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Weather 10 Pages World, State and Local News Daily -Tuesday cloudy1 Wed State- nesday fair, warmer FOUNDED A. D. 1867 VOL. CVIIL No. 83. WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 29, 1921. OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. r 1.X IA ' " ; r- WtetataMt M0f Mm ft tar : . vp s - " 1 1 r " -s 250 ORLEANS POLICE BATTLE FOR HOUR IN WATER FRONT CLASH Sympathizers Attack Non-Union Men, Say Police I'nion cryERAL INJURED AND NUMBER ARE ARRESTED Iron Bars. Bricks and Clubs Flv When Three-Sided Fight Rages -ew Orleans, Nov. 28. Two hundred ana fifty pc licemen battled tor an hour union sympathizers of the river front workers. The bat striking extended over a space 01 nve diocks ,1V vicinity of the foot of Canal tle in strict Numerous arrests were maue anil a number o finjurea were sent to J-.nepitalS. ' T:ie clash was the first serious dis turbance that has marked the strike, jn which l-,Oi'0 men are out. Rioting started when non-union workers began i,aYe their jobs for the day. Iron bar?, bricks, clubs and fists were used ,w- hv both sides. Police reserves from every station 'n .!,. citv. and the river, manv (f them armed with shot suns, l ere call-'-- to the scene. Police Sup- printenue nt .Moloney teu ins lurtcs iu rfon, while officers and patrolmen ed into tne struggle, plying p:un c'ub liberally. o shots were nrea. U-cordinsr to an official estimate, at l-aSt twentv men were seriously beat en Tw o bystanders were among those badly hurt. None of the injured cases reported will prove fatal, hospital au thorities say. The number of arrests etill was be- tabulated tonight. Many men were sent to ontiyms precinct stations. while scores oi otners were wi caicu from the police by their friends. Thousands witnessed the battle. To nisr'nt heavy forces of harbor guards were augmenting the police on river front duty, and large reserves were be ing held at the more central precinct stations. REPORT ON "WISDOM OF NAVAL HOLIDAY TO BE PRESENTED TODAY Admiral Rogers Report Be Secret. May on TVA.SHIXGTON. Nov. 28. (By Asso ciated Press.) A report on the "wis dom" of the proposed ten-year naval holiday and the submarine problem will be presented to the American ad visory committee "Wednesday by. Ad miral Rf'dgers. chairman of the-' sub committee on naval armament, which has been studying the question. Facts already developed by- Admiral Rodgers were outlined at a meeting of tie general committee today, but it was irlvated that the report when in hand mieht not be made public. Thi odpers sub-committee, Chair mar. SmXerland explained,' is not deal- In? with naval ratio, but is endeavor ing to report on the economic ques tions involved in warship building sus pension for ten years. Meanwhile the sub-committee on public information is seeKing to get tor tie benefit of the American delegation the sentiment of the country on the American proposals for limitation of armamnt and the use of submarines and poison sras. Secretary Hughes, meeting the com mittee last week, made certain state ments oR which the public view was 'Uf::it. but. their nature was not re- Vfaiod. Chairtr.?.n Sutherland called upon President Harding tonight and told him th-- advisory' committee would be gin reporting: to its principals Wed nesday i;;,or. specific propositions. Gen erally ;in report will take cognizance cf rtiHio opinion at home and abroad "snn tii'- armament proposals, he said. The groat burden of this matter, he indicated, has proven favorable to the Ameri.an program. He declared spe cifically that the committee had not "vr-n informally adopted an attitude upon proposals to extend the confer ee into an association of nations, siding: that the topic might be consid er outside the scope of the commlt- tff itself BOSTON IS STRUCK BY SNOW AND SLEET STORM Central New England Is Hard Hit By Storm EOSTov. Nov. 28. A storm of sleet a'id snow that reached its height early j-r"lay and then turned to rain caused avy Carriage across central New TeUr and rlectricl ight services rr".s: seriously affected, the col if laden wires and poles 'iruptions that will take ' come. Suburbs north of without lights tonight in . and at least two thousand it! those places without Telegraph companies also rvico breakdowns and street stalled over a wide area eans-ine Jay ' r, -'-Ton ff-'St r ;'riv Port . north Th, e,ed The :ar ei j a! loss was estimated to 'Vi00. rna.rine jnishaps were not - serious. The Pollock Rip b itsri; ton ''a? ;: with eleven men aboard 'M' from its moorings by a ' lo. Tonight, however, a shored safely under the. lee ' ' d in Nantucket sound. A c fd schooner was in trouble 'sland, with the coast guard '"dinet heading to her aid. ,rthf as ' T'-' -r;r.. ofr Rio-!. CVitfr v f'iMr., rks "WIS LIKE "roN' s- c- Nov- 2 ,r' m;Vv' !'ostmastcr at Greei i' .- LIFE 8. R. F ren Pntifl. rir, ... , "it-ie ana rweive rnnes C"i i m .. . i i , ro, committed suicide " m "'inner with a pistol. He, left ''e was 52 years af age. iiu a grown sod survive blxn.j German Ambassador e&. r wrf y ... W.N. - Baron Edmund von Thermann, the newly-appointed Charge d'Affalrs of the German Embassy soon to be opened in Washington. He is the first accredited representative of his coun try since Count von Bernstorff left in April, 1917. The photo shows tha Baron getting his first view of the "Iand- of the Free and the Home of the Brave." Weird Story Is Told By Woman In Murder Case ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 28. The cli max in the Biltimore murder case came today when Lena M. T. Clarke, taking the stand in her own defense and after recounting the events lead- ing up to the killing of Fred A. Bilti-. of a city ordinance and of the state more in Orlando, August 1, declare! J law. ' ' ' that the murdered man 'had been! Coroner Mix, after hearing witnesses forced into his chair In her room in j at an inquest today reiterated his be a local hotel and that the raya of the ' lief that the fire started from burn light on the man's glasses kept going j ing incense which set fire to draperies up and down, and that the next thing ; used on the stage as a setting for she remembered was being in the; cor- 'ithe prologue of . the film play: being ridor of the hotel, followed shortly, af- ter by refreshing ministrations from the hand of E. D. Vessel, chief of po lice of Orlando. - Thya sutg tUlowe.,Miss ClaisCk-full aad-k ily. once J Interrupted her' sensational I story- which covered a period of near ly, 'ten years, graphically recited In two hours, during which the audience breathlessly awaited every word from the witness. With a crystal before her, the red-haired,- gingham clad, for mer postmistress of West Palm Beach recounted' a story which seemingly stunned the jury, mystified the state and transfixed the spectators. Leading! up to tne actual. Kimng of Miitimore, j Miss Clarke told of events which had ' occurred in West Palm Beach' and the post office for the past decade. And then, after she had stated that she had forced Miltimore into a chair in her room, dazed and bewildered, not only the jury but her hearers by an abrupt transition from earthly affairs into a spiritualistic seance which ranged from the days of creation, from the days of Adam and .Eve through epics of time in which she alluded to famous figures of history. When she said that her Aunt Sarah had taught her to read and write before she was born, the state entered an objection but immediately withdrew it. taking a change that her testimony would hinder rather than help the defense. Unchecked and undeterred, th crys tal gazing former post- mistress in a monotone poured forth a tale of spiri tualism which for its uncanniness and weirdness has never been approached an examination of Miltimore's viscera in the annals of Florida crime. Miss Clarke who occupied the stand for more than two hours told thtT same story she had given in a signed statement shortly after Miltimore's body was founded In her room at a local hotel. She mentioned Joseph B. Elwell, murdered New York sports man, as having loaned her-$88,000 in 1918 because oi his friendship for her brother. To repay him she was forced to start on a career of doctoring the account. Her mention of Bl well's (Continued on Page Two) Fatty" Arbuckle Takes Stand in Own Defense and Makes Sweeping Denial of Charges Against Him San Francisco, Nov. 28 His testi mony a sweeping denial of all allega tions presented by the state in its pros ecution of the manslaughter charges against him, Roscoe C Arbuckle spent the greater part o f the day on the wit ness stand giving in detail, under di rect and cross'examination, his story of the hotel party during which the otate maintains, Miss Virginia Rappe, mo tion picture actress, received injuries from which she later died. Arbuckle's cross examination was completed at 3:13 p. m., and he was ex cused from the stand. Gavin McNab, chief counsel for the defense, said he would .close the de fense case with the reading of Chicago and New York depositions and with an offer to prove that George Glennon, ho tei detective obtained a statemenVtend ing to clear Arbuckle, from Miss Rappe, Glennon's testimony was ruled out last WMis's Leuise Glaum, "motion picture actress and six other persons well known in the Hollywood movie colony, for whom subpoenas werissud yes terday had not been called to the stand late today. -"Vic- Arbuckle testified that the Party in his roomsjwaf enUrely Impromptu, that had been invited, but that the others had dropped .tn later ;nd .se- Vanderlip Favors Granting Allies Much Time on Debts New York, Nov. 28. Recognition by the allies of their eleven billion dollar debt to America as a just debt, agree ment by this country to easy payments and the money tnus repaid to b used in rehabilitating Europe, was a plan proposed tonight by1 Frank A. Vander lip, New York banker, for settling the obligations of the war. Mr. "Vanderlip, who returned recently from Europe where he made an exhaus tive j study of economic conditions, spoke before the Economic Club. He i said he had -discussed the debt with the leading responsible government . mlnis j ters and financiers of Europe and near I ly every nation admitted inability to pay. The United States would be hurt as i much by the repaid receipt of payment j in the form of g:4s. the only possible form of payment in vi wof the demor ! alization of foreign exchange, he said, as the allied debtors would be harmed in making the payment. ' "The full oonsequences would be pro found." he said, "if the payments could be made and were made with any de gree of promptness. We need not look further than to contemplate merely the receipt of 1 500.000,000 a yeaf of inter est. If that came in the Orm of goods, our industrial situation would be upset in a way and to an extent we have not heretofore experienced.' The effect up on our labor situation and the conse quent social problems which would.be realized, would be menacing." NEW HAVEN LIST OF DEAD GOES TO FIVE Two Others Die After Movie House Fire NEW HAVEN, Nov. 28. The death list resulting from last night's fire in the Rialto theater was Increased to five tonight when Miss Mabel Moran of Derby and Allen Keith, a Yale student, died In the New Haven hos pital from 'burns received when flames swept the crowded moving pic ture house. - The police tonight arrested William I Carroll, manager of the theatre, on a warrant charging him with selling standing room admission in violation shown. The draperies were raaae oi cheese cloth, the corpner said The number of injured probably ex- ceeds U5l more than eighty of whom Police and' are aepanmenx reports indicate that there are no Domes in the wreckage. HEAR CHINA'S APPEAL FOR TROOP REMOVAL AT TODAY'S SESSION Wdllld Eliminate All Foreign Soldiers WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.r (By Asso ciated Press.) China's case for the withdrawal of foreign troops not sanc tioned by treaty, from Chinese terri tory, was presented before the fr eastern committee of the Washington conference by the Chinese delegation at today's session. Consideration of the subject went over until tomorrow. Coupled with the Chinese proposal was a request for the removal of un authorized police stations, and tele graph and wireless installation. These have been grouped with the question of foreign troops for simul taneous settlement by the conference. The Chinese delegation, it is under stood, bases its argument virtually on that presented ?t Versailles by the Chinese delegation of the peae con ference, but included data covering events of the past two years. At this stage of the conference, said Dr. Alfred Sze, the Chinese minister here, presented the case today, China confined its request to encroachmerfts of her sovereignty not sanctioned by treaty. When the proper place von the agenda was reached, however, he add ed, the delegation was expected to niake its plea for the removal of for eign legation guards, troops stationed along the Peking-Mukden railroad to protect communication from the capi tal to the sea, and certain other troops and foreign police authorized after the Boxer uprising of, 1900-1901. mained. He declared that he had an engagement to e-o out and when he left the party and went into his bed room it was for the purpose of chang ing - his clothes to keep this appoint ment. "I locked my door to keep the women and others out of the room. Then I went into the bath room. The bath room door struck 'against the prostrate form of Miss Rappe. That was the first time I knew she was in the room." Arbucke said. "Then what did you do?" Leo Fried man, assistant district attorney, con ducting the cross examination asked. "I picked her up and held her head." "Did you say anything to; her?" he was asked.' ' "Not a word, she was gasping and had a hard "time getting her breath. "Later I asker her: 'Is there anything I can do for youTshe said: 'No, Just let' me lie oh the ' bed. Before this I had given her two, glasses of water." "How did she get from the bath room to the bed?" , ?She 'walked,' I helped her a little." Later Arbuckle' returned to the bath room. Wheif he returned he testified Miss "Rappe was "thrashing about" on thefloor. The witness, said, he picked her up and placed xher on the bed, dem . (Continued. oa Page Two. As the first postulate in his plan, Mr. Vanderlip said he would lay down the principle that the allied debt was a! just debt, lesally and morally and whether it-, cotyld be paid or not. it; i fin Id Tna fliPArfiillv flnri f roiofn IT tr ! K. . u U W v..w. . - . KVVV. UI1 J tttKii jwledg'ed as a just debt. "Next, I wrould want America to be both an intelligent and a lenient credi tor," he continued. "Terms of payment ought to. be. adopted to the means of our debtors. ' In that respect we should take the action of the allies in fixing the terms of the indemnity as an ex ample to bey avoided rather than fol lowed. "The crur of my ulan would lie in the disposition of the payments, would make America a. beau-jeste; a grand gesture in .international rela tionships. While; demanding that the payment be tnada I would have Amer ica say that she' is prepared for the present to forego the receipt of it." Concerning what should be done with the money paid back, Mr. Vandelip said: "I would lik.6 to see" every dollar that can ever be patd to us by our debtors for years to come, devoted to the re habitation of-Europaan civilization. It is only through - such rehabilitation that these debts can ever conceivably be paid. It is only through the rehab ilitation of Etn-opean clvilizatilon that America can ever conceivably realize in' full measure ber 4estiny or can ex pect a full measure of prosperity for her people." ASHE VILLE MAN NAMED ON STATE HEALTH BOARD C. E. Waddell -will be Engineer ing Member By BROCK BARKLET RALEIGH, Nov.. 28. Charles E. Waddell, an engineer of Asheville, has been appointed by. Governor Morrison as the engineering member of the State Board of Health, succeeding Col. J. L. Ludlow, of Winston-Salem, who has held the position, since 1887. Col. Ludlow's term expired last January 1, but he has been holding over Tpending the appointment of a successor. Governor Morrison accompanied by State Highway Commissioner W. A. Hart, left this afternoon ; for Tarboro, where tomorrow night the executive will address the A. M. E. Zion con ference. He ."will be the. guest while In Tarboro of Commissioner .White. Officials jof - the Seaboard Air Line railway have started an investigation into the causes of the freight engine explosion at YoungBville, twenty miles north of here Saturday night, which resulted in three deaths. Low water ja-en d vahce, rr8flfcl-. omS. w a ij uisiDi meory or tne cause of the explosion. A GOLDSBORO SUPERIOR COURT SESSION OPENS Heavy Docket Faces Judge E. C. ! Cranmer (Special to the star.) " Nov. 28. The November term of the superior court, Judge E. C. Cranmer, presiding, convened here this morning at 9:30 with a heavy docket. The jury was sworn in and given the charge by Judge Cranmer. Charles O'Berry, colored, was found guilty of stealing and given six months on the roads; Robert J. Warren, steal ing, 12 months on the roads; William Moore, stealing, 12 months on the roads. The case of Edward Burke, world war veteran charged with deserting his wife, appealed from county court, will be heard tomorrow afternoon. LIBERTY BONDS RISI5 TO NEW HIGH MARKS NEW YORK, Nov.- 28. Five of the more active issues comprising the lib erty bond and victory note securities rose rto new high, records for. a year or more on the stock exchange today. Their advance coincided with further enormous accumulation, presumably from investment sources. The second 4's gained 18 cents per $100 to. $95. 88, first 4 1-4's 82 cents to $97.00, second 4's 16 cents to $96.14 and fourth 4 1-4's 12 cents to $96.50. FIFTY-ONE INDICTED UNDER ANTI-TRUST ACT Accuse 53 Corporations Also, For Allged Combine in Glass Trade New York. Nov. 28. The federal grand jury late today returned an in dictment charginc flftyf one individuals and fifty-three - corporations in the window glass industry with violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust law. Jos eph M. Neenan, president of- the Na tional Glass Workers Union, also "was indicted cn similar "charges. In namins President Neenan the in dictment charges conspiracy- between labor union and the srlass producers to limit production thereby enabling the defendants to arbitrarily maintain Ex cessive prices for the" commodity. The Johnston Brokerage ' company, an alesred selling agency, also was named in the indictment." This agen cy, the indictment declares, was part of "a prime scheme to enable - the de fendants to combine, to dictate terms of sale and to eliminate competition." Indictment' of Mrv Neenan, according: to William, Haywood, 'federal district attorney "will test' the validity of pro- visions of the. Clayton Act and' the civil i euuunes oerviyo vut eiwnamp iijimun. i ities to labor organizations under the anti-trust laws. . The corporation" defendants named are located In Delaware, .West Virgin la, Indiana,' New Jersey. Wyoming, Kansas, Ohio, 'Pennsylvania,;, Illinois, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. They Include, Mr. -Hay ward declared, the i leading window. glass manufacturers-of the United States and abou$ two -thirds o f the . window, flaes industry;. - ' ' :;' .'CTiii. -.;y--V 1. Cfi: Elected to Office Miss Anne -.Mathews, Register-elect, was the only woman in New York City to be elected for an office. Miss Mathews was born on Election Day, which was a forecast of the success s-he was to achieve in political life. Her office pay's a salary of $12,000 per year. , "Lost Battalion " Hero Is Missing From Ship, Hear New York. Nov; 28. Lieut. Colonel Charles W. Whittlesey, hero of the famous "lost battalion," has disappear ed from the steamship Toloa on which he sailed Saturday for Havana, ac cording to a wireless message receiv ed here today. News of the famous soldiers', disap pearance came in the following mes sage received here from the captain of the ship: "Passenger named C. W: Whittlesey disappeared. Left several letters." Officials of the United Fruit Line, operators of the ship, confirmed the fact that the passenger in question was Lieut. Col: "Whittlesey; HhroiSglrvSi "reiatrvesr " " r1 f-: ' '" Members of Mr. Whittlesey's law firm" here were at a loss to account-fox his proposed, visit to Cuba. Whenhe left tne omces or tne nrm Friday he an nounced his intention, they . said, of attending the Army-Navy game on the following day. . It has since been learned -that Col. Whittlesey purchased a tieket for Havana the following morning and sailed- that day His business associates declared that his mind was clear and that he ap parently was in good health otherwise When last seen.' He seemed1 cheerful, they adJ, nnd declared they were un able to explain his seemingly -strange action in gcing away as he did, with out notifying them of his plans. A.npenred Depressed C. W. Whittlesey, the soldier's uncle, declared that Col. Whittlesey attended tile service's for the unknown dead at Washington on Armistice day and had since appeared depressed. Mr'. Whit tlesey said that he last saw his nephew on Friday evening arid that he did not notice any decided change in his de meanor at that tirne Colonel Whittlesey, who was 36 and unmarried, lived in a bachelor apart ment on East Forty-fourth street. When1 he appeared at breakfast Satur day morning, he brought a suitcase down from his room. He did not say where he was going and his friends did not consider the circumstance un usual because he was in the habit of making frequent week-end and busi ness trips. ' i . Colonel Whittlesey is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. . Whittlesey, of Pittsfield, Mass. He . has two brothers, Elisha, of Pittsfield, and Melzer, of this city. The crisp, laconic reply: "You go to hell," hurled into the teeth of 'a Ger main1 officer who called on him and his men to surrender, was the rhetoric (Continued on Page Two) Decision Postal First P s L 1 f Jv ,A ' - - WASHINGTON, Nov. 28. (By Asso- far east. Some of the forces which Ciated-Press.) Taking its first direct j the Chinese declare are in China with action toward liberation of China from , out authority are Japanese quartered foreign Influence, the arms conference) along the line of the Shantung rail agreed today on the withdrawal of f or-' j way, and others are within the de eign postoffices and postal systems i bated territory of south Manchuria, from 'Chinese soil. j Thus the negotiations promise to The decision was conditioned only ; touch upon the Shantung and Man on the maintenance by China of effi- ' churian controversies for the first time, dent- postal facilities of .her own, including retention of 'the present do mestic organization by which a Frenci vfill be put over for discussion when co-director general acts as advisor ti the conference takes up, in the very the Chinese postal authorities. Jan- : near future, the specific subject of rail uary 1, 1923, virtually was agreed upon -way leases. as the' date of withdrawal, the Japa- j Along with the foreign troop ques nese alone withholding final approval ; tion, which for the present does not oh 'that point pending consultation i deal with forces like the legation with Tokio. ; guards at Peking authorized by treaty, Constituting the first concrete ap-j the Chinese will ask for a considera plication of the principle of Chinese tion of the status of certain foreign administrative integrity as delineated . telegraph and wireless i-.ystems which in th "four ooints" of Elihu Root, tht they declare exist in China without her ppgtai agreement is expected to b follAwed tomorrow Dyk anotner pro- viding for gradual abolition of the system of extra territorial rights un-j der which a dozen foreign governments .have set up their own courts in China, and by a discussion of China's request that foreign troops quartered witmn her. borders without treaty sanction be withdrawn. ... The question - of -troop -withdrawal may1 lea the delegates into some of the: most troublesome questions of the - .;',i.: . - ,. - . . ; -Sr ? . , EY'S FIRST CLASH fi WHEN JAPS PRESENT CLAIM FOR . STORM CENTER MOVES TO VIRGINIA CAPES WASHINGTON, Nov. 28. The storm central over South Carolina last night was off the Virginia capes tonight and described by the weather bureau as of marked inten sity rtiovins northeastward. Storm warnings remain uisplaycd on the Atlantic coast at :mJ north of Cape Hatteras. TELLS JAP REASONS FOR INCREASE PLEA Admiral Kato Insists Japan Called On For Big Sacrifice WASHINGTON, Nov. 28. To safe guard properly the interests of the Japanese empire the ratio of seventy per cent in tonnage of capital ships is necessary, Vice Admiral Kanji Kato, president of the Japanese naval col lege and chief naval advisor to the Japanese delegation to the Washington conference, said tonight tc The As sociated Press in an interview. Vice Admiral Kato, who is regard ed as the leading Japanese authority on naval strategy, declared that the main issue for the conference on lim itation or armament was the reduction of armament burdens. "Japan accepts this issue whole heartedly," he continued, "and is quite prepared to scrap capital snips u""cl construction and old battleships. The naval ratio is a question of grave concern to the security of the nations. I hope the United tates will accept the seventy per cent for Japan, which Is the minimum of strength required for her security". The vice admiral remarked that tne agreement to limit armaments must be accomplished by a thorough under standing of all those participating. "The main issue in the limitation of armament, as I have stated above, is to relieve the burdens of the na tions. Japan has shown ' her hearty accord to the idea, and has agreed to the wholesale scrapping of captal ships under construction as well as old -etrtp. Thl practically 'means that the laVrpurpoJev-of the; -conference TiaS been attained, because it indicates that in the future there will come about huge reductions in naval expenditure. Ther'e is another point to which I 'would like to call your attention. When you think about the sacrifice made by the nations represented at this conference it seems clear that the degree of sacrifice is very great for Japan. I mean that it will be felt more keenly by us than Dy tne unitea States, because our industrial and shipbuilding power cannot be compar ed to that of America. In conclusion Vice Admiral Kato cpntinued that the capacity of Japan to replace her warships was infinitely less than that of' the United States, Japan, he said, would be quite unable with her present shipbuilding and in dustrial strength, and taking into ac count the paucity of the raw material, more especially steel, to engage suc cessfully in competition as to the re placement of ships. "For instance," he said, "do you realize that the yearly output of steel in Japan is only 800,000 tons, whereas in the United States the yearly output is almost 33,000,000 tons. Upder these circumstances it is quite possible fori Japan to think of entering into any race with any strong industrial power in case any difficulty should unhappily arise in the future. It would certainly be fairer to Japan, which is asking for seven ships to every ten of the other greater industrial powers, is merely putting forth a request that seems to me to be eminently fair and reasona ble, based as it is upon all of the questions which enter into the main tenance of a navy". DEPUTY KILLS POLICEMAN I SEARCH FOR AEGRO MIAMI, Fla., Nov. 28. Policeman R. R. Muller was shot and killed to night by Deputy Sheriff Adams during a hunt for a negro who had shot and wounded two other negroes. to Wi thdraw Foreign Systems From China Is Step Towards Liberation ; although it is. considered likely that the real Issues of these two problems eonseot. The general subject is ex- pecrea alter a round table discussion to go to a sub oommittop. In Japanese quarters it was saldi to- night that the Tokio government was . ready to withdraw its troops from the ! areas not covered by treaty stipula- tions as soon as China could insure the safety of Japanese nationals and prop erty within these zones. Since the Japanese forces are more widely affect ed than those of any other nation by (Continued on Page Two) 70 PER CENT i - . CONFERENCE NEARING FIRST BIG DECISION; JAPS NOT SATISFIED Kato Will Ask For 10-10-7 Ratio, Opposing Hughes Plan NAVAL EXPERTS TAKE UP DISCUSSION TODAY American Delegation Firm in Believing First Plan Is O. K. WASHINGTON, Nov. 28. (By Asso ciated Press). The Washington arms conference is approaching its first great decision. It was announced tonight lJy Vica Admiral Kato, chief Japanese naval ex pert, that Jape- Heeks a 70 percent na val ratio. At the same time it was an nounced with equal authority that tha American delegation stood firmly on Secretary Hughes' "5-5-3" ratio pro posal which means a 60 percent status for Japan. The conference ultimately must reconcile these two views or ac cept one or the other to reach agree ment on naval limitations. Vice Admiral Kato said the 70 percent ratio was the minimum necessary fop Japanese security. The American view is that 60 percent for japan is the maximum naval strength that could be accepted in view or American liabilities in the Pacific Experts Meet Tody Tomorrow the naval experts of tha five powers will hold their first meet ing in nearly a wek. They have con cluded their inter-group discussion of the American plan, so far as its ma jor factors are concerned. Develop ments today and tonight indicated that they would return the matter to the conference without recommendations for important modifications. The American experts are satisfied that the original estimates of naval strength on which the Hughes plan was based were correct. What form the committee report may take is not clear. Presumably .the 'British officersre in. cfeordith themerrnah'"Vie-wT& respects. The attitude of French and Italian experts has not been formally disclosed. Yet there was some indication that action by the committee of experts to sustain the American estimate of naval facts and figures was expected. Whether the Japanese experts would submit minority views in that case was not known. Action to Shift In any event, it seems likely, that the scene of action will be transferred within the week from the experts to the committee room where the dele gates of the five powers must weigh questions of policies as well as of facts. Presumably the Japanese group is prepared to continue its argument there for a "10-10-7" fleet ratio instead of the American "5-5-3" proposal. To what extent Japanese insistance may be carried in committee or later bo-, fore the conference itself, however, is still to be disclosed. Vice Admiral Kato, in his statement, declared that the 70 percent ratio was "the minimum of strength required" for Japan's security. He added th "People of all countries must be in full agreement (as to limitation of armaments). Otherwise, even thougli an agreement may be made, it might create an unpleasant feeling and de feat its purpose." For competent American naval opin ion it may be said with authority, al though high officers can not be quoted directly, that the "5-5-3" proposal is viewed as the absolute maximum of concession to Japan in view of Amer ican interests and liabilities in the Pa cific. Naval opinion here holds . that actual security would require a "10-5" ration as against Japan, owing to dis tances, probable causes of conflict and similar matters. For that reason, the American "5-5-3" plan is viewed as not only a written assufance of utter lack of any American purpose in the Pacific inimi cal to legitimate Japanese interests, but as an assumption of a similar friendly attitude on the part of Japan. On no other theory, according to naval officers, would the proposal be war ranted, backed as it is by the offer to scrap or discontinue more than twice the amount of new tonnage Japan is asked to abandon.. Facilities Considered Reference by Vice Admiral Kfcto to Japan's limited steel output and ship building facilities as warranting .her desire for a 70 percent fleet status re called the original view taken of Sec retary Hughes' "5-5-3" ratio proposal.' This ratio, it is asserted, goes far be yond any attempt at the almost impos sible task of setting down in figures estimates of naval strength relatively. It is based on the whole situation of the two powers chiefly concerned. It includes some allowance for American shipbuilding resources' in the estimate of the relative strength at sea, officers say, for that as well as each battle ship now afloat has its place in fixing a fair naval proportion not subject to suspicion as cloaking hostile designs. In other words, these officers con tend, the United States could build and maintain against Japan on a two to one or even a three to one scale if it desired. If it is to abandon that ad vantage, they add, to end naval com petition, the sacrifice must be met to some slight extent at least in the fleet ratio to be fixed. WEATHER FORECAST. Washington,--. Nov. 28.--VIrginla: Cloudy Tuesday: Wednesday fair; warmer in extreme west. North and South Carolina and Geor gia: Cloudy Tuesday; Wednesday faif with rising temperature. - Florida: Fair Tuesday- and Wednes day; rising temperature in north Wed- nesday. t '- ----- 1 & ;
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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