of affairs which had developed in the localities in question and because prompt action was inevitable to check the overwhelming danger of her vested rights and interests and to the lives of Japanese residents She averred, too, that her operations never had gone further than absolutely necessary for defense. Action Held Inevitable. The preventive and protective meas- ures of Japan were inevitable, and no more than a remedy recognized by in- ternational law. In this connection, also, taking into account China’s atti- tude for radicalism, it must be patent that politically the country has already gone asunder. and that socially it is practically in a state of anarchy. If only the Japanese government h taken adequate steps to keep the real state of affairs before the world. the misgivings of her procedure probably would never have been evoked. On the the League itseif cannot evade the charge of mistaking Japan's defensive and necessary action for a “war of aggression.” ‘The consensus of Japanese opinion assumes that the action taken by the nation, justifizble as it is in the light of self-defense, is clearly indorsed by the criteria subscribed to by all signa- tories to the covenant; “the firm estab- lishment of the interpretation of in- ternational law” and “the maintenance of justice and a scrupulous respect for all treaty obligations.” A revision of the League's attitude is. es it d accordingly, deemed incumbent, | not merely hinders the adjustment of the Sino-Japanese complication by di- rect conversations. but also deludes China into the surmise that interna- tional pledges can wantonly be disre- | g2rded by the adoption of similar tac- tics. Stimson Stand Criticized. Incidentally, Secretary Stimson has harged Japan with being guilty lear breaches of treaty in doing what she has done the nine-power sgreement and of the Kellogg-Briand pact. In doing so, how- ever, he has ignored the fact that it was China’s violations of her solemn under- takings which at length provoked the Japanese to arms. His contention was tantamount to encouraging or at least condoning such lawless conduct by the Chinese and in the same breath de- nouncing the legitimate rights of Japan. Japan has done nothing inimical to or destructive of the integrity of China; and it is an obvious non-sequi- tor to hold that the declaration of in- dependence of the 30,000,000 Manchu- rians, of their own volition, was insti- gated by Japan. The American Gov- rnment was represented as serving notice in advance” that they would not recognize “any changes in the status quo that may be imposed (upon China by Japan) by the use of force, in Vio- lation of treaties.” Were the League to indorse such innuendoes, efforts to reach an equitable solution of the ques- tion would be of no avail. Lack of Organization Blamed. ‘The source of trouble in dealing with China fs the latter’s lack of organiza: tion and her evasion of responsibility There is no really “established govern- ment” in that country. It is contest- able whether the Chinese do actually come within the category of an “or- ganized people,” as laid down in the covenant. These are facts which, in the Japanese view, constitute an in- contestable justification for every step our government has taken, but which the League has consistently failed to recognize in her dealings with Japan. The only conclusion the Japanese can come to, therefore, is that considera- tions other than the merits of the case have prompted the actions taken at Geneva. Some read into the League’s insist- ence on the enforcement of Article XV a united international gesture to curb Japanese expansion. An inference ar- rived at strongly savors of the idea that Japan is regarded by England as insatiably militaristic, an impression doubtlessly shared by the United States as overlord of Hawaii and of the Phil- ippines. 1If the League has been used as an instrument of the selfish policy of the great powers, Japan has every reason solemnly to indict an organ so used. League Held No “Super-State” The Lezgue is not an absolute insti- tution, a ‘“super-state.” such as would STANDARD 6-50'1 BRANDS $ FITS 6.00-19 RIMS Trade-Ins on New Tires Lary o inspected al LEETH BROS. 1220 13th SENW. MEr. 0764 1719 Conn. Ave. North 0627 meaning the terms of | enable it to be the ultimate arbiter in any international controversy. The League must take every precaution against the error of arrogating to itself the power to interfere with the legiti- mate claims of its members and so be- come an international nuisance instead | of what it was intended to be. This in substance is our case sgainst | the League, and whatever may be de- ' | cided as to our membership, we shall | | steadfastly maintain the results of the | policy adopted and shall take such | measures as necessity may dictate, ir- | respective of the conclusions in the re- JE:” of the League commission. This ing so, it is hoped the League will leave Manchurian affairs to their nat- ural course, in deference to the fact that the subject intimately concerns the weli-being of Japan and the gen- | cral tranquillity of the Far East: that is to say, will assent to the disposal | of the outstanding issues by direct | negotiation between China and Japan. (Copyright, 1932, by N. A. N. A.. Inc.. From | “Advance Proofs From ‘Contemporary | apan’) | g5 ROOSEVELT SPEEDS INTO NORTHWEST Crowds Greet Governor as| Many Speeches Are De- live-ed En Route. i i | { By the Assoclated Press ABOARD ROOSEVELT SPECIAL, En Route to Butte, Mont. September 19—Sweeping northward through the mountains of Idaho, the home State of | Republican Senator William E. Borah, | Gov. Pranklin D. Roosevelt today | brought his presidential candidacy into ' Montana with a 3-hour stop at Butte. | At 1 pm., mountain standard time, | the Roosevelt special was scheduled to resume its journey into the Pacific! Northwest with the next prolonged halt ! at Seattle, Wash, Tuesday morning. Entering upon the second week of his three-week swing through 21 States, stretching from his home State of New York to the Pacific Coest, the Demo- cratic nominee last night made plat- form appearances at Ogden, Brigham and Cache Junction, Utah. and_Mc- Ammon, Pocatello and Idaho Falls, Idaho. Many Gather at Stations. Crowds T g from a few hundred to a cheering throng of 5.000 to 6,000 at Pocatello, gathered at the stations to meet Mr. Roosevelt. The train | stopped at the Idaho city for 30 min- utes. In his journey from Salt Lake City. where the Roosevelt party spent the week end, the candidate had a sup- porting cast of national figures. They were United States Senators Willlam H. King of Utah. Thomas J. Walsh of Montana and Key Pittman of Ne- vada; Democratic National Chairman James A. Farley and National Treas- | urer Frank C. Walker. Senator Walsi chairman of the convention at cago which nominated Mr. Roosevel King and Pittman, as well as Farley, | appeared on the platform with the Governor at several of yesterday's | stops. Gov. C. Ben Rass, Idaho's Dem- | ocratic Governor, was with the party | on the trip across his State. State Senator Thomas U. Walker of Montana, @ brother of the national | treasurer, also was on the train last | night. He was one of the Roosevelt | leaders at the Chicagd convention. | The return to Butte in the nature of a “home coming” for Frank Walker, a native of that city. Today's visit was his first to the old home town | since he became a national figure. | { Nears One-Third of Trip. When he reaches Seattle, Mr. Roose- | velt will have comy -ted one leg of the | 8.900-mile triangl his campaign is tracing in the ' J/est. Leaving here | Tuesday night, hi: train moves south- | ward through Washington, Oregon and California with the week end stop at Los Angeles. The third of Mr. Roose- velt's four major speeches on the trip will be at Portland Auditorium on ‘Wednesday night. Public utilities, a | subject that has occupied much of Mr. Roosevelt's attention as the New York Governor, will be discussed at the Ore- gon city. The other two major speeches of this trip were at Topeka, Kans., and Salt Lake City. Gov. Ross and Senator Walsh assured | Roosevelt, as have leaders in Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming and Utah, that there was a trend in Idaho and Montana toward his candidacy. They predicted he would find their States in | the Roosevelt column next November 8. Ross is running for re-election. Reiterates Speeches. | several times last night Mr. Roose- | velt, in his platform speeches, reiter- |ated passages from his railroad speech | made last Saturday night at Salt Lake. | To the Pocatello crowd, the nominee was set off in bold relief by the light of brilliant white flares held aloft by many of his_auditors. 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His policy in brief was: | “Avold financial excesses, adjust | plant to traffic: co-ordinate all carrier service; above all, serve the public rea sonably, swiftly and well.” Roosevelt said the owners of the rail- | roads were not, “as too many suppose, | great raflway magnates sitting in luxu- | Tious offices and clubs,” but “the peop'e | throughout the country who have a sav- | ings bank account, or an insurance | policy, or in some measure an ordinary checking account.” He said he did not share the opinion that the railroads had served their pur- pose and were about to disappear. ready ns. _Six Bellans, Hot water, Sure . 25¢ and 75¢ at all drug etores “There is no danger of the railroads going out of business. They have a great economic place in the scheme of things for a good, long time to com o AUTO CRASH KILLS THREE Child and Grandparents Victims of Kentucky Collision. 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