Evening star., 1917-06-01
TALK PROPERTY RIGHTS
AND TRADE R|VALR|ES
National Conference on Foreign Re.
lations Of United States Holds
Final Session.
By the Associated Prsss

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. June 1-Members Of the
, National Conference on Foreign Rela-
| tions OF the United States. who have
been holding q tve-day meeting at
Long Beach. N. Y. came to New York
today for their Anal session. The sub
5ees for discussion p,saa on; was Property Rights
national Complications, With Special
Reference to Investments and Conces-
sions." with Simeon Baldwin, former
Governor Of Connecticut. presiding.
Howe. Stanley X. Hornbeck. Charles
w. Sutton. George e. Roberts, II. A.
overstreet and Frederick Moore.
Allegation that one speaker was in
propaganda, and the Introduction Of
resolution calling for fresh statement
of the war aims OF the entente allies.
resulted in spirited discussions among
sions at Long Beach. The delegates
also were stirred by vigorous addresses
dealing with the Irish and Japanese
questions.
Charges Aimed at Paxton Hibben.
The speaker charged with being
writer and until recently a newspaper
correspondent in Greece. who told the
conference he knew personally King
Constantine's sympathies were not with
the Germans, and assailed the adher-
ents Of Venizelos as a handful OF
astute politicians"
Theodore Ion. professor of interna-
tional law at George Washington Uni
versity, declared that Hibben was en-
gagged in propaganda for the Greek
government and that he was receiving
$500 a month for his services.
Hibben denied emphatically that he
was in the the pay OF the .e Greek govern
announced that Prof. Ion had presented
as proof Of his allegation letter, dated
Tuesday and signed by 8 I. Constan-
tinidi, who has Just resigned as first
secretary Of the Greek legation in
Washington.
In his letter Mr.. Constantinidi assert
ed that IIibben is receiving from the
present Greek government "a monthly
allowance, the amount OF which I do
not remember exactly, 80 as to influence
public opinion in the United States in
favor of the policy followed actually by
the Greek government"
Resolution Voted Down.
resolution was submitted calling
for "a fresh statement of terms by all
our allies which will again repudiate
the spirit of autocracy. disclaim con-
quest and will focus the liberal forces
Of all the nations on a democratic or
ganixation Of the world"
motion to adopt the resolution and
submit 1t to President Wilson was vot-
ed down by the delegates after heated
discussion from all parts Of the floor.
Toyokichi 1yenaga, managing director
of the east and west news bureau. at
the morning session urged that Japan
ese be admitted to citizenship in this
country.
The afternoon session was given over
to the subject Of newer American con-
cepts Of international relationship"
Miss Jane Adams of Chicago spoke on
labor as a factor in international ad-
justments.
S. X. Ratclitfe, who is connected with
the editorial department Of the Man
chester (England) Guardian. said:
THE histories in your schools do not
take into account that the king who
caused the American colonies so much
trouble Is dead. We In England teach
our children in the schools that Amer
ica was right and we were wrong back
around 1776."
v. K. Wellington Koo. Chinese min
lister to the United States. addressed the
conference on New China and Her Re-
lations With the World"