Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-05
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY
(From our Special Correspondent

(FTOm our SpcelaL CO1TeSPohuen1'l
Washington, Dec. 5..-Unless the
passenger traffic or the Southern
Railway shows marked improve
ment within the next ten days
number Of passenger trains on the
Southern System will be discontin-
ued soon after the holiday season IS
over, according 70 rGmo: Eere IN
Southern Railway CIR les. The pas
senger traffic on the Southern is at
a lower ebb at this time than it has
been in many years, passenger peo-
pie say, and it will be necessary to
abandon several trains now running
out of Washington as well as trains
in every section Of the South where
the Southern Railway operates, un-
less business shows marked i'm
provement.
The Confederate reunion which
will be held in Richmond next year
will be the most elaborate affair
ever held by the old veterans, ac-
cording to a number of Confederate
warriors who are familiar with the
plans now under way by General
Julian S. Carr, of Durham, multi.
millionaire who was elected head
of the Confederate veterans at the
last meeting in Chattanooga seVe-
raj months ago.
"On to Richmond" is the slogan
adopted by North Cardinals most pop
ular Confederate soldier and when
the convention is over Richmond will
know something of the hospitality
and capacity for entertaining which
General Carr and his associates will
furnish the Old Dominion City.
General Carr is also member OF
the Committee recently appointed to
bring the body of Jeff Davis first
wife to Richmond to be buried in
HOLLYWOOD cemetery. Perhaps the
BODY will reach Richmond during the
next convention in order that the old
soldiers who attend may be present
to paw their respect to the wife OF
the President of the Confederacy.
It will b recalled that Davis first
wife died few months after his
marriage. The couple went to Louis
lana on their honeymoon and Doth
contracted typhoid fever. Davis and
his young bride were in adjoining
rooms during their illness. Mrs. Da-
Wis, while delivious got out OF her
bed, walked into Davis room and
asked him to sing her an old love
song of which she was very fond.
Davis, then young officer, sang
the song and his bride died in his
When the body is brought to Rich
mond it is planned that the special
train shall stop at the larger cities
en- route just as was done when the
body of Davis was taken to Rich
mond, it's last resting place.
Japan, having been forced into ar
agreement to relinquish its strong
hold upon China is now willing TO
admit that with the cooperation OF
the other nations involved, it will
relinouish most of the concessions IN
China provided that the Chinese gov
ernment will see fit to pay Japan its
huge bill for financing railroads,
postoffices and other public utilities
the result of money advanced by
Japan to China.
As a matter of fact the conferen-
ces which have been held between
the nine nations concerned in the
Far Eastern problems have to 40
with Japan's financial agreement
with China. China has assumed GER
tain financial obligations, including
it's relationship with the railroads III
Shantung, its proported Occupation
of the port of Port Arthur which ia
pan acquired by force from Russia
and other financial concessions Wnlcn
the Japanese insist shall be in BLACK
and white and agreed to by the va
rious nations represented at the con-
ference before she will sign or VIII
agree to any understanding thereto.
In other words Japan is holding
out for trading purposes. Japan
wants to know what the United
States is going to do in the matter
of Notifications in the Philippines;
If wants to know about the fortified.
tions in the Hawaiian Islands; it
wants to know regarding the fortifi>
cations at Guam and further. more 1t
wants to know about our plans on
the west coast of the United States.
With the information which Japan
has in its possession there does not
seem to be any difference of opinion
on the naval ratio demanded bv
the American Government and which
will be agreed upon by Japan, after
an understanding upon the princi-
pies which its government Will insist
upon. 1 cnorr