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Tie News ' aad -Observer TEX WEATEEX WATCH LABEL CmBui Cfcsasty tester day; fait and raw dap before MpiratlM hi cW In vd massing a igi eapy, VOL CXIV. NO, M9. TEN PAES TODAY. RALEIGH. N. C. SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 26. 1921. TEN PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS- HARDING SUGGESTS PLAN FOR CREA TION OF WORLD ASSOCIATION OF NATIONS Notable Speakers Before Final Sessipn State Teachers Assembly E PRIVATE CABLES PLAN OF HARDING DECLARES ANGLO J HELPS CLEAR AIR FRENCH SCRAP IS wmm AT PAR S PARLEY FOR CONFER ICE CHRONIC AILMENT V Messages Never Before Made Public Bearing On Momentous Events PRESIDENT KEPT IN TOUCH WITH AMERICA Hitherto Unpublished Corre spondence Between Wood, row Wilson and His Sec. retary at White House During Negotiation of Peace Treaty at Paris WOOD ROW WILSON AS I KNOW HIM BY JOSEPH P. Tl'Ml'LTY. CSth Installment. PRIVATE CABLES TO WIILSON Mr. Tumulty's chapter on The Great Adventure'' Mr Wilson's Pari experience was concluded yesterday, having begun in Tliurs dsy's editions of the New t4 Observer. Supplcme ntmg that chap ter. the author makes public a sen's of cablegrams which piH letween the Whit House and rans (luring the Peace Conference CABIJ.GRAM. The White Heme. Washington, Dec. I". HH. The President of the United State. Tarii, France: Stories that you have agreed to sinking of German ships have rain ed great deal of unfavorale eon ment here. TUMULTY. CABLEGRAM. The White House, Washington. Pec. In, 1RW. The President of the I'nited States, Tare American Emhsssy, Paris, ance : Most popular note in this country in your apeech are the words "We must rebuke acta of terror and pollution and make men everywhere aware that they cannot be ventured upon without certainty of just pun ishment.'' Tl'MU.TY. CABLEGRAM. The White House, Washington, Dec. 21, 1918. The President of the United States, Paris: If it is America's intentioa to back up the Allies ia sinking German ships, the idea is so vague ia -this country thst there ought to he a great deal of elucidation if the President Intends to take- this stand. Hope the President will be more definite than he has been in speeches in reference to League of Nations and freedom of the aeas. His ene mies here and abroad hope that he will particularise so that they can attack him. People of the world are with him on general principles. They care little for details. TUMULTY. CABLEGBAM. The White House, Washington, Dee. 22. IPIft. The President of the United States, American Embassy, Paris: Springfield Republican editorially give expression to fear that Presi dent may be made captive by allied imperialism, and says: "The condi tions and atmosphere which now en Telop him may be calculated to dill his Blind with doubts aa to the wis : does of hit previous views and tn 1 expose him to the peril of vacilla tion, compromise and virtual auren der of vital principles." Country deeply pleased by impression Mrs. Wilson has made abroad. TUMULTY. CABLEGRAM. The. White, House... Washington, Dec. ?4. 1918. The President of the United States, Care American Embassy, Paris, France: Stories appearing here stating in effect that you intend to appeal to peeple of Europe bound to do great deal of harm. My affectionate Christmas greetings to Mrs. Wilsoa and you. TUMULTY. CABLEGRAM. The White House, Washington, Dee. 31, 1918 The President of the United States, Paris, France: Clemenceau's speech, . wherein he advocated a world settlement based upon the old balanee-of power ideas, demonstrates necessity for Jind wis doss of your trip, and has act stage for inal issue between balance of power and League of Nations. If - America fail now socialism rales th wotld, and if international fair play ander democracy cannot curb nationalistic ambitions, there is nothing left bat socialism, upon which Russia and Germany have al ready embarked. You eaa do noth ing more' serviceable than, without, seeming to disagree with Clemen eeen, drive home ia yoar speeches differ ace betweea twe ideals one, the balance of power meana eon tiaoaace of war; other, concert of nations means universal peace. On has meant treat standing armies with larger armaments and burden tome taxation, consequent unrest aad Beleheriasa. If the statesman ship at Versailles eaanot settle these thing la th spirit of justice, Bol sherisnr will oettl them la a spirit of Injustice. The world Ik toady for the Itaao. Clemeaeeau has siren y great opportnnityj this coun try .aad th whole world will out Uiavyeo Cotatry ready to back (Continued m Page Jlte) I, V r TR. C. AI.PHONSO SMITH Head Department English I'. Naval Academy Teachers Endorse Bible Study In Public Schools Committer Will Study Plans For Addition To Course of Study DR. BREWER IS NAMED ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT Dr. 0. Alphonso Smith and Dr. Arnold Speakers Last Night Questioning nothing save the pro ision to increase the initiation fee from one dollar to two dollars, pass ing resolutions, .intending the con stitution, and electing Dr. Charles E. Brewer president and Miss Kliz.a I cth Krlley vice president in rout'n fusli inn. the North Carolina Teach ers' Assembly concluded its business sessions yesterday afternoon and ad journcd last night after listening to addresses by lr. Louise Arnold, Dean Emeritus Simmons College, and Dr. C. Alphonso aniith, head of the Department of English U. S. Natal Academy. Unanimous endorsement of the program of the Htate Board of Edu cation, the program of the Governor, the employment of a full time sec retary, the teaching of the Bible in the regular course of study in all public schools, snd changing the time of meeting from Thanksgiving week kere included in the reaolu lions that were passed during the afternoon session. Resolutions of fered by Dr. W. L. Potest com mended President Harding and Se ictary Hushes for their work toward disarmament. Split On Fees. Business flowed smoothly in the afternoon session until an amend inent to the constitution increasing the fees of membership was submit ted. Debate was aroused in the1 as aembly, and apcechmaking swept back and forth across the audito riura until the full time secretary idea permeated the thought of the assembly, with the fact that he would have to be paid. The amend inert passed without much dissent then, although there was a sprink ling of sdverse Totes. Sharper division in opinion, came then, with little time in mollifying debate, when the assembly came to the question of changing the ime of meetinc to earlier in Nov rlicr ingi of sentiment wantea to continue making use of the holiday, and tr.e other wanted to stay home and " -joy th day amid domestic scenes. The stay at homes won on a divlf ion of votes by a count of 249 to 212. Selection of time and plneo of meet ing is left in the hands of ths cxe: WliW, committee. , , , ,,. Little fight was made on the changes in the constitution exceft that section relating to dues of mem bers. The assembly voted to change the method of electing officers from the nominating committee method to the direct primary. This latter form was tried out at this session in an informal manner, and the as sembly accepted the primsrys d cision without question. Light Vote In Primary. Less than " half the registered delegates took note of the oppor tunity to rote. For the office of president there were only 198 Totes cast, and 109 for vice president. Pr. Brewer got ISO of the 198 cast for president, and Miss Kelley received 70 of the 199 east for vice presi dent. There were 43 candidates out fnc the vice presidency, and 18 put in nomination for the higher honora. The executive committee IS com posed of the president of the group organisations, and will elect the see retary and treasurer. A special report to the assembly from a committee representing the State Sunday School Association sub .itted a plaa for teaching the Bible ia public ochool, but nny discus r it ma headed off when Dr.. Brook called attention to the fact k. tha mneral resolution aaopiea earlier la th sessioa provided for a committee to study the question and w (.tii nlini for teaching tu me Mnwvt waa nreseated by J. M- . , - - nrnlltrhtvn. Under th 8undy School Asso ciation plan, th Bibl would be Uught ia th school a a regular subject, aad would be accepted a . Manilar credit lor graauauon. aw addition to that, credit could be min far atudlea ia eetabltaaeo: oun day school, provided th teacher measured ap to the standard of th State. . Pipils woald b required to ia 40 minute of el work sack MISS SARAH LOUISE ARNOLD 9. Dean Emeritus Simatona College, Boston, Mass. GIST OF RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY ASSEM3LY Following is a digest of the report of the resolutions committee of the Teachers' Assembly unanimously rilnpted at the business session on yesterday afternoon: 1. Endorse State certification plan for teachers. 2. Eudorse county unit plan of school organization and administra tion, and the present salary ached ule. 3. Endorse teacher training pro gram, of which h'jCi", teachera took advantage during the past summer. 4. Endorse teaching of citizen ship in nil schools. 5. Endorse teaching of the libl" in every school in North Carolina, and name committee to work out plans for incorporating Bible in course of study. i - fl. Endorse coarse ia physical education, to lj ineorpornted in course of study for 1922 '23. 7. Endorse teaching of music in every school n the State. 8. Commend Governor Morriaon in his efforts to secure more sup port for educational Institutions. 9. Endorse Towner Stearnes bill to provide for place in President i cabinet for educational secretary. 10. Endorso plan for whole time secretary of Teachers Assembly. II. Endorse program of Ktate fu perintendent E. C. Brooks, and pledge him support of every teacher in the Ktate. Dr. J. M. Manning Gives His tory of His Work For Drug Addicts Durham, S'ov. 23. Mayor' I. M Man nine, who was arrestct Barttr day afternoon on a charge of lation of the Harrison Anti Nnr -cotic law, and which received state wide publicity, in a statement pre pared for the Durham hun, reviews the history of his voluntary work towards the alleviation of the suf cring the drug addicts, and the Kimhrniigh caae cited by the Fed eral officials, in particular, tir. Man ning traces the pathetic history of some of the cnes coming under his rare, and the communications he has had with prorrhient officials in regard to this work. The statement follows: " " "It has been heralded all over the State that Mayor Manning of Durham has been placed under a ten thousand dollar bond for vio lating the Harrison narcotic law by furnishing morphine to a drug ad diet. I think it is due me, and cer tainly the people of Durham who have- kindly elected me to the high eat office in their city, to maxe some, explanation. "It is commonly known that for several years I have taken a great interest in the disease of drug ad diction and in the drug addict who from my observation is a greatly neglected member of our eomnriuUy and who is absolutely helpleis, friendless and I may say hopeless. I have read and reread til the liter ature I eould find in our medical journals on the subject. Several of these articles hare been written by th distinguished physician, Dr. Ernest F. Bishop, of New York aid professor of internal medicine in the New York Polyclinic I wrote Dr. Bishop asking him to send me all th literature he had on the sub ject, which he immediately did.' In this batch of papers I found a book h had written himself and mar, other paper of different authors. There was also a full report of a committee appointed by the Mew Tork Legislature to investigate drug addiction in the Htate of New York A Mr. Whelley was the Chairman of the committee. The committee hnd many conferences ia the larger cities of the State and at the end of it report said, "Any doctor or druggist who refused to give mor shine tu a drug addUt was un worthy of hi profession." This eommitt asked to be continued. otablUhed Narcotic Clink "la many way I have uadertakea in Durham to do something for the diseased people. D. C. Hoper, while MAYOR OF DURHAM EXPLAINS ARREST First Step Toward a Contin uance of International Dis cussions Taken FAR EAST MATTERS BEFORE DELEGATES Bij Nine'1 Approves "In Principle" Chins.'s Pies for Abolition of Extrs Territorial Rights Now Enjoyed By Bis; Powers; Other Developments Washington, Nor. ?.'.--fBv the As smiated Press. 1- In the midt of drrctopments thst helped clear the air for all the big subjects before the arms conference. President Harding let it be known today that he had taken 1h first step toward a continuance of International discus s ons which may lead to. an "Asso eiation of Nations.' Conference! among the nations once a year te consider whitever may rienacw gnod undemanding hav bcrn suggested by the President in formally tn some of the foreign dele l,-ntcs. and their replies are said to have encouraged hope that a perma nent plan of consultation will re ceive world approval. Personal Suggestion locking all the properties of a formal proposal, Mr. Harding's plan is declared to have boen offered only as a personal suggestion, without any hint as to the details of its accomp lishment. Whether a more formal approach to the aubject will be taken In'fore the end tf the Washington conference remains to be developed. Far East Matters. Within the conference itself, defi site progress wss made in both the Far Eastern and naval negotiations and it became apparent that although the question of land armament had been laid aside for the present with out an attempt to agree on limi tation of armies, some of the dele gates soped later " to translate the sentiment of the conference into t joint declaration of general policy. Naval Duces tow The naval discussions centered for the moment about -Japaa's capitulation ef her present naval strength submitted in connection with her hope for a modification of the u5o " ratio of the American plan. Experts of the British, French and Italian delegations withheld their decisions hut thfeAirreTtcan ad visors made known their conviction reached after examination of the Japanese data that no change ia the ratio was warranted. Resuming the Far Easter. i negotiations, the delegations of the nine nations approved "in principle'' China a plea for amelioration of the extra-territorial rights now enjpyed by the powers. A plan of modifi cation with a view to a final abolition is expected to be worked out by an international commission or jurists. JURISTS TO INVESTIGATE EXTRA-TERRITORY MATTER. Washington, Nov. 25. (By The As sociated Press.)- Gradual abolition of extra territorial rights in China was agreed to ''in principle" today by the arms conference, and an ex haustive examination of the Chinese judic al system was decided on to dc termine how rapidly the change can be accomplished. Hitting aa a committee of the whole the delegates virtually decided in executive session to put the in vestigation into the hands of an in ternational commission of jurists, who would visit, China next year and report direct to the governments con cerned aa to the ability of the Chi nese authorities to take over the full, adminjptra tjQn; . of justice, , new exercised in large part by foreign tribunals under the extra territorial privilege. Complete the Job. The step, to be consummated to morrow by , the adoption of a formal declaration of policy and an author ization for the investigating commit tee, was regsrded as virtually com pleting the work of the conference relating to extra territoriality. The framing of the solution was left to a sub-committee beaded by Senator Lodge, of the American delegation, with instructions to report at tomor row's meeting. During today's session the commit tee also gave some consideration to Continue On Page Three) Authoritative Article On Subjects Of World Moment In Tomorrow's Old Reliable Mack ha been written sheet the part played by Taft aad Root ia making aaggeetlona for the League of Nation Covenant that Wilsoa negotiated at the Pari conference. In tesnerrew'o New and Oboerver will appear for the I rat time la any publication copies of the private cable to the President giving the exact wording of these eaggeetion. The Srst Installment of these private cable appear la today's Old Reliable, hat the of snoaUalstorlc Importance will come tomorrow. Another article by R. 6. Wells, the world'a host known living writer, will, he printed tontorrow. No writer at the Washington coia ference haa provoked so meek discussion as ha Wells. Hta subject tomorrow will ho The Pooslbl Breakdown of Civilisation." Sir Philip Glbbs will hav another article on condition In Rasaia. He haa Jnet rotaraed to London from a danger jearaoy Into part of Kaaala free which there ha heea no former reliable iaformsltioa. H had to bring the material out with him for these article, which are now coming to the New and Observer by cable direct from London. William Jen ning Bryan' exposition of th Snnday School Lesoea la a feat re jf anasnal Interest that appear In th New aad Oboerver every gaaday. ' Then there to W. T. Elite on the Innday School Loosen, the American Legion weekly review, Frank Wsaond la addition to aa unexcelled State aewa service, the Associated Pram dispatch and other fa tare that go to snaking a flrat da newepapor. ' .MAI)) nt,OL0 hUCLIABLS AND KNOW WEAT COES ON. ' Frank Simonds Analyzes Present Differences Be tween Two Powers WILL NOT HAVE ANY EFFECT ON CONFERENCE Journalists of France Reply To Attack of Journalists of Britain; Squabble Re garded Entirely As a Pri vate Affair of No Serious Nature By FRANK H SIMONDS Washing'nn. Not IS, - Nnw that the Anglo Trench differences of opin ion have reached a stnge where tbc occupy the headlines and more or less dominate the gossip of the Washington conference,, there arn., three essential facts which must be recogmred. First, that the Anglo French quar rel is private; that is, not open to volunteers Second, it represents a chronic, not a critical condition. -Third, it is njt going to affect ma terially or serionsly the program of the present gathering at the Ameri ran capital. Ckroatr Ailment Ever since the armistice, all through the Tans conference and with ever increasing bitterness in all the conferences of ambassadors whirh have followed the Paris gathering, Anglo-French differences have been cropping up. French and British necessities, interests and policies in Europe are radically dif ferent and .'requently conflict. But it is worth recalling now that the French and the British have dwelt together in neighborly enmity with out armed conflict for more than a century, and in Britain's only two European sura ,n that time she has been associated with France as an ally. It was natural and perhapa inevit able that England and France, com ing here to the Washington confer ence, should should both desire American support and resort to at tacks upon their neighbor as a means to this end. Journalistic Attack The rr-sult has been perfectly simple. The British journalists have attacked the French army, and the French journalists la dn tours of time, supported by the 1 reach Prime Minister, have resorted to a sugges tion of the revival of the naval arm ament question as a counter offensive to the British attack. This counter offensive haa been so successful that British nerve have been disturbed quite aa much as were French nerves over the criticism of the army. There you have it, the bottom fact in the situation- Before he went away M. Br land said flatly that no French de sire in the matter of naval atrength, submarines or otherwise, would be pinnitted to interfere with Mr. Hughes' navy. As for the British official solitude as contrasted with the coTirse of some of the British journalists, hut by no means all of them, it haa been generously correct from the begin ning. Mr. Balfour ia an undisputed friend of Frsnce. His remarks fol lowing M. Briand's great address were more than a literary or an oratorical effort. They were a gen uine expression of sympathetic emotion and downright friendship. Measure of Justice The French discussion of naval conditions has a measure of justice in it. When the war came France was engaged in transforming her navy rfnd had a certain number of capital ships building or on the ways. She was obliged then tn stop the construction of all her ships and use all her steel first to munitinu her own guns and later supplv American artillery also. 'The result was that the end of the war saw her reduced, Jftnothjag. as . naval- pomv or, while the United States, Japan and flreat Britain had throughout the war expanded their navies rapid ly and greatly. The point which the French make ia that it is not fair to take their present status as a basis for reckon iug their future strength by comparison with other countri-s. Sabasarin Episode This, however, is merely an aca demie exercise, since the French do not intend "to build capital ships, primarily because they lack the money. As to the submarine episode, it waa Mr. Hughes who suggested the submarine as a weapon of defense. When Mr. Balfour appealed from the American decision and asked to (Continue On Page Three) Failure of Money Real Threat To Civilization i f p $ Pa ' p! j -aaaaa".aaWsWsf srw.nami .....iw-u isjsjJI H6 STILLS srr tf a sISoIrT" DASH FORLIBERTY White Men Break Through Window In Barracks at State Prison ONE FALLS AS GUARD FIRES ON FLEEING MEN Although Believed To Be Wounded He Got To Feet and Continued Plight; All Men Are In Prison Stripes; Rewards Are Of fered By Authorities Six white prisoners hroke through a window of the barracks at the State Prison farm last night at nine o'clock and early this morning armed guards were scouring the country in the neighborhood of tl farm in pursuit of them. One of the prisoners fell when fired upon by a guard, but immediately got lo his feet again and escaped. 1' is believed he was wounded. The men who escaped, all of uhmn were in prison stripes, and tiiuir de scriptions follow: Tom Clayton, Cumberland e o'i'ly, who began twenty years' service for murder in the second degree in April, is "I years old, weighs 141 pounds, is 5 feet 2 3 4 inches ta'l, has dark brown hair and blue ev, s, has an eagle and the letters U. S. A. tattooed on riht forearm and a gun shot wound under his left shoulder blade. Mike Bray, Kdgecombe county, who began a fifteen months' sen fence for lnreeny in June, is 'Jl years old, .1 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 1'rtS pounds, has blue eyes and lilit brown hair, with the figure of Christ on the Cross tattooed on hia right forearm and a scar on the right check. (irover llensley, of Guilford eoun ty, who began a seven year sentence March, llljo, for larceny of an auto mobile, is L'j years old, fi feet tall, weighs LM9 pouads, has brown eves nnd light brown hair, with a de loriucd left hand and a thumb with only one joint. . Charlie,. Hlt4R Af .Ca.UI we 11 caitn ty, who began a sentence of from two to the years March, MIS, for larceny, is "1 years old, 5 feet and X inches tall, weighs 1.13 pounds, hns light brown eyes, dark brown kair and a gunshot scar on his left arm. Pink Perkins, Rockingham coun ty, who began a service of 3 year for robbery in January ll)l!l, is -'n years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 140 pounds, has blue eyes, sandy hair with the index finger of his right hand cut off. Lester Kcntion, Caba-rriis county, who began s 3 year sentence foliar ceny of an iim:iolil in May 1921 i 12 years old, 3 feet and 1 inch tall, weighs 175 pounds, has blue eyes and light bnrvn l.air with his left arm grown eroMied from rt.e location nt the elba". Old Barrack Building The escape was n:a lc from the building now used fo house prison ers on the farm, a reiic of Camp Polk, and built for barrarLs for sol diers. Heavy timbers, two bv f.'urs, were nailed agaTtitt the windows. At the time of the escape, three guards were en duty one at each cod of the building and the corporal making the rounds iriside. One hundred eighty seven prisoners were confin ed in the building. Apparently, according to Of org Pou, Superintendent nt the State Prison, the six men by a pre nrrnng ed scheme with possible assistance from other prisoners, waited until th corporal was on the other tide of the building and then smashed through th window. They hnd broken through snd were at liberty before the guards eould prevent. Caarda Fir On Fugitives. Th fleeing prisoners were flren upon and one fell. He got op again, however, and continued his fight It It believed he was wounded. All of the men were in prison Dart One immense and Uni versal Discouragement in Europe Now MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE - BECOMES UNUSABLE Since Whole Economic Or der Is Based On Money, Wells Explains Bv H. ;. V El 1,8 By arrargetnrnt with York World and the Tribune. he c hicigo In the opening paper of this series, I said tti.il western cir.hrs tion was undergoing a vcrv rapid process of disortf n i?t in, a proee thut wss alreadv ncsrlv eonipleie in Rustia and thai was spr.admg out to the whole world. It is a huge secular prees demanding nfiprece dented collective action among the nations -if it is to Im arrestct and I welcome the Washington Confer once as the must hopeful bcgiumtg of suck concerted action. Now that the Washington Conference has dc fined its scope and limitations and got down to a definite scheme of work, it will lie well to return to this ampler iiirstion of the decline in the world's affairs. Now there are greaf numhers of people, more particularly in Ainer ica, who still refuse to recogiu7,e this intermittent and variable proc ess, which resumes .and goes on again, and rests steady for a time and then hurries, which is taking all that we kuuu as civilization in Kurope towards a final destruction The mere statement that this is go ing on thev call "ixssiniism, and with a sort of genial hostility, they oppose anv attempt to conaider the possibility of any action to turn hact the eif process. I suppose they would call the note of a fire alarm or the toot of a motor horn "pessim im" until the thing hit them good and hard. It would have tha same effect of a disagreeable warning, and interruption to the ecen tenor of thcU way, They argue that this alleged decadence is not going oa. or, what is from soundly practical point of view the same thing, that it is never going to reach them or anything that they really care for. The starvation of Russia down to an empty shell, the break up of China, the retrogrcs sion of Southeastern Kurope to barbarism, the sinking of Coiistnn tinople to the level of a drunken brothel, the steadily approaching collapse of Germany, is nothing to these "optimists." America is all right, anyhow, and am I my broth cr's keeper? It is just a phase of misfortune "ovrr there" and the people, must get out of it as they can. "Wait for the swing of the pen duluin, the. turn nt the tide. Things will como right again over the heaps of dead. There have been such slumps before in those eoun tries away over there, notoriously less favored by Ood, as they sre than America. Mast Affect America. It may be well, therefore, to go over this matter a little more fully and to give my grounds for sup posing that theru is a rot, a coming undone, going on in our system that will not necessarily recover that the movement isn't tlup swing of a pendulum, nnr this ebb an ebb that will turn again. And further, that this rotting process ia bound to affect not merely Kurope and Asia, but ultimately America. Now let us recapitulate in the most ..gcnftutl,- tetULt wkaU has. hup pened and is happening at the pres ent time to impoverish and dis organize the world. Kirst, there has been s very great destruction of life through the war, especially in Kurope. Mostly, this has been the killing of young men, who would stherwise have been the flower of the working mass of these countries at the present time. This in itself is a great lose of energy, but it is a recoverable loss. A new genera tion is already growing up to re place these millions of dead and to efface the economic Iobs of this tragic and sorrowful destruetiou Nor is the extraordinary waste- of property, of energy and raw ma tcrial, spent in mere destruction an irreplaceable loss. Given toil, given courfliro. devastated areas can be restored, fresh energies found to re nlenish the countless millions and millions of foot rouuill of work wasted ufwm explosives. Many beau tiful things, buildings, works of art ml the like, have gone, never to be rotten nL'.nn. but their place may conceivably b taken by lien effort of creative, artistic eneigy, glvea loll riven confidence and hope. Far more serious, from the point of view of the future, than the destruction hf either thin s or lives, are cer tain subtler destructions, because thev strike at that toil, that cwr age and hope and eoufi bi'K.e which are cwential to any sort of recuper ation. F.ron. Overwhelmed By Debt. And foremost Is th fact of debt, everywhere, but particularly ia to European countries. All the bjilious worth of material that was smashed up and blown to piece on the front had to be bought from its owners and to secure it every belligerent eovernmcnt had to incur debts. Lives cost little, but material much. The European combatant ar over . (Contlan on Pag T) President Takes Up Proposal In Informal Way With Several of The Arms Delegates HARDING WOULD HAVE CONFERENCES CONTINUE AS STEP TOWARD GOAL Informal Suggestion of Pres ident Said To Hare Mat With General Approval; General Idea Is To Har "Association of Nations" Grow Out of Conferences Between Nations On Ot der of One Now Betsf Held at Washington; Pointed Out That Confer, ence Will Not Be Able To Definitely Decide Many Questions and That An other Session a Tear From Now Would Be Feasible Washington. Nov. 26. (By the Associated Preatv.) A continuing series of in ternational conferences whose fruition may be ah "Association of Nations," has been suggested inform ally by President Harding to some of the arms dele gates and haa met with their general approval. The suggestion has by no means reached the point of a definite proposal for such an association, but it waa revealed tonight that the President's persona conver sations with foreign spokes men on the subject had greatly increased his hopo for a new daygirl internation al relationship as a result of the Washington conference. Probable First Step It was indicated further that a a -Srst step toward world wide re cognition for the conference plan the results of the negotiations her might be submitted for approval not only to the participating nations, but to those not represented here, In cluding Germany and Russia. Ho far as the suggestions of Mr. Ilarding have been made known they contemplate a meeting of na tions about the council tah'e once a year to thresh out troublesome questions and devise means for the preservation of peace. It is said to be the hope of the President that in the end nil the smaller govern ments will join with the great pow ers in whatever discussions may coa cern them or the world situation generally. There is no indication thnt any covenant or constitution would be proposed as th basis of the plan, or that any elaborate in ternational machinery would be suggested tn carry it into effect. Th meetings might be convened to con sider special subjects or merely to survey international relationship and look for danger points in a gen crnl effort at good understanding. International Court Whether an international court of justice might be one of the results is a subject which the President ii said to consider too nebulous foi present discussion, although he il known to regard some such tribunal as a logical part of the plan he has advocated for an "Association of Nations." His opinions on that sub ject have been expressed in several public addresses during the Dat year, liut lie never fia mad a de tailed public statement of the exact method by which a court could be established. In fact, in his preliminary consid eration of the best means towsrd international co operation, Mr. Hard ing is said by. his friends to havs tried to keep his proposals as free from detail as possible with the de liberate purpose of reducing to a minimum the probable cause of complication. His intention ia de clared to have been to apply to the world situation in the broadest sense the principle of "a meeting of minds," as he employed it in his pre-inauguration days at Marion. 'Gentlemen's Agreement So far is he willing to go toward dispensing with details, it is declared that he is ready to let the result of the present conference 'and th plans for future meetings rest mere ly on a "gentlemen's agreement'1 rather than a formal treaty. Aom members of the American delega tion in the conference are said to favor the treaty method, and th point is yet to be decided; hut it was asserted in authoritative Quart ers tonight that so far as Mr.tjard ing was concerned he would Is soon have a nation's word aa it bend. This position the President kt said to base upon a faith that th , Washington roaferenee wit help to put a new face upon international relationships and arouse a new sense of nations' honor. Areecmenta uch -as th conference is expected to re) ', ar regarded by th chief exeevrtiv sa touching closely aatlonal sideration. of upright aess and good will, and resting, therefore, npo th good faitk of the nation con cerned. ."-,' t Continue Cenlerewee. ' '. ., Th hop ef th Preside! for a eeatiauatioa l conference like tha protest en beeamd kaewm at a (Coatlna4 a Pag Tw - (CoatUu Oa Fag Tbrst) . (0atiand aa Pag Twe) . (Coatlauod oasg Tf) ,
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Nov. 26, 1921, edition 1
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