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ESTABLISHED 1868.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY ORNING, JANUARY 10, 1922.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
NE W FEA TURES IN DRAFT OF NA VAL TREA TY
; .
r
Ireland Is
FAIL 10 REELECT
DE VALERA AFTER
HIS RESIGNATION
Government Ceases to
Function, Awaiting !
Today's Election.
WANT ENTIRE NEW j
MINISTRY NAMED j
Noted Leader Pledges to;
Support March for !
Independence.
DUBLIN, Jan. 9. (By The As--
odated Press) Ireland tonight is ;
without a government of its own.
Eamon de Valera resigned from
the presidency and the proposal
for his re-election to that office,
wWeh includes the office of pre- J
meir, was defeated in tho dall I
eireann by a vote of 60 to 58. !
Mr. De Valera made it clear!
that all the members of the minor-!
Ity whether they voted for or j
against the treaty went out of of-!
fice with him. i
Lest there should bp any doubt,
William Cosgrove, minister o lo
cal government, who daily, he said,
was sending out letters from his
department to Irish public bodies,
asked if all that was to stop. De
Valera replied that it must stop
until the successors of the former
members were appointed.
The vote on De Valera's re- elec
tion was doubtful until tho figures
were announced. The Iondon del
egates who signed the treaty were
divided, four of them voting
against De Valera and one, Robert
C. Barton, in his favor. Mr. De
Valera himself refrained from vot
ing, while Llam Ralsite, member
tor fork city, when his name was
called, said he would not take the
responsibilities for plunging Ire
land into fratricidal strife.
WHOLE ASSEMBLY
tDni.irrtc ntr vf.im.t I
Cheering followed the announce
ment of the figures. Both Griffith
and Collins were quicg 10 pay in
1 bute of admiration to Mr. De Val
1 5 era while the whole assembly arose
and applauded him. 1
J A n-otewortby feature of Mr. Do
talk of fratricidal strife was all
' nonsense; the Irish peoplo, would
know how to conduct themselves.
The course of which the former
.president, after his defeat, urged
Tils opponents was to appoint a
president in his place and let that
president appoint his own minis
ters. He accepted defeat in good
spirit and pledged his support to
the new government so long as It
was marching along the road to
lrlsh Independence. He explained
that his reasons for assenting to
a motion for his re-election were
the same as for declining to go
to London on the delegation, his
idea being to keep a reserve power
In Vie interests of the Irish repub
lic behind the men in contact with
British ministers.
It soon became evidenLtbat the
supporters of the treaty (were not
anxious to submit any name for
presidency. Richard Mulcahy,
chief of staff, recalled that the dall
had got along for a considerable
time without any president. Event
ually Michael Collins suhmitud a
motion that the dall should re
quest Arthur Griffith to form a
provisional government.
This did nothing to clear the sit-1
uatlon and Mr. ve vaier.-i Rep
rising frequently, pressing his ar
gument that they must act consti
tutionally, keep the republic in be-
Ing and give It a ministry. 1
John J. O'elly, minister of edu;
cation, argued that Mr. Collins'
motion was out of order because
no notice had been given. Tho
speaker sustained the argument
hut pointed out that all thfe pro-1
ceedtngs today were slmilary out
of order and could only be carried 1
on by consent Adjournment unui
I rm ncriMV n St , t Vt o nrd tYinVPll. 1111
-ur. voiiins attiu fin wvum "
notice ot ms .mown
ALLEGED BAXKER VKiXSCE
"BOOTLEGGERS' RING
ST. LOUTS, Jan, 9. Search for
Arthur O. Melnlnger, missing; cash.
ier of the Night and Day bank,
which was closed-last Friday fol
lowing dtecovcry of defalcations of
at leaat $260,000, was started by
police today on the theory that he
had ua'Sd somo of the money to
finance a "bootleggers' ring."
Police said they had "authorita
tive Information" connecting Meln
Inger with the ring, which is al
leged to ave' been organized to
transport whtsTey to tho United
States from Mexico. Certificates
for 700 barrela-of bonded whiskey
were found In Melninger's effects,
k A considerable part of the deful
1 atlon waa through cashier's
. heckg and draft on New York
Institutions, it was said. '
i All depositor will' be protected,
h was announced definitely.
' COCKIER-JOCKS AX OFFICE
BUILDING IS DESTROYED
LOUISVILLE, y.. Jan10. Fire
believed to have started from de
fective wiring early thl . morning
totn destroyed the Inside of the
flvl tory Courier-Journal office
buir Sg. The low Is variously es
timatWa between 5pQ,000 and
million dollar. - V
Thi building ha been famous
of half a century . tho famou
home of thev Courier-Journal and
Louisville Time. . T . '
FIFTY TfteUBAND DOLLAR v -KpBB
IN PENBACOLA
PBN8.WX3iLA.1na-. Jw. 10. Fire
"f undstej-mlnedtorlf'n t faenlfay.
IMS.,
wmeh tita-eea mi nnrni m Thm jr-i ne nine m-n riu uit unw Bin isia Russia' t
ocfc.---defv,-H-JtWr- UMT, Vs. tHS itoOtliTCB Fnf.SSi
with a loss t t.f. The ,Hotme '. ,' w .ai on of hi tn N. ,'EW YORK, Jn. . Two Ttus
, k-Mmty bank, postofflce nd Hm " The trio to the South Pole V, antl-boishevlst leader now In
5Ty . occup.nts of th. build- ? 1' "lp '..1 ' imw
Without
Floating Monument To Victims
Of Lmilania Is Frances Plan
fear w hM
t JAa? jJly-
Model of the unlqu Coating monument
Amonument 80 feet high, to be ba.ied on a floating raft devised 'ti
look like wreckage, is the unique memorial proposed by France to tho
victims of the Lusitanla horror. The floating monument would b?
anchored off the Irish coast at the spot where the liner was sunk by a
German torpedo. A cable to the shore would mako possible the light
ing of the figure by night and make it serve as a guide to mariners.
George Du Bois Is the sculptor who conceived the Idea. The monu
ment shows a mother kneeling on a. bit of wreckage holding out h?r
baby to be saved.
Nikolai Lenine Will Attend
In Person To Represent Russia
At Genoa Economic Conference
Farm Loan Board's
Loans In the State
Wear Seven Million
Sum of $6J73fi75 Placed
With 3,f66 Borrowers to
Improve N. C. Farms.
WASH1NQTOX SCBE4C
TBS ASHSV1LI.B C1TUSN
- H. B. C. SR1-JVT)
Washington, Jan. . since
the farm loan board was estab
lished and until October 31, 1921,
a total of $6,973,973 has been
loaned to 3,666 borrowers in North
Carolina, according to the board's
annual repot to congress. The
amount applied for totalled $7,977,
715. The total number of acres
mbrtgaged was 442.906. The ap
praised value was $19,548,245, of
which $14,892,480 was land and
$4,655,765 buildings.
Of the amount loaned, $500,703
was for purchase of land mort
gaged: $48,922 for purchase Of
other lands; $962,008 for buildings
and improvements; $119,636 for
Implements and equipment; $21,
736 for fertiliser; $500 for irriga
tion; $348,699 for bank stock;
$151,044 for livestock purchases;
14 271.371 to nav mortgages, and
$551,356 to pay other debts.
.
YEAR INAD1GE
. ij-Min...pTn...
to Return Soon With
New Information.
NEW TORK, Jan. . Within
four years Captain Ronald Amund
erer of the South Pole, expects to
sen, Arctic adventurer and diecov
iotiii to civilization from .the
North Pole In possession of tho
Knowledge and power tnat will en
h.e scientist to" predict weather i
conditions for a year or more in
advance.' s
Captain Amundsen, who arrived
hetu tonignt ironv oeauie,-
. . ------- - whlntnn
tm Jth' I
I), a, where he will aicus wun
director of the Carnegie institute
detail -of his renewed attempt to
drift across the top of the world
in hit Ice-bound craft.
wun mm n . "Z 'dv
nvents for a .uper-seiemlne study
With him he will tage insiru
of he PW"' c",0;ttS
region. He say. ',1"8"e0.
to work out the hew of Profe.-
Silf rhSStaM Norway that
&tom"Z??t'
the rtmalnder of the earth aur-
eTg'e ortheh?ar?heslnn
tr7rAlmC ToTayeafor '
mure in fdvance a ;.
exact chart of weather conditions
in th( remaitiae roi n.
i ! aecnmnllshed. he aaidt It will
Iprt.ve an Inestimable boon to the
r.. .-M' n-.n rawer i
,l", yv.1' . i.
v. "P ' V? Zt. to the Car'
hi clentlflc report to tne car-
neale institute. ms
Maude. J now being Provisioned
In Seattle of.i wM JXlrw
although the Nome exp roer o
Have he will complete hi unique
expedition In less than four V
CLAIMS POWER TO
PRHinW MR
in nn i in n i in iKh
Government Of
I
Unly X amine COndltlOnS
to Be Permitted to
Detain Him.
GERMANDELEGATES
LEAVE FOR CANNES
International Corporation
to Have Capital of
20,000,000 Pounds.
LONDON. Jan. 9. It is officially
announced that Nikolai Lenine has
accepted vthe Invitation to the
Genoa economic.- conference and
that he will go there himself If the
situation in Russia permits, says a
Reuter dispatch from Cannes.
GERMAN DELEGATION WILL
ARRIVE CANNES WEDNESDAY.
- CANNES, Jan. 0. tBy The As
sociated Press) Soviet Russia has
accepted the invitation to attend
the coming economic conference at
Genoa. A telegram from Minister
Tchitcherin announcing the soviet
acceptance was received here this
evening.
The sub-committeo which will
meet tomorrow to, frame the text
of the Invitations for the gather
ing at Genoa was confronted to
night by the nice diplomatic, ques
tion of whether it should send out
an Invitation to a country which
already has signified its intention
to be present. .
Simultaneously with the making
public of Russia's Intention to have
representation at Genoa, it became
known that the German delcga-
ended by Dr. Walter Rathenau.
will arrive in Cannes Wednesday to
dtacuBS the question; of reparations
with the supreme council.
The reparation experts and the
committee dealing with the pro
posed , -International financial cor
poratlpn today outlined their pro
gram, which comprises a vast ef
fort for European reconstruction.
The reparation experts decided
that Germany should be asked to
pay 720.000,000 gold marks In 122.
and at least an equal sum annually
afterwards. Such payments, Jt Is
considered, will be sumclent to
meet the interest on a serle of
German bonds of , 20,000,000,000
gold marks, which thus will be-
come negotiate.
INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION DECIDED
The economic commission decid
ed upon an International corpora
tion wtth a capital of 1,000,000
pounas wim us seat in jjonaon ana
with a board of director nomfivat,
ed 'by affiliated companies In, each
Interested country. These coun
tries, Including the United State,
will organize corporations for pro
motion only with a combined capU
tal equivalent to 20,000.000 pound,
J cornoration. will oVv. a
medium for credit transaction
and facilitating the ' activities of
, te erttcrprle, In all countrle.
the bu.lnes. Held now Ik ob-
dedbyflnance.f d'"-
n A,Itated, COmpanleS In
in tho UnIt
?5H "?'?
ilhare in . the German reparation
D,yment. - . . ,
M. Briand,' the French premier.'
. . ,,
UtllB t0IC0MUit with th
nnance commission ot toe rencn i
v . i ... .
S?,mb,r of AP"ti1 and Probably
. ... , i-,nnal anawtr tomor-
row. President Milletand also
probably will be consulted before
'the French finally accept the new
. n , nly a few detall of which
, fc' ',. ,
aQRECMENT WITH TYRANNY
NEWBERRY "TALKS
iFQR FIRSTTIME IN
M 01 DEFENSE
Tells Senate He Is Not
Conscious of Single
Corrupt Act.
VOTE TO SEAT HIM
MAY BE WEDNESDAY i
"Full of Evasion" Is
Way Many Democrats !
View His Defense.
WASHINGTON', Jan. 9. Stand-, WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. Trotcc
ing at his place in the senate and i Hon for the poultry industry was
speaking publicly for the first time urged before the senate finance
! in his own defense. Senator Tru-
man H. Newberry, of Michigan, de- of the North Carolina department
clarcd today that with God as his of agriculture. who protested
witness he was not to this hour especially against free frosen eggs
conscious of a single act unlaw- from China. He said he wanted a
ful, dishonorable or corrupt in tariff that would "bridge tho dlf
his campaign against Henry Ford ference In the cost of production
i 1918. her and in China."
For exactly half an hour Mr.' Rates suggested by the witness
Newberry, with the eyes of his col-j were eight cents a pound on shell
leagues upon him, read a prepared ' eggs; eight rents a pound on froien
speech without interruption. And 'eggs; 24 cenjs a pound on dried;
then when he had concluded for j four cents a pound on llvo poultry
half an hour more he was subject-'and five cents a pound on dressed
eci to a croas-exn ml nation at the
hands of Senator Walsh, of Mori-
tana, a democratic fticmber of the
committee which, in a minority re
port, held he was not entitled to
his scat.
How Senator Newberry came
through the trying ordeal was
viewed for the most part through
partisan eyes. There appeared to
be no douht that his republican
friends were Jubilant. They rush
ed tojvard him as he edged his way
from the crowded chamber offer
ling; congratulations. Many demo
crats later assorted that Senator
I Williams, of Mtasissippa, hat about
expressed their view when he
characterized the Michigan sena
tar's defense aa "full of evasion."
Senator Newberry walked Into
the senate today five minutes; be
Ifore tho opening prayer and then
iwent to the cloakroom, where ho
remained until within five minutes
' of the conclusion of a speech- by
Senator Tramell. democrat. Florid
who was proclaiming against him
this right to be there. And as he
'went out. wltli tt rush of senitfottii
around him, he scarcely heard ths
otiening sentence ot another
speech in his defense.
EXPECTED FIRE OF
QUESTIONS ABSENT
Unarcustomed to public speak
ing. Senator Newberry read clear
ly and distinctly, first announcing
i t hat he would not longer remain
silent and that he would not suffer
Interruptions, but would gladly
yield for questions when he had
reached the end of his statement.
There had been intimations that he
would he the center of a hot fire
of questions, but only Senator
Walsh interrogated lilm after he
had read his speech, and the in
quiry related strictly and speclfl
rally to certain features of tho evi
dence, as .adduced at his trial and
before a senate committee.
Almost at tho outset Senator
Walsh wanted to know why a
statement, like that Just given to
the senate, had not been made be
fore. "I did not appaar on the
stand at the Grand Rapid hearinp,
because I was what the lawyers
might call a good client," said Sen
ator Newberry.
"I followed the advice of the
lawyers in charge of the case who
said I had no information to give,"
he continued. "I did not volunteer
before the senate committee for
the reason I have stated
.Then pressed a to why he had
not made a lmilar Btatement In
response to a letter from hi slate.
Senator Newberry shot back that
he saw no reason .why he should
encourage his political critics in
their efforts to defeat him.
The cross-examination ended ab
ruptly, within a minute of the hour
alloted Senator Newberry under
the rules. Once he asked the priv
ilege of being permitted to sit
down, but a moment later was on
his feet again, and, answering Sen
ator Walsh, told lilm to go ahead
and shoot.
VOTE MAY BE
TAKEN WEDNESDAY
Friends of the senator claimed
tonight that his speech has made a
"fine impression" and that two
ror three republicans, classed as
doubtful, were ready to vote to
seat him. The vote may be taken
Wednesday. -
Defending Senator Newberry.
Senator Sterling. South Dakota, de
clared the former had directed
that no campaign, attack be mads
on Mr. Ford and that the expendi
ture of large sums for advertising
was- -necessary "(gainst a formid
able opponent who was thoroughly
advertised."
. There, was a dramatic turn when
Senator William, democrat, Mi
sisslpi, swinging on hi heel and
facing half a dosen of. his col
leagues, aHd If they believed the
Newberry statement, filed with th
senate. In which Mf. Newberry
caid he had no knowledge of con
tribution and . expenditures, be
yond the figure named. ' s
-'"l there a man within sound
ot my voice who believe It?" Sen
ator William asked. "It 1 a hor
rible thing to accuse a gentleman
of terjury. . - Do you believe It?
You know It 1 a false a hell."
Taking the floor for his own de
fense In th ouster proceedings
brought by Henry Ford, th defeated
democratic candidate. Senator New
berry emphatically denied personal
knowledge of the collection or ex
penditure of the large campaign fund
spent In hi behalf.
i ab is hit wiviieaa. i mi uu
A uod la my witness, I am not
,hi. , ,A v,n... ..in. r
haVng done In connection with either
h nrim. Mmn.i,n . th. ..n.ni
election of 111 In the atate ot Michi
gan," (aid Senator Newberry, "a sin
gle act that was, or I In any way
unlawful, dishonorable or corrupt, and
thi I ay to th senate of the Cnlted
States, without Reservation or quali
fication." "Cponthese facli. as then oe-v
lleved thsra to , and I now be
liev thtm to be. I shall abide the
It's Own
POULTRY TARIFF
FOR PROTECTION
BY
Protests Against Free
Frozen Eggs Sent
From China.
AN IMPORT TAX ON
PEANUTS IS SOUGHT
Duty of 25 Per Cent Ad
Valorem on Naval
Stores Requested.
committee today by B. F. Kaupp.
poult ry
Aji import tax of four csnts a
pound on peanuts, both shelled and
in the sbell. was requested by John
B. Tinner, of Suffolk. Va., who said
there were large Importations from
China and that there should be an
equalising ot production costs in
the United States and China.
American production alone this
year, the witness said, has been
sufficient to supply all the demand
In this country. Prices now are so
low, Mr. Pinner added, that the
li
UPP
growers are In a bad way flnanci-, ia; tomorrow to compat-c oplu
ally. I lt.nK. and it is exoected that the
A duty of 25 per cent, ad valorem
on naval stores rosin and turpen
tine and synthetic camphor was
urged by Robert Ash, of this city,
of counsel for the turpentine and
rosin producers' association, In a
brief filed with the committee.
LOWER PRODVCTION
OF STORES IX V. S.
iHn sin saia inai wnereas me
nited Htatea produced approx
imately 85 per cent, ot the world'
production of turpentine and rostn
before the war, it produced only
82 Str cent. now. The remaining 38
per cent., he added, is "supplied by
the rapidly Increasing production
ot France, Mexico, India, Spain,
Italy and other countries.
"Over $30,000,000 la invested in
the naval stores In the United
States," Mr. Ash a.id, "giving em
ployment to approximately 50,000
negro laborers, of a class skilled In
this Industry, but absolutely un
skilled In othor lines. Unless tn
naval stores Industry operates In
such a way as to give employment
to this large body of negroes they
will become a distinct liability to
the communities in which they
live."
A renewal of the tight over tho
protection of the vegetable oil In
dustry marked the conclusion of
the hearing with tho spokesmen for
the southern tariff association.
Charles W. Holman, of this city,
who was presented as the spokes
man for the association, urged a
duty of 4 1-2 cents on vegetable
oils, saying that the producers
of cottonseed favored protection
against the cheaply produced ori
ental oil.
TEXAS MAN
OPPOSES OIL DCTY
Any duty on those alls was op
posed by P. 8. Groan, of Corpus
Chrlstl, Texas, and R. F. Crowe, ot
ii'i"' . L."'.
. :"L.' ,l
oclaticn. and J. J. Law ton. a cot
tonieed crusher of HartsvJUc, S. C.
They pointed out that the cotton
seed oil production In this country
exceeded domestic consumption,
and added- that an Import duty
would result ia retaliation by for
eign countries. With fc consequent
lessening of exports from the Unit
ed States. The result, they con
tended would be to have a surplus
of cottonseed oils on the local mar
ket. forcing down tjje prices of this
commod'ty as well as the seed pro
duced by the cotton planters.
INCREASED RAIL RATES
NOT HELPING FARMER
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. .-To bring
aooui a normal readjustment, in agri
culture nd througt It, In Industry,
railroad deficits "must ba met by re
ductions In operating rosts rather
than by advances in rates," Secretary
naiiace or ins department of agri
culture dellared In an address tonight
before the Tariff club of Phldlnhl.
Agriculture, he said, "urgently need1
me aqjustment or freight rates on
farm products to a point at which
they bear about the same ratio to the
prloe the farmer received for those
products as prevailed before the war.'"
It would he better for all Interests,
the secretary continued. If, during
the reconstruction period, a general
price level about 60 per cent above
the pre-war normal could be etal
llshed and farm prices brought up te
thi lewl rather than tha.t other
prices he forced down to the level of
agricultural products. But this seems
Impossible at present, he said. c
other prices come down 'is agricul
tural prices come up until the normal
relation I restored."
WHOLESALE PRICES FOR
EGGS DROP IN KANSAS
KANSAS CITY, Jan. t. Whole-
SSla . flrifiM ttvr Mr, Hrnrvn-a flv
cent or more a dozen here today.
nrste selling as low a Zc.
Increased receipt and the mild
weather laaald to have caused the
break. Also ther were rumors, from
Chicago that some - of the larger
dealer there were In financial trou
ble and that It was likely Urge sup
plies would be thrown on the market.
Today' prices were lees than half
those at this time last year and from
ii to 25 cent lower than those A
month ago.
M'DOUOAL IS PRESIDENT
CHICAGO BOARD OP TRADE
Dougal. for many year a national
figure In the grain Industry was to
day elected president ot th Chicago
Board of Trad.
Duration Of Pact To 1937 And
Further Limit For Merchant
Ship Guns Among Proposals
ONLY DETAILS ARE
DELAYING SIGNING
OF ARMS TREATY
No Present Attempt to
Regulate or Limit
Aerial Warfare.
GET NEWH&PE FOR
SHANTUNG PROBLEM
Some Expect Completion
of the Far Eastern
Treaty by Monday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 0. (By
the Associated Press. ) Only de
tail of technical phraseology re
main to be worked out before the
treaty for limitation of armament
Is leady for signature by the pleni
potentiaries of the live great pow
er, t
Fussing today on its last ques
tion of policy, the armament com-r-itttee
of the Washington confer
ence decided against any present
attempt to limit or regulate aerial
warfare and voted to refer the
problem to a continuing commis
sion for future study.
Then each of the five delega
tions, meeting separately, began
nn examination of the tentative
trenty draft prepared by the sub
cnmmltte of experts. The dele-
g.ltion heads are to come together
complete tent will be ready for
publication to the world at a plen
ary session of the conference on
Thursday or Friday.
Questions of definition, particu
larly with reference to the status
of merchant veasel in war-time,
are understood to be the chief con
corn of tho delegates In their et
ctplablo to every one. Some tea
fort to agree on a wording ac
turc of the merchant ahlp prob
lem hwv been cleared awav, how
ever, and there Is no Indication
that a prolonged discussion will
result.
NEW NEGOTIATIONS
REGARD SHANTCXG
With the armament end of the
conference approaching final dis
position the delegats are preparing
to press the far eastern discussions
also to an early conclusion. The
Hhsntung question still la In dead
lock but fresh hope of a settle
tnont was aroused tonight when II
Iccame apparent that hte negotia
tions on that subject were turn
ing into new channels. The other
remaining elements or discord In
the far east are not generally con
sidered bf a character to lead ex
tended debate.
yome delegates took so optimis
tic a view of tho outlook that they
were predicting a plenary session
for Saturday or Monday to an
nounce completion of tho far east
ern . treaty. Arthur J. ltalfoui.
head of the British, made dehnlte
plan to sail for home on Tuesday
of next week, and his colleague
on the delegation declared It was
entirely likely that he would sign
the far eastern agreement before
his departure.
The merchant ship question, ss
treated In the suh-comnilttee draft
of the treaty, would be settled by
limiting tho armament of mer
chantmen to six-Inch guns and by
prohibiting tho conversion of any
commercial vessel of more than
10,000 tons into a naval auxiliary.
There was a general expectation
that these provisions would be fin
ally accepted, although. In some
quarters there still was Sfhopo that
jtmlr.g of merchantmen would b
even further restricted In view of
the prohibition against using sub
marines as commerce destroyers.
In American circles, the relation
of merchant shipping to thn gen
eral naval question was dinctise'l
from a new angle as a result of
a suggestion by Homer L. Fergu
son, head of the Newport News
Shipbuilding and Drydock com
pany that th arms conference
agree on an allocation of shipping
facilities and opportunities, tho
proposal was laid before President
Harding at a White House concr
rnc attended by Mr. Ferguson.
(Chairman Lnsker, of thn shipping
board and Chairman Jones, of tho
senbte commerce committee, hu.
there appeared no ltnmeidate pros,
pert that It would receive admin
istration approval.
Aside from Shantung, the far
eastern questions remaining In
abeyance relate chiefly 'to the
Chlnf.se railroads, and to piemen:
Involved In China's demands. .
c'nclaratlon i to be made. also with
respect to Siberia, but no great
difficulty is expected In reaching
an agreement on that point. As
an advance suggestion, represen
tatives of the conservative Russian
wing proposed Informally, today
that the Inter-allied board, now
administering the Chinese ISastert.
railway he conitnued.
floth Chinese and Japanese Im
plied tonight that new and pronils
Ing elements had been Injected In
to the Shantung negotiation, but
the exact nature of the late:
move was not revealed.
I MILLION DOLLAR HOTEL
FOR KAJLEIGH IS PLAN
fl-HcMI Ct'-rmtnn, TDt Jilkanil C'.Htt)
RALEIGH, Jan. J. Twenty-five
Raleigh business men met tonight.
Colonel Albert Cox presiding, and
launched a movement lor the erec
tion of a million dollar hotel here.
A committee will be appointed to
consider several propositions, and
ii present plan work out, the
structure wilt be begun, In the
present year. Colonel Cox. follow-
ing the meeting, stated th'. men
Cprttn1tot!1aT-Tsem7Tasrfaae.-, tt IS hersnrntTotiTr
will not b antagonist. A a mat
ter of fact, some of them may be
let 1n on the projsct
Britain's Written
Pledge to France
Forwarded Cabinet
Replies Endorsing Compact
Sought by the French
Expected Today
CANNF.S. Jan. 9. Great Brit
come to her Immediate assistance
aln's written pledge to France to
to the fullest extent of her mili
tary and naval resources in the
event of unprovoked aggression on
the part of Germany, lias been em
bodied In a document by David
Lloyd George, (he Hrlllsh premier,
and submitted bv telograph to ev
ery member ot the llrltlsli cabinet
for approval.
In rtrlttsh circles here tonight I
the expectation was thnt replies i
.endorsing tho compact would be !
rnpnivpH lw tnttuiTTnw rtvmilni.. I
when the document will be given
to Aristlde llrland the French pre
mier. It was said that the text
probably would be published AVed-
ncNday morning.
The proposed agreement Is un
to give France what that country
deratood (o lie simple in form and
Im see.klng, namely, a guarantee of
security and the immediate aid of
Great Britain should Germany at
tempt another war of aggression.
Important Decisions, Save
That of Shantung Are
Already Made.
(By FRANK It. SIMONDS)
t8tHM CmtHtm&me, Tkt igfcetUJt Cltta)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 0. Ths
conference Iia reached a final sm!i
most difficult of nil situations, It
know tht It must end, but it is
not yet clear how is to end.
Asldo from a single Item, tho Im
portant decisions have been made,
but much of the success or failure
of the whole conference still de
pends upon the ultimate disposition
of the last question and Hue ques
tion Is, viewed broadly, China;
viewed narrowly, Shantung.
What Is Japan trying to do'.'
This is thn question.
You may have two explanations:
either she Is hanging on to Shan
tung with a definite purpose to let
go when she perceives everything
else adjusted to her satisfaction, or
she has made up her mind that she
can obtain Shantung In addition
to all that die has already acquired
In tha present negotiation.
To accept the former hypothesis
Is to believe thnt. Japan will do
this. When tho nine-power treaty,
like Hie four-power treaty and the
five-power treaty. Iihh taken final
xhape and the Siberian discussion
Is ended, and when at tho i-lneo
Japan discovers that her position
In Manchuri will not be challenged
and that her Siberian occupations
will not be interrupted, then as a
final gesture she will take the cur
tain resigning fchantung. Today
this expectation Is morn general
than any other, but, and this cir
cumstance muet be stressed, it 1s
not so strongly held as it was U-n
days ago.
The alternative suggestion la
that Japanese have discovered that
the political f-ituntlun in thn Uni
ted States is huch that a spcudy ad
journment of til" confereme, with
no further arciilrnt to mar Its
picture Is urgently demanded mi
all sides, now here more.lnslstnntly
than among tho majority senators
on hill. Therefore, If the .lupanesfl
can hold out. a little longer, the
proverbial last quarters of nn hour
of war-tlmn phrase, then they will
ho able to keen Shantung.
DO NOT KNOW
THE JAPANESE GAME
Now,
though
since the Japanese, a I -
the most (harming and
confidential people In tho world
seldom tell you anything of real
Importance, there Is no one in
Washington at the moment quitb
sure which game thny are playing.
You are told quite emphatically by
one group that the .lapancxo are
aware that If Shantung is not
rescued the chances of favorablo
aftt,i l.tr t V, a annal, th- ftiitt-
and five-power treaties will ho
PARLEY'S SUCCESS
IS RANGING UPON
PLAN OP JAPANESE
gravely lessened and that, there- '" appiy to merchant craft corj
fore. In tho end the Jananesn will verted for war nurnoses. wbtett
desire to protect what they obtain ' would prevent conservation ofcom
under these covenants and will, j '"'fetal ships of greater tonnage.
therefore, glvo In on Shantung.
But you aro equally earnestly in
formed that tho Japanese have dis
covered during the conference that
they came here under a mistaken : nf mont'.i or.ntemplated as tire
notion of American purpose ..ml i time within which guruv turretaand
whereas they had expetted to givo : other military equipment must f
up Shantung, it is no lunger pec- removed. Wider latitude as to time
esaarv, that thev are In u position f'1"'" ftJf uhimate complete dls
to remind the American delegates !". '?'' u'Thl h' Jf" '"lve.
that tho re-l surce., of Uu- con-j lZ do-'
ference would bo marred If tlioro j anion may be accomplished. Thev
were an eleventh Inmr light over
Shantung like that over the i-ub-marlne.
-
All of this leaves the Chincne out
of account, will their so-called gov
ernment order them to sign? Will
they sign If it does? Will their
govcrnmonl order them not tu sign
and decepltate them If they do?
At least there is today the Impres
sion that the Chinese are less will
ing to sign than they were a week
ago, that their backs are becoming
slitter. But what if the Chlneso
refuse to sign. This last In n ques
tion no one quite likes to discuss,
no ono who has the Interests ot the
Conference at heart.
You see, after all, however, that
everything has tonic down to the
auctions, when you move Into tho
last room nd all the other lurnl-
TEXTOFGONTRACT
MADE JEALOUSLY
GUARDED SECRET
Information Is Through
Barriers of Silence
Sought by Hughes.
PRE AMBLERE VIEWS
CONFERENCE WORK
Signatories Would Meet
to Suspend or to
Amend Treaty. '
WASHINGTON, ,lun, . (By th
Associated Press.) The draft
treaty prepared by naval and legal
exports covering the flve-power
cuntrnct for reduction and limlta
tlon of naval armament B In the
hands of the five delegate tonight..
, Jealously guarded secret a to It
text. The various national group
are understood to have bean In
formed by Secretary Hughe that .
both text and substance of th
proposed pact were looked upon a
highly confidential by the tate de
partment, yet enough Information
leaked through the barrier of !
lnnee thus Imposedto show that .;
numerous wbjjjjy new feature at
Included In the draft copy.
Among these. It I understood.
I. a Bjoposal that the duration ot
the pact be until J37. Another
new Item 1 tfte proposal to ItmltN
the lze of guns used on msrchatm
ship to six-Inch eallbro. as com
pared to the eight-Inch weapons ;
authorised for naval ay ;lllry craft,
aill another 1 authority for tho
construction of warship on foreign;
account within the Jurisdiction of
the five powers, provided the ie cC
limitations on such ships laid down
(or the Ave nations in the treaty
are not exceeded in building for sn
oiitstdo power. 4 f ' !
TWBntsc.jwnk"" - rr -
A RTICMOS OF TREATY
The treaty begins with a lengthy
preamble, tatting forth the pur
pose of the covenant, the limita
tion of naval power to the end
that the burdens of taxation on.
the peoples of the five countries
may be relieved. The calling Of
(he conlereiipe and It work I
briefly reviewed la the preamble,
then follow the articles ot the
treaty, tventy-nlne In number, and :
n mass of appended matter :tu
which speclflo reference i made in
the various articles In order to
present In detail the agreement
covered in each general statement
of the treaty proper, i
Among these genera! arttolei
stand that letting out tho agree
ment as to capital ships. Taken ia '
connection with the appended list
ot ships to be retained and ships
to be scrapped, a complete pic
ture of thn reduction and subse
quent limitation scheme already
agreed upon Is presented. Th
specific understanding as to the.-"6-6-3"
capital ship ratio between!
Great Britain, the United State
and Japan, with its later amplifi
cation to Include France and Italy;
is understood to bo in the treaty
Itself, the agreed future toonajro
statu of 62fi. 000-525, 000-Sl'S, 000-175.000-175,000
being set out. Thi
section was the keystone of the1
naval limitation arch.
Next follow the agreement to
limit the lze of future cnpltol (hip
to 35.000 tons and their main
batteries to gjins of not more thai
16-lneh calibre.
LIMIT TONNAGE j
IN AIRPIiANE CARRIERS
Tho agreement to limit aggre
gate tonnage In airplane carriers
to Great -Britain, 135.000; United
Stales, 135,000; Japan, Dl.OOOji
France, 00,000: Italy. 60.000. foll;
lows and Include the 27000-toniV
size limitation for carriers and si
new provision limiting their armi "j
1 h ,. .... .n- u ' i
1 "'" Z"T ,'Zt i,,., "
Itation as to the number of gtinai
pr slilp if smaller weapons are lo' V;
stalled aboard them ;
The agreement that auxiliary" "
craft other than air plane carrier
shall not exceod 11.000 to:is In dla
plin emsnt and that they jhall not
cany lurgnr than eight-Inch guna
comes next. The 10.000-ton si
i 'imitation Is understood to he held
! scrapping provision as :
tft
apiiai snip come next and nrovlde
in at tncy mnet be so disposed of
that reVunverstnn for war purposes
WOtlM hft imimeat1.li. A I 1- ..1 . i
are, by sinking, by breaking up, by
conversion Into commercial craft, bv
conversion Into harbor craft or navel
ausMarles such as supply, repair or
cailile h!p, by use targets or bv
employment as pea-going gunnery
training shira. to shoot or be shot at '
SIX-INCH CALIBRE
LIMIT ON MERCHANTMEN
Next cornel, the wholly new pre
vision I requiring t;t merchant v-e- '
el of the power shall be conw ,
structed tht they cannot carry lr
grr tuns than six-Inch calHire, Thla
provision is calculated to make
armed merehantmen definitely Infer
loi to regular or converted naval anx
lltury veiMiele which carry S-lnolt
gun arid 'Mended to meet the point
that a big liner might be armed
heavily as to be superior to aar
fighting nraft, but a cupful ship. '
that the i shall not be conairuoteci
within the Jurisdiction of the signa
tory powers any warship built on
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