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THE MORNING UREGOXIAN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1921
REPARATION PARLEY
OF PREMIERS Gl
Briand and Lloyd George
Come to No Decision.
REPORT IS DUE TODAY
Grneral Koonomlc Questions Given
Over to French and British
Experts to Study.
LONDON, Dec. 19. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Premiers Lloyd
George of Great Britain and M. Briand
of France today had a conference
lasting several hours, discussing al
most exclusively German reparations
and Germany's plea that she will be
unable to pay in full the January ana
1'cbruary installments.
No official Information is obtain
ahla an vet as to the attitude of
France and Great Britain toward
Germany' plea. The official com
munique asserted that the conversa
tion was on general economic ques
tions. These questions were given
ever to French and British experts,
who will Kuhmlt a report tomorrow.
As far as can be seen now there is
no prospect that a meeting- of the
supreme council will follow the In
formation conversations, but possibly
one outcome will be an economic con
ference on the stabilization of Euro
pean exchanges to which German and
Kussian representatives presumably
would be invited. The belief is ex
pressed that Ir. Walter Rathenau,
German financial expert, may be
called in after the present conversa
tions. M. Briand declared his conversa
tions with Lloyd George opened with
extreme cordiality. The conversa
tions will be continued tomorrow.
There will also be a meeting between
M. Loucheur, financial minister of lib
erated regions, and Sir Robert Horene,
chancellor of the exchequer, regard
ing reparations.
FRANCE TO YIELD SOME
(Con t lnurt From Firm Pan e. )
Is hinted that the French may have 1
more to say on this subject. j
PARIS, Dec. 19. A dispatch from j
London to the semi-official Havas
agency today said that Premier Bri
and had informed Ambassador Har
vey in London that France accepted
Secretary Hughes' proposals concern
ing capital ship tonnage as follows:
United Starts, 5; England, 5; Japan,
3; France, 1.70; Italy. 1.6S.
The Interpretation put upon Pre
mier Briand's interview with Ambas
sador Harvey in official circles here
was that France's acceptance of the
American view as to naval tonnage
was an acceptance, "in view of prin
ciple," only so far as capital ships
were concerned, and that it did not
alter the "French insistence upon ade
quate allowances of submarines and
cruisers.
Minister of Marine Guisthau was
quoted as saying that Premier Briand
since reaching London has expressed
a desire that France adopt the Amer
ican view concerning the limitation
of capital ship tonnage, but that no
figure was laid down. "Any Informs
tion on this question," M. Guisthau
was quoted as saying, "would be pre
mature and Inexact.
In official quarters today it was
said that France desires to do every
thing she can to hasten naval accord
at Washington and to contribute her
share in the sacrifices being made.
She must, however, it was eald, do
ail in her power to make America
understand her vital necessity for
submarines and cruisers.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 19. (By
the Associated Press.) Secretary
Hughes was understood to have re
ceived a cablegram today from Lon
don stating that as a result of con
ferences between Premier Briand of
France and George Harvey. American
ambassador, that France waa expect
ed to accept the American proposal
for 'limitation of capital ships.
The advices to Secretary Hughes
were Bald to bear out unofficial re
ports from London that Premier
Briand had advised the French dele
gation here to accept the American
proposal of 175,000 tons of capital
ships for France and Italy. The
French acceptance. It was reported,
was on a tonnage and not a ratio
basis.
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IS HEAR SETTLEMENT
Japan and China Are Reach
ing Agreement Over Line.
21 DEMANDS ARE NEXT
Americans Take Hand by Suggest
ing to French That They Get
Out of Occupied District.
WRECK VICTIM IS FOUND
Body of Mrs. Pearl Willis Recovered
From Mud and Debris.
ABFRDEKN, Wash., Dec. 19.
(Special.) The body of Mrs. Pearl
Willis, one of six victims of the
Clemons logging railroad wreck Sun
day night, December 11, when a lo
comotive was caught in a landslide
and plunged from the track 400 feet
Into a canyon eight miles east or
Melbourne, was found about l'O
o'clock Sunday morning under Beven
feet of mud and debris, and ituu reel
below the track. Search for the body
had been conducted the entire week
and practically had been abandoned.
A boom, crew, working under Ar
thur Elmgren, a contractor for the
Clemons company, found the body
while digging a ditch to eluice off
mud and water from a jam of debris
which had formed almost at the bot
tom of the canyon.
replace their obsolescent battleships
with vessels of the post-Jutland type
Bo far as they can build them within
the specified tonnage limit. Because
of the war the French naval experts
declare their fleet is badly in need
of replacements. A replacement
provision would not be a surprise in
the final French programme accepted
by the other powers.
Diver Problem la Next.
Tho submarine problem which is to
be taken up when the five-power
ratio for capital ships is settled, pre
sents Increasing complications. Great
Britain wants to abolish the sub
marine and has asked to present her
case against it at a public session
of the conference. There is no ex
pectation even by the British, how
ever, that they will carry the point,
but they do hope to cut In half the
submarine tonnage tentatively sug
gested for the United States, Great
Britain and Japan in the American
plan.
As the capital ship problem verges
toward a decision the naval experts
are giving more and more of their
attention to the submarine question
as one likely to present a trouble-,
some knot.
Although the French capital ship
discussions simmered down at their
crucial stage to direct exchanges be
tween Mr. Hughes and Premier' War Hero s IJody 1 .n Jvoute.
MURDERER PLEADS GUILTY
Karl Tlirost ConfesHes He Beat
School Teacher to Death.
WAUKON. la., Dec. 19. Earl
Throst, confessed slayer of Inga Mag
cuflon, a school teacher, near Dor
chester, Inst Monday, pleaded guilty
to a charge of first degree murdef
before Judge Taylor in district court
here this morning. He will be sen
tenced the latter part of the week.
Throst had confessed that he beat
the teacher to death with a club in
the basement of the school after a
quarrel last Monday. He claimed
that she had broken her promise to
marry him.
Briand. it was learned today that the
American delegates . repeatedly had
sought to Impress on the French
representatives in informal confer
ences the necessity for a recession
from the 350, 000-ton plan.
French Told Basla Wrong.
In these behind-the-scenes consul
tations the French were told they
were proceeding on a false ba
sis which rfhould be destroyed be'
fore it would he possible to build a
sound structure to shelter the con
ceptions of rulicf of the world from
the heavy burdens of competitive
naval increases. It was pointed out
that there was no disposition what
ever by America to question the right
of France to build any number of
ships sne cared to construct to meet
the needs of naval defense. America
did not challenge that inherent right
it France chose to exercise It. it was
explained!
But, on the other hand, it. was
pointed out that America had the
right to recall to the French mind
tbo primary principle of the confer
ence to which France had subscribed.
That purpose, it was said, was not to
fix what should be the naval strength
of the various nations, but simply to
get them to agree, to stop the ruinous
race for naval supremucy. It was
pointed out that America had volun
tarily undertaken to srrap ships to
the value of 1300.000,000 and Great
Britain had met this proposal by
agreeing to duplicate it. Then it was
asked what eai-rlfice was France to
niake to compensate the concessions.
LIGHT YKSSF.LS INSISTED ON'
France Has Xo Desire to Have More
Capital Ships, It Is Said.
LONDON, Dec. 19. In an interview
tonight with lleuter's, M. Briand is I
quoted as saying France's standpoint !
on naval disarmament Is unchanged. '
France is quite ready to come to an !
understanding on armaments of of- j
tensive, tie said, and she is especially
interested in the question of cruisers,
torpedo-boat destroyers, submarines
and dttfense vessels, which are inex
pensive to build.
He ridiculed, says Reuter's, insinu
ations that the French naval plans are
against Great Britain. France, he
said, would never compete in the
building of capital ships.
He udded that the reason that had
led France to increase her demand
for tonnage was not a desire to build
capital ships, but to have sufficient
of the lighter vessels for coast de
fense and to keep in connection with
WASHINGTON, T. C, Dec. 19. (By
the Associated Press.) As the Jap
anese - Chinese negotiations over
Shantung approach a decision the
arms delegates are turning their at
tention to other features of the far
eastern situation. The committee
meetings were postponed to give the
Shantung problem a clear field.
It appeared tonight that the cen
tral question of the Shantung discus
sion, withdrawal of Japanese control
from the Tsingtao-Tsinanf u railway,
was near a solut'on and that the Jap
anese and Chinese might be brought
into complete accord shortly.
Among other far eastern questions
the Chinese request for abrogation
of th 21 demands and the proposal
for withdrawals of powers from oc
cupied territory in China are attract
ing interesting notice. The Chinese
delegates who are maintaining that
they stUl represent the Chinese peo
ple, even though the Pekin cabinet
has been overthrown. Issued a state
ment today declaring that the 21-de-mand
agreements must be abrogated
if the decisions of the conference are
to amount to "more than scraps of
paper."
Japanese Want to Stay.
At the same time the Japanese at
tracted added attention to the ques
tion of occupied territory by reveal
ing their desire to keep their troops
in Northern Saghallen as well as in
the Port Arthur district.
Overthrow of the Pekin cabinet has
gained wide attention in conference
circles, but it apparently has not
changed the far eastern negotiations.
The Japanese will not comment on it
except to- say that it was apparently
due to internal troubles. Ma Zoo,
Washington representative of the
rival government at Canton, said in
a statement tonight that the Pekin
delegation knows It does not repre
sent the people of China and that the
fall of the Pekin cabinet long had
been expected.
Taking it first hand in the far east
ern negotiations, the American ad
visory committee adopted today and
sent to the American delegation a re.
rort on far eastern questions gener
ally, drawn up by a sub-committee.
Both the Japanese and Chinese
seemed tonight to regard settlement
of the Tsingtao-Tsinanf u railway In
Shantung as in sight. Apparently
only decision regarding a proposal by
the Japanese to have certain admin
istrative positions filled by Japanese j
nationals, is awaited before Japan
agrees to turn the road back to the
Chinese.
Cash Payment Offered.
With the railway question out of
the way both Chinese and Japanese
delegates expect little difficulty with
other details of a final Shantung set
tlement. Several Chinese organizations joined
in a statement today which was given
out by the official delegation purport
ing to speak for the Chinese people.
The Chinese people, the statement
said, were able and willing to redeem
the railway by cash payment within
nine months and Insisted on having
complete and "unqualified" ownership,
control and management." They would
oppose any arrangement other than
this.
In the opinion of the American del
egates, one of the most difficult of
the remaining far eastern questions lj
that of the proposed return to China
of various territories taken from her
by other nations. The French took the
lead by offering to relinquish Kwan?
Chow Wan, adjacent to the French
possessions in Tonquin. China, condi
tioned on the abandonment by other
nations of all of the land occupied by
them in China. They have been asked
by Secretary Hughes If they will In
sist on that condition, In view of the
Japanese declaration that while will
ing to abandon Japanese barracks and
settlements in other parts of China
they could not surrender their lease of
the railroad on the Llao Tung penin
sula nor give up some measure of con
trol of the Chinese eastern railway.
Krenrh Move la Pussier.
These holdings the Japanese regard
as outlying defenses against attack
by way of Manchuria from Russia
directed against Korea initially and
against Japan ultimately. Moreover,
the Japanese hold that their tenure
in that quarter, dependent as It was
on leases acquired from Russia and
representing the sacrifice of 100,000
Japanese lives in warfare, was dif
ferent from the titles held by Euro
pean nations to lands in China.
As the American delegates believe
the French were well aware of the
Japanese attitude before M. Vivian!
made his offer, they are at a loss to
fathom the purpose of the move and
are awaiting with interest any fur
ther communications that the French
delegation may make.
The American delegates fully
understood the Japanese position on
Manchuria and the leased railroad
property and while acting as the ''big
brother" of China, are not disposed to
push unreasonable requests in her
behalf. 'The Japanese have held that
China profits by the presence of Jap
anese in Manchuria.
At any rate the American delega
tion is Inclined to regard the propo-!
sition as quite separable and prob- j
ably will be found urging a relin-
qutshment ty the otner powers oi
occupied Chinese territory even if the
Japanese hold on Port Arthur and
the Llao Tung peninsula cannot be
shaken off.
BARGE GOES UPON ROCKS
Big Transfer Carrier in Danger of
Going to Pieces.
VICTORIA, B. G, Dec. 19. Canadian
Pacific railway transfer barge No. 8,
ashore at Portlier Pass, B. C, tonight,
was reported battered on the rocks by
a northeasterly gale and in danger of
going to pieces.
The barge had a list of i5 degrees,
with 17 freight cars loaded with gen
eral merchandise aboard. The salvage
steamer Algerine and the steamers
Leebro and Trader were standing by.
INTEREST RATE CUT DOWN
Reduction Announced by Sixth Fed
cral Reserve Bank.
ATLANTA, Ga.. Dec. 19. The ' re
duction of the interest rate from
per cent to 5 per cent was announced
today by M. B. Wellborn, governor
of the sixth federal reserve bank.
The reduction affects all classes of
paper.
Kvangellst Converts 50.
BROWNSVILLE. Or., Dec. 19. (Spe
cial.) Milo B. Bentley, evangelist
has now been preaching at Browns
ville three weeks and the results of
the meetings are' gratifying. Over 50
persons have been converted, some
thing like 27 of these have been taken
into the Baptist church, with more to
follow, and 17 have already been bap
tised by the pastor. Many converts
have signified their Intention of unit
ing with other churches in the city.
The meetings will probably continue
right up to Christmas.
Dry Act Not to Be Revoked.
wjaHTXP.TfTO. D. G. Dec. 19.
Constitutional prohibition will not be
revoked notwithstanding efforts of
Robert A. Widenman of New York to
have the supreme court compel the
secretary of state to withdraw the
proclamation announcing its ratifica
tion. The court today affirmed the
decision of the courts of the District
of Columbia, which held Widenman
had no interest which would benefit
if hi request was granted.
KELSO, Wash.. Dec! 19. (Special.)
Word has been received that the .
body of Artie Crumb of Kelso, who '
was wounded fatally in action In
France, has arrived In New York i
and is being shipped to Kelso
for burial. He was wounded July 19,
1918. and died In a hospital July 24,
1918. The body will reach here some
time this week and a military funeral
will be held December 26 or 27. His
mother. Mrs. Luttie Brownell. lives at
Peardale, Just south of Kelso, and
his father. K. F. Crumb, resides on
the west side.
Oregonian Slated for Job.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington. D. C. Dec. 19. (Spe
cial.) Henry O'Malley of Portland,
Or., seems to.be in line for appoint
ment as commissioner of the bureau
of fisheries to succeed Dr. Hugh M.
Smith. The apQointment is in the
hands of Secretary of Commerce
Hoover, who is said to have slated
Mr. O'Malley for the place. As head
of the bureau of fisheries Mr. O'Mal
ley would have supervision of all of
the fishing grounds in the United
States and Alaska.
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Briaud Said to Have Notified Am
bassador of Ratio Acceptance.
LONDON, Dec. 19. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) France will accept the
original naval ratio laid down by Sec
retary Hughes at the Washington
conference. Premier Briand informed
George Harvey, the American ambas
sador, at their meeting last night. He
authorized the ambassador to notify
the American government to that
effect.
Although Premier Briand's authori
sation, which has already been con
veyed to the French delegation In
Washington and the American state
department, makes no mention of sub
marines, there is reason to believe
that the French proposals regarding
undersea craft were discussed by it.
Briand and Ambassador Harvey, it
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