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RICHMO
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AND SCJT-TEL.EGRAM
VOL. XCII., No. 297
Palladium, Tint. 1831. Consolidated
With Sun-Telegram. 1907.
RICHMOND, IND., WEDNESDAY EVENING, DEC. 13, 1922.
SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS
TP A X A TDT1
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EXPECT PARIS
WILL RATIFY
ARMS TREATY
Refusal Would
Deter Others
Not
Ky MARK SIT1JTAX
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 Senator
Hitchcock has asked from the state
department for a formal statement of
the present situation of the -various
treaties and agreements arising out of
the Washington conference for the
limitation of armaments. On the same
day, Japan announces the completion
of her evacuation from Shantung.
Both events, as it happens, came on
the anniversary of a day when the
conference itself was in session, and
when the French delegates created
consternation by their objection to
the limitation of Capital ships, placed
upon France by " Secretary Hughes'
plan.
It is a fact that France has not yet
ratified the treaty arising out of the
Washington conference, and that
France's hesitancy Is the thing that is
row holding up the formal completion
of the work of the conference.
At this distance from Pari3 it is not
possible to speak with much authority
about what France is likely to do.
There has been some misgiving here
about her delay.
Small Groups Oppose.
The prevailing belief is that those
French statesmen, who are responsi
ble for the delay compose a very
small group, and consist chiefly o:'
extreme reactionaries including even
some monarchists, who are unwilling;
to accept any limitation upon
France's freedom to expand in a mil
itary and naval way.
It is the prevailing judgment here
that this group will not be sufficient
to prevent ultimate ratification by
France. Premier Poincare, although
he is the leader of what may be de
scribed as the strong nationalist
group of France, is nevertheless in fa
vor of ratifying the Washington treat
ies. It is the delay on the part of
France that is accountable for simi:
lar delay on the part of Italy, because,
while Italy is willing to accept the
ame limitation as France, she is un
willing to accept any limitation which
would leave France free to have a
larger navy. j
Two Principal Treaties !
Nevertheless, even if France should
finally give formal refusal to ratify
lhat action would not. greatly reduce
the benefits ,of the Washington con
ference. The principal treaties aris
ing out of the conference were two:
One provided for a self-imposed limi
tation of naval strength on the part
.') of five nations. Great Britain, the
United States. Japan, trance, itaiy.
The other, known as the four-power
pact, bound four nations, Great Brit
ain. Japan, the United States, and
France, to guarantee peace in the Pa
cific. As to this latter treaty, failure
on the part of France to ratify would
make practically no difference.
The Ihree principal parties to this
treaty were Great Britain, Japan and
the United States. France was in
vited to join largely as an act of cour
tesy lo her. Her possessions on the
Pacific are negligible. If she should
refuse to ratify this treaty, undoubt
edly the other three nations would go
on with it as a three-power pact. The
old Anglo-Japanese alliance would be
abrogated and all the benefits of the
treaty would be reaped.
Others Go Ahead.
As to the treaty for the limitation of
navies, even if France should refuse
to ratify, it would make little differ
ence in actual practice. France's re
fusal to ratify would merely mean dis
inclination to accept the ratio of ships
accorded to her. It would not mean
that France would build a large navy
France has no such intention and her
economic condition is such that the
building of a large navy will be im
possible for many years
Under these
circumstances, the other nations have
actually gone ahead with tho discon
tinuance of new construction, and in
other ways have been putting into
practical effect the limitations set
down by the Washington, conference.
Japan Fulfills Promise.
Of all the nations who subscribed
tj to the Washington treaties, it can
. probably be said of Japan that she has
gone further towards a fulfilment th.vi
any of tha others. Japan has discon
tinued her new construction. She has
also evacuated Shantung, further than
this Janan has withdrawn her troops
from Siberia, although this latter ac
tion was not required of her by the
Washington conference except at some
indefinite date in the future. The
promptness with which Japan has lived ;
up to Iier promise before the letter of
the promise was due is one of the!
most rt vikinsr outcomes of the Wash-!
ihgton conference.
All these things are definite and ac
comnlished facts of the Washington
conference. Within a very short time
;t will be known whether or not France
is goinir to ratify. If France should
rive notice of refusal to ratify, it can
he expected with confidence that the
other powers will then take steps to
make secure practically all the addi
tional' benefits that could have been
reaped front the Washington confer
ence under any circumstances.
(Copyright 1922 by the New York
Evening Post Inc.)
Ohio Holiday Celebrations
Pledged to Be "Dry" Ones
(Or United Press)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 13. Ohio's
Christmas and New Year celebrations
will be the driest in history.- State
Prohibtion Director Don V. Parker
said today. The full force of state
sleuths will be on the jcb and will in
all probability be stationed in the
principal Ohio cities where booze rev
elries have been the program in years
nnst. he said.
Gavel Made of Oak
From Old Bridge is
Given to Hi-Y Club
A gavel made of oak timber from
the old. National bridge, built in 1S28,
has been presented to the Hi-Y club
by one of its members, Roderick Hin
sky, son of, Mr. and Mrs. John Hinsky.
The gavel was made by the boy's
grandfather,' William A. Dunham, of
South Thirteenth street, who 23 years
ago, when tearing down the historic
old bridge, saved some of the timber.
Mr. Dunham is an expert .t wood carv
ing and the gavel, though made by
hand, is as perfect as if turned out with
a lathe.
It is inscribed in front with "Hi-Y,
182S-1922," and with the name of the
donor, "R, Hinsky." The value of the
gift is increased by the historic past
of the wood, which was used in con
struction of the old bridge nearly 100
e aJf" t .. .
club's meeting Monday night.
FIRES DRIVE FAMILIES
FROM THEIR HOMES
IN ZERO WEATHER
(By United Press)
CHICAGO, Dec. 13 Fifty families,
scantily clad, were forced to flee from
their homes in near zero weather to
day when fire destroyed a four-story
apartment house here.
One woman, Mrs". Hulda Smith was
reported missing.
The fire was discovered by a taxi
cab driver who dashed into the build
ing and pounded at apartment doors.
Clad only in night clothing many of
the men, women. and children fled to
the streets, swept hy a biting wind,
with temperature near zero.
Alice Karleson, 10 year3 old, who
was left in the building, was rescued
by firemen.
' Damage was estimated at $75,000.
BUFFALO, N. Y., Dec. 13. Three
persons burned to death here today
in fires which drove many victims
into the bitter cold and did $500,000
worth of property damage.
James McQuively, 55, Utica, N. Y.,
perished when the Cold Springs car
barns of the International Railway
burned. Two unidentified person3
died in two other fires in which seven
residences were destroyed.
Defective wiring was blamed for
the car barn fire. The cause of the
two residence blazes is unknown.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13. Three chil
dren are dead today as the result of
a tenement house fire. The victims
are Joseph, 5; Rose, 3, and Anna,
7 months, all children of Joseph Mac
Gowah. Their mother left them on
a bed while she went to the store.
Whn she returned tha flat was afire.
Joseph tried to carry the baby to
safety, but they fell into the flames.
TRIAL OF FIVE MEN
FOR HERRIN MURDERS
IS OPENED IN ILLINOIS
C5y Associated Press)
MARION, 111., Dec. 13. The trial of
five men charged with murder in con
nection with the Herrin mine riots
last June 21 and 22, which resulted ii
the deaths of 23 persons, was set to
open in Williamson county circuit here
today. The men, Otis Clark, Be.'t
Grace. Joseph Carnaghi, Leva Mann
and Peter Hiller, are charged in In
dictments with first degree murder in
connection with the death of Howard
Hoffman of Huntington, Ind., one of
the 20 non-union workers killed in tho
outbreak at the Lester Strip mine near
here. Three union miners also were
killed in the disorders.
Attorneys for the state announced
they would be ready to begin the pre
sentation of evidence immediately af
ter the opening statements were made.
It was stated the prosecution would
present fewer than fifty witnesses, al-
j though it had a list of several hundred.
Thf defense is cxnected to call a
great many more witnesses and ob-J
servers predicted that the case would
not be ready for the jury at least un
til next January
Large crowds are expected to at
tend the trial and strong new doors
have been placed on Mie courthouse la
anticipation of many spectators de
manding admission after the seating
capacity had been taken up and the
doors locked.
Judge D. T. Hartwell, presiding, an
nounced that he would not counten
ance any demonstration favorable to
either side.
GERMAN CHANCELLOR
WILL OPPOSE STINNES
Tly Associated Press)
LONDON, Dec. 13. Chancellor Cu
no. addressing the general imperial
council of economics delivered a
friendly but firm declaration of war
upon the group .of. Hugo Stinnes,
which he declared was doing its ut
most to hamper the cabinet in its
attempt to solve the reparations prob
lem, says a dispatch to the Times,
today from Berlin. Insisting that this
group of industrialists the same n.s
other sections of the people must co
operate in the task, Chancellor Cuno
said:
"There is no central force within
this economic circle strong enough to
take the leadership out of the hands
of the government under any circum
stances. Only an active policy of
constructive co-operation for the set
tlement 'of the excessively difficult
problems facing us can bring us any
profit."
The dispatch adds that, the signifi
cance of the chancellor's challenge
can not be overlooked, and that it
will be interesting to see what reply
Herr Stinnes and his friends make.
SINGLE HEAD
OF NAVY AND
ARMY URGED
Harding Considering
Consolidation
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. Consol
idation of the war and navy depart
ments into a department of national
defense, designed to function under a
cabinet member with assistants in
charge of the army ajid navy respec
tively has been definitely recom
mended to President Harding by Wal
ter F. Brown, head of the commission
appointed to prepare a plan of govern
mental re-organization.
Th,e president is givn-g serious con
sideration to this and other recom
mendations made by Mr. Brown and
may lay them before congress within
a week or two, acompanied by a spe
cial message expressing the opinion
of . the administration on each of the
changes suggested.
Under , the bill as brought into the
house the president would be asked
to open negotiations with Great Brit
ain, Italy, France and Japan, which
would limit future building of all sur
face and Eubmersible types of war
craft having a tonnage of 10,000 or
less and on all classes of army and
navy aircraft.
More Competition
In its report the committee pointed
out that the arms conference did not
limit the number of types of smaller
war vessels, and added that informa
tion had reached congress that "al
ready large programs are pfanned of
vessels up to the maximum size per
mitted under the agreement and that
new and large types ,of sub-surface
craft have begun to put in an appear
ance." In other words, the reports con
tinue, "competition is on again in the
single direction to which' the unrati
fied agreement does not extend, and
if it be allowed to go unchecked the
purse strings again must be relaxed,
and this government, like all others,
will be constrained to launch upon a
new program to an extent to keep us
at least abreast of any of the other
powers."
CALL WICKERSHAM,
GOMPERS TO TESTIFY
IN DAUGHERTY CASE
WASHINGTON. , Dec. 13. George
W. Wickersham, tormer Attorney Gen
eral and Samuel Gompers president
of the American Labor, were the prin-
cipal witnesses summoned to appear J
before the house judiciary committee
today in continuing hearing on the im
peachment proceedings .brought
against Attorney General Daugherty
by Representative Kellar, Republican
of Minnesota.
Their summons was requested by
Jackson H. Ralson, counsel for Kellar
to be heard on the first specification
taken up at the opening of the hear
ing yesterday of the 14 submitted in
he . Minnesota Representative's
charges against the Attorney General.
Summons of several other witnesses ;
including chairman McChord of the
Interstate Commerce Commission al
so had been requested by Mr. Ralston
for today to be heard on the second
specification of the three which the
committee agreed yesterday to take
up first regardless of the numerical
order in which the 14 specifications
were originally submitted. The sec
ond alleges failure by Mr. Daugherty
to enforce the railroad safety appli
ance laws.
The specification which was still
before the committee today relates
to the appointment by Mr. Daugherty
of William J." Burns as chief of the
Bureau of Investigation of the De
partment of justice.
WINTER'S ICY ARMS
ENFOLDS COUNTRY:
TEMPERATURES LOW
CHICAGO, Dec. 13. Winter today
still held in a grip of near-zero tem
peratures the northwest, plains and
middlewest states, and the icy breath
of the north was felt along the Atlan
tic seaboard into extreme southern
Florida, and on the opposite coast far
south into California. Slight relief
I for some sections, notably the Great
Lakes region, was predicted for to
day, however, although thermometers
in that area hovered near zero. Fore
casters predicted colder weather for
the Atlantic states, with the exception
of the Florida peninsula, another dis
turbance on the California coast and a
continuation of the sub-zero and near
lero temperatures in the northwest,
plains and middlewest states. -
In Chicago the thermometer early
today registered eight degrees above
zero.
In the northwest the coldest tem
perature in the United . States ob
tained at Havre, Mont., where the
reading was under 20 degrees below
zero.
With approach of another disturb
ance along the California coast, with
probable falling temperatures, fruit
growers were attempting to prevent
serious loss to fruit crops by frosf.
From Texas came reports that cattle
men were anticipating losses in
stock. '
WORK ON MURDER THEORY
CHICAGO, Dec. 13. A sweeping
search of criminal hangouts was
launched today in an effort to find
the body of pretty Mrs. Kate Mitchell
Trostell, who disappeared from her
home4here Dec. 3. Police are work
ing on the theory that the young
widow was slain by a rejected suitor,
and grilled Arthur Foster for hours.
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Sing Tong headquarters in Uie Chinese quarter ct New York city. Though
tne tong, he was heartless enough to
ARMED BANDITS ROB
TWO DRUG STORES,
TERRORIZE CROWD
(By Vnited Ire5S)
CLEVELAND, Dec. 13. Armed ban
dits who held up two drug stores, ter
rorized clerks and customers, disarm
ed and threatened to shoot a police
man and escaped .with $265, were be
ing sought by police today.
Carl Seyfert's drug store was the
first to be robbed.
The bandits ordered cigarettes and
then pulled guns cn Seyfert and a cus
tomer. Both were marched to the rear
of the store where the customer knelt
and pleaded with the bandits not to
harm him.
When a man and a woman customer
erttered. Seyfert was ordered to serve
them while the bandits threatened him
from hiding places in the rear.
Patrolman John Miller went into
the store while the bandits were at
j work, and was confronted with a re-
! "Throw up your hands and be quick
i about it" snapped the thug.
j Miller's revolver was taken, and he
was herded into the rear room wun
the other victims.
In the meantime the cash register
had been looted.
Sevfprt and Miller walked down the
Btepg ar.d the customer, so badly
frightened he couldn t walk, was pick-
ed up and dumped downstairs
As the bandits fled in an automobile.
Miller raised a grating and gave the
alarm. r
In the other robbery. Kirk Bannon,
clerk at Iakewood Pharmacy, was
bound, gagged and robbed of $165.
JAPAN TO RELINQUISH
PORT CONTROL AT ONCE
(By Associated Press)
TOKIO, Dec. 13. Japan, in the pro
cess of relinquishing Kiao Chow lease
hold to China, expects to complete its
withdrawal tomorrow The Japanese
cabinet, resenting charges from Chi
nese sources that Japanese troops
were encouraging Chinese bandits at
Tsing Tao, has decided not to remain
in control of that port until Dec 20, as
China requested.
Weather Forecast
FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY !
By W. E. Moore
Snow or sleet tonight; Thursday
mostly cloudy and warmer, followed
by rains.
The cold wave which caused a tem-
t perature of seven degrees above zero
at Richmond will gradually b-eak up
and precipitation will begin tonight,
if not sooner, in the form of snow or
sleet, turning to rain as the tempera
tures rise above freezing, due to the
falling of barometric pressure in ad
vance of the storm now approaching.
Temperatures Yesterday
at Pumping Station
Maximum
Minimum :
32
11
Today
oon -
Weather Conditions The cold
wave, has now. divided into two sec
tions one section south of the 40th
parallel which has caused freezing
temperatures south to Dallas. Texas,
and zero weather in portions of In
diana arid Illinois. Dublin, Ind., re:
ported three above zero last night,
and Earlham college reported seven
above zero at midnight. The other
section of the cold wave continues in
the northwest, where, it' is intensely
cold. Havre, Mont., reported 34 de
grees below zero and Medicine Hat;
Can., reported 30 below. The tem
peratures ranged from 20 to 26 below
in the Dakotas and below zero as far
south as northern Kansas and Mis
souri. . A storm of considerable en
ergy covers the far southwest, and
rain and snow are now falling over
the southern plain states.
For Indiana, by the United States
Weather Bureau Snow tonight and
Thursday, probably turning to rain by
Thursday night; rising temperatures.
Paid Circulation
Yesterday, was
12,183
War Captured in a Raid on
arrest seven of his ' fellow louge members.
Sixth District Has
Its Full Quota of
Cadets, Midshipmen
I'AI.I.ADIL'M SEWS BIREAl'
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. For the
first time in many years, the Sixth
congressional district of Indiana has
its full quota at the United States Na
val academy. Annapolis, Md.r and at
the United States Military academy,
'West Point, N. Y.
At the naval academy the Sixth dis
trict is represented with five midship
men, the maximum number under the
law. They are:
Harold D. Krick, Richmond; W. F.
Simmons, Richmond; Fred C. Barn
hart, Liberty;' Donald A. Cameron,'
Knightstown; and Charles A. Buch
anan, Brookville.
Buchanan is the son of Capt. Buch
anan, .of the. United States navy. .
Two cadets, the statutory limit, rep
resent the district at , West Point.
They are:
"Joseph Henry Woodworth, Shelby
ville, and Dudley G. Strickler, Middle
town. ";'.
Ham Secures Appointment
Representative R. N. Elliott, having'
no more . appointments to either of
the government academies available
at this time, was unable to nominate
Stanley Ham, son of Col. Sam V,
Ham, U. S. A.,-formerly of Knights
town, to a " cadetship at West roint.
The young man was unable to secure
an appointment from either Senator
Watson or Senator New, but finally
succeeded in securing a presidential
nomination for the military academy.
Loi. Ham is one of Indiana s most
distinguished soldiers. He is a na
tive of Henry county, which also is
the birthplace of another famous sol
dier of the late war, General Omer
Bundy. Ham is one of the very few
American officers of his rank who
was wounded in action during the
World war. He was twice struck by
shrapnel, one wound being particular
ly serious.
Harold D. Krick is a member of the
fourth (senior) class at the naval
academy. He will graduate next
June. Had it not been for a serious
illness last winter which confined
him to the hospital for a number of
weeks, Krick would have graduated
msi. june.. Miasmpman Simmons is-
now serving his third year at the
academy.
32 DENOMINATIONS
ARE REPRESENTED AT
INDIANAPOLIS SESSION
(By Associated Press)
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 13. More
than 100 prominent churchmen, rep
resenting 32 Protestant denomina
tions, gathered here today for the op
ening session of the annual meeting
of the executive committee of the Fed
eral Council of Churches of Christ in
4nioripo Tho n-iootino-c will srW;ni,n!
...... . .v ... i uu.j n in v. KrXl 11 UUC
through Friday, with the day sessions
devoted to business and public mass
meetings in the evenings.
Reports on the work of the preced
ing year will be presented and the
formation of plans and policies for the
coming year will be considered. Fore
most among the subjects which will
be discussed, it was said, are: inter
national relations and co-operation;
the progress of the fight for peace;
the eighteenth amendment under the
topic "Prohibition on Trial What is
the Verdict?" the work of churches in
the army and navy; interpreting the
gospel to the modern man ami evan
gelism as a primary business of the
church.
The federal council, which meets
once every four years, is made up of
about 400 representatives, "chosen by
the national bodies of the 32 denom
inations, with a toal adult member
ship of more than 20,000,000 persons.
The executive committee of the coun
cil, which meets here today, holds its
sessions annually, while an adminis
tration committee ofxthirty members
confers monthly in New York city.
Dr. Robert E. Speer, of New York
city is president of the. council and
will preside at the main sessions of
the executive committee.
BLAST TOLL NOW FOUR
WILKESBARRE, Pa., Dec. 13.
Three mine workers who were burned
in a gas explosion in the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre . Coal, company at Sugar
Notch died late yesterday, making four
I deaths in connection with the blast.
New York Headquarters
war he captured in a raid on th Hip
the doctor is an honorary member of
BROOKSHIRE GRILLED
IN EFFORT TO GAIN
MURDER EVIDENCE
f Special to the Palladium)
NEWCASTLE, Ind., Dec. 13. Ques
tioning of Ben Brookshire, 23 years
old, of Newcastle, who until shortly
before the brutal slaying of Mr. and
Mrs. William G. Sohaffer, living eight
miles north-west of here was discover
ed Tuesday, had been living with the
Schaffer family had failed Wednesday
to give the coroner sufficient evidence
to announce the date, for the special
grand jury session.
Brookshire was grilled until mid
night Tuesday, and again Wednesday,
but the story of his movements was
not shaken. William Huffstickle, of
Muncie, brother of the slain woman,
testified Wednesday that Brookhire
had told him Monday of the loss of
the Schaffer automobile, found aband
oned by local police last Thursday.
The fact that the Newcastle police
did not learn to whom the machine
belonged until Tuesday, is regarded
as significant.'
Find Valuables Gone.
. . Huffstickle also stated that Mr. and
Mrs. Schaffer had visited them at
Muncie last Wednesday, while Brook
shire said the day. was. Tuesday, Dec.
5. The Huf'fstickles also say that $200
was given Mrs. Schaffer at the time
of her visit. When police - searched
the Schaffer home following the mur
der they found only $30 in the pocket
book. Five or six diamond rings
known to have been worn by the wom
an, and said to be worth about $4,000
are said to have been missing, as also
was a ring valued at $700 usually worn
by Mr. Schaffer.
These discoveries have led author
ities to believe robbery the motive for
the twin murder. The first theory
scouted was that of revenge of a for
mer employe.
Other clues are said to be furnish
ing police food for action. While
Brookshire is being detained for ques
tioning, no charge has been placed
against him.
(By United Press)
MUNCIE, Ind., Dec. 13. Little
Billy Huffstickle, three years old, who
saw his uncle and aunt murdered at
their farm near Newcastle, implicated
a woman in the crime today.
"Mamma, there was a woman in Un
cle - Bill's . house," he. declared again
and again. "I thought it was you."
Billy was found by farmers when
they broke into the house after dis
covering Shaffer's body in the corn
crib. . - .
The baby was nestled against the
cold body of his aunt. -
Billy insisted the crime was com
mitted Monday night, but authorities
declared the condition of the body in
dicated death occurred several days
ago. ........
BRITISH STEAMER
REPORTED AGROUND
" (By Associated Press)
BOSTON, Dec. 1-3. The -British
steamer Manchester Spinner wrhich
sailed from this port yesterday for
St. John, N. B. went aground on the
tip of.Lon."t Island in Boston. harbor
early today. .The windlass had brok
en while she was at anchor in the low
er harbor riding out a northwest gale.
NEW YORK. Dec. 13 The Man
chester Spinner reported ashore on
Long 'Island is a British freight of
4,767 tons and is owned by the Man
chester lines Ltd. The last available
records show the vessel arrived in
Bdston Dec. 5. from Hull. She was in
command of Captain Fuller.
Two Rescue Planes
Crash Daring Hunt
(By AsFociatcd Press)
EL TASO, Texas. Dec. 13. Three of
the five airplanes which left San An
tonio Tuesday morning to search for
the missing aviators. Col. Marshall
and Lieut. Weber, arrived here yes
terday afternoon. The other two
planes crashed on their way here, it
was announced at headquarters of the
Twelfth Observation squadron.
Japanese Prince Regent
Is III With Measles
(By- Associated Press
TOKIO. Dec. 12 Hirchito, the
prince regent is seriously-ill with the
measles. At noon today his. tempera
ture was 104.9 and his pulse 108.
TURKS GIVEN
WARNING NOT
TD OBSTRUCT
Sharp Rebuke Made
bv Curzon
(By Associated Press)
LAUSANNE, Dec. 13. A refusal by
Turkey at this morning's session of
the Near East conference to accede
to the demand for a national home Tor
the Armenians for international regu
lation of the rights of the minorities
in Turkey brought a sharp warning
to the Angora delegation from Mar
quis Curzon, head of the British del
egation. The British foreign secreta
ry told the Turkish delegation its
persisted imposition of barriers to a
satisfactory settlement of the minor
ity's problem, was having a bad ef
fect on the conference and the entire
world.
"When we leave Lausanne and it
may be we shall leave sooner than
you think when the world hears that
the allied powers have been fighting
the battles of the minorities and get
ting nothing but platitudes in return
the general impression will be deplor
able for Turkey," said Lord Curzon.
Elames Turkey.
' Do not let us darken this scen-
with charges and counter charges ot
horrors. We wish to obtain a solu
tion for the future. I deeply regret
this proposal for the exchange of pop
ulation this bad and vicious solu
tion for which the world will pay for
a hundred years to come. I detest
having any hand in it, but to say that
the Greeks proposed it is monstrous.
It has been forced by the Turks bv
their expulsion of the Greeks.
It is perfectly clear that the Turl s
wish to rid themselves of the Greek-:
or to make their conditions of life in
Turkish rule impossible."
Turks Obstruct.
Reviewing Ismet Pasha's atidres-.
Lord Curzon said the Turks had re
jected practically all the suggestions
made to them. They had spurned
the idea of an Armenian national
home on the plea that it would mean
a dismemberment of Turkey and had
rejected control or administration ot
the affairs of the minority by the
League of Nations and any other
international body.
"I implore the Turks not to take
refuge in words," he continued. 'I
urge them to co-operate with the pow
ers in an effort to bring about a
solution of this tangled problem."
Urges Realization
"I venture to speak with great seri
ousness, for the Turkish delegation
seems hardly to realize the situation
in which we are placed in this question
of minorities and in some of the other
problems and their consideration.
"I repeat that we are here for one
object only, and that is to make peace
but the Turks are continually obstruct
ing. This can not go on indefinitely.
Europe has other things to do..
"This question of minorities excites
almost more attention than anything
else we are discussing and we shall be
judged especially by its solution.
If we break on this question, if we
leave these miserable minorities un
protected, not a single voice will be
raised in defense of Turkey's position.
The Turkish delegates may be support
ed by the Angora government, but it
will not have support anywhere else in
the world.
"I have spoken clearly in a spirit o
friendship and respect, but with ah
seriousness."
CLEMENGEAU SAILS
TO RETURN AGAIN
"ONLY AS A GHOST"
(Br Associated Prefs)
NEW YORK. Dec. 13. His speak
ing mission ended, Georges Clemen
ceau, war time premier of France,
sailed for home on the steamship
Paris today, declaring he would re
turn again, but "only as a ghost"
The aged statesman who closed his
strenuous tour with a short speech
before the American Committee for
Devastated France, last night appear
ed in fine health and rare good humor,
as he took his place on the upper
deck to watch New York vanish be
hind him. Just before the Paris cast
off the Tiger kissed Mrs. Charles Dan-
Gibson on both cheeks, laughingly en
joining her not to "dare to tell her
husband."
Others at Pier.
Mr. and Mrs. Gibson were Clemen
ceau's hosts during his stay here last
month. Others at the pier to see him
were Jules Jusserand French ambas
sador to America and Mrs. Jusserand,
Gaston Liebert. the French consul
here, Colonel E. M. House, who ar
ranged the Tiger's American speaking"
tour, and Bernard M. Baruch.
Clemenceau, who spent last night on
the Paris, was up at 4 o'clock this
morning and after a breakfast o
grapefruit, ham, eggs and coffee, the
first coffee he had taken in many
months, took a promenade of about
three miles about the decks of ths
steamer. His constitutional over he
spent the rest of the time before the
sailing of the Paris shortly before
noon in chatting with friends who
had come to see him off.
Travels 5,005 Miles
The SI year old statesman arrived
in the United States on Nov. 18 for
his extraordinary speaking tonr. Dur
ing his stay of a little more than
three weeks he traveled 5.005 miles irt
a private car, visited nearly a dozen
cities and towns in the east and west
and delivered 16 addresses long an!
short, in an effort to convince the
nation that , it ought to assume an
active participation in European af
fairs, lie declined to say yesterday
how much he believed he had accom
plished but declared he had been re
ceived "more warmly than I had ex
pected" and that he "hoped" much
good might come out of his tonr,