Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-02

In rumplcd SACK suit or ili-denNADie
dark color. entered the room by side
door. accompanied by the dapper Pro-
fessor lshthashi OF Leland Stanford,
Jr., University. his personal inter-
prefer, Mr.. Hanihara, a fellow dele
gate. and Mr.. Debuchi. secretary Of
the delegation.
Taking one OF the two vacant seats
at the long table In the sparsely fur
nished place. he motioned Hanihara
to the other one. and took note of the
fact that Professor Ishihashi was at
his right elbow. Correspondents jostled
forward. trying to get peep at the
face OF the man who was credited
with almost busting up" the Confer
cnce by his ultimate to Mr.. Hughes
and Mr.. Balfour the night before.
Men stood on chairs the better to see.
and one learned editor from foreign
parts clamored upon a side table from
where he could peer into that mask
like countenance.
There was an explosion OF sharp
rutturals from the Japanese leader.
Ishihashi leaned forward attentively.
The explosion ceased. Ishihash
straightened his 1.-THE form, bowed to
the assembly. smiled. and interpreted
IL have nothing OF any importance
To- say tonight. but perhaps you would
like to ask Mr.. Hanihara a few ques-
tions"
Some folks say that Kato knows
no English. The truth is that he
speaks IL like Fifth Avenue gentle
man. lie heard some racous voices
mutter,
Make Kato talk"
| \ lean and hungry looking .Cassius
leaned over the side OF that table, and
harked his question:
when will the Conference crisis
pass"
While Ishihashi interpreted thos,
words the Admiral Baron calmly tool
a cheap American cigarette from hii
coat pocket. tamped In on the table
once, lit Il slowly. blew one more puf
of smoke into that cloud which file,
the upper part OF the room, raised hi
eyes TO the skies--or the ceiling, rathe
and caused Ishihashi TO answer.
"A crisis? Why. | will not admi
that there is n crisis"
but Baron Kato. you are reporte
60 have notified Mr.. Hughes and Nh
Balfour that your needs OF nationa
security call for Japan's naval rati
20 he increased from go TO 20 per CEN
Isn't that so?"
Another pun OF the pale smoke fror
that cheap--but popular--cigarett
went upward toward it's brethren.
20, you speak Of the experts re
port. have received the reports c
my naval experts. but l really can
discuss them now. am making
personal study Of them. have nc
yet consulted my colleagues"
a fat man who would have delight
ed Julius Caesar because of HI
twinklins eyes and bland smile, spoke
Baron, YOU mean that you haven
/, disested that report yet?"
Yes. / have not digested II yet
: Is quite a meal" came the report a
little pun number three went a-seel
ine the brethren above,
Questions raincd upon him, but eac
-,.xl
That first cigarette gave out, and
second one came into action. III
world might be worrying over wheth,
japan was going to accept the Hushe
proposals or not-but the good Al
miral Baron was not the least di.
turbed or perturbed. He admitted tn;
he had been working hard lately. b,
40 had the other delegates.
7 Then came the question that Wa
, calculated 10 draw forth all the fact
. regarding the crisis-grave or a
4 legged.
Baron. is Japan going to demar
n that fortifications in the Pacific !
a dismantled II you accept the Hughe
d proposals."
b The interpreter had barely finish,
: his duty before there was another c:
I, plosion Of sharp gutterals:
The question OF naval armamen
" rs independent OF matters in the Pac
J, fic"
- slow. puzzling smile spread ov
). that Shinto-godlike face. Up We
y another pun 10 join it's step-brethre
a Were there any other questio
that the gentlemen would like to as
There were. A torrent Of the
E They were met. parried. rebuffed.
The Admiral Baron was at ever
: ones service, but really he could adm
OF no crisis
! "Balfour's ready to talk"
That sentence came from the lips
lookout. stationed in the hallw
TO signal the moment when the worl
spotlight-operated by the press
). should shift from the japanese to (
English delegation. There was a w
scramble for the one doorway, as !
men tried to pass out at once.
From the rear of the crowd anoth
Cass.us spoke.
Now we'll nut BalfolIr on the. pri