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'"Km !8 P S www NEW JL NIGHT I EDITION ODAY AND EVENING CHRONICLE "GREATER CHARLOTTE'S HOME NEWSPAPER" ., HMU.OTTK MOWS KsliiblUlud, Dnilv lv;s. c CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10, 1921. THE CHARLOTTE NEWS J Consolidated ippTfftr' T7TA7T? PlXTTC I- THE EVENING CHRONICLE (May 8, 15)14. I - "iVJ:,! JL X J J-i vuiixw AGE JLL H A 'Pi' tl ' b;. C. : Ri c t t ' V I t ' r r F t i f r IN "i ? : t .1 !1 t . Y i -i .1 . i t I i t t J y ' b f t t r- e a IPAY SILENT TRIBUTE TO 1 THE NA TION'S UNMro WN Hour by Hour the Heaping Flowers ut the Casket i Mountain HighFlowers ' -t Bloomed in ! i ranee and South America A; e v ced on Casket. hli; GAVE ALL FOR LOVE OF HIS COUNTRY. Dignitaries from All the Countries of the World Do Homage to Nameless Hero, Symbol of Country's Vast Sacrifices on the Battlefields of France The ssociated Press.) Nov. 10. Great and '.on. i i' 'k .- thn . pay moved m.' tiio i endless procession rotunda of the Capi- t ri.;;t lo tuo unknown deal ; in shumi s'.ato 1 Presidents h set ;iiiio for there as only mar ve known. The day it. All who could 1 1 tor c rot ins of t he w !'ornl offer i in tin rid w land or for the re free to place fforini:? at Ins bier. Hour ::v th 2 rc w ; : ; : " ne.ip.ng nowers about the j mountain high and spread ! t chamber. Flowers that ! n -.; ip Franco were thereand flow-j ' ro-;g.: in all their beauty from j Africa. '.' 00 miles away. I v..- rot a minute of the day! . : c ! by : i.ose who will do honor, u m'.. There was no organization ; :-,-r or of patriotic people over; ::, unrepresented. j :;e:u i he most formal of the pil- to this shrine of patriotic; . w;s that planned by the British ' '. From the Embassy building j - ;i arranged o parade headed by -.: .1. Balfour, head of the British i -.:! n to Washington and former! Minister, and Sir Auckland Ged ! ""it ih Ambassador. Nearly a automobiles formed the proees- ' d two motor trucks carried the DM NO WE LIVE t vrath from King George was j ;':em. Lord t'avan acting for' It bore the legend: j : known. and yet well known; j ing. and behold, we live." i was a wreath, too, inscription savsing: from Can- h.u which put the glory of grace at he did was that he did it of to his country." from Premier iLloyd-George said: tess. re." yet his name liveth ever- hat from India said: never die who die to make ith living." w..re wreaths also from Aus d "cw Zealand and all of these '.bat from India were made of :rown in English soil, brought ; living plants. th. Grand Army of United Vet i';inada came a wreath laced -.Mil Kichardsi'u. oidest living f the Victoria Cross. There 'iwers from Newfoundland, and he army and navy veterans of j 'anu- a memorial woven of! x hat bloom in Flanders Fields AFIi; OK COMRADES i ;.!.-. -j t i nb-ii ,i:rnif.,,.in, .vr fl II l 111 Ul 1III.U1 ! n !,.,...; . ..,. v. ' t y Admiral of the fleet. Air .M.irshnl lliggins and others. roles in the war in which this un i soldier died were great. The : aetually were handled by his i' s of many arms of the British -. men who also fought in France '.he sea in the great struggle. .' a found a brilliant November nr.-'ing its way through the clouds s-day's storm and thrusting ::o!di )i tinkers through the wm liih above the simple bier in the . !:!. chamber. As through the . ?'V armed men stood motionless I :e catafalque In the center of , ryjng a huge bunch of pink chrys ; granite circle of the rotunda, I anthemums tied with the tri-color of - wit h the dead comrade as I pranCe .entered the rotunda at H natch until he is carried away j 0-ci0ck- The premier stood silently for out time in the quiet Virginia ja m0ment and then moved out with , i his party. oners laid rn the casket last i -vranv -persons in the public line car- id b-en set to each side of the -:tin it lay in the simple glory "i-eit flag that is a soldier's du-'t. Again the cluster of blossoms, withered and yellow, only token on the blended col :. rii- banner of freedom savo .-iash of white ribbon across 'a, worked and laid in place Harding, and the shield of the for which he died, laid rever ove the still heart by the Presi- A IMM'EKSKS CLOIVDS. the dav came on, the sun i t sullen cloud away over! l e t: X ti i. c 1( u o: 0 li ti d i i, 01 f( 0 V gi tl pi St; bs vi 1 rl s;t t;. nt hills to' leave a glorious, ded sweep of blue shot with ii-d.t above the dome and the citv lswt touches were nut to .-lined aisles through whirn y were to pass to pay honor to d: thousands whose one claim '- that they too ar simple .'is Mich as he who lies in such - emperors and kings may not Straight to the eastward ran tow. roped way, Marines in ' n of their field uniforms and "i bayonets lining each side. '; man's i-'houlder swung the cords of the Fourragere showing " were of a Marine regiment a liv Fiance for high valor on -oil." : ;!-.- the roped aisle leading on '. ie,,t steps to the closed doors rotunda filled with folk come ! v the bier with bowed heads, i"' right, where the steps sweep 'h" Senate chamber, another -a tlier(., about a floral garland, ', or the many to be set in tne other side a double from soldiers from the engineer avereoated against a long cold of the great chamber lead, with fixed bayonets and 1 1 ' 'hr- trail, moved up the main 1 into the hall. They were o cb.-mge guard about the cas n had been changed at short through the night, as it .eMantiy change all day and oty on the Senate stairs was ;" . nter the rotunda by the Sen dor. Then, just at 8 o'clock, main doors, huge bronze bar-i'ii--llishfd with intricate figures ins: and long ago given th ;"i Be, jui, be-, strangely enough i.'jv, on whose soil the Kohliar I ' tl' i died, swung back and the waiting hun dreds stepped upward four abreast to pass by the csket. FREEDOM S HOLY LIGHT. As the first line stepped within the hall, Horn the group beside the bier where the flowers were being set in . puice. mate voices rose in blended har ! monies that woke the echoes in the I high, vaulted roof above, now flooded with sunlight. They sang the last verse of "America": 'Lorn may our land be bright '""With freedom's holy light They sang with a peal of victory and no hint of sorrow. And the last notes died away down the long corri dors to right and left as the line that gave ihe great public its place in the ceremonies moved slowly on and out the western entrance, down over the slopes that face out with the white gleam of Washington Monument straight ahead and still behind, seem ingly cut through the center the great shaft, the square white bulk of Lin- ; coin Memorial on the far brim of the Potomac. About the casket on its low base ; those who passed by saw the five sol j diers, still as though carved from 1 bronze in their khaki trappings. At j the head, arms rigid at his sides, his j head bent forward until the tan brim ; of his cap hid his eyes, stood the non . commissioned officer, the red of his j chevrons coloring his sleeve. At each corner, facing inward toward the cen i ter, stood a soldier, rifle butt grouncl j ed on the stone flagging, body rigidly j erect, but also with head bent forward ( until cap brim was level with the point ! of his gleanv'ng bayonet These sol i diers moved not a muscle except at I stated intervals when a slight change of position, made simultaneously, eased the physical strain. AN IXENDING MARCH. By 10 o'clock a steady stream of peo ple soidiers, men. women and chil dren, wiiite and black had begun an unending march through the rotunda. Secretary Weeks. Assistant Secre tary Wainwripht and General Harbord were on hand waiting to receive for eign delegations. Floral designs from every State, on each of which was the stati-'s shield completely circled the rotunda. All delegations came in from the north entrance and stood by the cata falque for the ceremony as the line continued to stream through. The first delegation was a committee of the Fed eral Council of Churches of Christ in America, representing the Protestant churches of the United States. Within the fifteen minutes allotted to it. prayer was offered by Bishop McDowell, of the Methodist Episcopal church, and a short culogv of the dead delivered by Dr. William Adams Brown, of Union Theo logical Seminary, of ew lork. , ., , .-A S IlOOIl ui ew near, iiie uuwurci kjl numoer those in line to pass by the bier in i creased in numbers, and, while there were gaps in the line at times, the peo ple moved through almost at the rate of 100 a minute. .MANY DELEGATIONS At stated intervals delegations ap proached the casafalque for a brief me morial, each leaving a wreath. So num erous were the wreaths that guards picked them up and took them away, ieaving room for others to come during the day and night. Promier Briand and the French dele- hation to the armament conference, car- . ried floral offerings of their own on ! which there seldom was a card. In i nearly every, instance these voluntary ! offerings were carried by a child. Of 'all those filing through one door and out j another, old men and old women, the j grandparents of some soldier perhaps, I were the most visibly affected, tears ' streaming down their Cheeks as they i turned around for a farewell look at the ! flower covered coffin. A three-foot bronze statue, symboliz I ing the "Angel of Peace", was placed Ion the catafalque as the gift of the President of the Chinese Republic. It was to be unveiled later in the day by the Chinese Minister. A few minutes before noon, the Brit ish delegation, led by Earl Beatty. Ar thur Raltour ana Amoassaaor ueuues. marched into the rotunda irom tne north entrance. An officer of the guard annroached the catafalque, holding aloft a huge wreath. As the offering from the British Empire was placed at the side of the coffin, the Earl, the for mer Premier and the Ambassador step- red hack and a Scot, his neda neia high, moved forward with the first tri-K,,t0'fi-r,m the British possessions. Next came the wreath from Newfoundland, rHed bv a hardy son of the North, rmd the nthe tribute from Canada, racfi hv Kir Robert Borden, formfcr f the Dominion. A son of Tr,iin woarinsr a silk turban, and repre sentatives from every land over which ,v,n TTnirm Jack waves brought their nit; uni'-"' floral tributes. tu RHtish tribute completely cov ered one entire side of the coffin, hiding if from view. T,,of nrinr to the appearance of the T7r-;tiVi the. Bov Scouts marched in, sa luted and chanted their oath. The r,-,t vrrent h carried the legend "be prepared." rhorkttA and vicinity: Fair tonight pviiiav! cooler tonight with light frost. Gentle northwest to west winds u ,i Kniith Carolina: Fair to night and Friday; cooler tonight; light frost in tli interior. beElanned Many War Units and Pa triotic Societies Will Enter Mammoth Parade. GOVERNOR-TO SPEAK. Parade Will Move Through Independence Square, Forming at 10 :30 O'clock. Friday is Armistice Day. Charlotte is all set for its observance of the day that ended the greatest war in history. The day's events are shaped around the unveiling of the tablet to the memory of Mecklenburgers who gave their lives during the armed con flict with Germany. The unveiling w?n take place at the courthouse square, immediately following the parade of ex service men and women and members of the city's patriotic organizations. Governor Morrison and his staff are expected to arrive in Charlotte Thurs day night at 11:45 o'clock. The Gov ernor will deliver the principal address of the day. The energy of veterans and patriotic organizations has been centered on Friday's observance and indications point to one of the largest celebrations ever held in Charlotte. Leaders in the movement say that unprecedented in terest is being shown and they expect oetween 1,500 and 2,000 soldiers, sailors and Marines, and others in the parade. Thousands are also expected to gather at the court house for the exercises there. "Wear the uniform . all day" is the slogan of the day and it is believed that the largest number of ex-seivice men will appear in uniform sine? the :lays of olive drab. Every ex-service man. whether he is i member of the American L -g'.ou or not, is expected to be in the parade. with or without his uniform. Every man in the county, who was in the ser vice, is invited to be in the line o' farch. The parade will form at the por-tof fice and be ready to move off promptly at 10:30 o'clock, and proceed east on West Trade street to Independenci. square, then south on Tryon to the courthouse. FORMATION OF PARADE Two divisions will make up the pa rade. The first division will comprise the folllowing in the order mentioned mounted police, Oa.is Temple Shrine band, marshals of parade. Governor Morrison and staff, city and county of ficials. Hornets Nest Riflem3n, who win act as the Governor's escort, Gold Stat Mothers and disabled veterans in auto mobiles, Liberty Hall chapter, D. A. R.. American War Mothers. D. a. Tl s. Woman's Auxiliary of the American Legion, and the American Red Cross with its float depicting the four bran ches of its service. The second division will be made up as follows: Boy Scout band. Confederate Veterans, U. D. C's, Spanish American War veterans, Army nurse corns, Amer ican Legion and World war "eterans Bov Scouts, negro band and negro gold star mothers, and negro veterans of the World war. The Governor will be introduced at the court house by Lee A. Folger, gen eral chairman of the observance, J. Van R. Metts. Adjutant General of the North Carolina National guard, will in troduce Mrs. W. O. Nesbit, regent d fabertv Hall chapter, D. A. R . which is presenting the memorial tablet. Mrs. Nesbit will make the speech of presen tation, after which the marker will hn unveiled by Miss Margaret Holden Montgomery and Master James Squires. John Berryhill, of the county, who wa wounded several times and who wears the Distinguished Service Cross, will accept the marker on behalf of the city and county. TO FIRE SALUTE Laf ferty Robinson, a student at Wake Forest College and .w-ho was a membei of the old Fifth company, Coast Artille ry, will then read the -"roll of honor" containing the names of those from this county who died during service. At th. mention of each name, muffled drums will be rolled. After the reading of the names, a firing squad from the Hornets Nest Riflemen will fire a salute, after which tans will be sounded. The exercises will be closed with the playing of "The Star Spangled Banner" by the Oasis band. Exactly at 12 o'clock, a bugler will sound attention and the assemblage will pause for two minutes, paying trib ute to the dead of the nation. This si lent service will be accompanied by the tolling of church and school bells. Immediately following the exercises at the court house, the Gold Star Moth ers will be given a luncheon at the Woman's Club by the American War Mothers. At the same time the negro gold star mothers v.-'ll also be given a luncheon by the War Mothers at t.race M. E. church on South Brevard street. Governor Morrison and staff will b6 tendered a dinner by directors of the Southern Manufacturers Club at the club at 7 o'clock in the evening. At 9 o'clock there will be a reception at the club, to which all former service men and women with their wives or hu3- bands, the general committee, and mem bers of patriotic organizations takm part in the parade, are invited. The bronze tablet to be presented contains the names of the following sol diers who died during the World war: WHITE SOLDIERS Adkins, James L.; Arnette, James H.; Austin, John A.; Blackburn, William P.; Bost, Berry; Bowers, Charles E.; Brat ton, Ray W.; Bridges, Claude C; Brown Clarence; Brown, Houston G.; Brown, Pressley R.; Gallaway, Clarence T.; Cannon. Claude; Chadwick, Harvey T. Cobb, John Walter; Connelly, Parks; Core. Frank H.; Cranford, Reid; iJaly Harry; Davenport, Everett W.; Davis, Edward L.; DeArmon, Mack; Evans, Ward Rogers; Flow, Arthur A.; Fried man, Robert P.; Godfrey, Frank; Gra ham, Davis S.; Grisdale, Jesse D.; Ha ger. Garland; Hartis. John; Helms, Clif ford; Hinkle, Freeman; Hooks, Grady; Hoover, WTilliam L.; Hough, Frank: Houser. Marcus; Hoyle, Ambrest; Hun ter, Jones W.; Hutchison, John W.; Ir- vin, Lloyd U.; Jonnston. Attrea 31.; Knotts, Hobson D.; Knowles, James R : Lee, David; Martin, W aliam R.; Masse o, Angelo; McManaway, Morson; Orr Joseph D.; Osborne, Eugene M.; Paxton CoHtLPUJ an Pare Sevifcnuj X SiGTOIOR BIG CONFERENCE Arthur J. Balfour and Oth er Members of the Dele gation Arrive. MET BY OFFICIALS. Secretary Hughes Greets the Delegation ; New Zeal anders Also Arrive. Washington, Nov. 10. Arthur J. Bal four, acting head cf the delegation rep resenting the British Empire in the armament and Far Eastern conference, arrived in Washington today with oth or members of his party, which landed at Quebec Tuesday. Simultaneously, the delegates from New Zealand and Australia reached the city, completing, with the exception of Premier Lloyd George, who has promised lo come lat er, the British representation in the conference. A distinguished gi-oup of American and British officials received the former Prime Minister and his partv at the station. Secretary Hughes and Robert Woods Bliss, Third Assistant Secretary of State; General Pershing, Brigadier General Brewster and ranking olficers of the Army and Navy com nosed the American group, while the British offi cial welcoming group included Sir i AticKiana (.xeddes. Ambassador to the United States; Lord Lee, of Fareham, a delegate to the conference, and mili tary attaches from the Embassy. The train bearing Sir J. W. Salmond. representing New Zealand in the con ference, and George Foster Pearce, act ing in the same capacity for Australia, arrived a few minutes before that car rying the Balfour party pulled into the station. The two groups soon merged and were presented to Secretary Hughes by the British Ambassador. Mr. Balfour Was escorted oy the American Secretary of State from the station platform into the President's room. The two met as old friends and immediately dispensed with formali ties, to begin what appeared to be a serious conversation on subjects soon to engage the attention of both in the conference. As the Secretary of Sate and the for mer Premier appeared in the doorway, lacing the Capitol, where the body of America's unknown soidier lay in state, ihe military band sounded "Attention," following with "God Save The King," jnd "The Star Spangled Banner." Big army automobiles soon were roll ing across the plaza of the station and into the Capitol grouds. Soldiers there as a guard to the unknown soldier, stood at attention, presenting arms. Secretary Hughes and Mr. Balfour, occupying the first machine of the long column, raised their hats as they pass ed the great dome of the Nation's Cap itol, and bowed their heads perceptibly as if in honor to the body which rested in the rotunda below. Arrival of Mr. Balfour and the two delegates from the British dominions completed the delegations for participa tion in the armament and Far Eastern conference from the British Empire, except for Prime Minister Lloyd-George who has pledged himself to join his col leagues here as soon as important obli gations can be discharged at home. In addition to the British, the French Japanese, Chinese, Netherlands and Bel gian delegates to the conference have been completed. With the exception of Deputy Meda, of Italy, detained in Rome, and the representatives of Por tugal, expected to arrive here tomor row, the conference body was a com pleted unit. Besides Mr. Balfour, the British party included Sir Maurice Hankey, chief cabinet secretary; Sir Robert Gor don, of the foreign office; Lord Cavan, military adviser of Mr. Balfour; Vice Air Marshal Higgins and Sir John Jor dan, Far Eastern expert. SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED IN WRECK Oklahoma City, Okla., Nov. 10. Santa Fe train No. 11, south bound, Kansas City to the Gulf, was wrecked near Mulhall, Okla., 40 miles north of here this morning, according to meagre re ports here. No details are known but the report said that the entire train, with the exception of the engine and one mail car, left the tracks. Several persons were injured in the wreck, but no one was killed, accord ing to reports received from Guthrie, Okla. A message received by officials of th road here said five cars were off the track, three of them being ditched Relief crews have gone from Guthrie and Mulhall. A special train also will leave here for the wreck, bearing a party of physicians and nurses. GARMENT WORKERS OF NEW YORK MAY STRIKE New York, Nov. 10. Announcement of the vote cast this week by the mem bers of the Garment Workers' Union of this city on the proposal of employ ers to adopt the piece-work system was awaited with keen interest here today It was reported last night the cloak: makers' unions had voted almost unan imously against the piece-work plan and had given their leaders a mandate to call a strike, effective November 14. A total of 3,400 shops would be affect ed in this city, it was said, and New Jersey workers in the trade would join in the walkout. Employers of members of the vari ous associations were said to contem plate combined action. TRAINMAN MISSING AS RESULT OF COLLISION Marshall, Tex., Nov. 10. One train man is mising and several passengers were slightly injured as the result of a head-on collision early today between a. west bound Texas & Pacific passen ger train, and an east-bound freighi train seven miles west of Longview, Tex. The passenger train was derailed the baggage car smashed and thf wreckage burned, according to reportt to the chief dispatcher's office here. C. A. Smith, Jr., a fireman, was be 'ieved to be under the burned wreckage The passenger train left St. Louia yesterday and was due at Fort Worth it 1 f a jrn- Working Agreement Between League And New Conference Point of Contact Established Between the League ol Nations and Disarmament Conference Which Promises to Develop Into Co-operation. BY DAVID LAWRENCE Staff Correspondent of The News. Copyright, 1021, by Sews Publishing Co. Washington, Nov. ,10. The princi ples adopted and the agreements made at President Harding's conference on the limitation of armament may be ap plied to all the other nations of the globe through the medium of the League of Nations. A point of contact between the League, which has more than 40 na tions within its jurisdiction, and the conference of principal Allied and Asso ciated Powers called by Mr. Harding has been established informally. Rene Viviani, former Premier of France, and member of the French delegation to the Washington conference, has brought with him the reports and conclusions reached by the commission on arma ment appointed by the League of Na tions and of which he is chairman. Far from regarding Mr. Harding's pt'oject as a rival affair, the League formally expresses its approval of the initiative of the President of the United States and promises him co-operation. LEAGUE ENDORSES CONFERENCE "Next in importance to the disarm ament of Germany", says the League's formal report, "comes the proposal of President Harding that a conference should meet at Washington to discuss disarmament and the settlement of the nolitical problems of the Pacific. The League of Nations which exists for the purpose of securing international con cord naturally welcomes with great sat isfaction the initiative of President Harding. "The limitation of naval armament which will be one of the principal prob lems discussed at the conference r.t Washington can indeed be most effec- ively secured by a common agreement etween the Powers. It is earnestly to be hoped that this conference will be fruitful and that the reduction of the land armaments on the continent of Kurope will be supplemented by an un derstanding relating to the reduction f naval armament. "When the covenant of the League vas framed, it contemplated a situation n which all nations were members of a tingle League and bound together by the common purpose of maintaining eace throughout the globe. It as sumed that all nations wrould be at Teace with one another, and that the world would have settled down to a po sition of stability after the convlusions nf the great war. It is needless to say that these conditions have so far cnly been realized in part. "Three great Powers, one of them actually and the others potentially, of immense military importance, stand outside the League, and so long ar, the United States, Germany and Russia, do not participate in our society, great PASTORS REPORT ON YEAR'S WORK Methodist Protestant Con ference Hears Reports and Addresses. Burlington, Nov. 10. The evening session of the annual Methodist Prot estant Conference, which began in the local church yesterday morning, was featured by a welcome service and the preaching of the conference sermon. E. S. W. Dameron, local attorney, de livered the address of welcome, which was responded to by Rev. R. C. Stubbins, of Greensboro. The confer ence sermon was preached by Rev. R. M. Andrews, D. D., of Greensboro, who has been president of the conference for the past four years. The subject of Dr. Andrews 'discourse was "Con rlitions of True Discipleship." The morning session today began at !) o'clock with devotional exercises con ducted bv Rev. J. H. Moton, of HigU Point, after which the roll call oi ministers and delegates was made. The session was featured by addresses by Rev. C. E. Wilbur, editor of tha Sunday School Literaturre, of Pitts burgh. Pa.; Rev. - H. L. Elderdice, President of Westminster Theological Seminary, Westminster, Md., and Rev. F. T. Benson, editor of The Methodist Protestant, of Baltimore, , Md. Each made a strong and convincing plea for support of the interest which they represented. The afternoon session todaj' provides for the reading of pastors' reports and a missionary pageant will be present ed by members of the local church at 7:30 o'clock tonight. EXTEND LIFE OF BILL. Washington, Nov. 10. The House concurred today in Senate amendments to the bill extending the life of the emergency tariff until it is supplement ed by a permanent law. The measure now goes to the President. Another thins a feller alius picks ip at college is how t' run in debt. Folks seem t' make as much wine t' use in case o' sickness as they do difficulties confront the common adop tion by its members of a plan for the systematic and progressive reduc tion of armaments or for a full, franli and unreserved communication of mil itary information. Neither have we reached a period of stability. The States bordering on the soviet republic are naturally apprehensive of the in tentions of their huge and uncertain neighbor. The internal situation of the German republic is still far from se cure. GREAT PROGRESS MADE. "Nevertheless it is important to realize that immense progress has al ready been made in the direction ds eired. The treaties of peace have im posed upon certain States precise stipu lations concerning disarmament. The execution of these stipulations is in a fair way of being realized and will, it is hoped, be finally confirmed by the es tablishment of stable democratic in sttiutions m -Uermany. Thus will a substantial guarantee be afforded for the preservation of peace. "Indeed, in the whole course of his tory, no single step has been taken so important and far-reaching in its prob able effects as the abolition of con scription in Germany and the restrie tion of the regular military force of that country to a voluntary army not excedmg the limits necessary for in ternal defense. It is not too much to say that the steadfast maintenance of this situation will not only enable pro gressive reductions to be made in tht military establishments of other coun tries, but carries with it, as a neces sary corrolary, th peace of western Europe. Meanwhile a field of useful work remains open to the League of Nations. The financial position of Eu ropean States imperiously demands fur ther reductions in military expenditure and indeed it is not too much to sav that the economic revival of Europe largely depends upon such reductions being effected. ' The 'latter thought corresponds ex actly with President Harding's view namely that the economic stabilitv of Europe is vital to American prosperity He feels, therefore, that the League can do a userui work and he hopes it wil abide for the purpose of effecting peace as oetween the nations which are with in the jurisdiction of the Leasrue. Mr Harding knows that co-operation of the League in establishing policies decided upon at the Washinerton confererwrt- will be helpful and he has let it be known that neither he nor anv strokes man of his Administration intends the siigntest hostility to the Leatrue. Mr Harding believes America should not be a member, but he wishes the League well just the same. And the Leagu now returns the compliment. CANTSURRENDER ULSTER'S RIGHTS Ulster Cabinet Waits on Promised Communique from Lloyd-George. London, Nov. 10. (By the Associa ted Press) A statement issued after this morning's meeting of the Ulster Cabinet members here concluded as follows: "Sir James Craig (the Premier) on behalf of the Cabinet of northern Ire land Avishes it clearly understood that there can be no surrender of Ulster's rights." The statement promised by Prime Minister Lloyd-George, outlining the negotiations with the Sinn Fein repre sentatives, had not been received by the representatives of Ulster this fore noon, but Mr. Lloyd-George sent word he hoped to be able to supply it during the afternoon. The secretary of the Ulster party was keeping in touch constantly with Downing stret, where the British Cab inet met at neon, and it was announc ed that another meeting of the north ern Ireland Cabinet would be called as soon as the detailed statement was re ceived. Mr. Lloyd-George meanwhile, sug gested that his meeting with the Ul ster Cabinet go over until tomorrow. WITHHOLD FORMAL REPLY. The Ulster communique, given out after the morning meeting, indicated that, lacking the British Premier's statement, the Ulster Cabinet was un able to make formal reply to the Gov ernment. On this point the text of the communique said: "An apology to Sir James Craig was received from Mr. Lloyd-George, stat ing his inability, owing to pressure, of work, to supply the detailed statement of the proposals promised by him yes terday. He hoped, however, it would be possible for him to furnish the doc ument this afternoon, and he suggest ed the meeting of the northern Cabi net with him should be deferred until Friday." The communique, which concluded with Sir James' statement that there would be no surrender of Ulster's rights, gave a list of those who attend ed and mentioned the fact that the meeting lasted from 11 to 1 o'clock. HOLDS SERVICES FOR CONFEDERATE DEAD St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 10. Memorial services for the Confederate soldiers, who sacrificed their lives in the Civil war, were held today at the Confed erate monument in Forest Park by the United Daughters of . the Confederacy in convention here. Following the services, the delegates were taken on a sight-seeing tour of the city and to night a ball was to be given in honor of the 90 pages who serve as mes sengers at the convention. MONTHLY TONNAGE REPORT. New York, Nov. 10. The monthly tonnage report of the United States Steel Corporation, made public today, showed 4,286,829 tons of unfilled orders on hand October 31. This is a decline from unfilled orders on September 30, wheih were 4,560,670. CHARLOTTE BANK CLEARINGS.. (Reported by Chamber of Commerce) For the week ended: November 9, 1921 .. .. $6,662,117.01 November 2, 1921 $6,565,201.47 VtamW m. JS20 Saa64407S CONFiSRENCE Ttf J'fpgQPOJ U. S. DELEGATION Are Only Suggestions Pre-" pared in Advance for i Arms Conferenc. ARE GUARDED SECRET.! Definite and Practical For-! inula for Reduction of Navies Reached. Washington, Nov. 10. (By the Asso- ciated Press) Proposals to be made by the American delegation to the confer ence on limitation of armament appar ently constitute the only suggestion pre pared in advance as to ways and means of curtaining naval expenditures with- . out sacrifice of national security. Great Britain is not known to have worked out any formula; Japan is await ing the American suggestion; Franco and Italy are more concerned with land forces than navies. Two days before the conference opens ' the American proposals remain a close-K- guarded secret. It is doubtful if any but President Harding, the four Amer ican delegates, and possibly the high est officers and officials of the Navy . Department know exactly what the proposals are. This much is known: A definite form ula for agreement on limitation of na val forces has been reached by Secre- " tarv Hughes and his colleagues of the ; American delegation. The formula is an entirely practical one. It does not attempt to state any general rule for establishing equitable relativity of na- 1 val forces between the powers. It does not attempt to fix a common denomina- -tor by which all navies could be divided and each power assigned by agreement the number of units it could maintaii with world approval. PLAIN PROPOSITION The American suggestion will dea' with things as they are. It will be a plain proposition of ships built, build ing or authorized; of naval bases; of the vital element of naval replacements; ' of the potential naval significance of ' merchant marines and of other con- r irete, existing or planned weapons and auxiliaries of naval warfare. Also it is regarded by those who framed the suggestions as a bold stroke, for naval reduction; possibly too bold for immedi ate realization. Beyond this limited outline of what is going on behind the scenes, nothing has yet been available. Washington is filled, however, with conjecture as to what the American delegation will pro pose. There are almost as many the ories as there are men to talk about it. ;md their names is legion. The ex planation given by Admiral Baron Ka lo, head of the Japanese delegation; of Japan's attitude in entering the con ference and her willingness to cut down her naval program under agreement, has added to the speculation. Lacking the moving factor in the coming delib erations, however the American pro posals it is difficult to say to what ex tent Admiral Kato's utterance has cleared the air. TAX BILL IS SENT TO CONFERENCE BYHOUSE Washington, Nov. 10. Efforts of the Democrats to force an immediate vote on the acceptance of the Senate SO per cent surtax amendment to the tax revision bill failed today,, the House, voting, 200 to 133, after a hot debate, to lay on the table a resolution of ac ceptance offered by Representative Gar ret, of Tennessee, the minority leader. The "insurgent" Republicans split on the question, a number joining with Ihe Democrats against the motion to table, while others voted to table, under the terms of an agreement made with Republican leaders that they would not insist upon instructions to the con ferees. The tax bill, with Its 833 Senate amendments, then was ordered to con-, ference and the House managers were snnounced as follows: Representatives Fordney, of Michigan; Green, Iowa, and Longworth, Ohio, Republicans; Garner of Texas, and Collier, of Mississippi, Democrats. NINTH VIRGINIA WAS CARRIED BY TRINKLE Richmond, Va., Nov. 10. Latest re turns today from the Ninth Congres sional district, heretofore regarded the only Republican stronghold in the State, give E. Lee Trinkle, Democra tic candidate for Governor, a majority ranging from 1,500 to 1,800 in the dis trict over Henry W. Anderson, his Republican opponent. All ten Congres sional districts in the State have giv en Mr. Trinkle a majority. This is the first Democratic victory in the ninth district since 1898, when William F. Rhea defeated J. D. Wal ker for Congress. The Trinkle major ity in the ninth district will give the Democratic ticket in the State a lead of about 61,000 over the Republican candidates, based upon estimates com piled by The News-Leader from re turns received here early today. LENACLARKE HELD ON CHARGE OF MURDER Orlando, Fla., Nov. 10. An indict ment charging murder in the first de gree was returned today by the Orangt county grand jury against Lena M. T. Clarke, former postmistress at West Palm Beach, in connection with the shooting to death here last August of Fred A. Miltimore. Indictment against Baxter H. Patter son, charging him with having beer an accessory before the fact, also was returned. Patterson, a , chauffeur, drove Miss Clarke from West Palm Beach to Orlando prior to the killing. MRS.SCHUYLER NAMED NEW PRESIDENT U.D.C. St. Louis. Nov. 10. Mrs. Livingston Rowe Schuyler, of New York, today was elected president-general of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, in convention here. Her election was by acclamation. She is the first wo man living north of the Ma3on and Pixcii lite ever elected to
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