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former third assistant secretary of
state. Mr.. and Mrs. Long are at their
re esidence, 2S29 10th street, where they
will remain until April.
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Col. Vladimir S. Hurban. military
attache of the Czechoslovakian lega-
ton. and Nine. Hurban will leave
Washington Saturday for New York
and February 26 will sail on the
Aquitania for Europe. taking their
permanent leave of Washington.
Evening star., 1921-02-17

Senator and Mrs Lee Overman
have as guest at the PoWhatan
their daughter. Mrs. Edgar Norris
Snow of Greensboro, N. c.
Evening star., 1921-02-17

Miss Dorothy Gowan, for a week. ar
irving at Washington barracks Feb
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Society

ftE fTeSIuenC anu MIS-. wilson
attended the presentation of
apple Blossoms" at the Ma
tional Theater last night.
Miss Margaret Wilson, who arrived
in Washington yesterday. spoke this
afternoon before the national wom-
ans convention at the Hotel Wash
ington, on Community Center Or
ganiZation."
The Secretary of War and Mrs.
Baker VIII be hosts at dinner this
evening, when they will have a dis
tlnSuished company to meet Gen.
Peyton c. March, the chief of staff.
The Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. Meredith wilt entertain at din
ner company of thirty-four this
evening in honor of the ambassador
or Chile and Sonora de Matthew.
Sonora de Matthew will be at home
tomorrow afternoon for the last time
this season.
baroness Shidehara, wife of the
ambassador of Japan, will not re-
celVe tomorrow afternoon.
Lady Geddes. wife of the British
ambassador, will not be at home to-
morrow. Capt. c. J. Henry, who re-
turned to England a few months ago.
Will return to Washington Tuesday
and will again be attached to the
British embassy staff.
The ambassador of Peru and Nine.
Pezet will be the guests of honor at
dinner this evening of Rear Admiral
llilam w. kimbail, retired, and
Mrs. Kimball.
Evening star., 1921-02-17

Mrs. Grafton Minot entertained at
dinner last evening in honor OF Miss
AdeIine Oxnard The other guests
Evening star., 1921-02-17

Mrs. Thomas + Walsh will enter
tain several hundred members of the
younger set at a dance this evening
at her residence on MASSACHUSETTS,
avenue. in compliment to Miss An
toinette Graves, niece Of Ms Charles
Boughton Wood, with whom she is
spending the winter
Evening star., 1921-02-17

Miss Elizabeth Lambert entertained
at luncheon. followed by bridge, to-
day. Her guests numbered twenty
four.
Evening star., 1921-02-17

Capt. Jean F. ]. E. Rigal. naval
attache of the French embassy, left
yesterday for New York. where he will
remain until Sunday.
Evening star., 1921-02-17

Mrs. David du Bose Gaillard enter
tanned at dinner Tuesday evening in
honor of Col. and Mrs. Francis T. A.
Junkin and their niece. Miss Julia
Junkin Ravenel.
The Washington times., 1921-04-17

cate the contents conhdentialiy to
Grey and to add that we are acting
in agreement with Japan in this
natter"
The Washington times., 1921-04-17

for all purposes was an ally Of
Japan and Russia in the division OF
the Far East Specifically. the British
government acquiesced to ''recogni-
ton. OF our (Russf1n) sphere OF in
huence In Northern Manchuria. Mon
golia. and Western China, with the
exception OF Kashgar. as well as the
undertaking not to hinder us in the
execution of our plans in these terri
tories. and herself to pursue no aims
which we should have to regard as in
compatible with our interest"
For that Great Britain was to
achieve recognition of her freedom
of action and her privileged position
In Tibet"
The Washington times., 1921-04-17
NEARBY WELLSDRAIN
NAVAL OIL RESERVES

wells and draining the oil from nava:
oil reserves, have forced the Navy
to open up Naval Reserve No. ! in
California. Secretary DENLY an
nounced yesterday.
Bids for leases on the oil property
now q naval reserve, will be called
for shortly and the leases will be on
a royalty basis. the Secretary said.
Private corporations. operating wells
close to the borders OF the naval re-
serve. have drained the oil from the
naval reserve lands and made it un-
profitable to operate these reserves
and therefore II has been decided to
lease them. the Secretary announced.
The Washington times., 1921-04-17
Secret Treaties Reveal
sHo.u Britain and Japa,,
/ Blocked u. S. in China

Csuad frea the the Possession Translated
@ By CAPT. GEORGE ABEL SCHREINER
ISt During
Gssat Author OF "Ths to
Ba0dad" "Ths Croft Sinister," Etc.
Great
thssls~a seDnung
..F ss : BY COUNT B. Won SIEBERT ..
l Secretary of the Imperial Embassy Russia in London Sec
"yea Of the Imperial Embassy of Russia Washington Secre
gv Of Count Wte, Head of the Russian Delegation the
RnssoJapan Peace Negotiations Portsmouth, N. H.
The following the of amazing story of
secret Diplomacy the fifth haping appeared last Sunday The
Waxhington Times. n.%s
II, Uncle Sam principle of the "open door, and Gin
tegt OF China died under the baneful mnstratons of
Japan Russia Great Britain and France without the public
OF the United States becoming of it.
There were threeand possibly four-secret treaties that
frustrated the heroic attempts of the United States keep
tn Far East for all who wanted to trade there
their money in the development of the natural
of these vast territories
The Washington times., 1921-04-17

cate the contents conhdentially to
Grey and to add that we are acting
in agreement with Japan in this
matterT'
Just how the powers regarded the
"open door" policy of America In
China Is weli-instanced by the follow
ing:
The Russian minister of foreign
affairs to the Russian Minister OF
Finance. Communication; dated No
lvember 6-IO, 1910.
'In regard to the loan of $50. 900. 900
the Chinese government intends to
take up in the United States. II may
be inferred that the American Gov
ernment desires to use foreign, not
American. money in order to attain a
double profit: Firstly. a commission
for the American banks and. second
ly. the appointment OF an American
who will in all probability attempt
to exert not only economic but also
political influences.
1.-THE japanese Ambassador here.
who has arrived at the same conclu-
sion. has openly expressed to me his
dissatisfaction at the proposal.
u. 8. WAS BLAMED .
FOR JAPAN's MIsDEEDs. .-,.
The statement Is permissible here
that the Government of the United
States sought in nowise to have an
exclusive political influence, IN
China. AS a mater of fact the vary
opposite was the case. the United
States being accused of something sor
which the Russians and Japanese had
actually made a secret treaty.
America stood exclusively for
equal trade opportunities for all IN
the Far East, and recognized that the
preservation of China's integrity was
of necessity the first step in that di-
rection.
It was the aim, especially of Japan.
to get an effective political control
over vast territories and many mil
lions of people on the Asiatic conti-
nent so that by means OF discrimina-
tion in freight rates American end
other competitors commerce could be
excluded-if IL never got to the levy
ing of import duties.
The French had taken no part In
the political division of Manchuria and
the hamstringing of China, except in
a financial sense and In so far as tn z
entente could be strengthened thereby
However, they were the able allies III
Russia. Japan and Great Britain in Q
diplomatic respect.
Nothing came OF the efforts OF the
Russian government to pick a quar-
rel with China, despite the fact tina.
the latter had just eaten a very large
slice OF humble pie in meeting the
conditions OF the ultimatum.
JAP ALLIANCE IS
BRITISH NAVAL ACE.
Count Benckendorff to M. Nera-
toff, Acting Minister of Foreign A.
fairs. Report; dated July LII, 1911.
81 have just had a strictly confden-
tial talk with Sir A. Nicolson on the
renewal of the Anglo-Japanese ALI
ancc. told him we were not sur
prised at the altered text OF the
treaty as this is apparently n result
The Washington times., 1921-04-17

The entente combination. including
Japan In this instance. did in China
what 1t was going in Persia. with
the connivance of Great Britain and
France. Russia and Japan divided
Napchuria and Mongolia and then
agreed to put pressure upon the
Chinese government and people for
the purpose of excluding all COM
herce and undertakings of a finan-
ctal character that did not have the
stamp Ct approval of Tokyo, Petro-
grad. Paris, and London.
1t 10 shown that in the conclu-
sion OF the alliance with Japan.
Great Britain had a desideratum that
affected Germany as far back as
1917. !
BY the diplomatic" deals that
were made. Great Britain was able to
reinforce her homo fleet, obtain con-
troll over Tibet and Improve her
financial position in the Far East.
France was able to make many
profitable investments and, Incl
dentally, saw the entente strength
ensd.
: Japan was given absolute control
of Korea and southern Manchuria.
and latter extended her zone of in
fluence into the western parts of
inner Mongolia.
Russia secured northern Manchuria,
Western Mongolia. and western
China =,
Chine was further victimized by
an almost endless series of demands
of varying character. all of them
calculated to hasten the moment
when japan and, Russia could force
her entirely under their yoke.
JAPAN PREFARED TO '
FIGHT II NECESSARY.
Japan and Russia had made UP
their minds to settle the status of
China before the completion of the
Panama Canal. They were prepared
to make q military issue OF the Far
East question. but did not have to go
that far. because the United states
The Washington times., 1921-04-17
SENATE COMMITTEE 0. KS
ESCH FOR |. c. c. POST.

The nomination of former Congress
man John ]. Esch of Wisconsin as
member Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, was reported favorably
to the Senate yesterday by the Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee.
Senator LaFollette, Republican, of
Wisconsin, member Of the committee
and Esch's political foe. disagreed
with the committees action, but was
overruled Early confirmation OF Esch' /,
nomination by the Senate is predicted
by Republican leaders.
The Washington times., 1921-04-17

Government was beginning to lose
interest in China.
While the Taft administration fol-
lowed a policy that might have won
In the end, Mr.. Wilson does not seem
to have been very energetic, because
during his first term of office the
objects of the United States In the
Far East were neglected to an extent
that made the ascendency OF the
entente group in the Far East an easy
matter.
Though not one of the contracting
parties, the British government
played a big role in this deal In en-
pires.
: Sir Edward Grey was "much salts
ned." In fact Extremely satisfied,
when he heard that the secret treaty
concerning Manchuria had been made
by Japan and Russia The French
ambassador in London, Paul Cambon.
went out of his way to picture the
United States as a trouble-make and
hypocrite. and Sir Arthur Nicolson.
the British undersecretary OF foreign
affairs. was Of the opinion that Grey
favored reducing the United States to
the same position Germany occupied
with regard to Persia and Turkey
direct negotiations between the gov
ernments at Washington and Picking
were being considered 'inexpedient."
The Washington times., 1921-04-17


of the proposed arbitration treaty
with the United States
''Sir Arthur added that
since the coming into force of the
treaty England has
been able to reduce her navai forces
In the far East and, to strengthen her
fleet in like measure In European
waters Through this England pos
sessed an important guarantee for the
maintenance Of peace In the Tar East.
and has been enabled to strengthen
her naval forces there where they
might eventually be needed"
Since this 10 the most authentic
statement ever made in regard to "in-
side reasons" for the Anglo-Japanese
Treaty of Alliance, IL 10 necessary to
point out certain essentials thereof.
First the treaty was modified be-
cause Great Britain entertained
thought of subscribing to the general
arbitration treaties the United States
Government was offering at that
time, which means, OF course. that
the treaty contained provisions that
were Influenced by this step on the
rsrt of the United States.
Second, 1t IL stated that the orig
inal treaty was aimed at Russia.
Third, IL seems that the treaty COW
Britain and japan In regard to the
Australian exclusion acts.
Fourth. the treaty made II possi-
BILE, as early as 1911. for the British
government to station units Of her
Asiatic feet of war in European
waters where they might eventually
te needed" ..
U. 3. STILL TRYING TO
GET FAR EAST BEARINGS.
The United States Government was
still trying to get it's bearing in the
Far East question. assisted in this
case by the German government.
Neither Of these governments seemed
able to understand just why IT met
with nothing but sham acquiessence
in the Entente capitals and Toxic.
They were beating the air OF secret
treaties, as 1t was. without knowing
IL.
The Russian ministry Of foreign
affairs TO the Russian consul gen.
eral at Curga. Tel. No. 1854; dated
August, 1891, 1919.
THE war minister considers 1t ne
cessary 20 equip the Mons olians with
r.odern rifles on due payment. In
forwarding this communication to the
Mongolian ministers please prevail
on them to prevent the import OF
arms from abroad"
The same to the Russian dipLo-
mdtic agent. Tel. No. 5,I79. Nouem-
Der S-2I, 1918.
ITO impede as far as possible the
export of foreign goods from China
to Mongolia, we have ordered our
consuls In this territory to refuse per-
mission for the transport of goods
on the Caravan road. justifying this
measure by the statement that an au-
tonomous Mongolia has been created
by the declaration of October %, with
regard to which commercial trans
port could not yet be regulated"
Thus came the end of the open
door, for which the United States had
waged a battle royal This policy of
sanction by Russia, Japan. Great Brit
not now a factor in the conditions
that were brought on in 1918 and
1914. the fact remains that Japan has
taken over all the Russian spheres
OF interest and especial claims"
BATTLE WAS LOST
WHEN WILSON BEGAN.
SO far as the United States is con-
cerned. the battle was finally given
up with the coming of the Wilson
administration.
Great Britain made many reassur-
ing statements in Washington, but
The Washington times., 1921-04-17
GREY GETS ALL THE
DOPE FROM RUSSIA.

The role played by Sir Edward
Grey Is laid bare in the following:
IsDolsky to Count Benekendorff,
Russian Ambassador at London, tele-
gram No. 1891; dated December 81,
1909, January IS, 1910.
Sub. No. 2. / shall send you a short
extract from the answer we intend
presenting to the American Govern
ment in reply to the project of neu-
tralization of the Manchurian Rail-
way May ! request you to communi-
The Washington times., 1921-04-17

Manchurian railway and signing an
agreement concerning Manchuria. IT
seems to me that the Chinese govern
ment must fear that the disapproving
attitude of several powers. especially
Russia. toward the Chinese-Japanese
agreement. together with the protests
of foreigners in the Charbin question.
might lead to a close understanding
between Russia and Japan In order tn
protect their mutual Interests in Man
churia against China and the other
powers" &.
These other powers were the United
States and Germany, supported In
their right for the "Open Door" in the
Far East by the smaller nations OF
Europe who wished to continue doing
business in the Mongolian countries
as they had done hitherto.
The oppoVents of the Entente In the
Far Eastern question feared that com
plete control of China, Manchuria and
Mongolia would exclude all non-tn-
tente commerce from these markets
and place at great disadvantage the
investments that had been made by
them.
KNOX WAS IGNORANT
OF RUssO-JAPAN STATUS.
The Russian Ambassador at Wash
ington to IsiooIsky. Telegram; dated
December 1898, 1909.
"The project contained in the
memorandum to you has, as Knox in
forms me. been handed to- Germany
and England, whose agreement In
principle has been received. No news
has been received so far as to the
Japanese attitude.
"Knox's project. according to what
he told me, has as it's objective the
naturalization of Manchuria under
the control of the great powers, the
safeguarding of Chinas rights In
this country and the establishment
OF a buffer between Russia and Japan.
in order to preclude the possibility of
a conflict between these two countries.
"Japan's attitude in this question
will, to my thinking. prove whether
the plans OF this. nation aim at Man
churia or at. the Ussurian territory.
The fact that such aims exist is
proved to me by the constant develop
ment of the military land forces, IL
one does not wish to assume that
Japan is really and exclusively con-
cerned with purposes OF defense, In
order to be in a position to defend her
III aS dihot oii
seen events"
The dispatch shows to what extent
Secretary OF State Knox was ignorant
OF what was actually going on. While
the Japanese and Russian govern
ments were getting together for the
purpose OF making a secret treaty.
Mr.. Knox, seemingly. was under the
impression that a buffer state was
needed to keep the two from again
going at each other as they had done
a few years before. For instance, the
following:
The Russian Ambassador at Tokyo
to IsDolsky. Report; dated Decem-
Der 81, 1907 January 49,. 1910. ,
II have just had a talk of two
hours duration with Motono. We,
naturally, spoke of the notorious
American project. komura has COM
n,unicated to the ambassador lat St
Petersburg) the negotiations which
are taking place between both govern
ments regarding the project
The Washington times., 1921-04-17

sidiary. has announced price reduction
for sheet iron OF from 81 to s14 ton.
Earlier this week the United States
Steel Corporation announced price
cuts affecting other lines.
1t was reported the Tinplate Com
pany would expand its operations i'm
mediately.
The Washington times., 1921-04-17
India SUGAR Crop Lower.

The British India sugar cane crop
will show lower yield this year ac-
cording TO latest advices to the Com
merce Department today. The shrink
age OF about 10 per cent in the yielc
OF raw sugar Is due to drought
The Washington times., 1921-04-17
Peruvians Must Paint
and Repair Houses
Or Go to Jail

Owpers OF houses in Lima, Peru.
must repair and paint their proper
ties within forty-five days or go to
jail. This report reached the De-
partment Of Commerce today.
Besides the risk of fne and i'm
prisonment. property owners have
been warned that II they failed to
obey the mandate, repairs will be
done by the municipality and the
charges assessed against the prop
erty.
The Washington times., 1921-04-17
U. 8. CONSIDERED
AN OUTSIDE POWER

The Russian minister at Pekin to
IsUolsky, Russian minister of for
eign affairs. Telegram; dated Oct.
els, 1909. O..
THE news of the arrival of Prince
Ito on a visit to our minister of
finance appears to have aroused great
disquiet in government circles here,
as closer relations between Russia
and Japan to the disadvantage of
China are feared.
"The possibility is again mooted OF
our selling the southern section Of the
The Washington times., 1921-04-17
TINPLATE COMPANY CUTS
PRICESON SHEET IRON

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE Ameri-
can Sheet and Tinplate Company.
United States Steel Corporation sub
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-08-24
Up Crop
Statistics Here
Newlands Project Crop Production
Will Break All Records This
Year, Says Expert

7. A Evans, connected with the
Pacific railroad company at Ogden,
Utah, Is here checking up the crop
conditions in this valley TO determine
the tonnage that may be moved by
his company during the coming fall
and winter, and is busted with the
facts and figures available at the
local U. s. r. offices.
Mr.. Evans expressed amazement
at the productivity of the Newlands
project farms and said that he had
found no farming district in his tray-
els throughout the west where per
acre returns match those turned off
by local farmers.
Speaking on freight and passenger
schedules now in effect on the South
ern Pacific lines in this state, he said
he did not know of any movement
within official circles calculated to
ameliorate the present stagnation of
rail business, admittedly due to ex-
cessive rail charges but that Idaho's
farming districts were recently
granted relief and that one may rea-
sonably presume that the railroad
management will act ia due season
to encourage greater movements of
freight and passenger traffic here
Figures at hand indicate that the
grain production in this valley this
year will approximate more than
10000 bushels and that the quality
of the production is the highest in
years. Other project crops, includ-
ing potatoes, melons and hay are
said to be of prime quality this year
and so far ahead of the same articles
produced in contemporaneous dis
tricts that they are really of out
standing quality and should COM
mand attention wherever markets
exist.
1t is estimated that something like
10000 tons of alfalfa hay will be
produced in this valley this year to
which must be added the holdoyer
from last season. This Is consider
able and the farmers here must
shortly offer a seasonal crop pro-
duction that is the largest In the
history of this project
Prices for these products have re-
eeded to point where 1t is no long
er possible for the farmer to get his
actual cost of production OF his
marketing returns and those who
know of Mr.. Evans visit to this city
are hopeful that it is preliminary to
the granting of rail rates that will
be vastly more favorable than the
confiseatory schedules now in effect.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-08-24
ISLAND NOTES

The Ladies' Circle will give a
dance at the schoolhouse on Satur-
day, Sept 3rd. at 900 P. M. Every
one is invited. The proceeds of the
dance will go TO the students loan
fund and the admission will be $1.00
including lunch. Some time during
the evening there will be a free will
offering taken for the students loan
fund to give any one who is present
a chance to give to the fund direct.
The Island farm bureau will meet
for their regular monthly meeting
on next Wednesday evening, Aug. 81.
Everyone please be present.
Austin Shellard returned to Fallon
Friday, after spending two weeks
with his cousin, Ralph Conner.
Chetser Conner made a business
trip to Reno last Thursday, return
ing the same day.
Miss Leola Pinger has been elected
teacher for the Island school.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Jones have
returned from Reno after three
weeks stay in Reno and Sparks.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-08-24
EALLoN SUGAR FACTORY
PERMANENT ENTERPRISE

Manager Fred Hinze, of the La
hontan Valley Sugar Company states
that recent advicos from Bay City,
Mich, where the largest stockhold-
ers in the enterprise reside, convey
instructions TO proceed without de-
lay in maturing plans for tho 1929
campaign. II being the evident inten-
ton to run the Fallon factory regu-
larly throughout the years to come.
On the occasion of the visit to this
city of Vice President A. w. Black
and Fiscal Agent Baker this object
was emphasized, yet contradictory
rumors have persisted and the reit-
Grafton is published so that peo-
pie in the territory upon which the
local factory must depend for beet
tonnage will understand that the
marketing avenue is to remain open
to them insofar as IL affects sugar
beet production.
II is Mr.. Hinze's plan to s...rt a
campaign within the next fow weeks
which will be in effect revival OF
previous movements calculated to
impress upon the Nevada mind the
Importance Of buying Nevada pro-
ducts. Many thousands of bags OF
splendid sugar will be turned out as
n result of the manufacturing cam
paign TO be undertaken In October
and II is an aim of the factory man
agement that as large a proportion
of the output as possible shall bs
consumed within the state OF Ne
yada.. Patriotic effort will be en-
compass the desired end and now Il
good time TO commence to admon
ish Nevada people to pastpone buy
ing their winter supply of sweetness
until they can purchase fr. m Tho
home grown and home manufac
tured stock.