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Newspaper Page Text5000 CIRCULATION (25,000 READERS DAILY) Only Circulation in Salem Guar anteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL LEY NEWS SERVICE Weather Report Oregon. Tonight and Sunday rain -west portion, probably rain or snow east portion, freshi outherly winds. . FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 295. SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1918. PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND NEWS 6TAND8 FIVE CENTS urn TOWARD GAIN in own GREETED WILSON 01 PARIS TODAY President Poincare Met Him At Bois Boulogne Station This Morning. UPROAR OF GUNS ALL OYER CITY HERALDED ARRIVAL Hreat Crowds Throng Streets From Station To Prince Marat's Palace. By Wililam Phillips SUnms. (Cuitcd Presg Staff Correspondent.) Paris,. Dec. 14. "You will see in a jj:inutc what the people of Paris think of you, Mr. President," was Premier (Mcmenceau's radiant greeting to Presi dent Wilson, as tho lnttoi .wSingly fitepped down from his train at the 'Bois Boulogne station today, and he Already from the ni.kM winrtnw. - iboth sides of the station cheers were ! machinery in this country is now turn fucceeding cheers "vivo Wilson" "!? out about l.),000 men a day to civil "vive I'Ameriquc.'' . t'e- The war department hopes to dou- m. . ... 1.1. - . I 1 xneso demonstrations were started."'" p"' numuer. ueiuro mug, the instant the special train wu sigut- They wore redoubled when President' Poincuro clasped Wilson's hands in both of his and said in English: "Mr. President I am very glad to meet you." But when the presidential uartv au- pearcd on tho street and came into view nf fho (1,,,J, 1 ... , """" u'"",," oviuus.Ki P lm Officorg aila k .'50 juen cheering seemed as a whisper. 0 such have actually sailed-, ovation had tvet been heard in Paris. Tnc war department is drafting a WUsoJi Left Traim First. , bill for congress which will permit all The president, who was the first one ' schargod officers and men to keep t leave the train, after shaking hands Permanently one uniform f.rtfit, with with President Poincare was presented Buctt equipment as is authorized for rto Madame Poincare. Mrs. Wilson uw ceremonies and other occasions, (then stepped down 0n to the red carpet- Mnrfh sairt- Under the present regula ed platform and was presented to the tio"s m011 mu8t retnrn a" clothing with 1'Vench president and his wifo. Mmo. iaJ months- , x, . u . Sr'oiucare handed Mrs. Wilson a bouquet 1 t . hf .f two of tho 81t christmas of her favorite orchids, around which JW T ,i nVTi!' T'1 l" 8 was bound a small American fl total. of 2.248.00. Christmas packages Premier Clemenceau was next pre rented. He was follower! v tl. .dents of the Herat ,! A,i : rf,n(i .,j m" "V.-" , deputies and other officials After the introductions were conclud ed Poincare slipped his arm through Wilson's and led tho way to the far end of the platform. Thero they in ttliccted the minnl nf hnnn. n.1,,,.1. drawn up in a rigid line at present arms.. A hunil ,.lnr k. nt u 1 ed Banner whito H, ff;i..i at attention. After the inspection the jiarty went upstairs to the waiting car riages. rVUn .1 I.. . i. , ,. .: '" ijr euuim tlnnA.r, the Palais De Elysees. HERALDED BY GUNS. By Fred S. Ferguson. (United Press Utaff Correspondent.) Paris, Dec. 14. President Wilson arrived in Paris, the present capital of the world, at 10:Ol o'clock this morn ing. ; His arrival was heralded by the booming of guns throughout the city.j Vast throngs in the Champs Elysees! rot up a tremendous cheer. Trcmedous' cowds lined the entire way from the rnilway station to Prince Murat's pal ace, which will be the first foreign IrOiiio of an American president. President and Mrs. Poincare greeted the American executive and his wife 0:1 the station platform. The two presi dents rode in one carriage and their wives rode in another. Both carriages were decorated with' flowers. As the presidential party left the station they received a tremendous ova tion from the crowds. The carriages Hrarted up the street, preceded by mounted guards, and with carriages con taining other members of the official retinue in thir wake. "Vive Wilson." A great cry of "Vive Wilson" was riised. The crowds were thickly (pritiklcd with doughboys and poliuf who shouted and whistled. rresijient Vinson raised lus hat as both he and Mrs. Wilson smiled In icknowledgment of the greeting. The procession down the Champs Ely- sees with the guard of honor drawn up on either side and the Arch of Triumph 11 the background, presented a new dramatic picture in American history. The demonstration increased as the cortege moved on. Wilson and Poin- jere were continually acknowledging 1 . i " i "" "i" divisions as follows: EFFORT i G LASTING PEACE I ; V : the wild outbu if enthusiasm while their wives in second carriage I smiled and smiled. jjiomzea .renuuug. Premier Ck'mcnceau and General Per shing were also lionized. Many of the women in the throngs wept openly and it was possible to dis tinguish a significant moisture in the eyes of some of the older men. Iu a carriage sat two French soldiers and their mother. "I can't help weeping," she explain ed to her boys. "I've feared so long for both of you. And now you arc safe ly back with me all because of these two great men." In addition to the crowds in tho streets, great masses of people filled every window and available vantage point, including the roofs. Doughboys clung to trees and captured German guns along the Champs Elysees and the Place Concorde, looking like noth ing quite so much as clusters of human grapes. 15,000 HEN ARE DAILY RETURNING TO CIVIL LIEE IN THIS COUNTRY Ruling Is Changed And Now Discharged Soldiers Can Keep Uniforms. Washington, Dec. .-Demobilising Announcing this figure today, Chici of Staff March added that 824,000 nierT in this country have been designated for early discharge, while to December 12, a total of 5053 officers and 135,22- i men had been designated for early con ivov -Sack home from abroad. In this country 17.203 officers have ' " (lii-"rgi"'i. lur uil- a.. i .a., l t: L. 1 .. ji A on the way to the, troops in France, f.nglanrt and Italy. Maicr General n ues cn, 01 emuarKanon, snpervis ed the despatching of th Christmas packages, Industrial Furloughs Among the men in America designat ed for discharge are included 1S,000 industrial furloughs, 332,000 depot bri- RBd?, "td,."?plBr;t ment battalions: 15,000 1 and uevelop- corps and army troops; 1(10,000 student army training p,..,. ,. ailiin nlr1if.ro atta,.haA in. draft boards and many others in the quartermasters, engineer, medical corps and other branches. Answering questons. General March Kig.htieth near Bar Le Due, Nov. 21 Ninety First, reached England July depressed over the disappearance ' of l,!tl,is small, snectncled and modestly (Continued on page seven) 4c When a woman says "they say' means she. says it. 'llier s a wnolc lot ; o' difference between droppin' out o'j the army an' droppin' out of a mum tions job. ABE MARTIN ' she DIRECTED Net Qianges Were Slight In General In Market Today New York, Dee. 14. The New York Evening Sun's financial review tod.iy said: There was a firmer tone in the sec ond hour. The alcohol shares gathered considerable strength and Marine pre ferred also. Net changes were in gen eral slight, nevertheless, both in the Industrials and the Kaiu, traotion stocks contiiuod heavy. Traction bonds, however, showed distinct improvement Interboro Metropolitan 4V4s ud Inter- boro Rapid Transit refunding 5 s ad vanced more than a point. Inter-Allied Armistice Commission In Session Berne, Dec. 14. Fhe interallied ar mistice commission is now in session at Treves, with Marshal Foch presid ing, It is believed the commission will remain there until the peace prelimin aries are concluded, when it will be ransformed into an administrative body to handle affairs in the occupied terri tories. Secretary McAdoo Will Rest Up In Hollywood Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 14. William ! G. McAdoo will take the three months rest which is to follow his retirement from the cabinet, iu southern Califor nia. That was the interpretation today placed on the announcement that ulc Adoo had leased the George Honk home at Hollywood, one of the finest of tho residences located there. Kevelations t rom Secret 5 Chapters of Hun Royalty Colonel Schrceder, an officer with the armies of German Crown Prince, once trusted messenger of the emperor, confident and companion of Baroness Else Baronin Schweirin, and until recently aide-de-camp to Rupprecht, the Crown Prince of Bavaria, no wa deserter in Denmark, makes sensational revelations and reveals the hideous secrets of kaiserly intrigue before and during the war. 4- I wonder what the kaiscr secretly' thought of all that lies behind the so-1 culled "sudden death" of the grea Berlin banker, Rudolph Thause. fctwist papers reported the occurrence in Scpt.arc satisfied. And, mein Gott" she ember, and pointed out that the loss of : that financial genius was a blow to Germany greater than the sinning or a you remcmiier wnat uismnrcK sain half dozen of the drendnaughts. Yct"crush, crush, crush, and leave the wo- the Gorman papers kepi silence about it for a long time, and then they print ed only a brief announcement. Of course, they acted under orders. Had Rudolph Thause "died" at any other time than this there would have been columns about him, and the world of Gerniaji finance would have been shak en to its foundations. As it is. Germany must he horribly dressed man, behind whose domed fore-! " on will enjoy yourself in Par hend lnv- i,eihai)s the one lirnin that is, eh, Schroeder?" miorht have contrived soinethim? liku' order and hope out of the busines. wreckage and blackness that soon ill have to be faced by our kaiser and his uniformed fools. The Shadow of Doom. His death induces me to hark back to a surprising experience belonging to the period just before the war. .At ' nave vou any jugnsu ineitus iu Germany that you know of?" That was the puzzling question -th Baroness Elsa Baroiiin Hchweiriu askee, me one day in the middle of May, 1914 As it happened, I had two very nice English friends, a man and his wife who were in business in Berlin, and I told the Baroness so. "Well, tell them to get out of th country before July," she said, "for its coming, Jichroeder, it's coining." The Baroness rose with sparklinp eyes, and walked up and down her sit' ting room as if consumed with excite- ment. "We nl.nli he rMvrenrlv thr.n " shall be look here, Schroeder, I'll the windows of a famous jeweller's show vou something. I'll show you thu',10P hie1i von K,uol, 1,8,1 Pr0,m(,l to place 'where you shall dine with me onj1"' the Baroness, nnd I found my - Christmas Day if you're very good. shall have a large party. A Dream That Failed. Phc took a booklet from a drawer and handed it to mc. It was a besu tifully printed description, with pic tures of a famous hotel in one of the principal thoroughfares of Paris. "I shall have a suite of rooms on the second floor. There." She put her finger on one of the U- ALLIES CONSIDERING PRESENT WHILE U. S CONSIDERS FUTURE; American Delegates Want Re organization Of Interna tional Relations. By J. W, T. Mason (Written for tho United Press) New York, Dec. 14. The . program suggested by President Wilson for the (.nnnirlfnafinn nf tliA npsA nnfFnnitf throws th. nhinf , imnortitnrn of the work of the conference upon the turc, while mcst of the allied powers are thinking principally about the pre sent. The allies are prjmarily interested in repairing the damage which the war has dono to them materially, industrial ly and fiiiaaciallyV The Aineriean del egates to the pcfice conference are more immediately Concerned with a re organization of international relations such aa will muko warfare more diffi cult. ' ' " .The allies thus have their minds cen tered on today, while' the Americans are more inclined to consider tomor row. There is no' necessary clash of interest in this faejt. It is more a mat ter of emphasis and of the relative de gree of actual harm inflicted by the ravages of the war. Can Hav9 No Future. I 1 Certainly thero can be no future for I some of. the allies unless the damage 1 done by the Germans is repaired jn j the present. The primary requirement l in dealing with a wound is to cure it " . . ..... A l wwguards against a repetition or IUC tUJUIJ LOU Willi. Regarded from this viewpoint, the allies arc .certain for the most part to be more concerned about the amount of indemnity 'they can get from Ger many than the establishment of a league of nations or a discussion con- (Continued on page seveu lustrations. "That window there with the balcony that's where I shall wit and watch our troops march by our troops that will never leave until wo struck her hand on the table "it s to be real satisfaction this time. Don't men with nothing but eym to weep with!" "And now, nciincuer," sue went on, when her excitement hnd subsided "you shall eo with me to beautiful Pa ris next week. I'm going there to make a few final arrangements, 'You like the little trip, eh!" "Leave-" "Oh, that will be easily obtained! t or my chaperon 1 shall take tho taux Excellenz von Gunhcim." "And now you shall act as courier, and get the tickets and make nil the necessary arrangements for our journey. Apply for your leave today." I applied for leave on absence on ur- I gent private aftairs, which was grant- cd WMliout any aimcuity, ana mo 101 lowing week 1 found myself in Fans at the hotel-well, I will call it tho Hotel v.inra t,.vin .onn th Rarnnmu onn" .....-, - ; her travelling companion, the irau ix- cenence, setiieu m luxurious auno which looked on the Boulevards. j-rau r.xccucnz von uunnenn, - or, Her Kii-cllenre. was a littln. fair-hair- cd, timid sort of woman, pretty in a pathetic, confiding way, and apparent- ly dominated entirely by the. Baroness's superior will power and strength of mind. "Knjoy yourself for a eonple of days nciirocdor, the naroness saia to mc "'e day after our arrival, and men w''" Kct to business." I enjoyed myself thoroughly, going about and seeing everything. I stood 'for some time ono morning looking into,,w ..,k idi0.. esneciallv the Baron I:f'f tryine r0 mane up my mum wnai i would like best of all in Paris, A Chance Meeting. t . ;,!i; hi. nlomont view. when a man came up and spoke to me in German. "Taking a little holiday, Herr Bch- "on mn ' indcc", ne let out to m . .. .... - , ,. 'thst he's here on a littlo sort of fman ederT" he a.d. "Ah , you . don't,, a hc elta u fof w fnlJ(Cr roeder remember mc. I see. "I'm quite an in significant person, but we were intro-, FIRST SPEECH GIVEN BY AN AMERICAN EXECUTIVE ABROAD MADE BY WILSON PraciMl Racnnntlail Tn t rL ! IltMUUU IV nu dress Ut Welcome By rom care At Luncheon. : Paris, Dec. 14. (By Gow.nioent Wireless.) President Wilson, in tho first address ever mado bv an Amcri car. executive on foreign soil, declared . i.my .ui ... cui.j0lr..co ...uD. intra aiifh nptmn IB Tn ' 1 rtthtllrA IvAr. take such action as to "rebuke Ger- fu-,nny' acts of terror and spoliation." The president further stated that the world mnst bo made aware that bnke guch cts of terror ftn. sl)olifttlon such acts "cannot be ventured uponj,)Ut mke men everywhere aware that without certainty of just punishment." canm)t be v(,n.nrca upon witi,iut ' Rinlvi,irf in tha nrllrnxa nf wi1innm ' . . ... . . . : bv President Poincare at tho uin:nl -f ' . '" . luncheon at the Palais de Elysees to day, President Wilson said: "Mr. President: "i am deeply indobtcd to you for your gracious greeting. It is very de lightful to find myself in France and to feel tho quick contact of sympathy and unaffected friendship between tho representatives of the United States and the representatives of France. "You have been very generous in what yon were pleased to say about myself, but I feol that whnt I have said and what I have tried to do has been said and done only in au attempt to Bpoak the thought of the people of the United States truly and to carry that thought out in action. To Insure Future Peace. "From the first, tho thought of the people of tho Uaited States turned to-, ward something more than the mere winning of this war. It turnod to tho establishment of 'eternal principles of right and justice. It realized that merely to win the war was not enough; that it must be won in Buch a way and the questions raised by it settled in such a way as to insure the future duced ut one of the Court balls in Ber lin. My mime i3 Thause." "Oh, of course, I know tho name very well," I said. "But forgive inc. won 't you? I can't remember you personally at nil. Perhaps it's because 1 meet so many new people in tho course of my duties." i'or as one of the kaiser's immedi ate attendants I had to meet so many people that it was no wonder I didn't remember this man. "It's my banker father's namo you know, I expect," he said with a laugh "1 111 afraid I 111 too lazy to earn a re putation for myself. But why not come and huvc, soino lunch with mo t I'm liavine a very eood time over hero, but I'm feeling rather lonely at present." I lunched with him at Mourico s and afterwards told the Buroness about him. "Thausef Of course, he's the bank er's son," she said. "I've n lUca that yourn? man miuht be of some use in father is a stubborn old blockhead wh0 growls at me, but perhaps I could ,io something with the son." "What do you mean, Countess, .if I ,ay !(?' ' I ventured to say. ' Jut this. Old Thause is against us ,akiiig war, and it's chiefly be ,ause f hi,,, that tho kaiser still hcel ..... 1. .... ..i u i.,:f.wi imt-n, aim, i. oiu i' on Thause prophesies great financial trouhlo. But I say that that cannot lot for, of courae, wc Im France, nnd sho will conic it cannot gi.ail overwhelm ...... n. .ho an,;iu1 r m,. uurt spoke with that curious frankness of'ig disregard of death that our longer hera ",10W that things have gone so experience of this terrible war often far) I don't waint la lose niy share. i moved us to counsel prudence, Dri't the jeweler's shops make your, "They brought wi;f. them, in arriv- mouth water, Schroeder! Perhaps injng here, tho entsusiasm of crusaders onc 0f tl,em we may be able to find a'l(.avi,ig for tho Holv Land. It is their ijttc diamond ring for you lieforo Christmas. Ask young; Thause to dinner with mc." Conspirators. Of course ho was charmed to meet CK8) WMo put fprth all her wonderful charm to fascinate the young man, car j rying him off to tho Palm Court after dinner for a pnvato chat "That vounir nan's no fool," said the Baroness to me after our guest hai" left. "I think it's a sort of hobby of his to pose as an idle young man but I can soe he knows a lot abou' (Contifi'od on i)ie icteti P" e of tho world and Jay the foun jdation for the freedom and happiness of its many peoples and nations, "Never before has war worn so ter rible a visage or exhibited more gross ly the debasing influence of illicit am bitions, J am sure that I shall look upon the ruin wrought by the armies of the contra! empires with the same repulsion and deep indignation that ,hoy tir , the hcarU of the men of Fmnce ,na Belgium, and I appreciate, . ... .. . .i. m.. no.a;.v ..k acUon in the final wttlemcnt 0f tn8 .,.. ty.a . t ,. .itne certainty or lust piimsnmcnt. Gavo Their Best "I knsw with what ardor and enthu-!T-m t soldiers nnd sailors of the United States have .given the best that was in them to this war of redemp tion. And they have expressed the true spirit of America.- "Thoy believe their ideals to bo ac ceptable to free peoples everywhere and are rejoiced to hnvo played the part they have played in giving reality te these Ideals in co-operation ' with' the armies of the allies. "We are proud of tho part they have played and wc aro happy t;iat thoy should have been associated with such comrades in a common cause. It is with peculiar foelings, Mr. President, that I find myself in France, joining with you in rejoicing ovor the victory that has been won. Tho tieB that bind Franco and the United Htntes. are peculiarly close. I iU not khow in what other comrade ship we could have fought with more aosf or enthusiasm. , It will daily be a matter of pleasure with mo to be brought into consultation with ths statesmen of France and her allies in concerting the measures bv which wc may secure permanence for these happy relations of friendship nnd co-nporatioi and secure for tho world at large such safety and freedom in its life as can be securod only by the constant asso elation and co-operation of friends. "I raise my glass to the health of the presidont of tho Fronch republic nnu to junname roincaro and the pros perity of France." Polncare'a Welcome. President Poincare in his address of wolcomo said: "Mr. Presidont: "Paris and Franco awaitod you with impatience, They wore eager to acclaim you tho illustrious democrat whose words and doeds were inspired by ex alted thought, tho philosophy ..0. not ing in the solution of uuiversul luws from particular events, the eminent statesman, who has found a way to ex press tho highest political and moral truths in tho formulas which bear tho stamp of iiiiniortiility. "They had also a passionate message to offer thanks in your person for the invaluable assistance wniei. sad been given spontaneously during this wnr to tho defenders of right and liberty. "Even before America had resolved to intervene in tho struggle sho had shown to the wounded and tho widows and orphans of France a solicitude and a generosity, the memory of which will always be enshrined in our hearts. The liberality of your Red Cross, the Miunt less gifts of your fellow citizens, the inspiring initiative of American wom en, anticipated your military and naval action and showed tho world to which sido your sympathies inclined. And on the dii v when vou flung yourselves into tho battle, with what determinn- tion your great people and yourswf pre-1 pared for united success. Siat Steady Stream cf Men. "Home months ngo you cnblcd to me that the Cuitcd States would semi ever increasing forces until the dnv shoulil bo reached on which the allied armies were able to surmierge the enemy under'., an overwhelming flow of new divisions.,, 1 And, in effect, for more than y8"' - 'a stondy stream of youth and energy! - Uaa poured ont upon tho shores of Jxi 1. 1 , xrmn;u sooner had they landed than you, gallant battalions, fired by their' ,-hicf, General Pershing, flung them-1 selves into tho conflict with such a ,..i.. .,. ..t ,1., .,,,,. ,,i, right today to look with pride upon flic work accomplished and tell themselves that they have powerfully aided by their courage and their faith. Didn't Realize Task. "Eager as they were t0 moet'the enemy, they did not know when they arrived tho enormity of his crimes. That they might know how the Ger man armies make war, It has been ne cessary that they see towns systemati eally burned down, mines flooded, fa: tories reduced to ashes, orchards uev nstated, cathedrals shelled and fired .11 .1... .1.1.1. .... 4. ...rn..n A m.il in destroy tho national wealth, nature and beauty which tho imagination couii not conceive at a distance from the men! (Continued on page seven) TO DEMAND THAT LEAGUE BE PART OF PEACE TREATY f 'i Clear Definition Of Measicz. Of Freedom Of Seas To Be Established. in 1 ji TO REACH CONCLUSIONS OF CONCLAVE PUBLICLY American Conferees Favor !& elusion Of Germany, But Only On Probation. By ROBERT J. BENDER. . (Copyright, 1918, by the United Press.) Paris, Doc. 14. President Wilson 'a wholo effort will be directed at ob taining a "just and lasting peace." The American delegation to the peace conference, in carrying out this prin ciple, stands squarely on those funda mental contentions: First Tho league of nations must be a part of tho treaty, in order to insuio a square deal for ail the people con corned. The president, lacking support of such a league, would feel that Amer ican participation in the negotiations is hardly worth while. Second Freedom of tho soag must be one of tho chief principles estab lished through the league of nations, thus making it unnecessary for Amer ica to build a navy big enough to in suro her against arbitrary action by any nation. Third Just claims against Germany for her crimes must be ascertained and then tho possibility of pajumui id the niothod of collecting determined, Public Final Meetings. Fourth Whilo .the preliminary con ferences may bo confidential, tho final .conclusions should bo reached publicly Fifth All pcaco dolegatos should sit as representatives of tho now world, not as masters of any nations. Any other attitudo would mean that consnra- mntion of pence would leave hatreds which might breed future wars. Tho American coruwiev r,?er stood to favor inclusion of Germany " in the leaguo of nations. But only on probation, until it Is proven that she can bo trusted. The president will ap proach the conference with the utmost frankness and by such processes as will not involve any unnecessary an tagonism. It is perfectly clear, how ever, that for him the strategic centeia of the whole business aro the questions of the league of nations, indemnities and freedom of the sensi Clear Points of Difference. The first tasl of the president will be to get acquainted with the allied premiers, lay oit the preliminary Hues of procedure and altempt to cloar up any points of difference. There has been some talk of a pre arranged program having been formu lated by Premiers Lloyd (Jeorge, Cit. menceau and Orlando at the recent Lon don conference, but it is assumed tho understandings reached there were only provisional and for tho purpose of sup (dying a concrete basis for discussion, It is understood among other things, thev concerned tho indemnity to be ox acted from Germany. The president feels strongly thai Germany must pay for her crimes, but it Is known he believes that the right wav to collect a wav that would bo consistent with high principles is to determine just claims, then the method r.r.d possibility of payment, not to as certain whnt Germany has that can bo tnkvi. nnd then pcrcel it out. fhiie are no diflerences betwue'i : view of President Wilson a?id th 1 Inllle.i ' riremb'M reenrdintt tho tvrones- ilnne bv flf-niianv. The only DORsiblo " , ., 'i; ,v , ' (k,i .,i llirferece ' KlinB the method and. eculo of payment. Determined on League. :',,, ,, JI, ! , ' . " , I, Tt is known that tho president i agreement for estan- ugue of nfilions shail be embodied in the treaty, for the rea son that the treaty would be valueless were the leaguo left to subsequent con ferences. .4- The president is also known to be con vinced that there must bo a clear defi nition of freedom of the seas, which pivots on the league of nations. Ho dots not intend there shall bo any law less freedom of the seas, or exposure of any ration to its enemies because the ic"a(ue could closo the sens for en forcin.ent of international covenants. Judgment is reserved by some govern) ments on this question, but the Amevi can delegates expect all doubts to be clarified throuirh discussion. Reduction of Armaments. A decision alfo is expected to 1 reached concerning reduction and ap port lonmcnt of armaments oota on iau ... . . flilll Heft. niQK1112 11 UIimxtBi. j v. America to build a vast navy, it 14 believed that American public opinion, which is expected to favor construe- (Continued on page seven)