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Evening star., 1921-11-23
BRANDS SPEECH
TERMED VICTORY
French Official Circles De.
lighted Over Events Here
Last Monday:
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. November 22.-French Of
fcial circles are delighted over what
took place At Mondays session of the
Washington conference. They con-
slider Premier Brands speech, with
it's indorsement by Great Britain,
Italy. Japan, the United States and
Belgium. has established a new moral
entente among the nations which
fought together in the war and thew
are satisfied that NJ. BRAND succeed :
ed In justifying the size Of the
ticularly to Americans.
Although some officials declare they
would have liked to have the United
States. Great Britain and the Other
nations guarantee Frances security,
they regard the expression of the
delegates after the premier spoke as
a moral guarantee. which they con-
slider ''the next best thing"
Easily Carried Points.
Writing in La Liberte. jacques
Bainville remarks:
"Since no one asked us to disarm.
NJ. BRAND easily carried his point.
Provided France seeks neither un-
dertaktngs nor guarantees of her
former allies and associates, she is
free to continue conscription and to
pay the costs of a heavy military
budget. Our allies guarantee moth
ing but q status quo, under which
we support all the burden and are
paralyzed."
NJ. Bainville sums up Arthur J. Bal
four's speech as carrying the words:
'It is your affair, not ours; / give
you my benediction." He thinks the
Belgian delegates alone unreservedly
sided with France.
On the contrary. the Temps Is well
pleased with the attitude of the con-
ference, but reitsrates at length the
possible imminent danger from an
armed Germany" The paper con-
cludes:
Must KeeD Solid Front.
ITO avoid disaster. the only method
is that which NJ. BRAND indicated
present q solid front to Germany 30
she will be forced to look toward
liberty and peace"
Tho IntranGigeant says: 1T is Q
very great victory. The premier ae-
complished the task Of winning the
roof-raising applause Of the dIsarma-
ment conference after he said he
would retain the French army In
tact.
All these newspapers. despite GER
tain criticisms, reflect satisfaction
that the French statement was well
received.
Evening star., 1921-11-23
AUSTRALIA ASKS ANGLO-JAPANES
TREATY BE FREED OF MENACE TO u. S.

The position Of Australia with ref
erence to the Anglo-Japanese treaty
and japanese immigration has been
made clear by Australian represent
atives now in Washington attending
the Limitation Of armament confer
ence.
II the treaty is to be renewed. the
Australians would like to see 1t SO
revised as to mako it clear to all
Americans that nothing in the treaty
could be construed as a menace to
the United States. IT possible, the
Australians would be glad to see the
treaty extended 10 a. to include the
StateA
In 1911, it was pointed out. at an
imperial conference Of the British
empire in London the Australian
representatives urged the renewal OF
the Anglo-Japansse alliance: Japan;
say the Australians, carried out all
Of her pledges to the British empire
and to Australia, in particular. dur
Evening star., 1921-11-23
BRAND DELIGHTED
BY ARMS RESULTS
On Eve of Departure Premier
Declares Conference Is
Already Success.

Washington tomorrow will witness
the first exodus OF arms parley par
ticipants in the departure for New
York of Premier BRAND and several
members of the French delegation,
who will sail from tho metropolis for
Paris at noon Friday.
Premier BRAND is going back to
his own country happy in the belief
that the conference is well on its
way to accomplishing the purposes
for which 1t was called and extremely
gratifled by the sympathetic reception
accorded his address at Mondays
plenary session outlining Frances
position with respect to land arma-
ment
Farley Already Success.
THE premier considers the con-
ference already is a success" said a
member of the French delegation at
the New Willard hotel this morning
He believes there will be no difficulty
in working out the details of the
practical application of the general
principles adopted
So confident is the French states
man that the conference will move
rapidly to a successful disposing OF
the problems before it that he ia
making no plans to return and par
ticipate in its final sessions. He ia
returning to France to give his at
tention to important internal aues-
tions and his presence there will
be required for several weeks
should the arms parley run upon a
snag and encounter unexpected de-
lay, it Is more than probable the
French premier will return to Wash
inston early during the coming year.
Charmed with Capital.
NJ. BRAND. it was said today, will
leave Washington with a deep sense
the capital and a desire to return
and see more of the city. His time
has been so occupied since his arrival
here that he has seen almost nothing
OF the CAPITALS parks and show
places, but the occasional glimpses he
has obtained of them have delighted
him.
Favorable comment upon the pre-
miers epochal speech continued to
pour in, today upon the headouarters
OF the French delegation, which takes
up the entire seventh floor of the
New willard hotel. It created an op-
t!mism that was reelected by the en-
paoyes as we'll as the officials of the
delegation. They have no doubt the
premier has played a history-making 3
part in the conference, and that his
mission to America has been success
ful from every standpoint.
The corridor of the seventh floor OF
the hotel was crowded with visitors
during the morning. Ambassador JUS
aerand was one of tho earliest caliery
He chatted with newspapermen and
others and fitted perfectly into the
picture Of confident hopefuIness for
the success of the, conference sur.
gested by every word and gesture OF
his countrymen. -
Leaving Washington at 8 o'clock to.
.marS a. buaw Thankaeivinr IN NJ
York. He 10 to dine with the French
CONSUL general at o'clock. and later
will receive honorary degrees from
New York and Columbia universities
In the evening he will be the. honor
GueSt at . dinner to be given in the
Lotus Club. He will board q steamer
for France early Friday morning.
Evening star., 1921-11-23

ing the recent war with the central
powers, and the Australians have
only the highest regard for the jap
anese. It is not their purpose now.
it was said. to be the first to say
Lets throw the treaty into the waste
basket" merely because the threat
of Germany and Russia is no longer
hanging over the far east.
With reference to the Australian
exclusion laws. it was pointed out
that they are aimed at cheap foreign
labor, which would destroy the eco
nomic conditions of tae country and
put Australian labor out of business.
II admitted to the country. They
were erected, 1t was said, against all
such labor. from whatever nation.
and were not racial measures. The
japanese, it was said. understand
more and moro the true purpose Of
the exclusion laws to be economic.
In fact. 1t was said. the japanese
themselves have adopted similar bar
riers against the Chinese coolie to
protect Japanese labor.
Evening star., 1921-11-23
CUT|NLAND ARMS
HINGES ON TREATY
Plan May Drop Out of Sight
Unless France Is Given
Guarantee.
BY POUL SCOTT MowRER.

Unless the United States or Britain,
or both, are prepared to offer France
some form Of written guarantee or as
surance to come to it's aid in case of
unprovoked aggression, the question
Of land armament. which has been
referred to commission, will probably
now gradually drop back out Of sight,
despite the influence which this ques-
tion undoubtedly exerts upon the far
eastern situation. The powers which
France chiefly fears, namely Germany
and Russia, are not represented here.
the situation which do not lie In the
hands of this conference, and which
therefore preclude any progress in
land disarmament except by the proc
ess of giving France definite promises
OF aid. Nothing less than such prom
ises could be considered by France
as justification for disbanding part of
Its large army.
President Favors Assurance.
President Harding is known to IA
Vor onering some sort Of reinsurance
to France; but to fix upon the exact
wording and to overcome the possible
opposition Of the American Senate
Is doubtful II suitable formula can
be found
Analysis OF the speeches made in
yesterdays open session shows the
essential position of the various inter-
ested delegations to be about as fol-
lows:
France cannot reduce its army be-
cause of the spirit Of revenge which
IL SO strong In Germany and because
1t really 10 possible for Germany. as
now organized: to bring together an
hNy hA teyv,,
OF Russian power and by the weak
ness OF the snail new states of central
ana eastern Europe, which France feels
pound to protect. Events in Poland,
Upper Silesia and Hungary within the
last year and a half have been such as
fully to justify Frances fears. and to
strengthen its determinationsto run
no risks. France is too proud to ask
again for guarantees All 1t now
wants 10 a free hand to take such
measures. on occasion, as 1t may feel
10 be necessary for its own safety
and for the preservation Of justice
and order in Europe.
Alliance With Belgium.
Belgium has a defensive alliance
with France. and under the present
circumstances cannot reduce its army
below the figure now nxed.
Britain considers the question Of
land armament too difficult to be dealt
with In the present conference.
Japan. in this, as in all preceding
questions. accepts sin principle" 1t is
willing to reduce its army. but only
after careful study of the needs of its
present situation in Asia and on q
basis of this study.
The one country which really urged
that the question of land armament
be seriously taken up was Italy. Italy
feels that there can be no real recon-
structio1. either economic or political,
until this question is faced. Mr.. Schan-
zer. Italy's spokesman, did not say az
much publicly; but in private conver.
sation the italian delegates admit that
1t is clear that this question can only
be dealt with effectively through the
league OF nations or some similar or
gani1ation bearing perhaps another
name.
Copyright, 1871
Evening star., 1921-11-23
U. S. WARRANTS FORGED.
Guilty Operator Believed to Have
Died in Florida Hospital.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. November
ga man who died in q hospital at
Palatka, Fla, several weeks ago, as
tho result of wounds received when
he was shot by q deputy sheriff who
found him aboard q frei ght train as
an unauthorized passenger, had been
sought for several months by federal
officials as a forger Of Treasury war
rants whose operations had extended
from New York to the. Pacific coast,
federal officials said here. The mans
funeral expenses were betrayed by
tho local post Of the American Legion
because he claimed to have served in
the world war.
Federal oficials said they had
ident titled the man, who gave his name
as John r. Williams. as George l.
Mitchell His alleged operations CON
sisted Of passing forged Treasury
warrants purported to be authorised
by the war risk bureau In settlement
Of adjusted compensation for military
service. the ofnoials said.
Evening star., 1921-11-23
Nations 'Talking Turkey" Here
Is Best Thanksgiving Appetizer

one of the profoundest reasons of uni
versal thanksgiving.
France has had her day in court for
standardization and for a restoration
of public sympathy, and her success
has been notable.
OF the world Is the new era OF UNDER
standing and better feeling that ap-
parently has been reached here by
France and Great Britain.
In the rare new atmosphere of the
Washington conference the ominous
Anglo Japanese alliance has been
overcome by heart failure. The end
may be held in the presence of the
delegations now here.
All the imported trial balloons"
that were ffoated early in the meet
ing. to see which way the wind
blows in America with respect to
possible foreign alliances. have un-
mistakably told the same story-that
the United States is friend of all
nations and partner of none.
Overshadowing the sittings OF the
conference has been the sublime fg-
ure of the unknown soldier. holding
aloft the nsgs Of patriotism and Of
avowed war aims OF the allies.
Public opinion has apparently
superseded all other authority at the
conference. Doubtless. there never
before was an international gather
ing so completely dominated by the
popular will. This extraordinary sit
uation could not exist in any other
capital.
Surrounding and at points pene-
trating the conference has been a
mood of spiritual solicitude and
idealism which makes it inevitable
that the great meeting and its theme
will be the uppermost topic of tens
Of thousands OF Thanksgiving dis
courses tomorrow.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1921-11-23
AMERICAN IS CAPTURED
BY ARGENTINE BANDITS
S. J. Macbey Of Kansas City, Arm
our Manager, Held-Marines
Reported Landed.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press,
BUENOS AIRES, November 22.--S.
J. Macbey Of Kansas City, manager
Of the Armour packing plant near the
city Of Santa Cruz. has been captured
by bandits, WHO are also threatening
to attack the plant. according to wire
less reports received from Santa Cruz.
Tho American embassy called the
situation to the attention Of the Ar
gentins government. and marines are
reported to have landed At the plant
today. There 10 much concern here
over the fate of Mr.. Macbey. who is
supposed to have been seized while
outside the plant.
The report Of his capture was wire
lessed by q vessel in the Santa Crus
harbor. the bandits having cut all
telegraph wires.
The bandits are reported to be
mostly foreigners. including Russians,
and to be we'll organised. Reinforce
ments Of troops ana marines sailed
from here today for Santa Cruz to
aid the forces previously landed from
the cruiser Almirants Brown.
Evening star., 1921-11-23
BRANDS CHARGES. !.
DENIED IN GERMANY
Statement of Government
Declares Reichswehr Is
Composed of Youths.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN. November 22.-In a state
ment to the Associated Press today. the
German government officially takes is
sue with the charges Of Premier BRAND
of France in his address before the
Washington conference yesterday that
wehr constituted a nucleus for a future
German army.
1t declares NJ Brands assertion that
the reichswehr is composed exclusively
of officers and non commissioned Off
GERS Of the old army is incorrect, and
that, on the contrary. the bulk of the
reichswehr is made up Of youths be-
tween the ages of nineteen TO twenty
one. recruited since the war.
Ihe statement then says that the
protection police" were created at the
bidding of the entente. and adds:
The reichswehr is wholly unaffil-
lated with the schutzpolizei, which took
the place of the security police when
the entente ordered the latter's disso-
luton.
For Maintenance Of Law.
THE schutspolizei is primarily AN
agency to maintain law and order. and
Is not subject to the authority Of the
ministry of defense. IL takes orders
solely from the civilian ministries OF
the federated states. Its numerical
strength and its composition with ref
erence TO the ratio Of officers and men
are designated and supervised by the
entente control commission.
The number Of rifles and srna Il
arms IL is permitted to have is care
fully specified. 1t does not possess
heavy -calibred arms suitable to con-
vert into unit Of fighting troops.
The einwolwerwehr, or civilian
guards. referred to by NJ BRAND, have
been dissolved, and their arms have
been surrendered and destroyed"
ArsenaIs Are Limited.
The statement disputes NJ BRAND $
assertion that Germany still possessed
| numerous arsenals equipped TO turn
out war materials, and asserts that
these plants now arc limited to two
or three required to keep the Ger
man army supplied and that their
output is carefully supervised by the
entente control commission.
The governments statement refers
the French premier to the recent adj
dress from the throne in which King
George of England declared that
satisfactory progress had been mad
by Germany in the execution OF her
financial and disarmament obliga-
tions.
Evening star., 1921-11-23
Bowie Race Entries

First race. claiming: for twe.year-
olds; seven furlongs-a Griseida- l1t;
Citation, los; b 'Fayelle. 100; Excuse
sic B.. 106; b'Fayelle, 100; Excuse
Me, 10s: Beamer,. 1o2: 'Blacki stone.
1Ss Tstr @ yisnia Ios 1es; oaIcs Kun
109; "a Grace Foster, 103.
q Bryson & Lewis entry.
b Price q Price entry.
Second race. the Benning purse; !;
for two-year-olds; seven furlong@
canio, 1893; a clansman. l10; Plucky,
l05; Hephaistos, 10; Yashmak, 105.
aB. F. Whitney entry.
Third race, the Promenade handicap; !;
for all ages; Hx and q half furlonHs
ina o5iols IL; r5s Psy sdS n9on io5 1is Crank
Al. X. L. Ross entry.
Fourth race, the Thanksgiving hand
leap; $1,000 added; for three-year-olds
and up; one mile and three-sixteenths
-Bonifacs. 1875; Bunga Buck. 10s;
(b)Recount. 1os; (c)slippsry Elm, los;
nss ss,pS aet Mean eaS s. isS :s saR:s Rl:s
1os: Irish Dream. l0s; Tippity witehst.
lie; (aJsunnyland, ioa; SANDY Beal.
10S: Kings Champion. LOG; Dresden,
(a)G. W. Foreman entry.
(D)C. "A. SC0nenam oDtry.
(c)Sunnyland stable entry.
Fifth race. the Sunset purse; for
three-ysar-olds and up; ono mile and
seventy yards-Irish Kiss, 10S; Bas-
tile, ios; Ia)Halu, 1o2; Irish Dream.
l09; Dresden, 105; (a)Devastation,
l02; Quecreek. JOG; Pastoral Swain,
104.
(a)Pettit and Loft entry.
sixth race. claiming; for thrss-ysaf-
olds and up; one milo and . sixteenth
-Tttanium. i0s; Star Court. 100;
Ksziah, 106; sSolid Rock, 104: Fern
e Sss:s, 100; Dan, ,n. lsS; .a Bar ons. On. 1Ss;
plosiye, s6; Ardito, 100; Bounding
Through. los; 'courlis. 1o4; 'sibola,
Seventh race. claiming: for three
year-olds and up; one mile and sig
teenth-Bombast. 100; Vesuvius. 1o6;
sHello Pardner. l04; 'Satana, %;
sDolly c.. 95: George Washington. 100;
Favour. log: sPibrooh, l04; Hard
Guess, IS: tMorning Face, ~: Vice
Chairman, 10s; 'Thos. F. McMahon,
104; edith K, 101; Lady Granite. 96.
Apprentice allowance claimed.
Weather clear; track fast.
Evening star., 1921-11-23
n providing Thanksgiving baskets

in providing Thanksgiving baskets
for the poor Of Washington.
Supt. H. w. Kline is arranging Q
Thanksgiving dinner at noon tomor-
row at the Gospel Mission. 214 John
Marshall place. Baskets OF food will
be distributed to the needy. The As.
sociated Charities. the other missions
and various institutions of the city
will see to 1t that as many needy as
possible shall not miss the cheer of
the day. At the District jail and
other institutions the day viii be OBJ.
served with appropriate bills Of fare.
There will be no delivery f-mail
Thanksgiving day.
Evening star., 1921-11-23
GENERAL SCORES PLAN.

ROME, November 23.-Criticism of
the American Limitation Of armament
program was voiced today by Gen.
Bencivenga of the Italian army in the
newspaper II Paese, organ of former
Premier Nitti, which has been all
along critical of the Washington con-
ference.
Secretary of State Hughes has COM
mitted several errors says Gen. Ben
civenga. First. that of considering
naval armament separately from land
armament; second. in believing the
naval power resides in big ships
third, in thinking that the problem
of disarmament will be automatical-
ly solved when agreements among
the United States. England and Japan
are reached"
Evening star., 1921-11-23

CONTINUED from First Page.)
the popular sentiment in favor of
disarmament.
The United States has led off the
conference with a frank statement OF
what it is willing to do in the way
of reducing it's Navy. Perhaps it is
waiting to hear now from Japan what
the latter is willing to do in the way
of getting out of China and Siberia.
what Britain is willing to do about
the Anglo-Japanese alliance and what
the other powers concerned are will
ing to do, concretely, to help China
reorganize and regain control of it,
self. The adoption of principles has
been tried repeatedly in the last TWEEN
ty years as a means of preserving
China from foreign aggression. 1t has
failed signally. 1t is doubtful IL the
United States will again content Itself
with so vague an achievement. even
IL to go farther 10 to wreck this con-
ference. The American agenda shows
clearly that after the adoption of
principles must come the application
Of principles.
Copyright. 1871
Evening star., 1921-11-23
BEATTY T0F|N|SH
WORK HERE TODAY
British Admiral Leaves for
Canada Friday-SaiIs for
Home November 80.

Earl Beatty. admiral Of the British
feet and first sea lord, is spending
his last day of active work as naval
adviser to tie British delegation TO
the conference on the limitation of
armament since he is to leave WASH
Ihgton Friday, and all work is to be
suspended over Thanksgiving day.
Friday Admiral Beatty will leave
for New York city. He is to be the
guest OF honor at a big luncheon TO
be given for him at the Union Club
and then will leave Immediately fer
canada. Being pressed for time, he
round Il impossible to remain over for
tie Army-Navy foot ball game. The
admiral had hoped to see this annual
service Eridiron contest, but he also
had promised to speak in Montreal.
Quebec and Ottawa. and ii is neces-
sary fer him to go straight through
i'll order to keep his schedule His
visit IN Canada will be a short and
hurried one, since he is to sail from
Quebec for England November 80.
Attended Legion Meeting.
Admiral Beatty attended the CON
vention OF the American Legion in
Kansas City and made numerous Wis
it's in and around New York. All of
his co-workers on the naval commit
tee OF the arms parley have expressed
sorrow at his departure.
1t was stated officially today that
Admiral Beatty's departure had no
Significance SO far as II is related TO
his work in the conference. Being
first sea lord. the admiral has the cor
responding position 10 the American
chief of naval operations. 1t is very
unusual occurrence for the first sea
lord and his assistant to be away
from England at the same time, and
duties in connection with British
naval affairs demanded that the ad-
miral return home at this time. His
position as chief naval adviser to the
British delegation here and his work
on the naval committee will be taken
by Rear Admiral Sir A. f. NJ. Chat
field, assistant CHIEF OF naval staff
Evening star., 1921-11-23
PUSH JURY SELECTIONS
IN BURCH MURDER CASE
Seven Women and One Man Al.
ready Temporarily Accepted
to Serve at Trial.
BY the Associated Press.

Los ANGELES, November 23.-Se-
lection of a jury was scheduled to
proceed with the resumption today of
the trial of Arthur C. Burch, indicted
with Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain for
the murder of j. Bolton Kennedy,
broker.
When adjournment was taken yes
terday-the first day Of the trial
seven women and one man had been
temporarily passed as jurors, another
woman was undergoing examination
and two other women and q man
were in the box awaiting question
ing.
Preconceived opinions as to the de-
fendant's guilt or innocence, scruples
against capital punishment, willing
ness to give the defendant the "bene.
fit of the doubt" SO far as circum-
stantial evidence was concerned and
whether jurors would require in
sanity to be proved by . preponder-
ancs Of evidence were involved in the
questions asked prospective Jurors 80
far.
The district court Of appeals was
expected TO act today on an applica-
tion for q writ Of habess corpus Aled
In behalf Of Mrs. obsnehain.