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New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
PARIS, December IS.


~ ONE interesting revelations,
IN both tragic and humorous, of the
4 status and the activities of wom-
Ell in Soviet Russia are given
by M. J. Kessel in LIE Figaro" as the
fruits of personal observations and in
vestigations in the Russian borderland.
At Riga he talked with a woman who
had arrived from Petrograd after hav-
ing passed two years in communistic
prisons. She hated the Bolshevists
with hate the more touching because
she was impartial and tried to discern
if in the work of destruction accom-
plished by the Soviets during the last
four years there had not been some
healthy element
A convinced feminist, she said:
II think that the only real achieve
ment of Bolshevism is the absolute
equality it has given to women"
These words have been confirmed to
me by the variations of all Russian
women refugees, whatever their respec-
tive party, in letters from Russia and
the reading of the Soviet newspapers.
This is the fact; there is not at
present q country where women enjoy
liberty ,and equality comparable to
those enjoyed by them in Russia. But
does there result from it an ameliora-
tion Of their condition, or, at least-if
the misery is for them the same as for
the men-a moral elevation, a pro-
found sentiment of their independence
and their dignity? And is the country
better off on this account?
In Russia women have always mixed
actively in politics. The woman Nhilist
generic name of all Russian revolu-
tionaries), with her curled hair, her
lorgnons, her cigarettes, has become in
France fixed type. But in making
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

most hated, the most despised for his
cruelty and cowardice. Lilina pos
sesses neither the elegance nor the
culture of La Kollonrat Some say that
she was a corset maker, others declare
that she practiced midwifery; but she
calls herself doctor. She recommends
herself by her vulgarity, her ignorance
and her erotomania. 1t is undoubtedly
for this reason that she directs the
instruction and education of the chill
dren of Petrograd
When one day she was told that in
certain school the most monstrous
depravities prevailed, the chief in
spectress being a woman of immoral
life, Llina replied with great SIM
plicity:
you don't want me to prevent this
poor woman from working in order to
forget her terrible trade?"
The principal assistant of this
strange educator is Nikolayeva, for
mer kitchen girl.
One must not think that the two
samples are an exception. High and low
in the Soviet hierarchy women oc-
cupy important posts. The fact in it.
self might be consoling, but the atmos-
phere created by Bolshevism is so
demented, everything becomes there
so disfigured and monstrous, that this
feminism carried to excess assumes
character of fearful disease.
In Moscow girl of nineteen directs
the service of punishment for official
ofFenses. Whatever be her intelligence,
it is not sufficient to excuse those who
have put the lives of thousands of
citizens into her immature hands.
There are policewomen. They are
those wno in perrograd insure the Sc
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

for Canada initial "B";
initials &c F. P' John
"S'; Srnaraa Sdstri for India initial "S"
French delegatesRene
initials 81 So Jules Jusserand, family
Japanese degatesBon
Chinese deograph Baron Kuro Shdehcra
in Japanese characters
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

The seals used b, the delegates s,cereas follo,cs
The initials &C. Henry
Cabot
initials
British detegafeshur Baor, family
6"d initials Mr. Balfour signed of
africa; Lord Lee of Foreha
Ambassador Sir Auckland Ceddes, family
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
Conference Votes to Respect
China's Neutrality in Wars

The conference has voted to respect
China's neutrality hereafter in wars
to which she is not a party. The
Russo-Japanese War was fought almost
entirely on Chinese soil. Japan also
crossed into Chinese territory, other
than territory leased to Germany, when
she undertook in 1914 to drive the Ger
mans out of Kiao-Chau. Japan is to
bind herself specifically not to use
elmer the territory OF Manchuria or
the South Manchirian railroad for the
movement of troops in wars in which
China is not involved.
Furthermore, Japan, Great Britain
and France have agreed to give I'D GER
tain leaseholds of Chinese TERRITORY ac-
CURED in 1898 and subsequently. Japan
has offered to withdraw from Shan
tung, though not from Port Arthur and
the Liaotung peninsula. Great Britain
has volunteered to retire from Wei
haiwei, though not from Kowloon, op-
posite Hongkon~. France Is willing to
terminate her leasehold Of Kouans-
tcheou, in southern China, and to rec
tify the French Indo- China Chinese
boundary. These recessions do not
constitute anything like complete res
titution. But they point to breaking Of
the strangle-hold which foreign pow
ers had acquired on the Chinese do
main.
Public opinion the world over was
aroused by the transfer to Japan at
Paris of Germany's rights in Shantung.
The United States has never assentcd
to this transfer. 1t cost Japan a boy
colt in China of Japanese goods and
the violent animosity of a people who
furn;sh her her best market. Japan
has seen the necessity of getting out
of Shantung. At Washington the con-
ference remitted this question to d.
1ect negotiation between China and
Japan The Japanese have yielded so
far on anything but the details of the
sale to China of the Shantung railroad.
China wants to pay cash for it or to
obtain ownership and control of it
within few years. Japan wants TO
defer payment and to retain some sort
of control over the road for twenty
year period. This last obstacle is hard
ly serious enough to defeat settle
ment
emma has gained much so far and
will probably gain more. She mas
A-sSr'ca's sympathy and about tho
/ 'eost successful body of press agents
now at arlington. But the Peking
government is a shadow and the real
China doesn't speak through the voices
OF the foreign n-edueated Chinese diplo-
mats. The real China, disunited. inert.
seif-absorbed and fatalistic, Turks In
the background of tie conference dis
cussions. 1t is a dense mass held to-
gether by an ancient culture. but not
! by any genuine sense OF nationality.
The Washington conference cannet
nationalize, modernize or republican
ize China. In the main, China must dc
these things fox herself.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
ted States Resumes Its Place in World Politics
Objections to Geneva League
Overcome in Quadrnple Pact
Washington Treaty Outside of Older Covenant, but
Not Antagonistic to 1t; Pan-American Agree
ment Seen as Third World Association

Japan, the Netherlands and Portugal
I'D To respect the sovereignty.
the independence and the territorial
and administrative integrity of
China.
"(2) To provide the fullest and
most unembarrassed opportunity to
China to develop and maintain for
herself an affective and stable gov
ernment.
"(3) To use their influence for the
purpose Of effecrually establishing
and maintaining the principle Of
equal opportunity for the commerce
and industry of all nations through
out the territory OF China
90 To refrain from taking ad
vantage Of the present conditions in
order to seek special rights or priv
ileges which would abridge the rights
Of the subjects Or citizens of friendly
states and from countenancing action
inimleal to the security OF such
states"
China had been fed up on pledges OF
this kind, made by other nations, not
to her, but to one another about her.
Yet here at last in Washington these
good resolutions began to bear actual
fruit
Many steps have been taken to relax
alien privileges on Chinese soil. The
eight powers represented in the con-
ference have agreed in principle to the
abandonment Of extraterritoriaI rights.
Foreign nationals are now tried in for
eign courts. 1t hasn't been clearly es-
tablished yet that they would receive
equal justice in Chinese courts. Ger
many surrendered extraterritoriality
in her separate peace with China. Ger
man citizens have to take their chances
with native tribunal. The conference
decided to send commission TO China
to investigate the present workings of
the Chinese judicial system. If this
system passes muster extraterritorial
privileges will come to an end.
The conference powers also agreed
to close the postotfices which they
maintain in China. The existence Of
these Offices on Chinese soil is an
affront to Chinese sovereignty and
adds to China's difficulties in re-
Foreign control OF China's tariff is
to be moderated BY existing treaties
lie maximum duty on imports is per
cent, and this rate may not be changed
without the consent of every power
with which China has q customs con-
vention. The revenue produced is so
small that the Chinese central govern
ment is left without adequate re-
sources. Politically weak, st is also
kept financially weak
China has asked permission TO- in
crease the tariff limit to 121a per cent
beginning January next. She also
desires to regain the right, inherent in
nationalit, to make her own tariffs.
These requests are being considered
by committee of which Senator In
derwood is chairman. 1t is proba bic
that material tariff concessions will be
made.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
Third Purpose Is to Unity
Policies Toward China


The third purpose of the conference
was to unity the policy of the major
powers toward China and to inject
some vitality into the promises they
had been making for years to respect
Chira's territorial integrity and politi-
cal independence. China is a member
Of the confereEce-in limited sense.
But her role there is clso that of the
subject in a clinic. The major power
doctors can stop their malpractice at
her expense. They can also do i.c-
much good by helping her to lead a
more natural and untrammeled politi-
cal life. But they cannot breathe into
her the spirit OF nationalism, which
alone will convert her from dependent
state into free state.
The conference began we'll by adopt
ing, on November 21, four resolutions
offered by Mr.. Root. They read as fol-
lows:
at is the firm intention OF the
powers attending this conference
hereinafter mentioned, to wit, the
United States of America, Belgium.
soe orr'sn Empire. France, Italy,
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

~ ONE interesting revelations,
IN both tragic and humorous, of the
4 status and the activities of wom-
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25
Conference Accomplishes First
Aim of Harding Foreign Policy
New Association Permits Participation of America i'm
International Affairs Without Cramping Pro-
visions of Versailles Convention
Bv William L. Mcpherson

-H HE Washington conference had
more purposes than appeared in
the agenda-formidable as that
document MAS Tho confnrnnca
New-York tribune., 1921-12-25

Article |
me high contracting parties agree
between themselves to respect
nsr lights in relation to their in
sular Possessions and insular domin-
n 1ohs In the regions of the Pacific
u there should develop between
guy OF the high contracting parties
Controversy arising out of any
"a e'hc question and involving their
ss, aIu rights which is not satisfac-
i;hay it;uhl'ly settled by diplomacy and is
lseiy to affect the harmonious ac-
.Dio now happily subsisting between
lem. they shall invite the high con-
snasting parties to a joint conference
" which the whole subject will be
referred for consideration and ad-
lustment.
Article ii
u the said rights are threatened
'ns aggressive action of any
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-18
WHIPPED PASTOR
STILL IN MIAMI
Found At Office In His
Negro Church, De-
spite Order

MIAMI, Fla, July 18-Rev. Philip
S. Irwin, white, who is a British
subject, and pastor of an Episcopal
church in the negro quarter of this
city, was found in the office of his
church today attending to his dn-
ties, though suffering from injuries
sustained last night when eight un-
identified masked men took him to
the woods. stripped and whipped him
and applied tar and feathers.
The police say Irwin refused to
answer TO direct questioning whether
he had advocated race equality.
Certain doctrines of uplift to the
negroes delivered by Archdeacon r.
winf Objectionable to white resi-
dents, are said to have been the rea-
son for the deed.
Before being tarred and feathered
Irwin was carried into some woods
near Miami, where he was stripped,
tied to a tree and whipped. The group
of masked men outlined their pro-
gram to him before it was executed
and then gave him forty-eight hours
within which to leave Miami.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-18
JERUSALEM POST
FOR CEORCECOBB
Americus Man Made u.
S. Vice Counsul Of
Ancient City

News has been received bere by
Capt. and Mrs. John A. Cobb of the
appointment of their son, George
Calhoun Cobb, to the post of U. s..
vice consul at Jerusalem, Palestine.
Mr.. Cobb will sail for New York on
Wednesday of this week for Mar
seilles, from which point he will pro-
ceed by steamer through the Medi-
terranean seat to Beirut, going by
rail from that port to Jerusalem.
The new Appointment, besides be-
ing highly desirable, is regarded as
a distinctly complimentary promo
ton. 1t will be desirable because
of the fact that, besides being in
land teeming in historical interest, it
is in the beart of a new activity, and
has large British colony, being un-
der British military rule at the pres
ent. It is city of 10000 people and
is taking on decidedly modern fea-
lures as a result of the British oc-
cupation and also the Zionist move
ment, which is bringing in notable
Jews and Jewish money for redeem
ing Palestine for the Jews from all
over the world. 1t is only a few
hours ride by rail from Egypt and
other places of high interest to the
student of history and travel and it
is visited by large number of Ameri-
can tourists annually.
Mr.. Cobb joined the consular serv-
ice only little over two years ago
and no tlong ago returned from the
Portuguese Azores islands, which was
his first post as vice consul. Recent
ly he stood an examination in Wash
ington for promotion, and received
the present appointment before the
result of this examination was an
nounced.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-18
Southern Woods Good
For Paper Manufacture

MADISON, Wis, July 18.-Estab-
lishment of paper mills in the south
ern states is all that is needed to util-
ize much southern pine for the man
ufacture of book paper, the Forest
Products Laboratory here announces.
It's experiments (are said to have
determined that pulp made from one
variety of pine is suitable for this
purpose.
Southern pine has otter been sug-
gested as a possible supply of mater
ial for pulp purposes, but experiments
met with failure until the local labor
atory, working with loblolly pine,
successfully turned out book paper
by the sulphate process
Further experiments will be made
here with other varieties of southern
pine to determine whether they will
be equally adaptable to the manufac-
ture of pulp.
What work has been done with
other woods from the south--black
and tupelo gum, swamp maple and
other simialr material--shows that
they are all substantially as well
suited for the purpose as the lob
lolly pine anil the red gum, the en-
gneers say.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-18
AND ]
MIST AGREE WITH HARD
INC THAT CHINA'S VOICE
SHOULD BE HEARD.

rHE inclusion of China in Presi
i dent Harding's invitations to the
aisarmament conference is an indica
-ior of how important part the
discusison of Pacific and Far East
ern question is to play in the nego'
tiations.
As the least militaristic nations,
China has but an academic interest
IN the question of d;armament.
But she has a vital interest in any
decisions that are taken which di-
rsctIy or indirectly affect the future
roIicies of America, Greas Britain
and Japan in the Pacific.
1t would be folly to attempt to ar
rive at these decisions without Civ
inp China a chance to state her case.
That President Hrading has not
committed this folly Is one of the
good auguries for the success Of the
GREAT venture he has undertaken.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-18
PREMIER CALLS
de- VALERAANEW
General Smuts Reap
pears, Also, In Irish
Negotiations

LONDON, July 18.-(By Asso-
ciated Press.l General SHUTS,
South African premier, reappaered
today as factor in. the Irish nogo-
tiations. With Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland he conferred with Premier
Lloyd George George more than an
hour this morning.
It was learned the priminster and
SHUTS had. long discussion on the
situation yesterday at Chquers Court.
At the conclusion of the morning
conference the premier called the
cabinet members to meet him in the
commons this afternoon.
De Valera, t.ss Rish Republican
le der, in response to an vlt;ltlon vi
floyd George, ealle1. ut M. 10
Downing street at >4@l ) this afttr-
noon for conference.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-18
I Iarding In Letter Opposes Tariff On Oil
Meet Baron Byng O the Tanks!
He's Coming to Govern Canada

1.-The thing l am proud of about
this appointment to Canada is that
the Canadians themselves wanted me.
They asked for me- And if anybody
knows me, It's the Canadians. They
were real fighting lot.
when the king conferred the
peerage upon me, | said l wanted to
be called Baron Byng of Vimy in
commemoration of the great battle of
Vimy Ridge the Canadian troops
fought. But | didn't want to take
that title unless the Canadians were
satisfied | should So | sent word
to them and got "a very satisfactory
answer
I asked HIM whether he was 60
ing to visit us while he was governor
general
81 can't" he replied. "It's an un-
written rule that the governor gen4
eral does not leave Canada, His wife
can, his staff can, but not he.
= 'Still, l can go down and look at
the most wonderful frontier in the
world-the Canada United States
border which has never had it's par
allel. Three thousand miles with not
soldier, nor a fort, nor a gun, on
either side, but everywhere the signs
of amity and peace. That's a won
derful object lession for the world. !"
Julian Byng joined the army in
1883, saw service in the Sudan and
in the Boer war, becoming a colonel.
At the outbreak of the big war he
was in command of the British troops
in Egypt. He fougil5 in France and
Gallipoli Returning to France as a
lieutenant general. he had command
of the 17th corp8 and in May, 1916,
was given command of the Canadian
corps with which his name is chief
ly associated. With them he won
the great surprise battle of Cambrai
with the tanks. lie was made full
general and in the final campaign of
1918 his army held the line north
Of the Somme and won some crushing
victories against the Germans.
The government made him a peer,
gave him the thanks of parliament
and grant of 10000 pounds. In
August, 1919, he rsigned from the
sarmy to become chairman of the
United Service Fund, formed to ad-
minister the proceeds from profits
made by army and navy canteens.
The fund is used to assist disabled
soldiersssand sailors and their widows
and dependents.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-18
ALVIN YORK.

Alvin York, the wars greatest
nero, has the sympathy of thousands
in his fight to save his mortgaged
farm.
The story of his danger of being
ousted was printed in the Times-Re-
corder and other papers throughout
the country last week.
And from all parts of the country,
oy hundreds, have come offers of
a.d.
In addition to the individual offers,
Sunday schools in Kansas City have
started fund to meet the mortgage.
The world admires a game fighter.
And more, it is always ready to help
him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-18
KISSING

Crnsn"ea ne methodist Central Sabbath
petifio ifaue Committee is planning to
obso,h os,.,oh Congress to enact Sunday
tbina.y tbvryance laws that, among other
ninns mugs, Will prohibit trains from run
u X on the Sabbath.
er nb e proposed laws, Noah W. Coop
Womb iIi''rinan of the committee saws,
pIessu,, not interfere with innocent
WIFE f@'es' such as a man kissing his
is wb, ba' We could never understand
ng g+y stS there is so much less kiss
| fore 3ifer Ie, marriage than there was be-
| laey tSa iSl I she the same girl? Aren't
Bo ene same lips?
/ Son. tb., MYSTERY puzzles no less a per-
\ says uaq ant the Rev. Billy Sunday, who
4 sDrOr,o" "hen you go home tonight,
''Se Your wife by kissing her. :
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-18
PENSION MONEY
READY SOON IF
ASSEMBLY ACTS
w. & A. Funding Plan
Drawn By Secretary
OF State
Times-Recorder Bureau,
kimball House.


ATLANTA, July 18.-Governor
Thomas w. Hardwick will have one
of his fioorleadeys in the house Tues
day or Wednesday to introduce a
measure designed to put in effect
the McLendon Western and Atlantic
funding plan, Secretary of State S.
Guyton McLendon$ having completed
drafting the bill ana placing it in the
hands of the chief executive this
morning. @
For the past few months, the
scheme of Secretary McLenden has
been regarded as the best method of
securing immediate relief of the
states serious financial condition.
Several bills proposing to put the
plan in effect have already been in
troduced in the house, but they are
said to be replete with flaws and un-
satisfactory to the governor and the
way and means subcommittee of the
lower branch.
IF my measure is enacted within
the next ten days." stated Mr.. Me
Lendon this morning, Confederate
veterans will be paid their back pen
sions by August / the immediate
problems of the treasury will be solv-
ed.
81 have suggested to the governor
that he have the measure introduced
at once, Or have the subcommittee
offer it as a substitute to one of the
measures already presented. If
quick action is shown by the leaders,
the bill can be enacted at the Satur-
day session of the senator after pass
ing the house earlier in the week.
Several days ago the governor
asked me If | had drafted a measure
to put my suggestion in effect. He
had just held conference with men,
bers of the ways and means com
mittee. | told him. that j had not, as
| had not considered it proper on my
part to be so forward in attempting
to- have my plan enacted. Since the
request was made, however, the bill
has been completed and / gave it to
the chief executive this morning.
To date, no opposition, to the pass
age of the McLendon measure has
been voiced in the house. Practical
ly all of the leaders are united in the
expression that it is the best method
of solving the problems of the tres9
ury and will urge its adoption.
General James A Thomas pf Dub
lin. commander of the United Con-
+ fsaegate Veterans of Georgia, has
indofsed it, and Believes that if the
assembly passes it, the old soldiers
will be given relief within thirty days
after it becomes a law.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-18
FOUND GRAVEOF
AMERICUS HERO
Rev. Silas Johnson Lo-
Gates John d. Mathis
Resting Place

That the grave of Lieut.. John d.
Mathis, of Americus, vino was slain
in France and for whom the local
American Legion Post is named, is
known and marked, instead of being
unknown as was believed by his par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. E. t. Mathis, is
reported by Rev. Silas Johnson, who
returned Friday from six weeks
abroad in which he visited various
battlefelds of France and Bel
GUM.
81 found the grave of John D. Ma
this, said Mr.. johnson, 'in little
cemetery in France near the spot
where he fell. / found a caretakef
who located it from the records with
out much difficulty. There are two
the removal is completed, with bodies
eral smaller ones. | was told that
about 1000 bodies were being re-
turned to the United States at the
request of the families of the dead,
which has caused these cemeteries to
be widely torn up just now. As re-
suit visitors are not allowed in them
and canvass curtains around them
keep prying eyes away. 1t is the plan,
| understood, to fill up the vacated
spots in the large cemeteries, after
the removal is completed. with bodies
from the smaller burying grounds,
concentrating the fallen Americans
in two large cemeteries. The body
of John D. Mathis will be allowed by
his parents to lie in France with his
comrades -