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Forest Cily Offers Convention
$50,000 For a Home For
Motherless Children
XCTION HELD UP A YEAR
Rev. J. M. Arnctt Reported That 77
Individuals Receiving Aid Thru
Ministerial Fund; Biblical Re
corder Editor To Use Waste
Basket More Often Hereafter
After a touching memorial service
which the convention stood with
owed heads as Dr. W. R. Cullom, of
IVttke Forest, read the long list of
hose who have passed over during
he past year, the ninety-second an
iual convention of North Carolina
Diuptists adjourned this noon to meet
in Gastonia one year hence.
The morning session was given
over to the discussion of secondary
schools, and the transaction of the
linal details of the convention.
By a rising vote the Baptists ex
pressed their appreciation of the
ulendld hospitality tendered tnem
liy Sulem Baptist church, the mem
bers of all other churches, the cit
izenship in general, the newspapers
of Winston-Salem, the state press and
he Winston-Salem Klwanis ciuo. xne
-esolution was offered by llev. Dr. T.
W. O'Kelly, of Raleigh.
C- W. Mitchell, Jr., or AUianaer,
and J. J. Fleetwood, of Hertford,
were elected to fill vacancies on the
board of trustees o Chows n College.
President Vann, of the college, ioia
of the progress of the Institution, and
f improvements that have . been
made during the year.
The convention appointed Dr. W.
U' Potest, Dr.' Livingston jonnson
Und Hon. John A. Oates, of Fayetto.
vllle, us a special committee to urge
hhe slate legislature to adopt more
stringent prohibition laws.
J. K. Jester, J. A. campDcn, u. a.
Martin, R. L. Moore and W. K. cui
iom were appointed to confer with
i lie board of education wun reier
ence to granting enlarged assistance
to ministerial students who attend
.ha iiiirh Hchunla and academies.
The convention appointed Gilbert
It stenhennnn. L. R. Varser, Max
ItiArdner. Paul Bacbv. josepn lira
lard. K. F. Watson and J- H. Jester
.1 aneetrtl commission to WOrK Willi
Ik like committee of the board of trus
tees of Meredith College in planning
tor the greater college. -
it was h verv scanty auaience umi
lf:ir..f PioMliient Kntlman this morn-
llng when the devotional exercises
opened the last day's session of thenars in taxes in refund to the ship-
hiirietv-second annual session of the
-North Carolina Baptist State Conven-
ion. The rain delayed many mra-
fc.-nirera and a large nurauet "u
Imtiit-tpri hnmnwnrd.
VnanimouB expression was neara
k'oncernlng the whole-hearted hospi-
Jiallty evidenced by Pastor 11. v.
Itaiicnm and his church., together
Iwtth the mnmhei-hin of other Baptist
hurehes and the citizensnip oi me
ommunity,
Rev v. T. Rnlliian. of Maxton,
niiriii. to.r tho devotional hervlce this
morning, stressing the importance of
r""y- - - ... u
G. N. Cowan, Apex; U. w. uiaireu
rd, Kinston; L. R. Pruette, Char
tte; W. R. Bradshaw, Hickory; K.
. tlnteman Anheville: C. E. Maddiy
:md 4 n iiitnhv were annointed as
In committee to name a co-opemuv.
Miperintendent in each association ui
lie state, this associational superin
(Contlnuad on P Sixteen.)
BOLD BANDIT RAIDED
FORD'S PLANT; GOT $a,600
Tiotrnii nor. is Little progress
nas rennrted hv Detroit and High
and Park police early toaay in int"
Marts to run down the bandit who
irrorized 15 employes of a bank ot
he Ford Motor Company a plant
tsterday, seized $5,600 in currency
f laree denominations, fired a few.
shots from a sawed-off shot gun, and
men called upon a t ora empiuye w
escort him out of the building.
MinKllntr with the hundreds of fac
"iry workers Just released from the
,nop he was soon lost to pursuers
BITTER ATTACK MADE
ON SHIPPING BILL BY
SENATORLAFOLLETTE
SAYS IT IS WORST
E
MIME
Severely Criticizes President
For Pushing.lt, When He
Knows People Oppose It
ALSO ATTACKS LASKER
Bill Means Turning Over People's
Property To Favored Interests,
Who Guarantee Nothing In Re
turn, He Says; Points To I-ast
Election as People's Verdict
Washington, Dec. 14 Opening the
attack of the progressive bloc against
the . administration shipping bill,
Senator LaFollette, Republican, of
Wisconsin, declared In the senate to
day that the "measure is contrary
to the expressed will of the Ameri
can people and that tho action of the
president and its sponsors in at
tempting to force Its passage at this
time is an open challenge to the peo
ple and a violation of the trust re
posed by the people In their dele
gated representatives."
The Wisconsin senator denounced
the bill in bitter terms, criticised the
president. and .Chairman LaBker, of
the shipping board, in sharp language
regarding the message to congress
urging enactment of the legislation,
and charged Mr.Lasker with having
"made a highly improper proposal"
In order to obtain the support of or
ganized labor.
"I dofTt believe 'a Worse bill than
this ever came before the senate of
the United States for its considera
tion," he asserted. "It represents a
policy that' has been repeatedly re
jected by the people of this country.
Public opinion Is overwhelmingly op
posed to it .today
"it simply means turning over the
people's property to favored interests
for a few cents on Mllar and a
tax of millions of dollars levied an
nually in order to pay a subsidy to
those who take the ships practically
Las a gift. It meanB millions of dol-
Nfclng interests. It does not even prom
lae, much less guarantee, cneaper
rates for ocean commerce. It pro
poses to destroy our army and navy
transports and turn this great agency
of potential defense over to private
ownership. It does not guarantee the
building of a single new ship or the
malntennnee of those we have. It
is wholly bad and the atteynpt to
force it upon an unwilling country
cannot bo too strongly condemned.".
The senator enumerated a long list
of farmer and labor organizations
opposed to the bill and declared he
was prepared to make the statement
that three-fourths of the American
people had gone on record as op
posed to a ship subsidy mid more
particularly to the teni of this bill.
He added that Chairman Lasker
sought a conference with Samuel
Qompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, and made a
highly improper proposal to a group
of labor officials that they disregard
the will and interests of their mem
bership and support the pending
biu" . ,
"Let It be said to the everlasting
credit of the representatives of the
working men of this country that
they spurned this bare-faced pro
posal," he added. "Chairman Las
ker found he could not buy Ameri
can labor." The Wisconsin senator,
in concluding, took np the bill sec
tion -by-section -criticising its pro
visions and ' pointing out what he
contended were dangers Inlt t
DR. CLARK INAUGURATED
AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
Washington. Dec. 15 Dr. Lucius
C. Clark, of this city, was inaugurated
ndav as chancellor or me American
University In the presence of educa
tors repnapting colleges and uni
versities in all sections of the coun
try The Installation was conducted
by Bishfll) William Frazer McDowell,
president of the board of education
of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Declaring the university, a Meth
odist Episcopal Institution, is the
'only exclusive graduate scnooi in
the country, the new cnanpenor ex
pressed a hope for endowment to
permit its expansion, saying "there
Is an unquestioned opportunity sou
responsibility- upon the American
University for undergraduate work.
... i .i,.," .aM Tlr f'larlt.
' inn umvt;i"ivj. ---
Hm nnt undertake to shield any
student from any theory of life.
"The saving power oi xn wuriu,
he declared, "is not the masses, tho
the masses must be saved. . . .
An American university must be true
to life as our people live It."
BILL EVER BEFOR
Boy Killed Little
Sister; First Said
Man in Auto Did It
The- three-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nixon, of
Pilot Mountain, met a tragic
froth at tlio home yesterday aft
ernoon about three o'clock when
a shot gun, In the hands of her
brother, aged about nine years,
was discharged.
Tho children were together In
tlte home, the father being absent
and the mother being at the
spring a short distance from the
home. The first report was to
the offer that someone In an
automobile fired a shot In pass
ing. Inflicting the injury from
which the child died about an
hour later. News of the alleged
assault was broadcasted to near
by communities, and ofllcers were
on the lookout for tho car, which
It was alleged was headed toward
Winston-Salem.
Last night Sheriff Haynes
reached the home after having
traced the automobile story with
out results. In examining the
boy, it Is stated, the child ad
mitted that the shot was fired by
himself. The little fellow stated
that he took his father's shotgun
from the rack where It was kept
over the door, and in handling
It the weapon discharged. The
load took offfct In tho head of
his little sister, causing her death
n short while after. Sheriff
Haynes will make farther Inves
tigation before determining what
disposition to nuke of the case.
The funeral of the child was
conducted this afternoon from
the home.
PARLIAMENT IS
TO
Laborites Failed In Effort To
Hold It Until Relief Given To
The Unemployed T
KING MAKES AN ADDRESS
Promised Labor Party Government
Would Do All In Its power To Al
leviate Conditions Which They
Have Protested; Regrets Al
lies Not Working Together
London,' Dec. 15 (By The Asso
ciated Press) The British parlia
ment was prorogued today until
February 3. The program for the
adjournment went thru without a
hitch, despite the widely heralded
efforts of a small body of tho left
wing Labor members to prevent the
rising of the house of commons un
til a remedy was found for the un
employment situation.
George Lansbury, leader of these
Labor "die hards," attempted to
block the proceedings, but the move
proved a weak one. It resulted
merely in the opponents of tho pro
roguatlon being so completely
bowled over by a Uurned and hu
morously delivered ruling - by the
speaker that Mr. Lansbury speedily
submitted and even thanked the
speaker for the manner In which
the latter had dealt with the point.
King George, in his speech for the
proroguatlon of parliament, stressed
the need for the economic rehabili
tation of Europe, asserting that the
task of restoring conditions that
would be favorable to economic sta
bility was a question of deep con
cern and had not been overcome by
co-operation of the nations pri
marily affected. The question of
unemployment, which has given
rise to so much heated debate in the
house of commons, received special
consideration in the speech. The
king stated the government would
do all within Its power to alleviate
the conditions against which the
Ishorites have protested.
The king expressed the hopn that
the Lausanne conference would soon
be able to solve the problems af
fecting peace In the Near East.
The king's speech follows:
"A discussion of problems affect
ing the peace In the Near East Is
proceeding at Lausanne and I earn
estly trust that a satisfactory solu
tion will shortly be reached.
(Continued on Par Sixteen.)
ADJOURNED
KELLER DEFIES
COMMITTEE IK
FAILING SHOWLIP
Daugherty'a Accuser Declares
He Has No Chance" Before
The House Committee
HEARING IS POSTPONED
Volstead Got Mad Because Tho Mtn.
nesota Man Failed To Heed Sum
mons And Ordered 11 Im Called
Out; Another Wonted to Take
Matter To The House
Washington, Dec. 15 Represen
tative Kellar, of Minnesota, fulled
to appear today before the House
Judiciary Committee lu response to
the summons served on him late
yesterday after he had refused to
participate further in the presenta
tion of his - Impeachment charges
against Attorney General Daugh
erty. ...
James A. Vahey, an attorney of
Boston, handed to Chairman Vol
stead a letter from Attorney Jack
son H. Ralston announcing that Mr,
Ralston had beer) retained as coun
sel by Mr, Kellar and asking a post,
ponement of further proceedings
until tomorrow.
Chairman Volstead said the letter
gave no excuse for non-appearance
and directed the sergoant-tt-arms
to call Mr. Kellar's nnme three
times. This was done but without
response and there followed a dls
: cusslon as to what should be done,
i Representative Graham, of Penn
sylvania, ranking Republican of the
committee, nsked that it report to
the House with recommendation for
action against Mr. Kellar for con
tempt. Other 'members, however.
suggested that the postponement
nuked for bo granted and Mr. Ora
ham said he would not press his
motion.
At Representative 'Kellar's office
afterward it was stated he decided
definitely not to respond to a sub
poena served upon his late yester
day, after he had dramatically an
nounced his withdrawal from fur
ther participation before this com
mittee. Whether the committee will un
dertake to compel his presence or
take him before tho bar of the Kennte
for contempt was not decided upon
at the time of adjournment when he
was grantod tho postponement asked
for.
Washington. Dec. 15 Charaeier
izlng the proceedings before the
House Judiciary committee as a
"barefaced attempt . to whitewash
Harry M. Daugherty," Representa
tive Kellar, ot Minnesota, has re
fused further to assist in the pres
entation before that committee of
his Impeachment charges against
the attorney general.
Voting to go on with the hear
ings despite Mr. Kellar's withdraw
al, the committee planned to put
him under oath today and call upon
him to give all the Information upon
which he based his charges of "high
crimes .and misdemeanors," against
Mr. Daugherty.
Immediately after he announced
his withdrawal, yesterday, the com
mittee In open session and without
leaving its place voted to go on with
the hearings; to subpoena Mr. Kellar
as a witneps. put him under oath and
question him as to the basis of his
charges of high crimes and misde
meanors against the attorney gen
eral. Later he was summoned for
mally by the house sergeant-alarms
to appear before the commit
tee at 10:30 a. m. today.
Thai turn In the proceedings came
with dramatic suddenness and was
attended by a tumult and uproar
seldom witnessed In a Congressional
committee room. After absenting
himself much of the day. Mr. Kel
lar appeared with a typewritten
statement In his hand and an
nounced he desired to read it to the
committee. Ho was refused the op
portunity, but later made public the
statement, which dealt In detail
with his reasons for refusing to go
on and embodied a demand that the
committee report his resolution to
the house so that ho might present
his evidence "to an unbiased com
mittee In the proper way."
"I reiterate now," the statement
said, "that I am In possession of evi
dence ample to prove Harry M.
Daugherty guilty of all of tho high
crimes and misdemeanors , with
which I have charged him."
Mr. Kellar came Into the com.
mitee room after a brief suspen
sion of the hearing, requested by
Jackson S. Ralston, counsel for Mr.
Kellar, so that he might confer
with the Minnesota representative.
When Mr. Kellar ssked to be heard,
Piul Howland. -counsel for Mr.
Daugherty, demanded that tho
committee procetd with the hearing
in the regular order agreed upon
unless Mr. Kellar desired to give
testimony, In which event he should
be sworn.
Would Read Statement.
Announcing that he did not have
to be sworn, Mr. Keller said hit
statement had to do with the "con
duct of this hearing," and he de
manded the right to read It.
"Is It your object to lecture the
committee?" Inquire! Represents-
(ConttanA Pat fllUea.)
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Seated, Left to Right i Admiral llrlxlot, Amlmsador Child (to Italy), Minister Grew (to Kwltserland). Stand
ing: Lieutenant Wheeler, Mr. Meek, Mr. Anuiry, Mr. Gllli'mile ami Mr. Bcllii.
The Influence of the United States is expected to be a determining factor In the linal decisions of the dele
gates meeting at the Lausanne Near East peace parley, Tho not officially represented at the deliberations, the
Amerlcnn observers, led by Ambassador Child and Minister Grew carry
gates ana aireuuy nave nunu a arm
freedom of the Dardanelles.
Still Believes Each State Can
Take Care Of Its Lawless
Elements
DON'T NEED FEDERAX. AID
In F!rt Clash At Governor's Confer
ence Tar Heel Chief Executive) I)e
fenls prohibition And Knys Ku
Klux Organization Has Some
Good I'olm-H About It
White Sulphur Spring", Vs., Deo.
15 State executives, attending the
fourteenth annual conference of
governors, were turned from their
conference discussions t'idiiy to con
sideration of coal mining, following
the first flurry of debate which hud
marked the session". ,,v . ....
Prohibition and the ku klux were
two questions which brought a clash
of views when tho meeting win
thrown open to debate shortly be
fore midnight after an address by
Governor Olcolt, of Oregon, in which
he assailed the klan as a national
menace.
Governor Morrison, of North
Carolina, taking the floor, declared
he opposed Introduction Into the
conference of either the klan or pro
hibition questions, which previously
had been brought up by Oovernof
Parker, of Louisiana, In an address
in which he declared prohibition was
almost a farce and that tho klnn
should be curbed by federal legisla
tion. As two of the "touchiest ques
tions before the convention, uovei
nor Morrison said he opposed their
discussion and the conference should
be devoted to an exchunge, ot Ideas
on the part of the governors.
Particularly did he object, he said,
to Governor Parker's proposal that
the conference adopt resolutions on
these questions or any resolutions
looking toward uniform legislation
of a police character. At this point
Governor Bproul, of Pennsylvania,
Interrupted to say that the North
Carolina governor need have no fear
of the conference departing from lu
policy against adopting resolutions.
Governor Morrison further de
clared he disagreed with Governors
Parker and Olcott on their proposed
methods for fighting the klan, which
ho laid could not be. legislated out
of existence, but could be met ef
fectively on by argument. As to
Mr. Parker's assertion that prohibi
tion -was not being enforced and his
opinion that the sale of light wine
and beer should be permitted under
government regulation of Its manu
facture and d'stributlon, Mr. Morri
son said "he was astonished" at what
he described as the Louisiana gover-
(Contlniud on ! Shims.)
RUSSIAN REFUGEES
STILL ON THE VESSELS
8hanghal. Den. 15 (By The As
sociated Press) Tho TJunslan ref
ugee fleet of fourteen ships, loaded
with the destitute remnants of the
White guard forces at Vladivostok,
which arrived here a few days ago
out of fuel and provisions, still Is
lying at anchor In the river unable
to "proceed further and barred by
Chinese from landing its. human
freight.
GOV. MORRISON
RINGS CLEAR ON
STATE'S POWERS
AMERICA'S "EYES" AT LAUSANNE
ueiween ine miss ana ruriun delegations by tnolr insistence on the
NEW BERN'S MAYOR THANKS
SENTINEL AND ALL WHO
AIDED IN THE RELIEF FUND
The Sentinel has received ths
following expression of appre
ciation from Mayor Kdwartt
Clark, of Now Horn, it) fills
publication mid tho people of
Wlnston-Kalcm, for their effort,
"tlini Tile Kciitlifel Relief Fluid,
for the relief of the llre-slrlekcii
people of his community. The
appreciation, expressed by Mr.
Clark on bchulf of his Kiplc, Is
herewith puswd on to the com
munity at largo, who so prompt
ly and generously responded to
the call for aid:
"Noiitliict Priming & Pull. Co.,
"Wliislon-Kalein, N, (!.
"lOHr Kirs: On boliiilf of my.
self and all of the people of thin
community I desire, to sincerely
thank you for Hie ready re
KMinse ami generous aid you
have given ns In the relief work,
Conference At Washington
Heard Talks By Bingham
And Stone Last Night
Washington. Dee. IS Group meet
ings for the discussion of co-operat
ing marketing problems by repre-
sentallves of Hie various associations
hnnrfllrig the same commodities, fol
lowed by anothur general sesnion,
devoted to co-operative marketing,
finance and rural credits legislation,
formed today's program for tho
meeting hers of thn national council
of the Farmers' Co-Opcratlve Mar
keting Associations.
For the group discussion the pro
gram included meetings oi me
American Cotton Growers' Exchange,
the American Tobacco Growers' Ex
change, the Grain Associations, ana
dairy, perishables, wool and other
co-operative groups. Problems of
each commodity group were listed
for discussion by leaders In the move
ment. Hneakers for the general xeiialon
on co-operative financing and farm
credits included Eugene Meyer, di
rector of the war finance corpora
tion; Henator-Arthur- Copper,- of
Kansas, and Adolph Miller, member
of the Federal Reserve Hoard. To
night publicity men, Including edi
tors of farm papers, field serrlce and
agricultural rollego men und exten
sion experts, will meet In a lorum
to discuss educational features.
Addressing last nlgnt S session oi
tha council Judge Robert W. Hlng-
ham, of Louisville, Ky... declared It
was the duty of all connected wiwi
the co-operative movement to lay
aside local consideration, partner
ohlp, polities and sectionalism to ac
complish the great object of Increas
ing the buying power of the farmers.
James C. Btone, of Kentucky, the
president-manager of the Hurley To.
bucco tirowers, ociareu mi
hanks In the territory covered ojr
this co-operative association were
unanimous in the 'opinion that lis
operation had been the salvation of
business there during the past period
of depression and lowered prices.
ABA.fDO.VB PLANS
Paris. Dec. 15 The Herald says
today that the Standard Oil com
pany has abandoned Its plans for
developing the oil rosources of
Czechoslovakia, according to reports.
CO OP MARKETING
DISCUSSED TODAY
considerable weight among tho tfelh
now lielng carried on, to relieve
llio Are sufferers In tlm ment
Dm disaster here, which Is ad.
milled to Im the greatest con
flagrutlon It) the history of thn
stale,
"Without your aid the task
would have vteecricd our ability
lo have fully siininplWied die
sliiieinliM! work confronting us
In alleviating the suffering In our
midst. Your generous eon
trlliiitlons and the magnanimous
spirit which you hnve shown lias
Incurred n debt of gratitude and
apinwlallon of our entire elt
lcnlil Hint will Iiimi for all
time to come.
"Feeling deeply grateful In .
tei'iiiN of uiiini'HnuiiHl gratitude
for your aid, loyally and pa
trtollHiii, I have the honor lo lie,
"Sincerely yours,
"EDWARD CLARK, Muyor."
IS
R. L. Woodruff Refuses State
Aid And Goes Ahead With
His Convention Plan
GEORGIA MAN
DEFYING KLUX
Winder. Os.. Dec. 15 Resolutions,'"""' confined, to his bed with a cold
branding charges of lawlessness In ?r two or 1 'Uvl' but nl" ronrtl"
lion Is not sufficiently serious to nre-
sdopted at a Inw and order meeting1
held In the county courthouse here
today. More than 300 person at
tended ine meeting.
Winder. Ga Dec, 15 With a
declaration that a mass meeting
against alleged prevailing ku klux
klan lawlessness will he held, even
If be alone attends, Robert L. Wood
ruff, local merchant, early today
completed final arrangements for the
session to be held today, which has
ror its purpose the adoption of a
resolution declaring Harrow county
citizens' stand for preservation of law
and order.
Citizens from all section of ths
county are assembling here presum
ably to attend the meeting In the
Harrow county courthouse, while in
all parts of Georgia Interest has
been aroused over the strained rela
tions between Mr. Woodruff and ths
local ku klux klan chapter.
Adjutant General Pope, of the
Georgia national guard, arrived here
today, having been sent by Governor
Thomas W. Hardwick to make an
effort to prevent trouble between Mr.
Woodruff and the klan.
Tha situation was regarded as
tense, but; local authorities said they
would he able to cope with any
emergency. An eleventh hour warn
ing was received by Mr. Woodrult
not to attend the meeting. He de
clared he would not pay any atten
tion to this or any other warning he
has received.
Mr, Woodruff at the same time re
plied to Governor Hardwick' offer
to furnish him adequate military
protection, by saying that If members
of the klan planned an attack upon
him "I believe I will not bs at
tacked from open but from ambush
and for that reason I would not de
sire the prtsenec of th military pro
tection." Mr. Woodruff was ordered to wind
up his business affairs and leave
Winder owing to activities against
th klan. Following thl notification
he has had repeated notice placed
on hi front door of a similar char
acter. Mr. Woodruff Issued a statement to
ths effect that he would "kill ths
next mssked man or woman who
stopped in front of his home."
HARVEY CALLED
TO WASHINGTON
DY SEC. HUGHES
Presumed Ilia Advice la Need
ed On Genera! Situation ,
In Europe
WILL SAIL DECEMBER 23
At State Department It Was Morel j
Annouuccd That Ho Was Called
Homo For a Consultation; Mrs.
Harvey Will Not Accompany '
Illiu, She doing to Maderls
Washington, Deo. IS Thn .
I'.uropeau rrimrnt Ions tangle,
which Is threatening a break -between
Great Britain and
France, Is understood lo hava
been dlsoistscd by President
Harding mid his cabinet today
at a meeting which lusted mora
than two hours.
One of tlte questions touched
on In the cabinet discussion was
said lo have been I ha rnHiauJ
for an international loan lo per-
mil Germany to stabilise her
nuances, refilled In flnnnelal ;
circles, lo prevent her collapse. '
It was declared, however, that .
no complete) proposal for such it
loan had onnm to the attention
of the American government.
The President and his crucial
family also hod before, him a
picture of Germany's financial
troubles us given by the Geniinii
aiulNwsadnr, Mr, Otto Wlrtfcldl,
In long inference earlier In
tba liny with Secretary Hughes.
It was Indicated afterward
that tliaro had been no filial de
cision ns to tlio policy of thl
government Inward the present
dintculllcs. There were, evl- ,
donees, However, that the ad
ministration was preparing to
avail Itself of all possible Infor- '
nation umui the subject lo tie. '
(ermine whether ll could be of
any practical help lu bringing
nlioiil a sett lenient.
London, line. 15 (fly .Associated
Press) Ambassador Harvey has
been crilled home for consultation,
It w,is slated at the American em
bassy Ibis, afternoon. ,. .
lis will salt nn the Hnrengarla Dei-ember
ZJ. He will not bs accom
panied by Airs, llai'vey, who will
leave the preceding day for h visit
to Madeira.
'Ths naturs of the consultation fo,r
which the ambassador was sum
moned was nnt known at ths enif
bassy, where It was said the mss--
sage culling hint to A merles snid ft
wss for a ' consultation." It Is pre-
piitiipo me ii!nriiiii(jnw who nrereisry
HukIirs will cover the whole range
of Kurnpran ulYnlr, reparations,
allied debts and kindred subjects. '
The first tindersltnrtlnff wss that
his trip wss largely due to anxiety
about the health of Mrs. Harvey, it
being assumed that she would ac
romiviny blm on his voyage,
Ambassador llnrvey himself .bus
)e,,t nlm fro"; b1"1" definite plans
for sailing. Mrs. Harvey,, who has
been quite 111 recently. Is still Indis
posed, hul It la thought she will he
shle to anil for Madeira, December
22, with ths expectation of remain
ing there whlls her husband Is In
ths United States. Bhs will be r-'
cmnpHnled by her daughter, Mrs,"
Marrella Thompson, and the latter'
daughter.
Stanley Raldwln. ths chancellor of
the exchequer, and the other mem
ber a of ths British mission, which Is
to visit Washington for dlecnsslon
regarding Britain' debt Tft the
United Slates, will sail December 2T.
four days after Ambassador Harvey's
sslllng. so that his visit will coin
cide with the presence In America of
the Rritlsh mission.
Hrfuws (o Comment. '
"Washington, Dec. 15 Altho slate
department official confirmed today
the London announcement that Am
bassador Harvey had been called
home for "consultation." they de-
cllnad to maka an AKnlanBdnn tn
the specific questions Heeretsry
Hughes desires to discuss with him.
In the absence of an official ex
planation ths Impresalon gained
currency that Mr. Harvey had been
called to Washington In connection
with the situation as to German
reparations, now threatening a rup-
,,,. V n , n n r. .-.. D.li.l. J
.ur u.'.ll u.CDl ill nail, aim
France.
It had been stated In administra
tion circles here that the Washing
ton government regards tho repara
tions difficulty sa ths "most acute"
of all the problems today, and Is
tnxlou to afford any aid toward set
tlement that It could propertly ex
tend. In view of these utterance ths
expectation Is that the ambassador
llt will have a direct connection
with that question.
; A the conference. In Its original
conception, would not have dealt
With political Blatters In Europe, it
is believed that the London confer
ence dealt solely with the repara
tions situation and was the result of
Ambaaandnr Harvey' visit to ths
United State. It Is assumed some
means will be taken to make known
to the European statesmen any cob-
(CoatlsnaS Pm 'll.) " ' :