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f SATURDAY.- NOVEMBER- 19. 1921. THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, OREGON. HUGHES' STRATEGY IS PUZZLING TO MANY DELEGATES Rum Armaments Limited at at x t s x n i ; Act On Lardner Proposal HAFGQQD THROWS LIGHT OH MANY B7 DavU Uwmri (Coprricht. ltSl. k Tte Joura-J) WMhlnton, Nov. If. Th jrand strategy, bo to pak. of th United StaUa dcUaatkon ml th armament con (renca la pu-illng tha rcprcaanUUvea f th othar countriea Thl la mostly bwcauaa thr do not understand Hughes, th negotiator. TM various delegations cam her with tha Idea that tha United States would hot consent to Uva reduction ot her nary without first having a defl- nlte understanding of what waa to be dona about abrogating the Aniclo-Japa neaa alllanc and the aettlement of Far Eastern questions. Thla conference waa drawn from tha language of the ortg Inal Invitation lo the lowers when, how aver. Mr. Hughes muna his famous speech at tha opening reaalon ot the COtlferetica. Nome forelm delegates thought they detected a chatiae of front for Mr, Hughe said plainly that h believed the work of tha conference could be so distributed irnoni commit teea "without either subject being treat ed aa a hindrance to the proper conald era! Ion and dlapoaltlon of the other." BARED O 0K HhHD On that word "l Imposition" la has the confident atatementa which hav been Issuing from Washington In the laat few daya that aa aoon aa agreement on naval armament waa secured. It ould be sinned without respect to whether a definite agreement ahould be reached on Far Kastern queetioha. Thoae who have talked with Mr. Hughes In the laat 24 hours have not found him Inclined to discourage that view. He aeema to He of the opinion that It la much wiser for the whole con ference to look at the two subjects as separate or else there will be mental reeervatlona In the consideration of one subject, which might Interfere seriously with the conclusion of an agreement on tha other subject. . I'RO.S MCTCAL TRCST ' Mr. Hughes appears to emphasize rat ht r tha need of mutual trust and an atmosphere of friendliness, so that no rtelea&tlon will suspect the United Stairs, at least, of trying to bargain on tha naval armament to secure certain ' concessions on Far Eastern question or vice versa. But tha truth Is, the key to the whole situation la more likely to be found In the mechanics of the procedure than In anything else. If an agreement on naval armament could be reached at once, un Questionably the American delegation ' would be tempted to algn it and put It out of the way aa a concrete achieve ment. But the examination by experts - takes time and members of the naval i body with whom thla. correspondent talked today, were unable to hazard even a gueaa aa to the time that will be con sumed before final atgnatures can be attached. . FECT 01; TACTICS Meanwhile the effect of Mr. Hughes' tcctica thus far haa been to make the British and Japanese delegations at least believe that he la so deeply Interested in nnval armament that he would dispose , of that question quite apart from Vat .happens on Far Eastern questions. Amer 4 an officials to whom thla view is broached Insist that the foreign dele gatea do not know Hughes, the negoti ator, and thai if the language of the oriainal Invitation ! Miami gad. It will he seen how imports! a: relationship he rtir.celved Far Kastern; questions to have with the reduction of the sea power In the Pacific. Tha Brltiah and Japanese throu&h several of their spokesmen, have g!en out the view that they believe the United Htales delegation is so much com pelled for political reasons to point to a omcerete result from thla conference that they will sacrifice almost anything, Including China, to get an agreement on the reduction of naval armament Mt'dHES TO BESEUT Whatever there may be to thla theory . the suspicion la growing that Mr. Hughes Twill be benefited by events aa they de I telop rather than by deliberate formulas. For Inatance, the talk among navy men of protracted discussions on the "de tails" of tha naval program coincldea nicely with the debatea in committee concerning Far Kastern matters. An ctner Important fact to bear In mind la thla: Members of the American dele station. In explaining the parliamentary lules of the .conference, have emphasised By Blag W. Lardaer i CopTriabt. 1121. r the Bell 8jrdieU. W'aahlncton. D. C Nov. 19. Readers of thla column may recall a suggestion of mine the other day for a general re duction in rum ar maments on Long's Island where I live at 'including a 10 days hootch holiday every iinonth tbs same to apply to my family and two other families who we will call the Smiths and Browns. the purpose of which oroDosals was to lessen the possibility of family brawls and fist fights but mainly to reduce the burden of taxation which has become Intolerable you migm aay. Publication of the proposals was fol lowed by a shower bouquet of collect telea-rama congratulating the author of same but it waa not till today that the other two families Involved In the scheme expressed their opinion of same. Readers will be glad to Know that both Smith and Brown have given their hearty ap proval of the idea as a whole though the both of them has offered couple minor auepreetlons that don't affect the general outlines of the proposition but Is merely technical changes made neces sary by conditions In their own homes of which I was not awarea. BROWN I'BES GREEK Mr. Brown was the firt to reply for hla family in the following speech which was spoke entirely In Greek and tnen repeated to the conference in the bird language. Mr. Chairman and delegates, the Brown family wishes to announce them selves in hearty accord with the rum reforms proposed Wednesday by our general chairman. (Laughter). How ever, we have got a few minor changes table of rum allotted proposed by our chairman namely instead of me buying eight quarts of Scotch per 'month and keeping same in my house we suggest that the Brown allotment be cut to one quart per month and the other two par ties to this agreement be allotted 8 quarts apiece the same to be kept in their homes in cases of attack from out aide. ' 03f THE HIP TABOO (In regards to our chairman's propo sition that the Brown family buy their own Bcoteh and bring it along with them. I am sorry to say that I can't agree to no such scheme on account of another foibl of Mrs. Brown's namely that the expression carrying it . on the nip is a low down expression and they can't no member of our family carry nothing on the hip and further and more the pro hibition laws expressly states that it ain't legal to ransport liquor from one a welling to anomer ana tne crown iam iiy is proud to say that they have never done nothing that wasn't legal including their marriage). Ambassador Brown's speech was given the silent tribute after which Ambassa dor Smith replied for the Smith family, speaking entirely in swear words. Mr. Smith's speech follows : "The Smith family wishes to congratu late the chairman on his unselfish scheme for reduction of the liquor bur den and to express ourselfs in hearty accord with same as a whole with one PHASES OF PARLEY By Sormaa Hapgeod CniTeml Serrica Staff Correspondent Washington, Nov. 19. The most im portant pronouncement of the confer. ence since Secretary of State Hugbea stated, the American proposals for limi tation of .armament was contained Fri day in the flat assertion that the maxi mum ratio of tonnage alloted Great Britain, the United States and Japan must stand. The statement was regarded as direct reply to Admiral Baron Kato's suggestion that Japan would urge a modification of terms as regarding herself. Next in importance. President Harding said yesterday that after an agree ment ia reached on Far Eastern policy by the nine nations now dealing with that problem, the other nations of the world will . be invited to ratify the action taken. With this statement can be put what I know from an authoritative source f auso It Is the, smartest way of meet-1 ing the situation created by the Chinese-1 American policy. That smartness con sists not only of changing the atmos phere, if possible, in which the history of China Is being considered, but also In. perhaps, making a still further delay. Delay is looked upon as the essence of Japanese policy. The bang with which the Americana and the Chinese have played their game has fastened the at tention of the worta and is somewhat embarrassing to the Japanese, as they think they can do better when attention has wandered. They admit that in its main lines the ENGLAND DIVIDED BY TWO VIEWS ON NAVY HALT VV0R1 that the president still feels the obliga tion to carry out the promises he made exception, namely we all agree to such to the 31 Republicans, of whom Mr. Hughes was one and Mr. Root another. a proposition as a ten-day hootch holi day every month as both myself and the Mrs. feels that such a holiday would put me is such shape that when the holiday was over and it was again time to start getting boiled my stomach would n't be in no condition to defend itself. AUTHOR IS PLEASED to bring into being in some form, sooner or later, an association of nations. MORE DEVELOPME5TS Other important developments were : President Harding gave the clear est idea yet obtained as to the form any understanding reached at the con- ... , ,, ... . ference may take. He said he did not Al and all the author of the scheme Mim a-v r.rional action would Is pleased at the way the Smiths and Browns has received it and feels that the few changes suggested by the lat- to suggest which is made necessary by i ter is mere changes in detail which will the peculiar stand took by Mrs. Brown in regards to the subject or Mr. Brown getting stewed. Mrs. Brown's slogan is don't get stewed in the home. ir you feel like you have got to spill liquor and cigar ashes, do it on somebody else's rugs, that is her slogan gentlemen, and that Is a slogan which I have no in tentions of abrogating as long as I oc cupy my present position as Mrs. Bro.wn'8 first husband. For this reason we will, have to Insist couple of alterations In the present exit only. half to be discussed by experts but what ever changes is agreed to wont have no effect on the scheme as a whole except maybe to spoil it. However, without no wish to disturb the present friendly relations which ex ists between our family and the Smith's and Brown's, we feel it only fair to state that in case our proposition is turned down we will establish at our own home the policy of the open door and they will be a sign on it saying whatever is dofee in committee, is simply a committee report. Unanimous, though the agreement may be there. It Is there fore being freely predicted that when the committee on limitation of armament reaches an agreement, .it will still be necessary for a plenary session to be held to ratify that report. Mr. Hughes has been empowered to call plenary sessions at will. The sug gestion is made that when the commit tee on armament Is ready to report, Mr. Hughes could speed up the committee on Fai Kastern questions and compel sunui taneously the submission to the full con ft-rence of a report on the general prin doles, at least, which should govern in International behavior in the Far East. The Hughes tactics are far from being revealed, open as some of the moves may seem to be. Brodie Caller on President Harding A (By Cnier Serriee) Washington, Nov. 19. Edward E. Brodie of Oregon, recently appointed minister to Siam, was received by Presi dent Harding Friday. Brodie sails for China en route to his new post on De cember 10, from Seattle on the steamer Pine Tree State. He will be accom panied by Mrs. Brodie and their two children. FQCH WILL VISIT PORTLAND DEC. 10 Marshal Ferdinand Foch, commander of the allied armies during the latter days of the World war will visit Port land on the evening of December 10. This advice was received Friday by Henry Dickson, city passenger agent for the Great Northern railway system over which line Marshal Foch will be brought to the city. The message said that the allied army leader would be accompanied by General John J. Pershing, commander of the overseas forces of the United States army during the World war, and a dis tinguished party of statesrnen of France and the United States. Traveling in a SDecial train of six cars. Marshal Foch will arrive at 7 :30 ference at the navy department. be required on an agreement in regard to naval armament. He added, as his ODinion. that congress would be glad to give authority to the executive to de stroy ships whenever it became desir able, just as he now has authority to get rid of them when they are obsolete. The president also said mat n action by the senate would be necessary on the Far Eastern agreement, unless those agreements were embodied in a treaty. As the most favored plan is a series of identic noiss, this may well mean that the Asiatic policy will not get to the senate. CREDIT IMMATERIAL Another matter made clear at the White House was the current discus sions as to who would get the credit for the original idea, did not interest the president. He does not care whether it is called the Harding idea, th Hughes idea, or the American idea all he wants is that it shall be successful. A conference was held at the state de partment between Secretary Hughes and Arthur isaliour, wno "was accom panied by Admiral Lord Beatty. This three-sided talk lasted an hour and 10 minutes, beginning at 4 o'clock, and is believed to have been devoted princi pally to the points of differeace that have developed between the Hughes plan and the British ideas on submarines, light cruisers and the 10-yeaf holiday. Shortly after this secret conference be gan it was made plain in authoritative American quarters that every detail of the Hughes plan had been very care fully thought out, and that all attempts to curtail the defensive value of the sub marine from the viewpoint of American requirements would be strongly resisted. . Simultaneously with the meeting at the state department. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt, Admiral Coontz and Captain C. W. Pratt met in con- By Ralpk H. Tsrser United Kevs Staff Comspoodaat London, Not. Is. There are two game is un. They cannot hold out aaraus widely divergent views ia England over a Chinese-American policy that will be I tne order emanating rrom lowning backed by Great Britain and France, street unaer wmca consa-ucuon 01 tour But they will have a bit of trading to super-oawesnipa 01 iu xiooa type ia do before thev sitm. suspended, "under runner instructions vt? prn ertcrnv ennws I from the admiralty. l l ne iiibl, neia oy Kovenu.ni oiiiuaib, ine JfTencn opert session IS accumu- I ,,- nran nri the nuhlk. arenerallv. ia lating a number of questions which are that the, derision of the. rovernment t delicate aa between France and Great I master stroke of dinlomaev." a. 11. Britain. There Is plenty of feeling I lustra tine- the rood faith of Great Brlt- among the British that in coming out I ain in her acceptance of the principle for a naval program and for submarines, 1 0f armament limitation as laid down by tne rencn are not expressing their real Secretary Hughes. plans, but are merely taking a stand I The second is that which would have to help them in their main and only cry, been expected from admiralty circles. that they must nave their safety guar- I feeling of dismay and irritation at the anteed. either by an agreement or else I order. Officials of the navy department, by their own strength. I in spite of semi-official statements that The British idea is to limit mihrni- the temporary halting or warship con rines to 250 tons each. As was exnressed struction is the "logical outcome of in these dlsDatches vesterdav. the naval events of the past week at Washington' authorities in this country favor larger feel that the action should have been submarines, large enough to go up and delayed until aennite decisions regard- ... knih in.ntin . xnift I ui awarmsment are reacneL ana coasts without replenishing. agreed to. The way the French talk about build- BUILDERS 50TIFIID ing up their navy brings out British em- The admiralty disclaims any connec barrassment in frank discussion of the tion with the order and declares that the reduction of naval armament proposals, premier's notification reached headquar- wnen uiey nau me two-power sianaaru ters wilhout explanation. Letters were they left the United States out of ac- immediately sent to the construction count. It was two European powers flrma notifying them not to incur any they meant more liabilities for the building of vea- It is still the European powers they sa. .-until further instructions are is- have in mind, and they cannot really tell I aue oy the admiralty." what their naval policy ts until they see l The press and general public on the what the future of France. Germany. I other hand have greeted the order with Italy and Russia is going to be. They I a feelinsr of vast relief and as a fore- would have gradually got more of these I runner of a lessening of naval expendi- considerations out of their system ii Mr. I tures which should work to the economic Hughes had not rushed the game the good of the country. LAUNCH. AFIRE III ; RIVER. IS BEftGHED "But yon never toaa tell what politi cians are golnx to do," be cooUnued. 'Arthur Balfoora acceptance ot um United States proposal m priadple' whatever thai means probably brought about rssrsnce ot the order." It. Is learned lacidan tally, that, al though Great Britain is at present con structing five Light cruisers and seven submarines, no order suspending opera- upnai on uww asipe m "-. 1 .,. iaTK- t.nMK Rmvk. thev in neap ramnlatlon. I "Lloyd Georg has demonstrated not I neta nas Men towoa to jLsxons, xor re- only Great Britain's rood faith, but his I nsira after havina been danajred by fir. confidence in .af"nu. .?uLt Wednesday night near Bear CUtt. Wash.- In nolitical circle. 1 wnty prompt arrival w ue nr ORDEJg 2COT CAHCEI.Ut.TI05 I steamer LorUne saved the BrookfWld The government loses nothing by the from bejng a total lots when a. hacknrs move. It Is pointed out that the order i from an auxiliary engine set tire to is not a direct cancellation of contracts. I thn anrna room. which would entail Indemnifying the I u nm inns. bachd the firms now st work on the construction. I Uuncv Mowm, distress call. This but merely one of suspension pending WM aMwered by the Lvliae. which, ine result 01 tne vvaamnaon pane. I stood tha Brookfield for an nonr. If no arreement ia reached in America, I .-.- h.e hnu nnnn tha flames until cBuum miu umwj 1 thev were exUnjruished. slight delay, which could easily be mane Nclther Jones nor his engineer. Arthur up by Intensive work in the yards at the An(1.P WM injured In the fire, bav- ruver iiyue un . I inr time to cut off from their naming The, four vessels affected by me order I " , . -. ... wkim her. are described as "Improved Hoods." each ,,, mma -board. of which would cost the empire 7.5O0.0OO .itmate haa Tet been made of th pounos sterung. Asmara to the craft a w l. .l.l Vaa hthfart n I - AiUlOUEU Uta auiuiiiutj urnm i maintained close secrecy regaraing tne c -RIM)w TERMS specifications of the new fighting ma- - u.Euxene From tug and chines, it ts J.J" WUUamCoU, were each sentenced to two &- 4 MtmMna than flrn)tiVA MJTTXG I w" - m - . . ...r-.. -- - - . yeaTm m penitentiary iww oi me iraiiw -.iU-x.-. -" - heading guilty to charge of forgery of battle cruisers. Each ship would ap- ?nenon with the robbery end .h proxlmate 40.000 tons, and would have a- j--,-, Kxpresa mall orders speed approaching- 5 knots an bour; .It en from lho Ur. Let Live Xrug was planned to arm them with 1 inch i,t JuTy. John Col to third guns, which have recently been lowa I ajT.rtMt WM Bt to the asylum pracucaoie. at prindleton. Because or tne speed ana uib Rfiiri Hr.M nn which thev were to have been v.. ii ii.. .Mr nfflrlallv ileal r- I v. tlrr.nl si or national standpoint. uuiii, . " - . I . - . . . nated by the admiralty aa -nuper-oaiiia i h rouowing oihcm- "-- - cruisers." these statements DEPRESSION AL05Q CLTDE TAXPAYER IS SATED r-v i-.muii.K. reaction aVonr the I anmiral Sir Perry Scott : "Tne order Clyde is one of depression. The arms- 0f tu8penaion ahould mark a red letter --- ri-m f neardmorea will close, and I a.v for the taxpayer. It will save him the Parkhead steel works will dump its I ito.000.000 pounds. way he did. Improper Dancing Opposed at College Washington State College, Pullman, Nov. 19. War upon improper dancing, which includes the cheek-to-cheek style, has been declared by the associated stu dents. Students observed dancing ia a questionable fashion have been summoned before college officials. The associated students placed regulation of college dances on the honor basis. Officially it is stated that the stop page of construction is "England's first step to prove that she is desirous of dis arming in accordance with the Hughes program. It will be noted that the order for cessation is so worded that construction could be resumed at any moment. ORDER THOUGHT PREMATURE As an example of the navy view, one member of the admiralty held that defi nlte results from the conference should be attained before work ceased on the new vessels,and pointed out that the United States itself has not halted its building program, although the limita tion proposals came from Washington. fires Saturday the fires which were lighted only a week ago after a long Inlenesjt. Workers on the Clyde are moat seri ously affected. Three years or steady wnrir had been exoected. involving a distribution of wages amounting 15.000.000 pounds. I don't believe' the work will ever be resumed. If the ships were ever" built they would not be any jood. One bomb might sink aay. of them." . . , Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge: "Naval strategy and tactics are finally going to 1 to have a change, Conaldenng tne United States' readiness to aoanaon i-s that we rh toiii niimhur of nnemnloved work- I nromuTL It Is only decent era In Sheffield is now 40.000. and the should make this response. new order will Increase the number. V Ice-Admiral O A. Ballard: n tha . In spite of the admiralty's declaration I first, place, u wui mean " - that the order came rrom uowrunx tj.ooo.uv pouiiun. "- - - street, officials at the premiers resi- it wiu mean u - dence refuse to admit or deny that design which la likely to become obso- Lloyd George was responsible for the lete In 10 years. It may mean the final decisions. Questions whether the pre- disappearance of the capital ahlps alto- mler suggested It to Lord Lee. who is gether." . supposed to have issued tne aireci omer Ara,,. . fromWashington. were evaded. use building ships if they are all going Speaking as strategists, rather rrom to no acrappeo. President Signs Hungarian Treaty Washington, Nov. 19. U. P.) Presi dent Harding Friday signed the peace proclamation proclaiming a formal state of peace with Austria, effective July 2. The proclamation follows the general line of that with Germany. A proclamation I with Hantrarv la still being held ud. nend- the fact that "no action" la actually taken I ing official notice of exchange of ratlfl- e-epi oy ma iuii comerence. and that 1 cation with mat country. p. m. The message intimated that the stay would be short, since it said that the marshal, who has been touring the East, cannot extend his visit to this country beyond the date originally planned for his embarkation for his home-land. 1 jj A CEIVTRAMA PLA5S GREAT FETE IX HONOR OF HEROES Centralia, .Wash., Nov. 19. Central ia will be host to Marshal Ferdinand Foch, commander of the allied forces on the western front during the World war, and General Pershing, accompanied by a distinguished party of military of ficers and statesmen, December 10. The party will remain here for half an hour. One of the largest celebrations the city has ever staged is planned. Arrange ments are in the hands of C. D. Cun ningham, department commander of the American Legion. t Conservative Custodian Open Saturday Evenings The Hibernia Commercial and Savings Hank will continue to be i.pcn in all departments Saturday evening from l to 8. This feature is of service to many customers n1io at times find it inconvenient to get to the bank during week-day banking hours. When you bank at the Hibernia )ou do not need to risk carrying money over Sunday.. You can.get change if needed. , HsswSYSTSslaBBal ft IffiMIISmiK 4th and Washington j f IllRI 1 Armour Cuts Wages On Sliding Scale For'AU Employes foe America! Me As Pres. ro?s Place t Sees Chicago. Nov. 19. (U. P.) Wage re ductions for all classes "of employes on a sliding scale were announced today by Armour & Co., following conferences with employe representatives. The reductions affect all plants of the Lnot any one thing. corporation. All employes receiving over 50 cents , an hour were cut 3 cents. Five cents reduction was made in all em ployes receiving between 35 and 50 cents hourly. All employes receiving a 25 cent hourly minimum and 45 cent maxi mum were cut 7 cents. Employes paid on a piece work basis were reduced 8 per cent The following plants were affected "by the new wage scale : Chicago, St. Paul, Slous Cfty, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Joseph, St. Louis. Denver and Fort Worth, Texas. No change was made in the 40-hour agreement, the present working condi tions also remain unchanged. Commission Names Bonus Appraisers Salem, Nov. 19. Vacancies in the ranks of county appraisers operating under the state bonus law were filled by the state bonus commission in session here Friday, with tha following appoint ments : Baker county, Dan Stephen son. Baker; Curry county, William Tol man. Gold Beach ; Gilliam county, H. W Lane. Arlington : Grant county. OUs Patterson and J. W. Marks of Canyon City and W. E. Stockdale of Mt. Ver non; Hood River county, A. G. Shep herd. Hood . River ; Marion county. Phillip Gilbert and M. D. Leabo of Salem ; Multnomah county. Merle G. Campbell of Portland. Archie Krum Falls, Breakis His Leg Archie Krum of Seattle, manager of ths West Coast Machinery company, slipped on the wet sidewalk at Second and Washington streets at 3 o'clock Fri day afternoon and suffered a fracture or th left ankle. He was removed to St. Vincents hospital. Krum is La Portland i op. business, RATIOS IfOT TO BE CHASGED The answer to AGmlral Kato's state ment regarding: modifications desired by Japan was without qualification. It was explained .that if the main ques tion of ratios were allowed to be re opened, the conference would go on ad infinitum and the vrnole thing would go on the rocks. The ratio was fixed after full investigation and consultation and will not be changed, ft was explained, however, that auxiliary craft of all kinds are on a different footing. The various navies differ in their ideas about what auxiliaries are needed and in what pro portions, and Great Britain and Japan will be fully heard before exact rules are laid down. Also, it was pointed hut that Japan has been dealt with "very liberally" in fixing the present plan.. The ratio was based on existing strength as of 'the date of November 17, 1921. What was meant by Japan's being treated very liberally was presumably that her geo graphical position was such that the agreed upon ratio leaves her pracUcally unbeatable by any one power in Asiatic waters. If a request for a special plenary ses sion is made by Japan it certainly can not be refused. Nor will the American delegation wish to oppose it. From the American point of view there can be only advantage in getUng all the cards on the table, the Japanese along with the rest. What set the Japanese discussing the advisability of making, this request was It was several. The Chinese statement may be put' first in Importance. CHINESE-AM ERIC AN PLANT Children may believe, if so inclined. that the Chinese statement was devel oped all by itself. Since President Hard ing invited the Chinese to the confer ence on July 10, the Chinese minister has had meetings with Mr. Hughes an average of three times a week. Per haps they talked most of the time about the strength on hand in auction bridge needed to make a bid of no trumps. The Japanese notice that this plan. worked out by the Chinese and the Americans together and put forward by the Chinese so as to avoid our seeming to boss everything, is being looked upon as primarily a bulwark against Jap anese agression in China. They are also extremely sore at the way the British are in fact presenting their case in many of the most import ant media of publicity. Some of those British over here who stand nearest to the prime minister are looking at the naval proposals largely from the stand point of the Asiatic danger, and the Japanese know it. TELL CHINESE HISTOET When the Japanese state their case before the plenary conference they will rip wide open the history of China. They will show that the whole system of exploiting her and disturbing her was built up long before they came on the scene at alL They will point out that In 1842 Brit ain forced opium into China at the point of the bayonet. Her possession of Hong Kong dates back there and her hold has now been extended a long distance up the Yang-Tse Valley. France began Just 40 years later. At that time she took Tongking and Annam. Fourteen years later she took Kwangchot(wan. At the same time ureat Britain took wei- Hai-Wei. Germany then took Shantung, which went over with a defective title, the United States and China not agree ing, to Japan at the end of the World war. Why is Japan preparing to rub these things In? Partly because she genu- inely resents being the goat, partly bo-' The courage of a Republican President in going into the very heart of the South where the negro question is bitterest, where political and social equality are denied the black man, but where the fundamental right to earn a living is more freely given than in the North and telling an audience of whites and blacks just where the two races should enjoy equality, and where not, arouses the admiration and condemnation of the Southern presss. This speech, delivered during Birmingham's semi-centennial celebrations, declares the New York Globe, is "the most important and the most intelligent statement of the right approach to the negro problem sponsored by any public man in a generation." The Birmingham New hails the President's address as "a message of vital importance to the South, the nation, and the world," 'and states that "it gave the South a wholly new vision of the clear-headed, thoughtful courage of the man." On the other hand, the President's address was "tactless" and "a violation of the proprieties" in the opinion of the Birmingham Post, and the Little Rock News fears that his words will "make the ignorant and vicious of both races more vicious." "It irritates the South to be lectured on its alleged ill-treatment of the negro," says the Nashville Banner, while the Montgomery Journal remarks that "the South resents intermeddling, whether that intermeddling comes from high or low." Turning to the negro press, we find enthusiasm over the President's Birmingham speech tempered in some quarters by dissatisfaction with what he said about' social equality. The Baltimore A fro-American says that the speech "is being criticized by the colored people because it promises the colored race too little, and by the white people because it promises too much." This negro paper is disappointed because he subscribes to "the white South's view of social equality," which means "intermarriage laws, jim-crow streetcars and railways, no political offices for colored people, and discrimination at every point of contact between the two races." Do not fail to read this very important news-symposium in THE LITERARY DIGEST, this week, November 19th. It presents public opinion upon the negro race question from all angles and from all sections of the country. Other features in this week's "DIGEST" which are not only interesting hut informative are : Canada's Part in the Washington Conference North Dakota's "Recall" Puzzle Japan's Commoner Premier Killed by an Assassin Hylan's Hold on New York John Barleycorn, M.D. Doubts About the Soviet Debt Offer Russia's Stake at Washington Englishwomen's Chances in the Dominion "Temperance Reform" in Britain A Machine That Builds a Tunnel What the Britisher Finds to Admire in Cricket ' Trees That Tell Where Oil Is Not ' German Music Comes Back in New York Where Are Our Rogers Groups? The "Enslavement" of the Steel Strikers The Faults of Philanthropy No "Murder" in the Cotton MUls The Clergy's Need of Critics The Tragedy of "Karlchen the Simple Football as a "Fighting Game" Danger Signs of Insanity The Spice of Life Topics of the Day v The Usual Fine Collection of illustrations, Including Humorous Cartoons $ - November 19th Number on Sale To-day News-dealers 10 Cents $4.00 a Year The XmXtsstssnm j"y' FUNK ft WAGNALLS COMPANY (FkbCsben tit Pmobi NEW St-adtni DkAo-tgyUw. TILL!