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SEVENTY-FIRST YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 8, 1921
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
LEGAL ACTIOU
ATTEMPTED TO
STOP STRIKERS
First Serious Disorders Oc
cur in Chicago Where
Persons. Are Shot and
Slugged.
OTHER MIDDLE WEST
POINTS ARE QUIET
Saloons Near Stockyards
Are Ordered Closed by
Chief of Police
. CHICAGO, Dec. 7 The most.
' fcerkros rlotinffDince the strike
: of the packing house employes,
ttegaii Monday, occurred at the
. Chicago Union etockyards to
night while employes of the
packing plants were leaving
their work for home,, ninn per
sons nattering from ballet
wounds and a ftcore suffering
broken heads or other injuries.
A report also reached the po
lice that a negro packing house
cmployo was thrown into Buh-
. My creek, a stagnant body of
water along the north edge of
the stockyards and showered
with bricks and stones until he
drowned;
' An there had been no pre
too outbreak of consequence
around the Chicago packing
houses, no extra precautions
' were taken tonight. Officers of
the union whose members are
on strike said they had caution
- ed their men against any "vio
lence and would use every ef
fort to prevent any further
outbreak: on the part of the
strikers. -
fin n.n- Cm.ll r.nlro-
gan, when advised of the riot
ing In connection with the
. rioting-. In connection with, the
strike said , he would call out
state troops to preserve order
if It should be found necessary.
CHICAGO. Dec. 7. (By the
Associated Press.) Legal pro
ceedings to restrain the striking
sacking house workers from In
terfering with the operation of
packing plants by picketing ox
molesting employes were either
pending or In effect in five cities
In the middle west tonight.
As the third1 day of the strike
came to a close, quiet prevailed at
most packing house centers, but
In Chicago the flrse serious dis
orders occurred tonight when sev
eral persons were shot and slug
ged in clashes between strike
sympathizers, .stockyard workers
and police at the stockyards. Chief
of Police Fitzmorris ordered all
saloons pear the stockyards
closed.
PollcemcB Use Guns
Seven men are known to have
been shot and a score of men and
one woman were injured here to
night in clashes between workers,
strike sympathizers and policemen
patrolling the stockyards district.
The trouble occurred .when the
strike' sympathizers accosted the
workmen as they left the plants.
Missiles were, thrown and po
licemen used their clubs and guns
daring disorders when they at
tempted to disperse the crowds.
Reserves were called to disperse
the trowds before the trouble
ended.
Three of those shot were re
ported to be union workmen, two
were strike sympathizers, anoth
er was employed in a packing
plant and the seventh was said to
b a strike sympathizer and mem
ber of another union. All will
recover, it was thought by doc
tors. Four Officers Injured
Four policemen were among
those injured. They were struck
by missiles. The woman who was
hurt was hit by a brick. Women
and children participated in the
disorders and taunted the police
men whoa they charged on the
crowds.
- Officials of the Amalgamated
Meat Cutters and Butcher Work
men whieh called the strike,
agreed with spokesmen for the
"bisTfive" packers that there was
Bttle change in the situation.
Union officials asserted workers
In allied crafts in the packing
plants had walked out while the
packers said new workmen were
being employed, that strikers
were asking to be retained and
that plants here were operating
from 85 to 100 per cent normal.
Injunction Sought
' It was admitted by the pack
era that their plants In other cities
were harder bit and a number of
Independent plants here were
either virtually at a standstill or
handicapped.
, The independent plants and
Swift, ft Co. today requested an
' Injunction restraining the union
, ami its officers and officials from
Interfering with Ihe operation of
22 plants, through picketing.
At St. Paul 600 national guards-
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BANDITS LOOT GRAND
BANK OF
POLICE
DR. LORENZ
MAY DECIDE
TO REMAIN
Jealousy of New York Doctors
Hurts Famous Bloodless
Surgeon of Austria
NEW YORK, Dec. 7 Although
keenly hurt by the cold shoulder
which "fie said the medical pro
fession of America had turned to
ward him, Dr Adolph Lorenz, fa
mous Austrian, indicated tonight
be would probably carry on hl9
free clinic lor cripples bere. He
had announced earlier that he
would return to Vienna.
"I'll stay if they don't throw
me out," he said.
Dr.. Lorenz attributed the feel
ing against him to animosity by
the war. The people as a whole,
though, have been wonderful be
yond description in their recep
tion of his work, he added.
"Whether I go home to Vien
na or stay is entirely up to the
health commissioner of New
York," he declared.
Health Commissioner Copeland
said he would see to It tomorrow
that Dr. Lorenz remained.
Mitchell Seeks to Correct
Idea That Only Big .
Sums Acceptable
SILVERTON, Or., Dec. 7.
(Special to The Statesman-. ) MC
Klnley Mitchell, Portland repre
sentative of the Homer Davenport
memorial fund, has advised the
chairman, C. W. Keene of Silver
ton, that many people who think
that nothing less than from $25
to $100 would be accepted, are
holding back contributions that
they might otherwise make.
Mr. Mitchell is trying to correct
this erroneous idea by mall, tele
phone and personal "calls. The
committee who is working on the
fund give out that any contribu
tion anyone sees fit to give will
be gladly accepted.
The five Silverton solicitors,
who made it their business to
make personal calls on Silverton
citizens who they thought might
be interested , report that so far
they have secured $450. They
are still seeing people and send
ing out letters. The books will
be kept open until the first of the
year.
The five solicitors who are
covering the Silverton district are
J. W. Welch, E. 8. Porter. Julius
Aim, J. D. Drake and J. K.
Mount.
Legal Congress May Be
Maintained in Guatamala
WASHINGTON. Dec. 7. Ef
forts are being made, to consti
tute a "legal congress" to carry
on the government in Guatemala
following the overthrow of the
regime of President Carlos Her-
rera, according to advices from
Guatemala City, received tonight
oy P. S. Latour. formerly nation
al treasurer of Guatemala and
representatives in America of the
Liberal party which accomplished
the revolt.
The dispatches stated that Pres
ident Herrera had resigned in fa
vor of the present provisional
government in order that there
might be no break in the contin
uity qt government. In the Guat
emalan capital, which was the
center of the revolution, the
dispatch said, three persons were
said to have been killed. The di3
patches added that the revolt was
carried out In about five hours
and that Herrera was being held
prisoner in his residence and his
cabinet members in a military
prison.
Irrigation Congress May
Draw Heavy Attendance
PORTLAND. Or.. Dec. 7.
Brighter prospects for the reali
zation of projects are expected to
serve to summon a record attend
ance to the session of the Oregon
Irrigation congress which will be
held at Pendleton December 15.
16 and 17. according to W. E.
Meacham of the executive com
mittee, who was here today.
In charge of the assembling' of
a comprehensive program is
Thomas J. Sweeney of Portland.
The completed list of topics and
speakers will soon be made pub-
ue, Meacnam said.
HI
FUND
u
$100,000
OFFICER
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.,
Dec. 7. Four of the six ban
dits fwho robbed a branch of
the Grand Rapids Savings
bank of $100,000 today, shot
and killed one police officer
and seriously wounded anoth
er tonight when the officers
broke into a house in the out
skirts of the city in which the
bandits were hiding.
Part of the loot which con
sisted of currency and bonds,
was abandoned when the ban
dits fled the house.
Aid of state troopers and
police of all surrounding cities
and towns has been enlisted in
the search for the bandits,
who are reported to have
abandoned their automobile
outside the city and boarded
an interurban train.
Years of Recuperation
Ahead Says Mr. Hoover
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. The
year 1921 was described as "one
of liquidation" and the year of
1922 was forecast as "one of recu
peration" by Secretary Hoover to
day in an address.
"The country has passed the
wort stages of depression and is
now on the upgrade," he said.
Activities in the construction
industry, he declared, were sign
posts of conditions. This indus
try, for three months, he declared,
has revealed extremely encourag
ing indications.
Mr. Hoover expressed the belief
that a too liberal interpretation
had been applied to the phrase
"keep the government out of busi
ness." When the phrase was coin
ed, he explained, it applied to
getting the government out of the
operations of railroads and ships,
bue, be asserted, there were many
lines of business which need the
cooperation and assistance of the
government. .Export trade, he
added, was primarily involved in
governmental assistance and ser
vice. Operations on Tonsils
May Soon be Eliminated
CHICAGO, Dec. 7. Radium
and the X-ray can supplant the
knife and save thousands of peo
ple from horror of having their
tonsils removed. Dr. A. J. Pacini
chief of the X-ray section of the
United State health service, as
serted at the meeting of the Ra
dio Logical Society of America
today.
The germs are gradually killed
and the organs return to their
natural sise under the treat
ment," he Baid. "There is no pre
liminary operation necessary and
the whole process is is painless."
Clear photographs of internal
disorders are made by an 'instru
ment which attracted wide atten
tion at the meeting today. The
appliance was Invented by Dr.
Hollis F. Potter of Chicago, who
received a gold medal from the
society tonight.
B. W. Macy Acquainted
With Portland Robber
Shelby E. Murdock, who was
yesterday arrested in Portland as
leader of the trio which made a
futile attempt to rob a Portland
hank, one time was assisted by
TTert W. Macy. local attorney, but
failed to reciprocate the favor,
Mr. Macy says.
At one time, Mr. Macy, whi'e
living at Spokane, Wash., was a
fellow employe with Murdock in
a department store. Later. Mur
dock pleaded guilty to a forgery
charge from Forsythe, Mont., and
served a year at the state prison
at Deer Iodge. Following Mur-
dock's release, he received finan
cial aid from Mr. Macy, but fail
ed to repay the loan.
In the attempt to rob the Port
land bank, which occurred Mon
day afternoon, Jay Campbell, one
of Murdock s partners. wa3 kill
ed.
Farmers Union Opposed
To Transfer of Markets
WASHINGTON. Dec. 7 Oppo
sition to the proposed transfer of
the bureau of markets and the
bureau of forestry from the de
partment of agriculture to the
Jurisdiction of the secretary df
the Interior was decided upon to
day at a meeting of the National
Farmers union. A committee was
appointed to wait upon members
of congress "and if necessary the
president", in an effort to prevent
the changes.
THE WEATHER
Thursday: Rain west; fair east
portion; fresh southerly
winds, , !
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RAPIDS
AND KILL
IN BATTLE
BILL HART
WtfDDED TO
FILM GIRL
Wild Westerner of Movies
Married to Winfred West
over, Member of Company
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 7. Wil
liam S. Hart, motion picture a
tor, was married tonight to Mli
Winfred Westover, who has been
included in his supporting com
pany for some time..
The service was read at the
Episcopal church in Hollywood.
WILL GET
fflffl. OFFICE
Salem Attorney is Choice for
Assistant United States
Attorney
Allan Bynon, Salem attorney,
will succeed" Hall S. Lusk as as
sistant 1'nitcl States district at
torney if a recommendation made
by United States District Attor
ney Lester W. Humphreys is fav
orably acted upon.
The act'on taken by the fede
ral prosecutor was made public
yesterday when Mr. Lusk an
nounced in Portland that he had
tendered his resignation for the
purpose of assuming private law
practice. His resignation will be
effective January 1, it la an
nounced. Mr. Bynon hag no comment to
make concerning what his action
will be in event the appointment
is made, but it is believed he will
accept.
Bynon. who served during the
World war, was recently appoint
ed as attorney of the state bonus
and loan commission for Marion
county.
AT
Millage Levy Lowest in Polk
County, While West Sa
lem is Highest
DALLAS, Or., Dec. 7. (Special
to The Statesman.) Reports re
cently compiled by County Asses
sor Fred J. Holman show that
while the city of Dallas pays
practically one-third of the en
tire amount of taxes paid into
the sheriff's office each year the
millage is the lowest of all Incor
porated towns and cities in the
county.
Mr. Holman's report shows that
the total valuation of property,
in Dallas is $1,098,320; the
amount to be raised by taxation,
$15. 815.81; mills on the dollar.
14.4.
Independence ranks as the sec
ond city with a total valuation of
J r, 3 2 . 7 1 " ; amount to be raised by
taxation. $9,961.77, with 18.7
mills on the dollar.
Monmouth, the third city, has
a total valuation of $245.S4";
with I4SR7.73 to be raised by tax
ation, and a tax of 19. 8 mills on
the dollar.
Falls City ha a total valuation
of taxable property of $260,7 70;
amount to be raised by taxation.
$5554.40, and 21.3 mille on the
dollar.
West Salem, while being the
smallest incorporated town in tha
county, has the largest tax to pay.
Its property has a total valuation
of $141.03,1. with 5479S.19 to
be raised by taxation, and a total
of 34 mills on each dollar's worth
of property in the city limits.
Ashland Winter Fair is
Opened to the Public
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ASHLAND. Or.. Dec 7. Com
peting for $1350 cash prizes of
fered by business firms, the sec
ond annual Ashland winter fair
opened today with the armory
and natatorium filled with ex
overflowing into the Lithia gar
age. Poultry, rabbits, fruit.,
grains, vegetables and merchants'
exhibits are housed in the nata
torium. while the school exhibit
and the biggest auto show ever
held in Jackson county occupy the
armory
; "
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AT SIGNING OF
IRISH THEATY
Downing Street Inundated
With Messages of Con
gratulation Coming from
All Parts of World.
OVER 3000 PRISONERS
ARE FREE IN IRELAND
De Valera Maintains Silence
and Craig Speaks in
Guarded Fashion
LONDON. Dec. 7. ( ilv
The
Associated Press) With tension
and anxiety giving place to gen
eral rejoicing this has been a day
of congratulations, of recalling
memories of great figures in the
Irish struggle whose work and
sacrifices paved the road to to
day's accomplishments ana or
preparations for the formalities
for bringing the new Irish Free
State into being.
Nowhere ta there a real idea
that anything can happen to pre
vent its birth, although difficult
details have to be encountered.
I'hotograpim Taken
King George and Premier
Lloyd George, to whom the public
accords chief credit for bringing
about peace, were photographed
together in a smiling group of His
Majesty's ministers at Bucking
ham palace today1.
Downing street was inundated
with telegrams of congratulations
from all over the world. The pre
mier presented to Lady Green
wood, wife of .Sir Hamar Green
wood, chief secretary of Ireland,
the pen with which he signed thJ
Irish treaty.
One of the first fruits of the
peace was the royal proclamation
liberating more than 3,000 pris
oners interned in Ireland. It ia
reported also that there may be
reconsideration of. the sentences
imposed on those Irishmen con
victed of political crimes. Prep
arations ate afoot . in Ixmdon.
Dublin and Belfast for the con
sideration of the treaty.
DeValera Still Silent
Eamonn De Valera has given
Ho hint of his attitude, but it U
generally assumed that the treaty
will be approved, at least in prin
ciple. Opposition seems to be ex
pected from extremists both in
Dublin and Belfast from the ex
treme Sinn Feiners on account ot
the terms of the oath of alleg
iance and from the extreme north
of Ireland men against the pro
vision that Ulster must submit to
ratification of her boundaries if
she elects to stay outside the set
tlement. Ulster May Deliberate
Sir James Craig. Ulster pre
mier, in a speech in the Belfast
parliament today, guarded him
self against any direct opposition
to the settlement. Hut in a state
ment sent to a political meeting
he took a sanguine view that
peace would soon be achieved and
represented as a victory for Ul
ster the freedom of choice accord
ed her by the treaty.
It is believed Ulster will not at
first send representatives to the
all-Ireland parliament will wait
to see the effect of the new re
gime before deciding on her
course.
Prominent Eugene Man
Passes Away at Roseburg
ROSEBl'RG, Or.. Dec. 7.
Robert McMurphey. prominent
Eugene resident, passed away at
Mercy hospital in this city this af
ternoon following a serious ill
ness of only a few days duration.
Mr. McMurphey and his familv
stopped here on their way south
last Sunday, and during the night
he became very 111 and was taken
to the hospital.
Unforeseen complications re
sulted in his death 4ate this after
noon. The body will be returned to
Eugene.
Washington Banks to Be
'Assessed Under Guaranty
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Dec. 7.
All Washington banks belonging
to the State Guaranty fund will
be levied an 'assessment of one
half of 1 per cent of their depos
its to pay guaranteed depositors
in the insolvent Scandinavian-Am-erlran
Bank of Seattle a partial
dividend, according to a resolu
tion adopted here today by the
state guaranty boar.
VETERANS MARRY
SAN JOSE. Cal . Dec. 7. Har
ry H. Burton, 78, commander of
the Sheridan Dix post, O. A. R ,
of this city and Mary E. Searles,
past president of circle No. 1, La
dies ot the Q. A. R., were mar
Tied at Redwood City today. The
bride declined to site her age
NIAGARA-DETROIT
HIGHWAY TO OPEN
IN NEAR FUTURE
Opening of a road between Niagara and Detroit, and the
possible expenditure of from $75,000 to $100,000 in the im
provement of this latest extension of Marion county roads
was approved at Portland yesterday when Marion county
and federal forestry department officials held a conference
Commissioner J. T. Hunt and County Roadmaster W. J.
Culver as well as a delegation of Detroit business men pre
sented the needs of the district to a Federal District Forester
George Cecil.
At yesterday's meeting, Detroit road district No. 36
placed the sum of about $25,000 at the disposal of the fed
eral forest service. As the larger portion of the proposed
road enters the Santiam forest reserve, the forestry officials
will be in charge of the building of the route which extends
for a distance of 13 miles between the two south Marion
towns.
The road fund held by the Detroit district was aceumu-
I lated by an annual 10-mill levy that has been set aside for
Tal i r il- :t . T 1
me past live years wun mis point in view. io uus iuiiu una
been added the usual county funds available for district road
improvements.
The new route was recently surveyed by County Surveyor
B. B. Herrick's crelvv. Plans for building the road are ex
pected to progress rapidly now that an agreement with fed
eral officials has been arrived at.
The new road is in line with the tentative route from
Detroit to Breitenbush springs and it is thought that it will
ultimately sxtend to Ollala butte and the proposed Cascade
scenic route. Near Ollala mountain 38 lakes are visible from
one lookout point with many similar scenic possibilities ex
pected to attract many tourists to this comparatively un
traveled region.
LIVES ARE LOST IN
TERRIFIC STORM ON
BLEAK NORTH COAST
ST. JOHNS, N. F., Dec. 7. Eighteen lives are known to
have been Lost in the terrific northjwest storm off the New
Foundland coast that swept a score of vessels from the sea
Monday and Tuesday.. Details were slowly filtering into this
port tonight due to the demoralization of wires, but it was
believed property damage along the oast would total
$250,000.
Nine menj a woman and a child are reported to have gone
down with the schooner Passport at Bay Verde. The schooner
Jean and Mary parted from her tug, the D. P. Ingraham,
near Penguin island and was lost with her crew of seven. The
tug which was a United States gunboat in the civil war, was
driven on the island near the light house and became a total
wreck, but her crew was saved.
The schooner Vlcola, out of
Lunenburg, X. S. which lett Xorth
Sydney, X. 3., several days ago
in company with the Alcala, has
not been heard from. She carries
a crew of seven. The Alcala is
safe here.
All Ships Unsafe
Wreckage of ships laden with
foodstuffs for northern settle
ments strew the coast at Con
ception bay. Five fishing vessels
are known to have been smashed
to nieces.
Charles Moore, master of the
Ingraham, brought in the first de
tails of the storm today. The gale
struck his vessel and the Jean and
Mary during a blinding snow
storm, he said. Deckhouses went
by the board, running lights were
smashed and the tow line was
snapped. The captain said the
master of the .lean and Mary had
tried to connect with the tug but
the latter was swept away to the
island. No ship could live in the
sea that was running. Captain
Moore said. He added that it
IN WANTED ON CHARGE HERE
IS RELEASED IT
James W. Rix, wanted here on
a grand larceny charge, and ar
rested at San Diego, Cal . on No
vember 22, lias been released on
habeas corpus proceedings, ac
cording to advices received by
Chief of Polic Moffitt yesterday.
The charge? against Itix were
based on his alleged sale to O. A.
Chase of this cUy of a car which
had been stolen from a garage at
Vancouver. B. C. Mr. Chase had
paid $s0d for the machine, which
has since ben claimed by Canadi
an authorities and returned to
'the owners at Vancouver. Rix's
in April. 1920.
According to information lodg
ed with Chief Moffitt by Canadian
anthorit'es. Rix is thought to have
been A. W.. alias A, D. Mclntyre,
the man who stole the machine
from the Canadian city. Salem
residents have checked Rix's de
scription with the circular issued
on Mclntyre by: the Burns' Inter
national agency;
"I am surprised that no action
was the worst storm in his long
experience as a sailor.
Foodstuffs Lot
Ships for the northern outposts
of the colony were carryinc a win
ter's supply ot foodstuffs to many
families.
A list of the schooners reported
lost included the Dianthus, Cac
tus, Jean and Mary. Fassport, W.
S. Monroe, Drummer's Tax, A. H.
Hardy, William Martin, Prospec
tor, Natoma, Tansy. Theresa
Stone. Gordon, W. O. Galatea, Ag
nes Downs and Olive Evans.
Watchers on the cliffs of Con
ception bay saw the schooner be
lieved to be the Passport driven
on the rocks. Wreckage that
floated ashore bore the name
Passport. Through the driving
mist they were able to discern
the figures of the nine men and
the woman with the child, but be
fore a lifeboat rould be shot over
the wreck, the schooner was
smashed to pieces and all on board
were swallowed by the roaring
sea.
has been taken by officials either
in Vancouver or Marion county."
said Mr. Chase, last night, when
informed that Rix had been re
leased. "Rix is certainly guilty
of selling a stolen car in this
county."
In an interchange of telegrams
with Chief Moffitt, Vancouver, B.
C.. police had agreed to act In re
turning Rix to Canada, if the Sa
lem investigation identified him
as boing the man who had stolen
the machine and violated inter
national codes in bringing it
across the border. The man who
brought the car to Oregon is also
wanted on a federal charge in
volving violation of the Dyer act,
which pertains to transporting
stolen cars from state to state.
"Even if Rix is gnflty of sell
ing a stolen machine, there is no
proof that he, himself, is not an
innocent purchaser and I do not
propose that the state of Oregon
be forced to foot a $300 expense
bill, against the chance that Rix
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Bfigp
is desirable
Long String of Bryan Treat
ies May Be Followed in
International Pacts on
Pacific Issues,
ANGLO-JAP ALLIANCE V
MAY BE ELIMINATED
Problems of China and Asi"
atic Mainland Are Not
to Be Mentioned
WASHINGTON, Dec. T. (R7 j
The Associated Press) A mutual j
pledge not. to go to war over di- t
putes in the Pacific without a .
"cooling off period" of discussion j
is the basis of the new four-power
treaty proposed as a substitute tor j
the Anglo-Japanese alliance.. '
Discussions ot the proposal' j
among arms delegates are well 1
advanced, although none ot the j
governments concerned - the
United States. Great Britain, Ja
pan and France has given Its
final approval. A suggestion that j
the Anglo-Japanes paoi bo ret
yoked, has gone to London and .
Tokio. Possible controversies over i
the Pacific islands, exclusive ot 1
the Hawaiian group and Yap,,
would come under the new agree,
menu Yap Is to be the subject ot !
a separate treaty, negotiations for i
which are n earing completion.
and Hawaii is to be considered j
part of the American . mainland. j
Chinese Problems. Untouched
Problems of China or other por- 1
tlons of the Asiatic mainland are
not to be touched by the proposed
treaty, nor will it contain proTl
sions relating to Pacific fortifica
tions or the naval reduction pro
gram. It Is possible, however, that
all ot these institutions may come
simultaneously to the point of a
decision. By the American dele
gates, the project Is regarded as
establishing neither an alliance
nor an entente, but mere1yas ap
plying to the Pacific islands, the
principle of the 30-odd Bryan
peace treaties to which the United
States is a party. A public state
ment setting forth that posltiof
probably will be made in the fu
ture by Secretary Hughes.
For the present, the authorise!
American -spokesman prefer U
say nothing about their conversa ' j
tions which have been proceeding
behind the curtain of "executive
sessions." Apparently, the nego
tiations have been kept within a
narrow circle centering in the
"big three'' Hughes, Balfour and
Kato.
, Harding Sees' New Day
An evidence ot the optimism
with which high American offi
cials view the general situation in
the conference, was given today,
however, by President Harding,
who declared in an address that
the negotiations promised to "suc
ceed beyond our fondest hopes,"
He predicted that the conference
would usher in a new day In inter
national amity. ; ; .
All outward indications point to
a merging of the. Pacific questions
wit hthe naval ratio problem so
far as the final decisions of some
foreign nations are concerned. No
reply from Tokio regarding the
naval plan is expected until the
Japanese government Is ready to
make some expression on the four
power proposal. It is possible that
in the final analysis, the questions'
of Shantung and China generally
may also become inter-woven in
the general scheme before a defi
nite settlement is reached.
0tlmitim Reflected
Thus it would not surprise close
observers if the whole range of
controversies were gathered under
ona understanding, to be translat
ed then into several formal in
struments of agreement. -
Both Japanese and Chinese re
fleeted optimism over the Shan
tung negotiations tonight after
another meeting in which Japan
offered to give up the public'
property In the leased territory
of Kiao-Chow, as another step
toward meeting the Chinese po
sition. In the committee of the whole
of the nine nations, a resolution
was adopted today, pledging re
spect for China's neutrality In fu
ture wars and another restricting
thuseg of foreign radio facilities
on Chinese soil. ,
installs May Await
Although some of those spon
soring the new four-power plan
have gone so far as to prepare
a tentative treaty draft, there are
several details on which the plen
tpotentaries have not yet present
ed their views in their informal
exchanges. There seems to be a
universal cofidence, however, that,
details easily can be adjusted once
the principle has unanimous ac
ceptance. Thus far only Great Britain
has given, an "acceptance in prin
ciple." but her delegates. Ilka
those of Japan.; have cabled home
for further instructions. The Jap.
anese and American delegates aro
proceeding slowly and the French
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