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vl- J' TjheN mid THE WEATUE& Xerlk Carolina! Bain Monday and erver ft paper, lead' renewal ire day before siplratlea la order U void missing alngl copy. , VOL CXIV. NO. 144. ,TEN PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH. N. C. MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 21. 1921. TEN PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS WILSON WRITES DOOM OF KAISER 'Big Guns" "Who Guide The Destiny Of Arms Conference INCREASING PRESSURE TO CHANGE RATIO FIXED BY AMERICA FOR BIG NAVIES IN GERMAN NOTE 1 I O t President Proceeded Care fully and Cautiously But None The Less Surely In Negotiations SEEKS ADVICE FROM ALL SIDES BEFORE MAKING DECISION Joseph Tumulty Givei Inside History Of fateful Octo ber Days Of 1919 When German Empire Tottered; Final Bid For Peace Made By Hohensollerns Rejected By American President; Wilson Refuses To Fall Into .Trap Laid By Prince Max; Announcement Of 1 Challenge Comes Like Thunderbolt, Andre Tar dien Declares WOODROW WILSON AS I KNOW HIM, Br JOSEPH P. TUMULTY (23rd Installment). CHAPTER XXXIII Germany Capitulate! The offer of Germany wai ao frank and unequivocal ia teeming to meet the terma of the President s final pro posal of peace, that when Colonel Rouse read it to the Preaident, he turned and aaid: "Thii mcana the end of the war." When I was inter rogated aa to my opinion, I replied that, while the German offer of peace teemed to irritate the Preaident, and no offer from Germany eould be eon aidered that bore the Hohenzollprn- Hapaburg brand- For a moment thin aeemedto irritate the President, and he aald: "But, at leait, we are bound to consider in the moat lerioua way any offer of Germany which ia prac tically an acceptance of my proposals of peace There our first discussion regarding the German peace offer ended. At the conclusion of this talk I waa invited to take dinner with the Preaident and Colonel House, and with the members of the Presidents family, but tha matter of the note which we had just received weighed o heavily upon me that my digestive apparatus waa not ia good working order) and yot the Preaident wai seemingly unmindful of. it and re futed to permit the evening to be interfered with becauae of the note, attending the concert and apparent ly enjoying every minute of the even ing and applauded the apeeches that were made by the gentlemen who ad dressed ua. After the concert began I left the Presidential box and, following a habit I had acquired aince coming to the executive Offices, I conferred with the newspaper men in our par ty, endeavoring to obtain from them without expressing any personal op inion of my own, just how they felt toward the terma proposed in the Ma note. I then called up the State Department and discussed the note with Mr. Polk, expressing the same opinion to him that J had nlreadv expreased to the President, to the effect that we could not accept ( German offer which came, to us un der the auspices of the Hohoniul lerna. Upon the conclusion of the concert. we left the Metrfipolitan Opera Houae, I accompanying the President to the VTa'dorf. As I took my place in the automobile, the President leaned over to Mrs. Wilson and whis pered to her the nets of the receipt of the German note. Then, turn ing, to me, he said: "ITave you had any new reaction on the note aince 1 laat talked with you!" I told him I had not, but that, what I had learned since talking with him earlier in the evening had only confirmed ma in the opinion that I had al ready expressed that it would not be right or safe for ua to accept the German proposals when we arrived at the Waldorf it was 12:30 a. m.,on1 the President asked me to go to his rooms, and there, for an hour and a half, we indulged in a long die rusaion of tha German offer. Aa was usual with the President in these important natters, hia mind waa to use hia own phrase, 'open and to tut" .... - 1 . Dleraasing the Note I emphasised the idea that we eould mat consider a peace proposal in which 'she Kaiser and bia brood played a part and that the only prof- far we eould consider must come from the German people themselves: that in hia Mexican policy he had proclaimed this doctrine that its ruler who came to power by murder or assissination would ever receive tha recognition of the United 8tata; that we must broaden the morality which underlay this policy, and by our attitude aay to tha European rule re who started the war that guilt ia personal and that until they had psrged themselves frof the responsi bility of war, we doold not consider aay terms of peace that came thropgh them. tha next day tha President left for Cleveland bodges home on the Hudson with Colonel Eouaa and Dr. Grayson. I remained ia New York at the Knickerbocker Hotel, busily cn gaged ia poring over the newspaper lea 'to And out what the editorial attitude of 'the country waa toward the German proposal for peace, and preparing a brief on the whole nat ter for the Preaident'a considera tion. Before Colonel House left I again impressed apoa him my view ef the note and my conviction that it would be a disastrous blunder for na to accept it The Presides returned to Wash ington la theVkrly afternoon. Col net House accompanying him. I waa eager and anxious in have an - r r-na Ha baJ a a P KmI - . ER FIGHT Republican "Regulars" Fac Another Serious Revolt In Congress The News and Observer Bureau 603 District Natl. Bank Bldg. By EDWARD E. BRITTON, (By Special Leased Wire.) Washington, Nov. 20. A battle royal looms for Monday 'in th House, and there is promise of this alio in the Benate, in what is to take place on the eon f eree's report on the tax revision bill. That the Republican "regulars" face another serious revolt on that bill ia certain The Western bloe in the Houae which by supporting the Democratic mi nority put the akida under Preaident Harding's pica for a 40 per cent maximum surtax and held to the 50 per cent, of the Benate amendment are prepared for a amaahing drive on other portions of the conference report which are not to their liking described by them as being 'sweep ing changes" in the bill held to be "arbitrarily dictated" by Senator Penroso and Chairman Fordney. The Bepublicans of the organization group regard the defeat of the 40 per cent maximum surtax proposition urireil bv President naming as serious setbaclQlo the . Bepublican party which iWill be hard to over come in the elections next year. There is growing a strong suspi cion that the 50- per cent maximum surtax was never expected to get through the House, that when Sena tor Penrose and his lieutenants in the Benate saw that they were to be walloped in the Senate that they ostensibly ouit the fight, feel'ng sure that Chairman Fordney and the Republican "regulars inlhe Uoue would straighten or 'ho matter ,nd either get the figure back to the House .I-' per cent, or gut a com at around 40 per cent. K w- ith that thought that the Republi can regulars pushed President tiarn ing into the breach with his call to tha House Republicans to make it 40 per cent. His being knocked out hv (ho innurzeni wesveru lm,. i h Holme eaueht thcra unawares Thev had no thought but that ho wniilrl he auatained, ana iney - in the doldrame by reaeon of. tne .t;f, nf the House. Add to this .i tit te effect of the vepudia- tion of the leadership of the Republi," can President by a Mg group oi Dn.,v,i;an. in the. House that panic .hi.fc hns come as the result of the Democratic ictories at the polls mniA two weeks ago, and there ;. . flalihera-RSttd crowd of or !..;.. SoMiMieana trying to rc arrange Jir lines. n.nuhllrans Shouted Too Soon In high elation there were jubilant shout from the Keputmcans i v. popular approval of the country at large over the lug stroke of Secretary Hughes nt the first plenary session umhinirtnn conference. It heartened the Republican leaders with the thought that Republican mi.managen.ctit of .flairs would b i.,m,tin hv the country v.hiie the fireworks of the armaments parley were sky-rocketing for the Harding program. Hut when rreamem umu In, whk renu dialed bv 9 Republi ..n. nt the House they aaw their nice little house of cards go scatter ing before the adverse winds treat such a repudiation of a Republican President by House Republicans set to hlnwinff. Unless President Harding. Senator Penrose and Chairman rordney had not figured that favors to the big rich anlrt war profiteers corporations were the need to keep their support for the neit election the Harding appeal and the Harding letter for 40 per cent maxfmum surtax would not have come forth.. As it is the letter has Dut the fatfin the (ire for the Ke nuhlienn. The average American has seen that the tepunucan admin istration is playing to "big busi- .. .. j ',.: 1 1 ness Tor lis smiles, ana nig ness" has seen that the Republican administration is not nble to deliver the goods it wants, snd so there are two fires of antagonism converging upon the Republicans. Henos the battle ropal that the administration faces this week in the Senate and House. With 'a CP the Democratic conferees refusing to sign ths con ference report on the tax revision bill and Senator Smoot thus far do ng tha same thing they see another defeat ahead. And they have learned that with Penator Simmons leading the Democratic fight in the Senate and Representative Garrett doing the same thing in the House, that the practically solidVDemocratie vote plus the insurgent Republican vote can npset all their plans for their in iquitoua tax bill. Most Live Within The Law. Heretofore in this jorrejpondenee there has been set Out that the Re publicans have been handing the country lot of bank with their shouting of great economy, that money was being saved the country. Ths appropriations made were cite 1 to show this, but as it has her..', fore been stated they did not take the country into their confidence with regard to deficiency bills. Now these deficiency bills are coming in and there is howling going on, the House committee on appropriations saying there must he a halt in calling for deriency funds. Tha Navy and the Veterans' Bureau has been going ahead at full steam spending money that had not been voted. So it La that to these lad to other branches of the government word is being sent out that they must live within th law with regard to ex penditure. And ia particular th ceaimitte hammers CaairmM Firbes (Costinaed a fag Tw) ANOTH ON TAX MEASUR A ma i a. '' For the first time iHj5 ths meeting of visiting foreigner to th A nil Conference, in Washington, the chiefs of the different delegations assembled to have their photograph taken. These men, who will spook for their nations during th sessions of the conference all agreed that they would like to pose for a picture that will probably prove unique for one showing so marfy distinguished representatives of the great nations gath ered together at one time. This group of men have at the present time more to say about shaping the des tinies of mgither earth than any other. Left to right Jonkheer H. A. Van Earnebeck, Netherlands; Dr. Alfred Sze, China; Arthur J. Balfour, Great Britain; Charles E. Hughes, United States; Premier Ariitide Briand, France; Senator Carlo Schanzer, Italy ; Baron Cartier de Marehienne, Belgium; Prince Iyesato Toknjrawa, Japan. MANY SURPRISES IN APPOINTMENTS LOOK TO AMERICA 10 FURNISH London Times Savs Onlv America Can Prevent Fi nancial Catastrophe London, Nov. 20. Unless the United States shoulders the burden of world finance only a miracle can avert the financial cataatroph which is ever drawing nearer, the Sunday Times declares in its edi torial columns this morning. The newspaper regards the limits tion of armament as an accomplish ed fact, for which it gives credit to the United States, and pases on to it discussion of finance with the remark that it is hoped the Ameri can people will display equal eour age and foresight is coping with the vasllv imminent menace of world finance. 'America alone can stabilise credit by devising lome scheme for financing the nations now havering on the brink of insolvency, is says under the caption; "Washington and world finance. 'n nna-ia,va ntnmnnt inan!naa that (iermnnv is able to car 600, 000,000 gold marks on janunt 15,' the editorial continues.. "In. th event of her failure to do so, the diffieulties to French f inane may prove insuperable, and if France follows Germany Into bankruptcy the crash may well bring down the whole edifice of F.uropean eredit. 'In such an ewht the United State will suffer incalculable losses. The onlv wav out ij for America to observe the precedent set by the Bank of England when it saved American eredit in a minor crisis by drawing gofd from all the world to loan where it was most needed." America holds the world's gold today. The time is short for should Germany fail to pay, France may march inter the Ruhr region and then who can say what disarma meut proposals may not vanish in the smoke of war! The Sunday newspapers, which last week heralded to the English public, the new of the American naval limitation proposals, generally fall today to comment upon the de velopment at Washington, lesving tliis to special corespondents, who follow th general line of approval and hopefulness which characterized the British throughout the week. The editorial space of the Obser ver is filled with comment on the reception in India tif' the Frince of Wales under the caption: "India's Choice Wales or Gandhi." WANTS TO GIVE MAN ANOTHER CHANCE NOW Man Arrested In Raleigh Now Held In Custody In Richmond, Va. Richmond, Vs.. Nov. 20. The Rev B. Cary Montague, Episeoiial clergv man and city probation officer, Is hopeful of getting a parole for D. Tyler loung, automobile thief from Syracuse, N. Y., given a five year penal term here yesterday for steal ing a Westcott car in Richmond and selling it in Syrscuse, it was leurned today. He will ask Jadge Richard son, of Hustings court, in which Young was convicted, to suspend sentence so as to give the man chsnce to make a good citizen of him self. --,V Young had grown rich stealing ears in Virginia and selling them ir yrscuse snd selling csrs in thii ter torr stolen in that section when he waa caught in Raleigh, N. C, in 1919. trving to aell a M.irmon auto mobile to an agent of that make of eara wno became suipicioua and caused hia arrest. He was brought here for trial after serving two yesrs at Auburn for theft of the Marmon machine. If sentence ia suspended here, aa effort will b mad to ia due Lynchburg and Ro.inok to withdraw detainer which they have lodged against the man. TO BEGIN WORK ON HIGHWAYS TO SNOW HILL JANUARY 1. Kinston, Nov. SR. Work on the Snow Hill Lenoir county road, to connect with a newly asphalted high way from th boundary between L aoir aad Grea counties to Kinston; will b started January 1. Nearly seven mile of concrete and asphalt will b laid. Philadelphia aad local concerns will prepare th roadway aad do th construction work. Con tracts iaelad tw bridge. Th pro ject wi: ot vsrsj hundred Uooi aad doljara, w -N Jliil is is 1 Bishop Darlington Reads As signments Of Methodist Preachers TWO NEW PRESIDING ELDERS APPOINTED Rev. H. M. North Returns To Pastorate and Sent To Rocky Mount By T. A. HIRES. New Bcru, Nov. 20. The crowning event, of the North Carolina Confer ence of the Methodist Church, which has been in aession since last Tues day night, took place tonight when Bishop Darlington read the appoint ments of the preachers for the in coming year and the conference ad jnurned to meet in the city of Ral cigh next year. Many of the appointments as read by the Bishop tonight gave a general aurprise even to the kitchen cabinet which worked over time during the entire session. Kcv. II. M. North, who has been educational secretary for the psst year was lent to Hoekv Mount, Rev. N. H. D. Wilson, who has served the Wsshington district for the past three years, goes to First church Eliaabeth City; Rev. E. M. Snipes who had served his quadrenniutn on the W arreaton district, is sent to Ox ford; Revs. U. A. Cotton and H. E Mercer taking the plae of th tw elders who return to the pastorate, Rev. W. V..ltac Ra4 waa transferred from Fayettevillef and becomes the new pastor ,ef Centenary, New Bern and Rev. B. A. Humble take his place at Fayetteville. Rev. Vi . A, Royal goes from a pas torate of five years at San ford to laurinburg and Rev. W. A. Cade to Morehead City and Ret. V. P. Sco villoia transferred from Trinity to Greenville. Rev. L. P. Jones is the new, pastor at Sanford and Rev. O. W. Dowd of Fifth Avenue, Wilnung ton. Biahop Ordains Preachers. Immediately alter the sermon Bishop Darlington ordained to the office of deacons Rs W. (i. Far rar and he then ordained J. Bascomb Hurltv, I). A. Clark, K C. Manus C. Williams, W, H. HardoMy, K Few, B. (1. Merritt, M. K. Cham bers and Rev. S. ('. Kigliind, who came to the Mvthodisl Church from the Cumberland Presbyterian ehxreh assumed the vows of allcg ance to the policy and doctrines of the Church An afternoon session of the con fereu'ee was held, at which time me moirs were read and addresses mad' in appreciation of the ministers who had died during the past year. Rev S. B. Turrentine. D. 1 , of Ijrceiis boro, prepare the memoir of Rev. T. P. Bonner and it was read br Rev. G. B. Sterling. "Die memoir of Rev. C. W.Huhinsun was road by Rev. A. H. Barnes and that of Rev. C. Craven by Rev. H. M. North. This paper had been prepared by Hon. T. G Stem of Oifrd The conference held its last i sion at 7:o0 tonight sni completed all the work of the conference sad read the appointments of the preach era far neit year. W. TPlyler. Presid.ng Elder. Burlington, Front Street, W. B North; East Burlington, N. E. (Vie trans. Durham District Burlington circui", I A Ptty. Brocksdale eireu.t, J. C. WheeJ bee. Chapel Hill. Walter Pat'en Durham: Brarson, H. (' Kwinj alvarv, L. E. Thompson ; Crr, C. :. Cul'breth: ikcw.md W. C Kill; Memorial, M. Rradhtv . Pcarl M:!!, and Enn, D. M. Sharps, Trinity, A. D. Wileol. (Continued on Page Twn) New Steamship Line To Touch New London, Conn , Sv -The General Transportation "n., incorp rsteJ under ths las of Connceticutt. has leased the Cunneejcutt State pier btrs for the purpose of inaumi ratini; a nt iijif-fr and freight Llarv.-e from this rrt to W i 'mington. N. V., isj otLer iioints on tb Nuti Atlsatis cast, the or through the I'aauna Cassl ti other u's en ths Ticific coast. The line will i'en. to Vancouver aad Vi-tvria, British Columlla. This service, it wss announced te- igS), will also, connect with the Natioral sal western Ptesaiship Cowipany of Bostoa Mass. Te com paay will ma line of fourtesa frsijVt aaj frssral passescer strsas srs. It it plaaaxi U hats sailincs bm ia tvary tww weslu. Us Irs KILLED BY AUTO IN CHAPEL HILL Miss Beall Woodward, Of Washington, D. C. Victim Of Fatal Accident Chapel Hill, Nov. 2". Miss Beall Woodwar of Washington, I). C. a first year student in the University, was struck by an automobile and killed on the Main street here short ly after 6 'clock tonight. She was walking on the paved road way in the middle of the street because she wanted to avoid the rougher and wetter footing of the unpaved side walk- Miss Woodward, the only child of J. M. Woodward, of 723 i'nth stre-M, Northwest, Washington, came here in September to spend .1 year in tin home of Miss Elizabeth McKie. whose schoolmate she had been, ..nd to take a course in the Cniversity at the same time. Miss McK(c, who was with her when the accident oc curred, said afttrjiards that her friend being accustomed to paved city streels. had iusistcd on having the sidAulk and. taking to th new ly completed concrete surface. They were in the middle of n bio, k when the car approached. The ni'-ht was dark, and a rain was bl.ming in the faces of the two young women. They held their black umbrella in front of them so that neither could they se ahead nor tonl4 they be easily seen. The windshield of the car coniiug in the opposite direction wai wet and there was a bright street lamp Tshining in the eyes of the driv-r, Paul Sjiarrow. He did not jee the two young women until he was close upon them, he threw on his brakes, but the wheels skidded on the h!i p pery pavement. Mish Woodward as knocked down and her bkull was fractured She died two or three minutes afterward in the homo of Mrs. R K. MaeHae,. Mis McKie was oulv slightly hurt'. The car b, longed to S. J. Brock well and was making u reculai i he dule trip from. Durham with several passengers. (Sparrow is in a state of collapse tonight Ho is known n a carefu' driver and eye witness! say that, he was not g"i;ig at an un usual speed. BOYS' MEETING AT FAYETTEVILLE CLOSES Mass Meeting In Afternoon Winds Up Convention Of Older Boys Favettpvillp. Nov. D - With n mat mref'ng of hoy 41. a-Mffsseti hy Otis I'. Hin nun t, of W iimiujr!"ii. forming t!ie cMrf ent of th1 l'i's program, tnp nipr nova Y. M. . A. rnn frrrm-p for tht Snutrwritern 'lis trirt vf this otnte , rloH it third annual iw'sion here tonight Th' final M-ssion rf the -onYptitn merging into a union service f tin- ProfoMant churches of the ciy in th" FirM HaptiH church, meeting pHce of Hi conference. Mr. Hinnint, one of th south 9 best known worker among hoy wai hf ar1 of a large crou 1 of youths ftti-1 m. --n. Tli n.UrK "some thing Mnrft In the M.i"' r Man."; contaii',tl a rr.p(- ni sn ! r-! ci'noti a marked resi ore. grn a M'h ll.o .iVrrn "n aril evening srLfii-rt. At th unjnn t -v i. t.r.ight, Ir. V. K Hi I, l .-'ur f ll;e K:'t I'rrVvter.m eh;.r.'h of thin r-fy, rrpached a i'"rrf jl mon 00 "S"mt ),;rg M'-rt In 'he Pavi A?,etJ H Tin riming rirarr. wre ma.Ie hy Freii Bisir,gcr, of 'ilnuntt n, hi h fnrclitnon of whi-h t!; lay 'A the fontentirvn neirc!irg ihm nuh "Blett Pe tl.i Tip Tha Hi ;! Wilmington of which will bs ths simmer Ihijrh of $,'J t'ins. 'ili leljitfii, s'onl mg to jr"nt p.ari, .!! sni oo Peivn-.ber S. Coaii2erlle ler-fil to manufac turers oi Southern j.r,'33(i n,1 the fsnth ; eif.ecfe-1, th" reel of such 1 service hvn2 ig t-eeu resur?d Th s is ths thir l steam ship f uayy to (r.nir1 l.cre with in tSs isst Urn c;k. ' otbe-i. th ' arte r .-. runni -i t'ctei-n Norw.ta, Sew Imlon ami .ew York, aad the Thames Kicr, opcratinj he trq, tiers and lajcg Island, tuilch Rf at Greenport, Kag HarSor an 1 Shel'er Islacd, making te-necttoo' miih U t'-Bi'.il Trar.t(.. rtsiioB lis, this .Hrt bs.rg the point of trans fer tad g'kual ksadijusrtcrs of t SIMONDS THINKS America Surrenders Power To Become Supreme Naval Country JAPAN WILL AGREE TO LEAVE SHANTUNG Disappearance Of Anglo-Japanese Alliance Will Be Compensation That Mr. Hughes Will Receive For Not Pressing Far Eastern Question As Was Expected . By FRANK H. SIMONDS Washington, Nor. 2". The con ference of Wnsljiigtnii in practically over. All that remains to be dime is minor aniilespite present super fi'eiul quarrels and bickerings the reilts could lie written toduy.' ' - TheKe ri'sults will lie: (1.) The limitation of naval construction, plus measurshly scrapping the etistlng uftits. (2.) Ths postponement and not impossibly the prevention of an American-Japsnese war. (S.) The acceptance on the part of each country of a set of abstract principles in the Ksr East without any form of guar antee for their application. (4.) In soms way not yet quite clesr the elimination of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. Surrenders Xsvsl Supremacy Tlie price of the first achievement is tlie surrender liy the l'nitel Ntati-s of the power placed in its hands liyTTieTa'st'war to lieconie the supreme naiul country of the world. The price of the second result will ho the recognition of the special rights and interests of .liipun in ul of the Kar East, hut particu larly in Manchuria, such recognition duly testified to by ths surrondre on the part of Great Rritain and of the t' niled Mates of that Naval pow er whir would pernirtinccf ssful challenge. Th prb e which the United, Slates will receive in return for acceptance of the third point will be a Japan ese agreement to retire from Sliau tnng and from Siberia. The disappearance of the Anglo Japanese alliance will be tho com pensation that Mr. Hughes nill re ceive tor not pressing the far Kast ern tUi-vtion as it h.nd been expected it, would be pressed in the begin ning. Victory For Hughes These results will tie regarded in the i'nited Mates as a great, victory t'or Mr. Hughes and for American ilipb'inncv , Cn the Continent of Ktirope the Washington cnnfeience Ims nireiiiK bti a hutled as a victory f"r llritisli diplomacy even more complete and far reaching than that of the Paris cenference. In tire it Tiritjin there will be a tendency to depreciate British ac liK venient and regr t that no great curd has lieen placed on Japan, nno serious effort made to redu-e French arins. arid finally no closer nss'-cia tion betteen the I'liitod '-ie al'd (reat Hritmn nctually arrangeil. Ncverthclr-s the Ilrit.ish penplo will rejoice in the escape from a naal competition "itli the United States which they could net afford, or froni a voluntary surrender of sea su preirtacy to ivtneh they could ri'd rc concjle t ho in r I vc s. Not. impro! -d iy t' n V..shi!:gt"n eon ference will be i ri -' :i i l t ; a!':i e-1 l v n.a'iy so caMeil J , t.e ra ' s" tl.c wori-l over an offering no relief for clitirg itf'l ctiiis of t'ie vwir1 ! :ind ropre.si i, : .op rii tornaM st'-p ' a i-1 Mit.rnat io'!;e n",-uin or toward the a ati-' of Nations. Step 1'oward I rde -standing Cm the i.thi r har d th. I.. :. ge.-rr;i ,i.,;,,5t ' r and :n Kn'.i 1! :;:! eV estim'- ml to a -id V' Wash i k' oi. confer'..-" a a ' '.t sup i:i :Uc l.rc a i,.' .'at iind rsti.i .!)!- M- I!;;.' e . i-cptioo that tl-e ae to 1 1 -i iv.n 'n t" M, anil M at the ,in f raal arrtianiei.ti wru 1 1 s one fl and definite t! . "l-'h .nl le done b-is (irp:ioc io-,t n "de Me r-i'ifrence utiat. it lm 1 1 -'ir a-i 1 tr ilibn"!- fl en fir t li!ur.' Hit '!e - 'nd on whether, n Mr II sphrt In lie'sf the prccr t mi mm s beginning or an iso'.itc 1 iiicujent. Ot.e farther : ! of tie vVahgon c-.r,f-rei: -p is iiVcle to l-e the final (Isolation of Anglo. Frencff-ties. The "-.ttr-nc's here be tneemi'e two Tia'n ha- been more acute than rcern'.'v knern. M. I'.r and at .1 Vy' r.a'f r f- r etan.plc hae never ! I ;p n e.vh ehcr or met wt.f ii the a-f -lc-.t of the ONF c-nfererr e r.r of so. :ti i r.'ii. mi I rereh si J p rt of i c A-ier,--nn the is ir the tet:':cr of s v .?oir hns rni-snl a IUi! h resent e - nt w! i.-h l.t !'. t dts4. i'rf in s liart.. l.sj fash it. n after 'he c-m't-renee. Veteran l War Killed, r.oei-e !e. tii, Nov Ct - Tcrrv Hsu r., forn er aoblier of the tn'-l m, met imtsrt death early i':t.f v'.ca his tar overturned near he-r. lie was throw frin ths wa chine, his fare being buried in soft sand. Not a bruit wss found aa k hot r STORM MOVING ALON&i SOUTH ATLANTIC'UOAST -, Washington, Nov. 2V. A dls. turbsnce apparently of consider, sble intensity wss central to night North-Northwest of Grand Tarts, Bahama Islands and mov ing Northwestward, the weather bsreaa announced. Advices have been Issued by the bnreaa warn ing vessals off ths South Atlantic coast and storm wsrnings havs been ordered holated on the At lantic coast at and between Caps Henry and Savannah, ORLD ATTENTION SHIFTS TO BRIAND Premier Explains Why France Maintains Largest Army In The World INTEREST TURNS TO LAND DISARMAMENT Statement Before Armi Con ference Today Will Be Defence Of French Mili tary Policy In Effort To Prove That France Has No Aggressive Designs Washington, Nov. 20. -(By the As sot iated Press. )Worll attention will (Shift from naval to land armi ments when Premier Itnnnd of France speaks tomorrow before the arms conference. His ndilress, pro vided for at the last plenary session of the conference is expected to be a, very 'rank statement of the tea sons that, impel Prance to maintain the largest, army ill the world. The subject to be covered by the Krciich premier's statement Is prob ably the point of most immediate importance to Prunes in the entire conference. In informed circles it is expected the address will be a defense of French military policy which the French autliorltlel hop will nbsohe that country before the world from any suspicion of aggres sue desfgjis on the continent. Forecast of French Position. In -es-pressmr general sdherene of Prance to tho American plan for naval reductions M. Hriand said to tho conference : "When it comes on the sgendft. ss it inevitably will come, to the ques lion of land armament, a question particularly delicate for France Is ou are all aware, we have no inten t'on to eschew this question. We shall answer your appeal, fully eon scions that this is a question of grave and serious nature for us Tlie question will bn raised -it has been 'raised - and if there is a country that desires, that demands that the question of land armament should be raised it is Frnne.e. " hope that 1 shall be aide to state publicly what, the position of Fiance is, so that the United Mates inn! the world mav full v know. And when I have tried to prove this, when imi have listened to this demonstra ticn, I am qnite sure that vou will l.e convinced that France after the nt -essit ics of s.ifc'y snd life- have been adequately secured, harbors no Ihonljt whatever of disturbing ths peace of the world. No l.snd Disarmsment Dsn. Heynnd this . fcirfOast of Premier liriand's intended utterances there lias been nothing to indicate that the land armament question is to be taken up definitely for settlement in Wsshington. So fsir as can be learned, no puWi'r represented at the Washington conference has prepared 'iiv plan for limitation or reduction of land forces. All delegations are iirmeii with volumes of statistics d' li.ng w ,th ! nrmi"S nmoii other aimami n' divisions, but neither the ', iiiPd Mates nor Ureal Uritain has rv ilireit or imni"dui'e interest Hi" snbje-t. both li.ivng already cut the,r annus to the none. t iiqcars wlmliy bkely that if any ; ropos.il sjh-Ii as th" Airt roan naval ; hin w .1 to he submi"ed for armies id ' i ri in ; r.-n'-e or cne f "in rowers possessing great army -'r.-!.fc:ti. Aj yi t there has been if s.K-n cf s.'ch a p'sn Nii c. ; -ret Ins .itta hed to Pre cr I r ,r d s c-m jtt.itcmect be .i." if vl.at refer. -i.,e. Moled 01 ti .--iwise, hs in g'lt make to the I I k'-.- ii, F rei. h denre that fi-eat I'r. and the United htntei join ;ii so-!,., to;in i,f asvi -1 nces of sup p " tor France should hn again be d In view of the general a.'. ;,i'! in Washington on that aug ge t. r, however, it is regarded as ;j:.i ke'v that I'renner ftriand will ii al.e i v ii a dirtot reference to it. It was thought f'iroje probable that le wou' l seek to give the con fereric,, a pntnre of the present sit ii ii. on of i'rat ce, ss visualized by her government. No Concerted American Plan. Mciu'whiie American military ad v , r are prepared for ths mitia t.on of the land armament question ly Sfiu.e other group. They are pre pared to show that the American am v it ri.w far Itelow any ratio of iin 1 iiwer wRich might be suggest d; that it is completely demobil ized: that no organized reserve be loud a paper structure stands behind it, with the (iception of the na Initial gvvard, and that the standing army today ia no snore than na tional ptilic fore and possibly is too smnll for even that work. There have been no BUrtnfsth Amer ican military (roup. Their work has been con Used to statistical prepara (Ooatiaatxi oaf ags Tws) American Government Standing Four Square Be hind Original Proposition . , To Cut Down Navies - JAPAN SEEKING TO . :r ENLARGE RATIO OF SHIPS ALLOTTED HER United States While Stand ing- Pat Will Give Dus Recognition To Viewpoints Of Other Powers As V: gotiations Proceed; Be suit May Be More Thor ough Review Of Statu i Of Present Naval Estab-' lishments Of Three Great ' Nations ; Land Armament ' To Come To Front Today When French Premier Outlines Plans Washington, Nov. 20. (By th As sociated Presi.)-Th "S-5in ratio of naval strength for tha United Slates, Great Britain and Japan, ad vanced by the Americas ami dele gates as a means of .perpetuating the present relative standing of th three lowers, is coming under increasing pressure its the important cards of tho big diplomatic game begin te fall. In the main, proposed modifle. tions seem to center about the con tention that the "553 formula, which is bssed. on tonnags alone, does not properly reflect present pro portionate strength when such other elements as speed, cruising radiue and armament are considered ship for ship. America To Stand Pat. Thus far there hns been every In dication that the American group nould 'stand pat" for its proposal ef maintaining the existing ratio, but it is declared the National view, points of the other power a tit whsV constitute a fair basil of com parison will have due reeognitio ss the negotiation proeeed. The result may be a more thor. ough review of th es&st status of Iho present naval establishment of he three powers, which the Japanese hold will show Japan's right to aa increase over the "5 5 a'' proportion but which American experts declare will be more likely to establish that (jre.it Britain and the United Bute vie ii is entitled to almost a 2 to 1 advantage over Japan. The advisability of. sueh a review n understood to have, been discussed yesterday at a Conference between Secretary Hughes, Arthur J. Balfour aud Admiral Baron Kato. respective heads of the American, British and -Japanese delegations, and is expect ed to receiie consideration ' very soon at a meeting of the interna tional committee of naval appointed to sift details. expert Not to Make Uonceaalon By highest authority the Associa ted Press wns assured tonight that the American government stood four squares behind; its original proposi tion to regulate limitation by the yard stick of existing strength, and had no intention of making conces sions which, would modify that prin ciple. The American delegates d not want to adopt a 'Hake-it-or-!ave it" attitude however, so far a details are concerned and axe willing to hear the views of any power which thinks it may have been done an injustice. Thus as the conference swlige into its second week there are in creasing, indications that, the show down so far as the fundamentals ef a naval armament; agreement are concerned may be reached speedily. In the Far Pastern negotiations de- ' velopments are not moving s rapidly, snd there seems to be a growing impression that if detail are to be worked put at all the pro cess wfll be a lor.g one. Land Armament Today Tomorrow the conference' wfB make a start on still another of its problems that of land armament At an open session Premier Briand is expect! d to present the conaider ations' behind France's present enor mous army outlay, and to invite die cussion from the other powers. Italy is said to he ready also to set fortk her views in v general way, and Mr ITuglies is understood to b considering a brief statement en be half of the United States. Despite the divergence of opinion on some features of the America naval plan, there is enHenc. a virtually unanimous confidence .in the outcome. Yesterdav'a' between Mr. "Hughes. Mr. Balfoer and Ha ron Kato waa described as sentially cordial, snd among those on the "inside," it was declared to have helped clear the air of mnek of -the diplomatic indirection tkf t -f" alwsys characterises the opening days of international conferences. " i But the Far Pastern questions. .' which will reach a stage of More de tailed debate at an executive meet ing of the delegates late tomorrow are regar lcl as lending taemselvee less easily to rapid decision. They deal with far less, tangible thief than guns and ship and involve tuck a maze of interlacing diplomati rod tap that if an agreement is reeeked' even on the general principle eons ef the delegates will b well eatle- 6ed. Chinee Problem Cemples. The problems affeeting China ta ' particular, are considered virtually ' incapable of negotiation along aay such sxart line Hwny be purse d in regard to armsmWt. It it entd (Continued en TagTwe) TaATwe) if ail SSaf -f . - T
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