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New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
itself on the Home Rule act and tho
Northern Parliament.
Declares Refusal "Eoliy"

INVERNESS, Scotland Sept, tBy
The Associated Press .~-A representa-
tive of the governments. when ASKED
to-day what the position would be
should the Sim Fsin leaders refuse to
enter 6 conference with the committee,
said he hesitated TO contemplate such
folly, but presumed that refusal would
compel the government to proceed with
the existing home rule act and the
government of Ireland"
The Prime Minister to-day sent a
reply to the message from the trades
union congress at Cardiff, in which he
declares that nobody is more opposed
than his majesty's government to
hloodshed, and most of all TO fratricidal
war between citizens of tho same en-
pirc.
'Rut," he added, Il have the author
ity of the greatest Democratic states
men in history for the belief that even
blocdshed is better than the disruption
Of the living political organism, whose
strength and unit are essential to the
freedom of the world
Mr.. Lloyd George probably will re-
main several weeks in Scotland, and in
the event of Mr.. dc Valera's accepting
the invitation to the conference will
call a preliminary mcsting Of the Cab
met to arrange details.
Viscount Fitz Alan, Viceroy of Ire
land, and General Sir Nevil Macready
have returned to Ireland. while Sir
Hamar Greenwood, Chief Secretary, is
remaining in Scotland to be on call ii
the need arises.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
Hughes Ignores Criticism;
No Delay in Mandate Note

WASHINGTON. Sept. S.-Secretary
Hughes, it was made known to-day.
does not intend to be drawn into dis
cussion OF the attitude of the United
States government toward the subject
of mandates, upon the basis of press
reports of the debates now proceeding
in the Assembly Of the League OF
Nations at Geneva
The latest American note ON the sub
ject of mandates, which was addressed
to the Allied and associated powers.
though apparently just made public in
Geneva in the last few days. actually
was dispatched by the State Depart
rlent to the various capitals more .han
a month ago. State Department Off
cials therefore do not feel that taer )
has been any undve delay on their part
in the transmissio l. American view.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
London Again Hears Of
Talks Deer Arms Agenda
Reuiral Of Report Called Feeler
From Foreign, Source; Pro
posaI Unrenewed, British Say

LONDON, Sept (By The Associated
Press What quarter is responsible
for the repeated suggestion that pre-
liminary conversations be held in Lon
don on the agenda OF the November
conference in Washington on limitation
of armaments, appearing again to-day
in an article in "The Times" remains
n matter of conjecture.
That newspaper asserts that informal
discuss ons have progressed so far that
conversations will begin as soon as rep
resentatives of the interested powers re-
turn to ondon, and expresses hope
that they may rapidly lead to favorable
results. so chat the main features of
the agenda may be decided upon by
the time the Japanese mission leaves
Toxic for Washington.
Inquiry brought emphatic denial in
British official circles that any such
conversations we're in contemplation.
In one we'll informed quarter it was
declared that the report was probably
Il "feeler," cmanating in foreign quar-
ters.
The British official position was given
in a statement circulated through a
semi Official agency, saying:
"Althcugh Great Britain would well
come any proposal Of holding prelimi-
nary conversations in London prior to
the forthcoming Washington confer
enee, SO far it has not been approached
with view of holding such conversa-
tions. 1t will be recalled that about
two months ago Great Britain itself
suggested that such conversations might
be Of great assistance in paving the
way for the conference hy preparing
an agenda, etc. AS this proposal did
not meet with any great favor it was
withdrawn. Since then no step has
been taken in the matter, as it was un-
derstood that the United States was
making all arrangements"
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
Sixteen " omen Amouo
81 Executed by Soyiet
Two Princes Included in Fs,sd
List; Six Called "American
SPIES or (ouriers',

RIGA, Latvia, Sept. 3 (By The 4.
sociated press) - Six5y-one ps,.n
have been executed by the Bolshsrst
being charged with particioatine !
the recent Petrograd psoS. accord;so !.
the official list printed in the ..Prars. :
of Petrograd. among those mt :
death were sixteen women. most =
whom were accused Of renting rass
to, or otherwise sheltcring, male -,
ticipants in the plot.
Others executed ineicded PRIV.
Constantine Toumanoff, tw enty.s;..
year old, and Prince Sergiu us Oukhto,
sky. thirty-five, the latter beins :
widely known sculptor Both wers ~.
cused of spying, or Of sending inform,.
tion out of Russia. Six on the II.
were described as American spies q. :.
couriers." one of them being Profess,
di'nir Tagantsiev. thirty one wear.
old, the alleged head Of the en,is
Pesrograd organization. Count Seres,
Schuienburg. twenty four years al
was executed on charge of hs,iss
aided an American courier"
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
Phase
Of us 81 an
Il Famine Near
CONTINUED from rase one)

sitions, often concealed their stores
of grain in holes in the ice. Bands of
brigands, Numbering three or four hun
dred men, appeared and began plumber
ing the food stocks.
This year there has been an ex-
traordinary drought, the severity of
which may be measured by the fact
that the rainfall for the three crucial
months of April, May and June was
only one-ffteenth of the average.
The correspondent recently walked
normally is covered with tall grain
at this time of year. and found it as
barren as tropical plain. The best
OF the miserable dwarf wheat was only
few inches high and scarcely worth
harvesting. Indeed. in many places
the cattle had been turned out to pas
ture on the grain fields.
The potatoes also were like flherts.
All the crops, even the sunfowers,
mad been burned up by the fierce rays
of the sun.
Since the middle of April the people
have been living mostly on bread sub
stltutes. BY June most of the Jour.
cattle and poultry in the land had dis
appeared.
Owing to the low stage of the water
in the Volga the regular pastures, which
are dependent upon the spring foods,
failed entirely. The slight local rains
IN July were not enough to save the
situation.
All summer thousands of refugees
focked to the towns, hoping to be able
dysentery have been rife. The July
gardens, which the sufferers planted
as last hope, dried up also. The
leaves of the trees yellowed and fell,
while locusts and erasshoppers con-
summated the ruin. In August tiny
harvest was collected. Only about one
tenth Of the amount of seed sown was
reaped, but in some cases this will
serve the people as food for two or
three weeks. When this is exhausted
their position will be practically hope
less, as there is little chance of sus-
tanning them until the next harvest
Starving Peasants Desert Farms
In the Stavropol province between
81 and 81 per cent of the crop this
year was lost as the result of the
drought and winds. Many starving
peasants there have deserted their
farms.
In the Tartar republic, around kazan,
conditions are equally bad. Most Of the
people will be foodless before October.
Along the Volga and Kama rivers the
harvests failed last year and the people
survived only as the result of importa-
tion of grain. Since 1916 the areas
there sown to wheat have been greatly
reduced and the number of cattle is
much smaller Last winter the suffer
ing was terrible and spring brought no
relief. The harvest collected this year
has been exceedingly small
N Safatov province the colonies Of
Car,,,a,> cntt1ar, ro non, hoir<r m n Il
of their inhabitants, who are returning
to their fatherland or going south.
In the German villages the houses,
churches and shops are deserted except
for few old men, who are left to their
fate with small quantity of -four and
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
League Handed
L.. 3. Demand ON
Mandate Rights
Note Reveals President,
Under the Constitution,
Cannot Render Final
Decision ON Such Issues
zap Matter Is Left Over
Changes in Rule Of Former
Turk Colonies Suggested;
Firm Stand Is Resiafed

GENEVA, Sept. 8 by The Associated
Press) - That President of me
United States cannot alone under the
Constitution bind his government on a
question of mandates is brought out
briefly in one of the paragraphs of the
last American note on mandates, copies
Of which are circulating among the
Of Nations here. The note is dated
August 3 and is addressed to the
French government.
Duplicates Of the document were
communicated at the same time of its
delivery to France to the other manda-
tory powers. The note treats of "a
and "B" mandates. 1t expressly states
that the Island of Yap belongs in an
other category.
Mandates Position Restated
The note begins with restatement
of the general American position on
mandates Mandates respecting the
former German colonies, it says, we're
only made possible by the victory OF the
principal Allied and associated powers,
Of which the United States was one.
The American government, although
the United States did not take part in
the war against Turkey, affirms the
right to have voice equal to that OF
any other power in deciding the man
dates over former Turkish possessions,
such as Syria, Lebanon, Mesopotamia
and Palestine, because the distribution
of these mandates was made possible
only through the victory over Germany,
in which the United States shared.
The note makes various suggestions
of changes in the terms of the Turkish
mandates, some of them being that
consular tribunals under capitulations
from the powers shall remain in force
until the governments are organized
under mandates, and that if the man
dates are surrendered the consular TIL
bunals shall be restored.
Freedom for Charity Workers Asked
Request is made in the note that the
freedom given to religion also shall be
extended to educational and charitable
organization workers, not only those III
the territories at present but those who
may go there in the future.
The note in clear and firm manner
requires equal opportunities for con-
cessions and commerce not only for all
citizens of non-mandatory powers, but
also the fullest equality with the ma
tions of mandatory powers both of "a y
and "B" mandates. The note stipuiates
that no mandate shall be agreed to
without the approval OF the American
government. and that no mandate
after its approval shall, be changed
without the consent of the American
government.
It was requested in the note that
wherever in mandates it is mentioned
that equal rights are to be given to
members of the League of Nations
a phrase shall be substituted referring
to countries mentioned in Annex 2 of
the Treaty of Versailles, among which
i; the United States.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
Premier Saues Peace Pen
To Sign Irish Treaty
Lloyd George in Hopeful Mood
as He Receipts for Cigars
from {iRknOtuE Americnxs

LONDON. Sept. 8 (By The Associ-
ated Press) Prime Minister Lloyd
George, it was learned to-day, told a
messenger boy. who recently delivered
to him and the members Of his Cabinet
a box of cigars from anonymous Ameri-
can tourists as he signed the receipt:
the peace treaty and | hope to sign
the Irish agreement with it,
The messenger brought back to the
donors of the cigars letter from Mr..
Lloyd George addressed to "My Anony-
nous American Friends" saying;
1T is genuinely helpful. at critical
moment like the present, to receive
this really delightful token Of symra-
thy and good will from 2. group of
Americans, and trust we may succeed
this year in founding II lasting peace
and harineny between the two gre at
races which both have contributed so
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09

BELFAST, Sept. 8 (Ry The Associ-
ated Press),- listers position was
laid down definitely in a letter written
by Sir James Craig. the Ulster Premier,
to Mr.. Lloyd George on August ID, in
which the Premier declared that a
meeting between himself and Mr.. de-
Valera was impossible until Mr.. de
Valera recognized that the Northern
Parliament would not submit to any
other authority than that Of the King
and the Parliament OF the United King
dom. There does. not seem to be the
slightest intention here of receding
al inch fl ON that stand.
Criticism is included in the Bel
fast comment of what is termed the
British Cabinets abandonment of the
six essentials set forth in the Brit
ish proposals. 1t is even declared in
some quarters that if Mr.. de Valera
had remained firm he might have
brought about conference absolutely
without conditions.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
Shine Costs Him $4,000;
Polishes His Own Now
Specidl DtspQtch to The Tribune

GREENWICH, Conn, Sept s. David
Boles, who has a cafe in Lewis Street,
announced to-day that never again
would he send pair of shoes with
5000 in the toe OF one of them to q
hootblack to be shined. He'd shine the
shoes himself first, he said.
Since his brother was held up by
footpads several months ago Mr.. Boles
has been slowing his wealth away in
old shoes around the place. Forget
ting for the moment that it was a
$4,000 pair, he sent 'em to be shined on
Labor Day
They were returned with dazzling
polish but without the $4,000. The
worst of it is that the messenger Mr..
Boles sent out with the shoes can't re-
member what bootblack he delivered
them to-. Mr.. Boles called on the po-
lice for help to-day.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
Rarton's Return Awaited

DUBLIN, Sept. 8 (By The Associated
Press Arthur Griffith and other Sim
Fsin leaders awaited at tie Mansion
House this evening with some impe-
tience the arrival OF Robert c. Barton
who is carrying the British Cabinets
reply back to Ireland because. although
the terms of the reply are known, the
Slim Feiners are anxious to learn fur
ther details.
The forecasts printed in the news
papers prepared the public for much
sitter note. The Sim Fein leaders
are still silent respecting their inten-
tens. but in other Irish political CIR.
cles the opinion is expressed that alr
Lloyd George has shown a disposition
to meet all difficulties
Mr.. Lloyd Georges letter leaves for
further conference ali points of OBJ
lection raised by M. de Valera and
goes back to the sole condition under
which the original negotiations at
Downing Street are understood to have
taken place..
The next step will be consideration
of the letter by the Dali Eireann Cabi
negotiations are intrusted. A reply
will then be drafted and sent by cour-
ier to the British Prime Minister,
Acceptance is Forecast
Although the republican leaders de-
cline to discuss the matter publicly
those in touch with them regard it as
certain that they will accept the invi-
tation to. meet at Inverness. In such
event, plenipotentiaries would be Sc
lected. Arthur Griffith as foreign
minister, certainly would be one of
them, while Michael Collins, command
or of the Irish republican army and
finance minister, is a possibility Pro-
fessor John MaeNeil is considered a
likely selection, as he is distinguished
tive of Country Antrim and a member +
of Parliament fer Derry. both within
the area of the northern parliament.
Therefore he ia considered the. best
exponent of the attitude Of the Ulster
Nationalist minority.
De Valera, Griffith and Professor
MacNeiN, Speaker Of the Irish repub-
liean Parliament, arr we'd at the Man
sion House earlier thar. usual. Shortly
atterward statement WAS issued say
ing,
Neither President seie Valera nor
the Cabinet know anything of the
American committee which is stated to
be proceeding to Ireland. We are
quite certain all our American friends.
while naturally anxious, realize that
this question, affecting as it does the
lives and fortunes of the people OF
Ireland, is one for the people Of Ireland
themselves to determine" tNo an
neuncement mas bee- made of any
American committee going to Ireland.
Harry Boland. Nj. de Valera's secre-
tary, and Frank Walsh, his American
legal adviser, are in Dublin at pres
entl
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
in Geneva. bscaust tncy cannot take
part IN The parlcy at Washington.

GENEVA, Sept. s. { BY The Associated
Preas). The centmittees continued
their work this afternoon. The coun-
ellis commission on amendme nts I'm
ished its Iabors by deciding not to
recommend the adoption Of an amend
ment by Charles J. Doherty, delegats
from Canada, eliminating Article
from the covenant Of the League Of
Nations At the same time it adopted
an interpretative resolution intended
TO meet American objections To the
clause.
!, The commission for the admission
Of new states has adopted as the gaid-
| ing principle of the sui,-commission
appointed to examine into applications
the same list of questions decided Upon
by the first Assembly. The most I'M
portart OF these questions fs, W hat
has been the conduct of the applicant,
with regard to it's international obltga-
items and the prescriptions Of the
league as to armamonts?"
The commission on humanitarian
subjects established 81 precedent this
afternoon when it appointed two wom-
en- members of delegations to TIRE I'M
portant positions of chairwomen of
snb-com mittees. Miss Henni Forchnm
mcr, member of the Danish delega-
tion. was named to report on tfc
white slave" traffic throughout the
world, and Miss Vacaresco, member
of the Rumanian delegation, vas
chosen to report on the question of
the deportation of women by the
Turkish authorities.
This was the first time the league
commission had named women TO posts
of these kinds
The question of changing the seat Of
the league was brought up this after
noon in the Financial Committee of the
assembly. Delegates alleged that the
cost Of holding the sessions mere were
excessive. Transfer of the seat to Fon-
tainebleau, Turin, Brussels and Vienna
was discussed. The Swiss delegates
protested, but several Of the other
members. including NJ. Neblemaire. Of
France, strongly supported the sug-
Jsegtion
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
40 Sought as Leaders
In w. Virginia Mine y /.
Warrants Issued preIin;. :.
10 lnquiry Into Confl;r, {.
Special Grand mr..

LOGAN, W. Va. Sept. s.-Fo,..
rants have been issued here %, {. ~
rest Of men who last week arc -, q
have formed part Of the ar,aad - :. =
whose march on Logan Countv ~. '
Federal troops into the West W.
coal fiel2s. The warrants vero Ae
by Magistrate Gore at the ,a.,,.s
John Chain, prosecuting atsarr's
Logan County. i
a spec:si grand jury nas hesn
noned for " ednesday, when sees.s sn sas.
to county officials, the whole ssaaia' cs.'a'
Of the disturbances in the eas,sss ss.s''5s
of Logan County will be invest;. pssl
Witnesses arc being summoned ssas ssRs
was said an exhaustive inauiry -ss ~. /
be made. WI
CHARLESTON, ". Va Sen.
Part of the Federal forces sen. @ z. os-
West Virginia last week to-ds~ 'pas
Withdrawn. The 26th Infantry rstn.. e.
to Camp Dix. New Jersey; the sS,t y y
Squadron, with the exception ~ !. 8
airplanes and crews. oeparred Z Z
langley Field. Virginia, and the c1.,E' :
cal Warfare service section for Fss
wood Arsenal. New jersey.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
Soviet Closes Gate TO
Allied Relief inquiry

MOSCOW, Sept. {By The Asso-
ciated Press THE Russian Soviet
COVE, nment has declined 20 permit the
International Russian Relief Commits
sion, recently appointed by the Allied
Supreme Council, to irvestigatc cond-
tions IN Russia prepa latory TO aiding
in famine relief
This decision was made known to-
day through a note forwa rded bv NJ
Tchitcherin, the Soviet Foreign Min
lister, to England. italy, France and
Belgium. The note says the Soviet
government regards the appointment of
Joseph Noulens. of France. as chair
man, "as monstrous snecr at the fate
of starving Russia"
The note recalls activities OF M. Nou-
lens against the Soviet government
when he was serving as French Ambas-
sador at Petrograd. and dismisses the
entire proposal of the Supreme Coun-
Gil as nnthinkable and designed to give
Russia's enemies opportunities CT spy
ing into it's affairs. 1t emphasizes the
Willingness of Russia to accept aid for
it's famine stricken population from the
individual powers on such terms as
those governing the relief work of the
American Relief Administration and
that of the international Red Cross,
led by Fridtjof Nansen.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. s.--A second
consignment of three carloads Of food
from Moscow tc feed 10000 children
in Samara, pending the arrival of food
sent by the American Relief Admins
tration, has been forwarded. according
to cable message received here to-
day by the American Friends Service
COMMITTEES from Riga. Anna Haines. of
Philadelphia, the Quaker representative
IN the famine area reported the stu
alton in Samara has hecomn desnor-to
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09

WASHINGTON, Sept. S.---Executve
intervention in the enforcement of i'm
migration laws so that american ira
diticns regarding humanity" may be
upheld was sought to-day by Rep
resentative Sicgel. of New York, in IL
letter to President Harding. lnmigra-
tion officials at Ellis Island. NJ. Siegel
said, now are separating parents from
children, "the parents being admitted
and their children sent back, because
they happen to arrive after the quota
had been filled"
"There is no reason" said the New
York member of the House Committee
on immigration and Naturalization,
"why members of families who arrive
after the quotas of each month have
been filled should not be permitted to
remain at Ellis Island, or to land un-
der bond and be counted for the next
month's quota"
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
League Auoitis Social
NJ hiri to Sape Money

GENEVA, Sept. S.-~The dele
gates to the second Assembly of
the League of Nations, in session
here, have decided to reduce all
social activities to an absolute
minimum. 1t has been decided to
hold no official banquets and to
abstain from all exchanges of
cards.
This is in marNed contrast to
conditions prevailing at the first
Assembly, held last year, when
extensive entertaining was done
by all the delegations. Economy
was given as the reason for this
years decision, which was made
at the request of the secretariat.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
Italian Socialists Urge Levy
On Pronerty 10 Aid IohIes,

ROME, Sept. 8 (By The Associated
Press) The national committee Of the
Italian Socialist party is urging a big
government loan to solve the question
of unemployment. The loan would be
used to further improvements in public
works.
The Socialists propose that the pay
ment of the loan shall be made by
assessments on those whose properties
Improvements. The party will hold a
convention in October, at which time
it will be decided whether the Social
is.s will ~. - 49,, tn IN thn ercrorn NO NJ
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
She's Fined and Told to
Put On Another Fig Leaf

ZION, Ill., Sept. s.--Mrs. Elizabeth
MAIDEN, who was arrested recently for
violating the Zion dress ordinance, was
found guilty by jury to-day and fined
$40 and costs.
Mrs. MAIDEN was charged with wear
ing a waist that was six inches below
the collarbone. She denied that the
dress was immodest or extreme.
"a few more fig leaves are needed,
said Theodore Forby, City Attorney
THE time has come when we must say
to women, thus far you shall go and
no further"
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09

BELFAST, Sept. s. Private Hobson,
of the Essex regiment, was kidnapped
at Bandon, County Cork, yesterday, and
it is charged the kidnapping was car-
ried out by Sim Fcincrs as rcprisal
measure.
1t is explained that two members of
the Irish republican army were stopped
earlier in the day near the Bandon
bridge by two policemen, who brall-
dished revolvers and threatened the two
men. The kidnapping followed.
New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
Police Reserves Will Camp at
peekskiil Over the Week End

Members Of the Police Reserves will
spend Saturday and Sunday, September
"a and %, at the state military camp at
Peekskill, it was announce / yesterday.
Colonel William A. Dawkins will be in
charge. Cots, blankets, rifles and am
munition will be placed at the disposal
of the reserve members.
The reserves will leave the Grand
Central Station by special train at
O'clock Saturday, September "a, arriv-
ing at Peekskill at $3.50. Supper will be
served at $50 in the officers mess.