Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-14
Washington
Briefs
Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
BY THE OBSERVER.

Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
BY THE OBSERVER.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14-Japan and
China have had their first conference
clash in Washington. 1t ragged around
the not incOnsiderable question of living
quarters. group Of Japanese newspa-
per correspondents, who have taken the
field betimes, was negotiating with the
management of the capitols largest apart
ment building for a suite. The manage
ment put them off from day to day
claiming at first that the painters and
decorators would require possession Of
the rooms indefinitely. then Offering some
other pretext why the quarters could not
be assigned to the Scr:bes OF Nippon.
Finally the mana cement. to It's ostensi-
bly, profound regret, announced that the
rooms would not be available at all, as
the entire floor. which happened to con-
tain them, had been taken by the Chinese
government. Theirs was gnashing Of teeth
in tones the management could not decide,
but Of whose general import there was no
room for Misunderstanding
Henry White, whose home in the Berk-
shire hills. at Lenox. Mass. was burglar
lied on Monday night. lost no time IN
communicating with the State Department
today to deny reports that the thieves
stole. among other things, valuable mem
Oranda relating to the Paris peace con-
ference. Mr. White was a member Of the
American delegation at the conference
The State Department was given to un-
derstand that the library belongings with
which the Lenox intruders made OF are
entirely Of a personal and nOnoficial
character. Mr.. White. veteran diplo-
matiSt. was anxious Secretary Hughes and
staff would not worry unnecessarily over
the possibility Of Paris-Verssiiles ''se-
crets, falling into unworthy hands.
The Right Honorable Reginald Nc
Kenna. the English statesman who has
just arrived in the United States on a re-
putNd business mission" is one of the
foremost members Of Mr.. Asquith's
liberal party He is particular favor
lite Of the former premier. who was said
to be grooming him for the successor
ship which the invincible LLOYD George
captured Mr.. McKpnna was first lord
OF the British admiralty in the critical
DAYS of ANGLO German naval rivalry be-
tween 1898 and 1911 and enchanted his
political reputation during tae war as
Asquith cabinet n915-1e16 In his COL
lege days at Cambridge Mr. McKenna
was a champion 0arSman. It is not be-
yond the range of probabilities that his
mission to the United States is concerned
with the British debt. for he is an &C
knOwledged treasury expert.
New Poland's first envoy to the United
States Prince Casimir Lubomfrskf. is
shortly TO be withdrawn from Washing
ton He VIII leave the legation as soon
as his successor. understood To M a lead
er Of the Peasants parry. arrives pro-
spectively within a few weeks Prince
Luhomirsk came to this country as
Polish minister in November. 1919 al
though he was not formally accredited
until May. 1920. owing to President VII
sons incapacity. There are reports that
the Princes retirement is concerned with
POtand's radical finance reform scheme.
A Polish General Dawes Is In command
at Warsaw and it has been suggested
that the rather sumptUous dinlomatic
establishment which Prince Lubomirski
and his cOnsort have maintained in Six
teenth street is not considered in tune
with the new era Of retrenchment on the
Vistula.
From the Congressional Record Of
Oct 10 (HOuse Proceedingsl:
Mr.. Harrirk (Beauty Contest Specialist
from Oklahomal. 81 Just want to ask
the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Blanton),
how II comes that at this late date In
his service he really and truly is begin
ming to earn his salary? I was under
the IMPRESSION that all the gentlement
from Taxss WAS nood for xr1s to -aHn
points OF no quorum'~
Mr.. Blanton (Chronic obiector from
Texas: ''If the gentleman from Okla
homa had quite chasing these Washing
ton beauties around the streets Of this
capital. and had stayed here on the floor
and watched my proceedings he would
have found that earn nv salary every
day that I iive"-Copyright. 1927. by
Public Ledger Company.
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