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Miiiiiuuiii today, .12.
Forty-sixth Year.
1I EDFOTiD. 01K(!OX. FRIDAY. 0 "I'OI'.KIf 27. l!)J(i
NO. 187
Daring to Do Right
In Face of Ci iticisrn
Best Type of Courage
OF JAPANESE
MEBFORD
RIBUNE
DISCOVER PLOT GERMANSPRESS PARKER STATES
ORBANDIT DRIVE RETREATING FOE OLD GUARD PUT
ON AMERICANS THRU DOBRUDJA HUGHESINFRONT
CARRANZA SAYS
SITUATION FAST
RIGHTING ITSELF
PEACE Wl U.S.
ARDENT DESIRE
I
Secretary of War Baker States Tl.at
Attack Planned on Eve of Election
to Discredit American Policy in
Mexico Statement Is Non-Political
and Merely to Serve Warning.
WASIlIXCiTOX Oct. 27. V.'nr and
stale department officials refused to
day to disclose the source or specirie
nature of tho information on which
Secretary Balcor last ni;.:ht issued a
statement cliarsiin? that a bandit at
tut?!; on Anie-ican troops in Mexico r
in American border towns had been
1 lannod to discredit the overnmont
policy in Mexico. They said the. chan
nel of information through which the
leport camo was so valuable that
nothing would he jslvcn out that
minht injure its usefulness.
Roth Secretary I.ansini; and Secre
tary Itti1;er today laid stress upon the
statement that, no consideration of
il.i-nestic politics led to the issue of
lite announcement that such a plot
had been discovered.
"Tho obviously appropriate com
ment of tho secretary of state' Bee
i entry Baker said, referring to the
explanation of Secretary Lansing la- t
niftht that no American was impli
cated. Secretary Baker's statement
"precludes the possibility that any
Kttrh construction or understanding
could be put on my statement. Th 1
statement was without political pur
pose and ought to bo without political
effect. It will have served its entire
purpose if it serves notice, upon the
lawless people in Mexico that we
have been warned and are prepared."
Nothing I'olilicnl hi It.
Secretary.. Halter declared it was
absurd" to supposo that his state
ment has been intended to imply that
any political interest in the Vnlterl
States desired anything other than
peace on tho border.
"Sr?b a thing could not he," he
said.
Asked just what interests he charg
ed were behind tho movement, Secre
tary Baker dictated this statement:
' "The Mexicans who onposo the do
facto government in Mexico would, or
course, be glad fo complicate rela
tions between tho I'nited States and
Mexico and our Information is that
they think this an appropriate time to
do so. The statement made last night
by the department ought to dis
courage any adventure on their part
in (hat direction.
"Everybody knows that many Mexi
cans In this country are constantly
agitating against tho do fat to govern
ment. Any sympathy there may be
(.a J.c American side of tho bor;. r
with the movement is wholly from
this source.
To Prevent Disturbance.
"Tho only possible suggestion of a
political purpose in the war depart
ment's statement is to prevent peo
ple in Mexico from creating a dis
turbance of a political character in
furtherance of their own design."
Bart of the Information which led
ySfo his statement, the secretary said
reached him yetserday afternoon
within a few minutes of the time in
left to deliver a campaign speech in
West Virginia. Mr. Baker, it
learned, took his advices up wiih
Secretary Lansing and the latter is
said to have advised that there be no
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III
TOLKDO, O.. Of. T'ie presi
dent of the riiii.d Slates mu-t not
wear n moral pigtail, said Colonel
Theodore Koom-wIi, in a rear-cai
.-iiei-eli here tin- a i t ei no. .11.
"Mexico," In- -.aid, "ha- placed
American-; in the s:hp cla--; a the
. Chinese. Mexico h.i-t J.iJi. d one ("icr-
in.-in, one KuglUiiman, no r'r"iiclitn-!i.
no .Jupaiie-e. .".(Hi A inei ha ns and.;;""
Chinee. The u ' t it ndc.' t ho national
ndtnini-tration pn.;v ant i- produce
war with Mexico );-n t- k ep u out
ot war."
Kouscveii va- oS enr-; oM f..d;;v.
a t which hi- stmjn-ly ren;ai i-.!
i tore bear-iing his U.iiu.
Mackensen's Forces Making Most of
Victory Over Rumanians, Who,
However, Check Drive From North
French Score Gain on Verlun
Front Bad Weather.
l.OXUOX, Oct. 27. Field Marshal
Von Mackenseu is making the most of
li is victory in Dobrudja and is press
ing the retreating Uusso-Kuinaninn
army hard. 4
Sofia reports this army in precipi
tate flight toward the further reaches
of the Danube and Petrograd admits
a retirement toward the llirsova
CusnpUciii line, more than 1 0 miles
north of the Constanza-TVhernovodn
railway. The Russians and Ruman
ians, who were cut off from railroad
com mimical ions wli h the loss of
Tcheinavoda are fighting hard as
they retire, Petrograd declares.
In resisting the Austro-(!erman
thrust into Rumanian from the north
west the Russo-Rumanian forces are
having more success. Rumanian
troops on tho Moldavan frontier have
made further progress Into Transyl
v mia capturing another village.
I (rive at Verdun.
Before Verdun the French are driv
ing anew at the (German lines after
having, according to the Paris war of-:ii-c,
repulsed all the numerous coun
ter attacks of the crown prince's
troops in efforts to recapture Fort
Douaumont and other positions taken
1 1 v (leueral Nivelle's forces in their
great drive of Tuesday last. In a
fret-ii attack last night the statement,
declares, the French scored advances
west and south of Fort Vaux, closing
in further upon this important work.
Merlin declares that a French at
tack yesterday in the region east of
Fort Douaumont was repulsed with
heavy losses.
Apparently the Germans are pre
paring for further aUacks as Paris
reports a violent bombardment of the
French lino at Forts Douaomont and
l lie Chenois wood.
Dobrudja Advance.
Berlin's account, of the fighting in
Dobrudja recounts that the district of
iiirsova has been captured by Field
Marshal Von Mackensen's troo"ps.
South of the Rumanian boundary
the forces of (leneral Von Falkenhayn
are continuing to advance in the di
rection of Campulung and below Pro
deal, the Berlin statement adds. In
Volhynia and elsewhere along the
Russian front the German war office
reports the repulse of Russian, at
tacks, notably one in the Kiselin sec
tor west of Lutsk.
Bad weather Is hindering the mili
tary operations on t ho various fronts
in Macedonia.
HUGHES DECLARES
A VOTE FOR HI
VOTE FOR PEACE
CTfCA. X. V.. Oct. -jr. Charier, K.
IliiL-lie- today told an audit m-e here
that a otc lor him, tar I mm bcini: a
xoc t'..r war. was a vote for le-tini:
pence. Mr. IIhuIics a!-o declared that
lie would "leave to the secretary o
war hi- di i I ieth ie- in the ett'oit to
extrii-ate liiiiov'll I pun the unl'nttuii-
ate Mlge-tit'M- W hich Wel Ifpol ted
lo hae In fit made by huu in a recent
utterance.'
It wa- Mr. Hughe-' fir-t -peedi of
the day. "It i- -aid that a vote for
me mean- a vote for war," Mr.
Ilii'-ihe as-cried. "What a prepn-ter-ou-
su'-'e-thin ! A vote for ine i- a
otr for la-ting peaec, herjui.-e it i- a
vole for tuai'itaiiiiiig the honor of the
eiiuntrv, lor maintaining both the
I -e' I - re-pect Mini e-teeui of all of the
nalii h- . f the eartli.
I "I atn amazed al the eiiaige that i.-jthn-
hiou-jiit in the li-jht of the ae-
tinii, which our opponent- have taken
I with re-pert to our lll ighbol in-' eoiin-
tiy of -Mexi.-n. If then h:i- ever n
;'iiii. it,.-i-..e:i: to v;, (',( V, policy
: v lici n;i- t!ie opii-ile of a polieV
I lor ilie coii-i-rvat ion or peaee, it
j:!e ,ipleV vhlc'i lliele nir-ied--
. i-.d'-eii. it eo-ild, in view of lite in-.:.-i-t
in y o a.-tioii taken, be. called
pohev at ail."
"God Only Knows Whats Behind,"
Says Progressive Nominee for Vice
President and Most Resolute Fig
ure in Wrecked Progressive Party,
Who Is for Wilson's Election.
NKW YORK. Oct. 27. "The old
guard places Justice Hughes in front.
God only knows whrt's behind.''
That is the way the Grand Old
Party parade looks to John M. Par
ker, progressive candidate for vice
president, the most resolute and un
compromising figure in the wrecked
progressive parly, Mr. Parker con
tinues: linmiiculntc Front.
"The only chance the obi guard has
to get Into power was to place In front
of it a man whose character and repu
tation were absolutely immaculate.
The choosing of Justice. Hughes by
t his most dangerous element in
American politics is n tribute to the
man Itself. 1 have the highest respect
myself for Mr. Hughes.
"Rut I still believe in the progres
sive tarty, and we progressives don't
care where progress comes from if it
only conies. It has come this time
from the Wilson administration, and
that's why now I am working for
President Wilson.
''I fought Mr. Wilson in 1012 for
all that I was worth. But he has been
unmistakably progressive. Ho has
stood solidly for rural credits, work
men's compensation ami the abolition
of child labor all fundamental pro
visions in our contract with the
people.
Worhed for Progress.
'The president has been confronted
with fhe gravest prohloms that over
faced a- president. He has worked as
few of them have ever been required
to work, and he hat. clone well. Honest
opposition is admissible, hut the at
tempt to embarrass him by constant
attack upon everything he does Is not
my idea of Americanism. I fought
him hard, hut I have never forgotten
that I am an American and that he Is
my president.
"Tho padded committee of the pro
gressives voted to ignore the instruc
tions of the Chicago convention and
endorse the repuliliran party. I do
not recognize tho action of the pro
gressive party, but I do recognize tho
actions of President Wilson as pro
gressive achievements.'
XEW YORK, Oct. 27. The pro
gressive vote of Iowa will be cast
almost solidly for President Wilson.
This information conies to tho Wood
:ow Wilson Independent League from
one of Its members S. X, Rashr, candi
date for the governorship of that
state on the progressive ticket. He
j;ays:
"While the fact that I am running
on tho progressive ticket for the gov
ernorship keeps me very busy, I am
nevertheless givirg considerable of
my time and attention to enlisting the
voters in our ranks for Mr. Wilson.
I am pleased to state that the vote
for the president among our tarty
will stack 1 i almost as a unit. Things
in Iowa look mighty good for Wood
row Wilson "
BELIEVES IN KEEPING
NKW YORK. Oct. 27. Thad M.
Preston, head of the Sorosis flarmont.
(oniiany of Ionia, Mich., one of the
leading biisinef men of that state.
jis supporting I'resblent Wilson for
several practical reasons.
"If 'I hail a manager." he Hays,
"who hail faced tho problems of
business and handled my affairs with
the same skill Mr. Wilson has shown
in the problems and affairs of tho na
itinn, I would not think of letting htm
ko. I certainly woubl not trade him
! for a new manager - - awl nobody
iconbl yet him away from me."
j Mr. Preston roiemendh virtually all
I ihe legislation of the Wilson adniinff
j I ration bearing upon Ihe businef in
(terests of the country.
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"THEODORE- H. PR.ICCr.
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OX IlOA l!I PKKSIHKNT'S SPK
CIAL, (Hi A FTON, W. Va., Oei. 27.
On hi.-, way from Cineiiiuati to Long
liraiieh today, President WiUnu made
-everal brief stop in We.-i Virginia
am Maryland to ltakc hnmtv with
people gathered at the railroad stn
timis. He ts due to arrive at Shadow
Lawn i HI o'clock tonight.
The president will mil return to the
middle we-t ayaiu before the election.
Mis only remaining trip away Trum
Shadow haw 11 hel'ore November 7 will
tuhe him to Buffalo, November .1, and
to New York City, November 2. in
addition, he plans iw. more .speeches
al Long liruueli, one tomorrow and
the next Novembei; A.
In his speei-h last ni-Jit at Cincin
nati the president reiterated his advo
cacy of 1, league of nulioiis In main
tain peace. "Oilier nations owe it to
a decent respect for tin- opinion of
mankind to submit their eases to
mankind before they n to war," he
said, "and I believe that America is
joiug to tn lie pride in t he days to
come in ottering eveiv dollar of her
wealth, every drop of hei blood, every
energy of her people, tit the mainten
ance of the pea;-c of the world upon
that foundation."
The president outlined hU concep
tion of the problem before tiie nation
as follow.-:
"Are we goinn to keep togelher ami
move together ami move f'orwnrd, or
are we going to divide ami scatter and
move backward.' Ho not let nnv man
lead yon who walk- wit li his head
over hU shoal'ler, harking back to
tiling many of which hail belter be
for-jot t en, hut follow t lie -men who
arc looking forward, whose eyes are
lifted to a great de-tiny whirl) belongs
only to America.
Follow the us en who do not nsk
what i vour noliiie-, but simply sn.
'men ami hrethn-n, we are nil American?-;
we all have the mimic purpo-c.
we all have the -ame oivilcc, we all
rejoice in the ant icipa 1 i"U of the -ame
destiny; let 11- -ee that our hearts
lie elo-e to rai oilier, ami then all
the foivc- u" ibe world cannot with
stand the ma-- and movement of thi
'jr. at people.' "
NKW Vn;K. oh. 27.- fi.dd
ai Mill,- o sf .'i.Mim.fMHl from Can
ada va- deposited al the a- -ay otlire
lo.lay by J. I Moigj.n ('., acting
a- ! i-c; I iMid com m ere in 1 ageni - of
l!ie !ritih government. This make
a total of I'til.otib.lMln received thu
far I hi yenr. eitiefl by way of Can
ada, and pi acl ieally all for aecount of
fbilisii and allied interests.
It believed lhal the flotation !ieM
week of the ne- .-riSoo.Oim.tinb Itiiii-h
Joiui ill vwi a temporary h;ib. to
iipthir impMti- (.f tin- metal. This is
in iie mi!:'im'C wiih ilie view-- of con-.-erv.Mtiv
e American bank in g inler-e-t-.
tthieh ;ire oppo-nl tt a f-o-'ber
iiitlnw (,' L-old on the L'l'oimd that it
may be pn.wj'-atue of iiiflation.
, Editor of Commerce ar.d Finance, the
; Lcaiiini) Authority on Business and
i Finance, Is Ardent Advocate of
' " Wilson and His Policies.
P.y MILTON lib'ONNKR.
NKW YORK, (M. '27. "If 1 were
lo -inn up my po-itioi in a sentence.
I would -ay thai I am ardently in fa
vor of the re-election of 1'rcsidcnl
Wilson because I believe in and ad
mire hi- courage, hi-, democracy, hi,
political economy, hi, praelicnl iileal-i-m
and hi- iiiielleetual htme-ly."
Tiie man vin .-.aid ibi- to lee -at at
a big letter-piled de-k in a busy ol
fiee at I-'t Wall .-ireei, "the little nar
row -tree! ihal lend, from a river to
a graveyard." You don't, til ten go to
Wall -Ircet to find approval of Wil
son and when you do gn there it i
rare to find miic who -peaks nut.
Hut Theodore Price is one of the
eeep; ion?., lie is a practical bu-i-nc-s
man. lie is wealthy. A New
Yoiker born and bred, he is one of the
world's tiutlioiitics on cotton. Knt lit
is bu-ily engaged in coiistrm-tie ami
not destructive finance. He is more
interested in building up the country's
resources and industries Hun in tear
ing down auythinv. And it is this pol
icy that he ably advocates in Com
merce ami Finance, the great weekly
business taper which he 'edits,
(ilea l est Kind of Courage1,
"I say WiUnn has ihe greatest kind
of courage," he said, "lie has shown
it in his willingness to face eritiei-m
ami Keep the country out ot war
rather than yield to clamor 11ml waste
American lives and treasure in settl
ing controv ei sies which, however
gi'ave, were belter dealt with by 'dip
lomacy than by armed force.
"The ability lo keep one's head
'when all about you are losing (heirs,
and blaming it on you,' is the very
highest form of courage, and llml is
Ihe Wilson kind.
''His democracy is evident in al
most every! Iiing he has done. Hi"
sympathy with democratic aspirations
of Mexico ami other republics of
l.n tin -America has probably done
more to forward the eaue of popular
government in the wesicrn hemi-phere
than anything since President Monroe
enunciated his famous doctrine. Itoth
Mexico ami this countiv are infinite
ly better off today beeau-e we have
refu-ed lit hit poor, weak and wound
ed Mexico when she was down. In so
1 ef using, v.e have been loo protul t"
tiht, and I think that mo-t good
Americans feel a deep ami keen sati--f
net ion in Ihe pride thus manifcsied.
Not a Predatory People.
''F.vcrvone know - we are strong
enough to take pos-es-,iin of Mexico,
but the pre-ident ha- made it clear
dial we are not a predatory people,
that it i- our ambition to -how the
wretched how to ri-e, rather than to
profit by (heir misfortunes.
"The same sympathy with democ
racy ha- been .-Imwn in his treatment
o) domicile ipic-l ion-, lb- is unal
terably oppo-ed to the domination u
protected privilege; he believes in a
MVcrmecnt of tin- people, by the peo
ple, lor the people. Till-, belief ha
hecn mo (life -1 in cvcr I lung be hn
tlonc and every policy he lia- advo
cated. '"Continued on nice Hx)
; NKW YOltK, Oct. 7. Snpreme
Court .luetic Jolin ford, a life-long
'republican and -me of the leadlnu
Irish -Americans of Hits Hty, 1111
i.'iiinceil today th-il he will vote for
' I'teslilent Wilson.
j .In. slice Korrt se; veil t wo terms in
tit" slate Henale a a repuliliran and
:n.'s (leeted t the sujireme court on
Hip Kmdon tic!;et in 1 !im;.
"I am a Yankee." unhl Judge Cord
i today, "but I am proud of my Irish
blood. I was lmrn in this country,
'tint my father uas born In County
! Roscommon and in ihoIIot In Coun
ty Mayo. 'I'hls makes m pretlv much
; of an Irishman, but I am no hvphen-
', i te ami the propaganda w li h i ha.J
been starterl auaiust our pred nl in
certain quarter.- en' irely dNi; uMs
mo."
No Truth ir. Stories of Villa's Besieg
ing Chihual.ua or Zapata Menacing
Capital Diaz Utterly Defeated and
in Flight Military Preparations
Successful.
NKW YoliK. (),! 7 T '..I.
liiw'iiiK ti'li'iiiviiii tvniH (ii'iirml Ciir-
niuz:i. .hili'.l Mcxii'ii Cii v. ( I1I11I11T 27.
ii, ni.. v;i tn;ulii iniMir tmljiy I v
llliln T. Illll-ils. .Mi-xiciin rnllul yt'll-
i'iiiI ni New Vmk :
Uli-nhlli'ly fji I-.- tliiit iKillilit Villi. :
i l-.i..imr 1 lu- i'iiv ol ('liiliiiiihiin nr
llml Ziii;it:i Tiifllii.-c- tin. 1 1 .t I H 1 1 1 i 1 1 i I
ni' Mi'vi. n Ciiy. Dinz vv.-is ulli-rlv
IVjiIi'iI in ri'i-citt !;iniii--lii' willi nnr
ti p ;unl i imiv. Ilci'in with h lew
I'lillliwi-iv In ( i I i i) 1 ! II 1st . I .-111, II IV-
miiiu in Mf.vii-n fiiy uulil I in- ciuisti.
luliniinl iiiiivi'iii ii in at 1 ,i 1 ; 1 1 :l r. . All
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 : 1 1 ' ii-iinniinii! linvi' hi'i'ii sue
ci'SKt'ul ji ml In- siiiitiliiin is iniii-(i inv
ihiily. (Si.;ni.il.
"V. ('.i;i!AN.A.'
In I Muln.
I'.L I'ASd, 'IV.v., l,'l. -jr.-'-Kriii-I'iscii
ilbi iiiui hi;, liiinilils Inivc Irl'l
I lie .Mi'.iciiti Nnrtliwi'sli'in rnilrnail 1 1 1
or near Siinln Vsnhcl, I I'lily-live
mill'.- Miuiliwi'sl ni' Cliiliiiiilinii City,
iiihl 11 iv iiinviiiM miiiIIi in tlx- yciu'inl
iliivi'limi nl' Nuii'vii. sinU's n inossiiuc
H hii'li was i i'i'civi'il nl I hi' Ciii'i'iinzii
l'iisli. hi'H' tmliiy.
'I'lll' llll'ssnyi' Was sivncil liv (il'MIII'lll
.liicinlii It. Tivviim mill vmis ilnii'i! (!-
IllllIT ''(i. Il H1IS ill -reply In u IV-
ipiesl I iv A nil res Cnirein, iiispeelnr
general nl iMiiisiilaies, iisUinj; I'm- ) I
inile i 11 1 m rm;i I ii 1 11 leill'iliii Villa's
iiMiei'iiieiils.'
In ihe iiiessiii:e (Iciii't-iil Tiei iiio ili':
llieil llml llleiv I1111I liei'ii any I'i'jlilini;
al Kivsiin, eilit miles 'i inn I'liiliun
I11111 Cily, ami mliliil llml Villa Inn!
been I'lii'iM'il in iiliiiiiilnii iis linse at
SiimIm Vsaliel ami hml pine sunlli ln
Wllffl Sillevn. The iiH'ssiiy,. slnli',1 ) ; , t
early enuaenients were e.ieeleil he
lueeii the ( 'n nnnii I'lirees nml those
nl' Villn in the ilisiriet sunlliwesl ol'
the stale enpiinl.
(lenernl Trevinn ellaraelerieii the
report that mil ernmeiil iit't ieinls hail
lieen wnrniil In leave Chihuahua Citv
us "iilisiml."
'I'ronps nl ('liiliiiiiliirl.
Kl, I'ASO. Te.v., Del. '27. A Ciir
rnn.u i;iieiniiienl iil'lieinl wlm nrriv
eil here I'rinii ( 'liihinihiiii Cily report ei!
the arrival nl' (iein-nil laveotle I'rnin
Toirenii willi a Torre ol' Cairniiii
troops, lie also liroiiht liw aern
plains mill iwo Kn-jlili iivialoi-s with
him 1'roin Torreon lor u-e in Ihe Held
aiiilll Villn, the Ciirrail.i ollieial
stnleil. He reporteil (teilernl D.iinn
ami his --lii If nl I-'resiio. eiuhl miles
ivi-l ol Chihn.ilimi Cily.
'I'lie Chihmilimi City V''"'l'ioi now
iiiimher- 1 1 ,111111, he saiii.
QUI
on
OFF IN
LONDON, net. 27. -Ten German
loipcdo-hu:i de-troyei- alleuided to
raid the llnti-h ro---ehaiiind Irans
oi mi''c hi-l lii-ht. but the. at
tempt t ailed. -;ty-. ,-n m I icial -t a le
nient 1 im- b Itte Itriti-ii ndmiialtv
today.
Tw.( nl the (iernmu dc-iroyer- were
Mtnk .-mil the other-; were driven off.
One Itiiii-h toicdo li..;il destroyer,
ihe Khil. i- mi--in-j. the Ibitih
'lattiiiiut add-, and another de
l rover, Ihe Nitbiiiii, a- d'-altl'd bv
a l"j prdo mid ran au round. Nine
member ol the eiew ot the Klirl were
;.cd.
II. M. tolfedo-boi,! dl'ttoer Kbit.
l.ieiHemmt b'tehai'l I. Kellelf. K. N.,
1 mi--iuu, and li - -;iit he m.tv be
io-l, InM nine of tin- eiew h.ie been
-axed.
II. M. loipi-i'o bo.H ii-iroi r Nub
inn. co-iuna mler .Montague Iterntrd.
li. N.. ua- di.ided bv n In.p.-do ntid
taken m leu, hni nuiru to the bad
ueather ihe lou ..nl-d and -he
-.o.imird."
'file ( b Itna II de- t lo el - neeeeded
in - in km.' 1. ne empty 1 1 an -port, t be
'iieee, 'I'lie clew vva -aved.
President Gary of Steel Trust De
clares That Leadinq and Controll
ing Men of Japan Anxious for Con
tinuance of Friendly Relations
Chinese Government Ahle One.
ST. I.Ol'IS Mo.. On. 2 7. Tim
leailliiK men of -hi pun are anxious for
permanent pcueealile anil friendly ro.
lailons with the I niteil States, Klhert
II. Carv, inesideiil of ihe American
Iron nml Steel Institute, ileelarcil liora
today In an address ut tho soini-nn-niial
nieeiiiiK of ihe orminlzntlaii. Mr.
(iory's talk was Kiven in response
from the Institute's dlre.etors that he
diseuss his summer trip to Ihe Orient.
tthere he visileil l tie Philippines.
China and Japan. , ' ',
"Kor some time there have been
siiKnesllons," he suld. "In public and
in prlvnte, in the I'liiied Slates and
in .lapnn as well. Unit. for.numerouB
reasons not necessary to recall, there
was possibility, II' not likelihood,' ot
active hostility between the two coun
tries. Whenever either government
has decided to provide nil additional
warship some one iii the other coun
try has been prompt In cIuiikIiik that
Ibis mount preparallon lor war be
tween these Iwo nations.
.11h11iK tor I'eaee.
"I said repeatedly on my own re
sponsibility. niakliiK 110 claim except
thai I believe 1 could accurately rep
resent public sentiment that a larito
innjority of the people of the United
States did not desire, but would de
plore war w ith .lapnn, except in self
det'enso and that they were of the
opinion there Is not now nor will be
any cause for' serious trouble or dis
agreement: that there need he no con
flict of opinion, which could not he
finally and satisfactorily settled by
uitil mil noRotinflou anil consideration.
1 also expressed the belief that our
Kovernmontiil administration Is and
would he inclined toward this most
desirable exercise of authority. To
all this I am sure this lnri;u company
ol' representative business men will
heartily subscribe. I would repeat and
emphasize the sentiments thus ex
pressed. "And now, Rentleinen( I am hero to
say to you In words just as mnphatlc
and in a belief no less absolute that
the lendiiiK and controlling men of
Japan are equally anxious to have 11
continuance, a. permanency of the
peaceable and friendly relations now
existing between the two countries.
That there may be exceptions may Ro
without saying: it would be usual and
need excite no Tear. Still I have no
positive information on which to base
this eonjeclure, I had good oppor
tunity to ascertain the real situation,
lliough my visit to Japan was ooni
paral ively short.
Jaiuiii lot I'Viciully.
'The most prominent and influen
tial men in Japan are outspoken in
their profession of friendship toward
Hie 1'niied Slates."
Mr. Cary said Mint, basint; ills
opinion upon Inquiry and study, ho
lias coucliiib'd that Japan desires that
China shall become "firmly estab
lished as a sound, peaceful. proKres
slve, prosperous and rich country,
wiih opi-n seaports," to all outside
countries on a jesl ami profitable
basis.
Iiisi-iissing cotiilliiens in Cliina. he
described the government Ihere as an
"honest, unselfish, capable, indus
trious and harmonious organization '
which realized dial the country has
not kept pace with others in the pro
gressive march of nations and which
was seeking a solution of China's
problems.
AFIRE HI SEA
NKW YolfK, Oct. 27. The Kreneli
line Menin-dtip Chicago, which left
Ihudennx October 22 for New York
wiih I Ml piis-en-jer- aboard, is rae
1'itr Kayal. Ihe A.eie-. with a fire
in tine n her hold-, neent dinu tn ad-
u-i - received here todav bv the
Mai it ii ne Kehanue throuuh Lloyds,
The Chicago was expected to reneh
I 'a a I sMine t line ioda v, the tid vires
-aid.