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CHARLOTTE, N. C, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1921.
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STINNES SEEKS
AID FOR SORELY
BESET GERMANY
German Financier in Lon
don to Confer With Pre
mier Lloyd-George.
WANTS A LARGE LOAN.
Also Wants to Discuss the
Calling of a World Eco
nomic Conference.
RY S. D. WEYEK.
u1rrintional -News MsilV Corri'spondenl.
v r'.'.r.. Nov. 10. All eyes tonight
...-.!;- turned toward London, where
. : .-.ar.-. "man of the hour" Hugo
puiding genius of industry is
confer with Premier Lloyd-George
- id t!ie British Cabinet with regard to
:h? reparations question, a loan to Ger
y.i.y to forestall national bankruptcy
.: nrsnnization of a world economic
t . rvnee.
j-;!-,-e? went to London at Lioyd-(;,"'ro.?-
inviation following several
v.on'.hs' correspondence,
""hi ouaiters close to the German in
i! ..stria' leader, it was stated with the
Licit' t emphasis that his trip has not
"he slichtost political significance and
:hat it is purely of a business nature.
However, sine business is rrow the
h-v.rt and center of the whole central
Kuropo.m situation, it is inevitable that
stiiuvs' visit will go a long way toward
!. !:! ic; the fate of the n oar-bankrupt
tutii.r.. -f the continent.
HA PRACTICAL PLAN.
luMvi-itional News Service can say
vry best authority that Stinnes
1 -. pro-tieal plan to onVr the British
p:v;.i'.'. r and Cabinet that will enable
i;-rnvinv to meet her indemnity ohliga
nr.'l at the same time go far to
v i: ! i construction of central Europe.
Ti ultimate aim of Germany's bus
ii!-s ami financial colossus is the as
i mblir-p of a world economic conter
nv: to meet in Weshington immediate
ly ;iHf:r the arms limitation, parley now
in si s;on at the American capital.
Several months ago, Lloyd-George
put out feelers for tangible propositions
ho inthf German eTO'n"o"mtc "Wizard and
Stinnes '.ias been utilizing his time in
voivinc concrete proposals, firmly re-;o'-.v
nr.t to go into the lion's lair
emptty-handed. He has chosen the
p-yclv'logical moment, when Germany
finds :tslf at the end of its rope and
unahl to mak? the 500,000,000 gold
vrr): payment due the Allies in Jan
uary, to present his scheme to Great
G-'-rmany's only chance to make the
January and February reparations pay
ment s was the possibility of an elev
enth hour credit to the Government
from the big industries of the country.
.Negotiations to this end fell through
because the industries stipulated condi
tions which the Government refused to
onsirk-r. These conditions were bitter
1" opposed by the working masses, who
-aw in them a sweeping curtailment of
the present wage scale tor workers.
Stinnes' pet scheme is the return of
'he national railroads to private own
ership. Internal credits alone will not enable
Germany to meet the reparations pay
ments. .Maximum utilization of German
neurit ies abroad would help. Stinnes,
as the largest holder of such potential
eredits, holds the key to the entire in
domnities problem.
Whatever may be the outcome of
Stinr.es' visit to London, it is apparent
to ail absorvers that the present situa
'ion is the beginning of a new and tre-m-ndou.s
struggle between capital and
iaior in Germany.
HAS ARRIVED.
London, Nov. 19. Hugo Stinnes, the
"Rockefeller of Germany," has arrived
m London, it was learned from reliable
sources tonight.
The financier, who was said to have
eonie here at the invitation of Uremier
Uoyrl-George, ostensibly to discuss re
laxations, was reported to be accom-
j -in tea by five economic experts.
SELL DYE SECRETS.
i'-noon. Nov. 19. Hugo Stinnes,
ra'hng financier of German v. desires to
?M! German aniline dye secrets to Great
''main, it was understood here tonight.
ULSTER PARLIAMENT
CALLED IN SESSION
i res,,) Both houses of the Ulster Par
'timent have been called to meet No-
umotr 29. When Parliament ad-
'inod October 4 until December 13,
)t ' as announced bv Sir James Craig,
I Premier, that arrangements had
,f,en made to summon it to meet at
fr' earlier date in case of emergency.
1 're might be developments ren
Uln? such a sten necessarv. he said
n addition to receiving the report
f,f the Ulster Cabinet on the Irish
' potidtions, the Parliament will deal
"U tne transfer of various Govern
''''la! services from the Imperial
J niarnent to the north Ireland legis
,a,1Vi- body.
li alice"takes a fling
AT THE CLUB WOMEN
Washington, Nov. 19. (B.H the Asso-
llntnil I v ... - r T-.-1 j. T5
" i l-ss;. Alice lvi. KODsriBun, i
Pub!icari Oklahoma, only woman mem
r,er of the House, speaking today in
''position to the Sheppard-Towner mi
lfrnity bill, took a flinsr at club women
'ho. she said, sit at ease in comfortable
if;s worrying about other people s
mioYcn an(j get a thrill over tea cups
,'y "'lontine resolutions designed to
Jrir about a new order in governmen
la' affair.,
r"'rn not a mother, you know, "but
., 1 rirls given me a mother s neart,
,.,,e gray-haired Representative de-
i was ireq ueiiii aijiauucu
'I Proponents as well as opponents of
tne mcic.
New Jap Prfeuv jr
Baron Takahashi.
Baron Takahashi, Japan's new
Premier, takes the post at a time
when his vide experience and
equipment are likely to be called
into active service in the discus
sion of the Far Eastern questions
before the Washington conference.
He is a strong adherent of the
principle of arms limitation.
FOCH WILL STOP
HERE IN PASSING
Generalissimo of Late Allied
Armies Will Be Guest of
Charlotte.
cnanotte is to nave the honor of a
visit from Marshal Ferdinand Foch,
generalissimo of the Allied armies and
the foremost citizen of France, who
has been for several weeks the honor
guest of the Nation.
Information of a definite nature that
Marshal Foch would pass through
Charictte on his cross-continental jour
ney from the East to Los Angeles, San
Francisco, and other Pacific points has
come to Mayor James O. Walker and
Col. T. L. Kirkpatrick, who has been
made chairman of a committee on ar
rangements to prepare for the coming
of the most ' noted man in the world
at the present day from Senator Lee
S. Overman and Major A. L. Bulwinkle,
Congresman of this district. Just when
he will reach Charlotte and how long
he will be here are yet t obe . learned.
On receipt of definite information
Saturday afternoon from Washington
(hat 'Marchal Foch would pass through
Charlotte, Mayor Walker and Col. Kirk
patrick got busy with the telegraph
wires and invited Governor Cameron
Morrison, of this State, and Governor
Cooper, of South Carolina, to be here
with their staffs. They also invited
Brigadier General A. J- Bowlev. com
mander of Camp Bragg, to be here and
bring with him such an, escort of sol
diers of the regular Army from Camp
Bragg as he may deem proper. Govern
or Morrison is asked to have a regi
ment of North Carolina troops here for
the occasion.
INVITATIONS EXTENDED
The following telegram was sent Sat
urday afternoon by Maypr Walker and
Col. Kirkpatrick to Colonel Frank Par
ker, of the United States Army, who
is Marchal Foch's personal aide during
his visit to the United States, having
been assigned to that duty by he War
Deparmen: '
"On behalf of the citizenship of Char
lotte and the State of North Carolina
we have the honor of extending to you
Marshal Foch, and his officers and es
cort a most cordial invitation to be the
honored guests of Charlotte at such
date and for such length of time as may
be convenient to the Marshal. Our city
and commonwealth will be highly de
lighted to entertain and honor the
world's greatest military genius and
Citizen. May we have you wire an
nouncement date."
In less than two hours after the tele
gram was sent to Governor Cooper, an
answer from him said he would be de
lighted to accept the invitation with
his staff. More definite information as
to the bringing of the regiment of
South Carolina troops is expected later,
Answers to the other telegrams are
expected as soon . as a definitereply can
be made by tne acraressees.
REGIMENT MAY COME
That there is good chance of having
General Bowley here with a regiment
or at least a contingent of regular
troops from Camp Bragg, the commit
tee on arrangements is certain Marshal
Foch had been approached on the idea
of gping to Cap Bragg to decorate the
colors of one of the regiments at Camp
Bragg, but it was found impractical
for the Marchal to make the trip into
the eastern part of the State so that the
idea of having the regimen come here
to greet the Marshal as he passes
through Charlotte fcas been suggested
as a substitute.
R. E. Simpson, general manager .of
Lines East of the Southern Railway
whose headquarters is here, is co oper
ating with Mayor Walker and Colonel
Kirkpatrick in making the plans for the
Marshal's reception here. It is expect
ed that arrangements can be made
whereby the Marshad and his party can
stop at all cities along the route that
of considerable elaborateness and that
he may make an address. An hour is the
estimate of the comittee as to the max
imum time that may be hoped for.
Since Marshal Foch will be unable to
stop atall cities along the route that
will wish to pay homage to the generalis
simo of the late Allied armies, it is as
sumed that the stop at Charlotte will be
one that will give an opportunity to
many cities of the CaVolinas to send
delegations of visitors here to pay their
respects to the distinguished visitor.
AUSTRIAN ROYALTY
EXILED AT FUNCHAL
Funchal, Madeira, Nov. 19. (By the
Associated Press) Former Emperor
Charles, of Austria-Hungary, and his
wife, Zita, arrived here this morning
on board the British battle cruiser
Cardiff to begin their life of exile re
cently decreed by the Hungarian na
tional assembly.
j WHCMAL
Free-for-All Battle Royal
Ends Daily in Bitter
Quarrel With Judge.
NO LAUGHING MATTER.
Bluebeard of Gambais Al
ways Comes Off Winner
in Heated Repartees.
. BY GRANT GORDON.
Staff Correspondent of Tbe New s.
Special Cable i)ispntcli in The New.
Copyright, 1921, by News Publishing Co.
Versailles, Nov. 19. Another of those
amazing French trials has held thej
country spellbound for the last fortnight
and has threatened at times to crowd
the Washington Conference entirely out
of the French newspapers. So much
so, in fact, that the prisoner at the bar
cried out in spectacular rage one day
against prominence sriven him. protest
ing that the attempt to disarm the na
tions of the world was of vastly greater
importance than his attempt to cheat
the polished blade of the guillotine.
The trial is that of Henri Desire Lan-
dru, the "Bluebeard of Gambais," the
man of 283 love affairs, accused of the
murder of 10 of his fiancees as well as
the little son of one of them. Daily the
stuffy little Court of Assizes has been
stormed by women of fashion and the
great luminaries of the French stage.
A Paris newspaper has been conduct
ing a symposium as to what should be
done with this so-called modern "Blue
beard" what should be done with any
maVi of 283 'love affairs-doceur." The
question was put to a distinguished ac
tress. N
"Two hundred and eighty-three af
fairs," she repeated. "Mon Dieu, the
man should be given the Legion of
Honor."
An American visiting the courtroom
and lacking previous knowledge of
French jurisprudence, would think him
self in a madhouse. Most of the day is
taken up with wrangles between Pre
siding Judge Gilbert and the prisoner,
seated in the dock not far from the
bench. The judge hurls charge after
charge at Landru and the prisoner
lashesback. with a. vengeful tongue.' At
times both begin talking at once and
the excitement among the spectators
reaches fever heat. Occasionally the
courtroom laughs at some sally by. the
judge against the prisoner.
"Shut up, yells Landru, "this is no
laughing matter. I am defending my
poor head." All of which calls for
more laughter.
DULLNESS NEVER LASTS.
Every now and then other witnesses
are heard, but whenever dullness
threatens the proceedings, either the
judge or the prosecutor turns upon
the prisoner and proceeds to berate
him soundly. Then, the courtroom
goes into an uproar and the debate be
comes general. Through all the noise
and confusion a jury of stolid peasant
farmers is all but forgotten. The di
visions noticed in the courtroom crowd
are indicative of all France today. You
either are a Landruist, or an anti-Lan-druist.
Nothing else happens.
Virtually all of the witnesses against
Landru are his former sweethearts.
They are applauded or hissed as they
tell of their visits to his villa at Gam
bais, the villa from which the police
say 10 of the 2S3 women failed to re
turn. i
The trial is a vaudeville show and
Landru is the chief actor in it. He
has a famous Corscian duellist as his
attorney, M-Moro-Giaffer, but the mas
ter seldom is heard from, Landru con
ducting his own case with a cunning
skill which more than often turns the
tables upon his accusers. He has had a
grilling every day of the trial and he
exults in it. He chafes at the stupidity
of some of the witnesses for the prose
cution and never lets an opportunity
pass to slur the police.
Speaking of grilling, the trial occas
ionally takes a ghastly turn when the
court at a certain hour each day ac
cuses Landru of having cut up and
burned his victims in his villa cook
stove. The courtroom devotees turn
from a grin to a shudder with delicious
thrills which frequently find vocal ex
pression. There is no direct testimony
against Landru. The case is circum
stantial. The victims disappeared and
many of their personal belongings and
trinkets were found when police raided
Gambais Villa. The theory is that Lan
dru killed some of the women for
money, for he is said to have netted not
Continued on Page Twelve.)
ORDER MARSHAL FOCH
TO TAKE LIFE EASIER
New York, Nov. 19- (By the Associat
ed Press). On the advice of physicians
caring for the health of Marshal Foch,
William F. Deegan, State Commander
of the American Legion, today took
eps to make the French idol's enter
ic inment in America a little less stren
uous. While asserting that the Marshal was
by no means ill, the medical men said
t was necessary for the aged general
issimo to conservee his strength, which
has been sapped daily by a rapid suc
cession of receptions, fetes, reviews and
other entertainments.
Acting on this suggestion, Mr- Deegan
this afternoon telephoned to all Legion
posts and many other organizations
planning entertainments and asked them
to eliminate from their programs all
unnecessary details.
CO LP WAVE
North and South Carolina: Cloudy
and much colder, with a cold wave
Sunday; Monday fair and continued
cold-
Prospective Increase in
Power Presages Develop
ment.
THIS SECTION LEADS
Greatest Development
America Expected
Piedmont Section.
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Such a period of development in the
textile industry in this section as has
never before been seen is predicted by
industrial leaders as a result of the
prospect of a large quantity of new
power through the two new develop
ments, which were announced a few
days ago by the Southern Power Com
pany. Those who are most familiar with
the textile industry declare that the
resumption ot the Southern Power
Company construction program comes
at a most auspicious time. Existin
cotton mills are getting upon their feet
again following the long period of de
pression and the , future looks brighter
than it has fqr many months. On
account of the easier situatiqn in the
money market, and, with labor and
material costs more nearly normal
than they have been for the. past few
years, an immediate resuption of the
development of the textile industry is
looked for.
It is freely predicted that the great
est development of, the textile industry
in America will hereafter be centered
in the Piedmont section of the Caro
linas. In fact the greatest develop
ment section of North Carolina.
For instance, 72 per cent of the spin
dles installed in the South during the
past Ihiee years liave been in Pied
mont Carolinas and more than 50 per
cent in Piedmont North Carolina. Since
11)07 the South as a whole has added
5,600,000 spindles as against an. in
crease of 2,750,000 in the North, an
increase for the South of approximate
ly 40 per cent as compared with an
increase of 14 per .cent for New Eng
land. ; " ' ' .Vfv7V
CENTER OF INDUSTRY. .
The ' two' Carolinas have more than
10,000,000 of the 15,100,000 spindles in
the South, and of this 10,000,000 more
than half are operated with electric
power secured from the Southern Pow
er Company. This indicates the influ
ence hydro-electric development has
had upon the development of the tex
tile industry.
It is interesting to note that of the
1,089,290 spindles installed in the South
duringr the past two years, 529,432
were installed in North Carolina. Of
the 631.06 spindles that have been
purchased for installation during the
present year and 1922, , 408,730 were
purchased by North Carolina mills.
These figures reveal the growing im
portance of North Carolina as a man
ufacturing State.
Cotton mill men say that the indus
try's rapid development in this section
as compared with the development in
New England is very easily explained.
In addition to the availability of the
cheap and convenient electric power
this section has a distinct advantage
in climitic conditions and particularly
in the personnel of cotton mill workers
and living conditions in cotton mill
communities.
The workers in Southern cotton
mills are native Americans, with
American ideals arid characteristics.
They are individualistic and ambitious.
Many of the leading men in the indus
try today began their career on the
bottom rung and cotton mill workers
today know that the opportunity for
advancement is probably greater now
than it ever has been because the rate
of development constantly demands ef
ficiently trained executives.
BETTER FEELING HERE. '
Whereas the cotton mill owner in
the South has advantages over his
New England brother in climate, avail
ability of cheap power and personnel
of workers, the operatives in Southern
mills have a vast advantage over
their fellow workers in the North in
that fchey have vastly better and cheap
er living conditions and enjoy a rela
tionship with their employers which
is not common in the North, say
those who are predicting a revival in
this industry. Southern cotton mills.
(Continued on Page Two)
We use t' be able t' hitch where tve
traded, but t'day we have t' carry a
sack o' flour a half mile. Our anti
horse thief association made eleven
tourin' cars light up an move on dur
in' th month o' October,
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Woodrow Wilson As
This picture of Woodrow -Wilson was taken . a few days ago in Wash
ington. It shows that the ex-President has aged greatly in the past two
years.
DAVIS BROTHERS
WERE ACQUITTED
Jury Did Not Believe Mei
chants Were Connected
With Liquor Case;
W. W. and Gilreath C. Davis, broth
ers, running a general merchandise
store on the Pineville road between
Charlotte and Griffith's station, . were
acquitted Saturday afternoon in Super
ior court of the charge of having liqour
in their possession for sale. It was on
the premises of the Davis men that offi
cers, rural and city, found about 300
quarts of fine bottle-in-bond whiskey a
few weeks ago, stored in two automo
biles. The jury didn't believe the men
were connected with the large supply
of Scotch, gin end rye whiskey found
on their property.
The acquittal of the defendants came
after the jury had listened for two
hours to what was declared to have
been one of the most powerful legal pre
sentations and persausive - arguments'
beard in the court house in years'from
the tongue of D. B. Smith, counsel for
the defense. Mr. Smith was associated
with J. Clyde Stancill in the defense of
the two merchants.
The State expected to convict -the
men on the theory that. they. had guilty
knowledge as to the presence of the
whiskey o ntheir premises.. It was. un
derstood that the State knew' that the
automobiles did not belong -to them,
that, rather they belonged to parties in
Savannah to whom also, it was sup
posed the whiskey also belonged.' The
State's contention was. that this whis
key from Savannah was enroute to
local distributing agencies and .that the
cars had been stopped on the premises
of the defendants merely to cover up
the tracks of local blind tiger opera -
tors, that the Davis men. were parties
to this transaction to- the extent at
least that they gave their consent to
the storing of the whiskey-laden cars
on their premises. ' , .
WHAT OFFICERS FOUND.
Officers testified that they made a
raid on the Davis property-, with, a
search warrant and found in the garage
owned and operated by W. W.. Davis
a big touring car filled with these fine
whiskies, that the liquor was dropping
out of the rear part of the car from
(Continued on Page Xlne.) . .
NEGRO MAIL BANDIT
KILLED BY A MARINE
Newnan. Ga., Nov . M-rr-An '
nea negro man uauun wuo sum .""-
killed instantly tonight: by- Private R.
M. Simon, of the United States Ma
rine Corps, on duty as a mail guard
in the mail car of Atlanta and West
Point train No. 37, as the train drew
into the station here. Simon discover
ed the negro, who was, sliding stealth-,
ily from the top of the train - through
the rear door. Simon .ordered the ne
Viait l-mt Vir continued to ad-
A-.r into the car. Simon fired once-r-
. -r i , ,3 , J ;n0fnMf fl
to kili. ine negro xen uwu iiaiau.
ly. The negro is the first person killed
under the new orders sent out by the
Navy and Postal departments, telling
Marines to shoot to kill if the mails
are endangered.
CABINET COUNCIL OF
JAPAN FAVORS DRAFT?
Tokio, Nov. 19. (By the Associated
Press). The Cabinet is reported today
to have agreed to approve the, draft of
the amendment to the naval proposals
at the Washington . conference, sub
mitted by the Japanese delegation, sub
ject to the furthar. reference of the
draft to the diplomatic advisory coun
cil to be held shortly.
RAW SLGAR PRICE DECLINES..
New York, Nov. 19. A further decline
in the price of duty-free raw sugar to
day to the basis of 3 15-16 cents per
pound established the lowest record
since before, the war. - , , -
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F0RDAND EDISON
TO J0INF0RCES
Propose to Make - Muscle
Shoals Property Biggest
Thing in Industry.
New York, Nov. 19. Henry Ford and
Thomas. A. Edison today joined forces
to make Muscle Shoals the "biggest
thing in. industry.''
The automobile manufacturer and
the inventor, in a conference herj.
arranged to visit the big nitrate ami
power, plant soon after Thanksgivin
when they will make a survey to
determine how much it will cost the
Gcvernment to complete the project so
that Ford can take it over.
Ford came here direct from, a bed
side conference with Secretary Weeks
in Washington last night. Major to
tails of Ford's offer to buy Musck
Shoals were agreed upon at this con
ference.
Ford today found Edison at his
hotel room here, told him of the Weeks
conference and asked him to go to
.Mjus.de . Shoals to look over the pro
ject.
EDISON PRAISES.
"It is. the greatest thing in the
World," Edison said in agreeing to
go . "There is great power there
You ." can mawe anything nitrate
steel, aluminum anything at all.''
Details' of the inspection trip were
then arranged. It will be made in
Ford's private car and Ford and Edi
son . will take with them a corps of
technical experts.
"He" riot only knows about water
power," but he's the best authority on
1 '
(Continued on Paee Seven.)
BRUCE CRAVEN IS
HANGED IN EFFIGY
Columbia, S. C, Nov- 20. County and
city police authorities were thrown into
a turmoil here early today, when a
mysterious telephone report of a lynch
ing came to headquarters, and respond
ing they found on the roadside, near
the city, the remains of three dummies
hanged in effigy at the side of a main
highway, representing Bruce Craven,
of North Carolina, Henry P. Fox. of
.Tennessee, and C. Anderson. Wright, of
Georgia, alleged enemies of the Ku
Klux Klan. .-
MATERNITY BILL IS
'f -APPRO VED BY HOUSE
Washington, Nov. 19. The Govern
ment will apportion approximately $6,
700,000 among ' the States within the
next jive years under the Sheppard
Towner . rhaternity bill, which passed
the House, tonight, 279 to 39.
The Senate, House leaders were in
formed, is 'ready to accept the House
changes in . the bill, thus making the
measure effective as soon as signed by
the President.
HOWAT FOLLOWERS
EXPELLED BY UNION
Pittsburg, Kas. Nov. 19. By the As
sociated Press).- The provisional gov
ernment of district 14, United Mine
Workers of America, today issued a
proclamation to all locals and members
of the district revoking the charters
of locals which . did not resume work
November 1$ and suspending the mem
bers. .
The 'proclamation permanently expels
all members of the Howat board and
officers of- the local unions who support
ed them iD defying the International
union. : . ,. .: .
GILMERS RE ORGANIZED.
Winston-Salem, Nov. 19. Announce
ment is made here today of a reorgan
ization of the Gilmers, Incorporated,
which1, conducts . a chain of general
stores 'in North Carolina, Virginia and
South Carolina. . x '
CHINESE
CLAIMS
ADMITTED TO BE;
JUST BY POWERS
Some Reservations Made;
Freedom from Interfer
ence is Endorsed.
JAPAN SEEKS NOTHING
Wants Nothing Not Accord
ed Other Nations, Baron
Kato Declares. )
BY CARL D. GROAT.
United Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, Nov. 19. The "open
door" in China, consistently advocated
by the United States for many years as
the backbone of a real settlement of
Oriental problems, today was endorsed
by the nine Powers, represented in the
conference on arms limitation and Far
Eastern questions.
The approval of this principle was
voiced in the Committee on Far East-!
ern Questions which is in reality the
entire Arms Conference. !
One after another, according to an.
official communique, the representa
tives of the Powers Japan, Great Bri-
tain, France, Italy, Portugal, Belgium
and Holland arose and endorsed "the!
open door." The United States and
China, in previous- meetings, had reit
erated their belief that the "open door";
equal commercial and industrial op-!
portunity for all nations should be (
strictly observed. . '
The nations joined in expressing'
hearty sympathy with the aims and as
pirations of .China and the meeting to
day, conference leaders believe, augurs
well for success in settling Far East
ern problems.
The Japanese took the lead. Admiral
Kato, for his nation, declared unquali
fiedly for the "open door and equal op
portunity in China."
WANTS ONLY PEACE.
While not supporting China's "terrU
tor.'al integrity" in those words, he as
serted Japan wants only peace and uni
ty in the East, has no plans o aggran-,
dizement against China, favors letting
her work out her domestic destiny.
Balfour, for Great Britain, backed up
Kato registering for Great liritain an
endorsement of the "open door" of Chi
na's integrity, of non-interference in do-.
'mestic affairs, and for abandonment of
extra-territorial rights as soon as that
is possible, ...
Baron de Cartier gave similar pledges
for Belgium; Carlo Schanzer, for ltaly;
Premier Briand, for France; Jonkheer
Van Karnebeek, for Holland; and Vis
count d'Alte for Portugal. China's
chief delegate. Alfred Sze, expressed his
appreciation "for the united sympathy
lor China."
The Chinese, expecting to present at
today's meeting a detailed elaboration
of their 10 principles, found it neces
sary to postpone that, since the speech-,
es of commendation and approval occu
pied most! of the session.
These details, it is expected, can
come before another meeting of the
conference, scheduled for 4 o'clock
Monday afternoon. '
The Chinese were manifestly heart
ened by the day's proceedings; but
some of them were open in expressing
doubt as to Japan's sincerity. . Past
performances, they said, justified the
doubt, for Japan on many occasions in
fringed upon the "open door" as the
Chinese interpret it.
ADEQUATE GUARANTEES.
With the anticipated formation of a
Pacific agreement, China, is was felt,
would have adequate guarantees that
Japan would keep the solemn words she
uttered today. Another factor, it was
contended, would influence Japan,
namely, the growing discontent of her(
commercial people wnn tne national
policy toward China which lately has
meant monetary losses through Chinese
boycotts. ,
America is lending perhaps a more:
complete support to China's aspirations
than some of the other Powers. After
a meeting between American Delegate
Root and Chinese Delegate Sze this af
ternoon, it was stated, America endor-f
ses some of the proposals fully; has not;
adopted a policy on others; and will
leave to experts a decision upon still
another group
. The official communique, revealing in
part what was said by representatives
of the various Powers regarding Far,
Eastern and Chinese questions, fob,
lows:
Admiral Kato, on behalf of Japan,1
made the following statement: , j
KATO'S STATEMENT.
1. It seems to the Japanese delega
tion that existing difficulties in China
lie no less in her domestic situation
than in her external relations. We are
anxious to see peace and unity re-established
at the earliest possible moment."
but we want to avoid all action that
may be construed as an intervention in
the internal affairs of China. All that
this conference can achieve i, it' seems
to us, to adjust China's ' foreign rela
tions, leaving her domestic situation to
be worked out by the Chinese them
selves. 2. The Japanese delegation wishes
to assure the Chinese delegation and
the whole conference that Japan has
every desire to cultivate the happiest
relations with China. We are solicitous
of making whatever contributions wc
are capable of towards China's realiza
tion of her just and legitimate aspira
tions. We are entirely uninfluenced by
any policy of territorial aggrandizement
in any parts of China. We adhere vit
ut condition or reservation to the
principle of "tbe open door and epal op
portunity" in China. We look to China
in particular for the supply of raw ma
terials essential to our industrial life
and for foodstuffs as well. In the pur
chase of such materials from China, af
in all our trade relations with thai
country, we do not claim any specia!
rights or privileges, and " we welcome
fair and honest competition with all na
tions.
With regard to the question of the
abolition of extra-territoriality, which
is perhaps one of the most importanl
questions proposed by the Chinese dele
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