Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-21


Court of the United States today recessed
for the Thanksgiving holiday until Mon
day, Dec. 8.
conference are thoroughly familiar with
his unusually long face with its Greek
profile. For a decade be had been the
real French minister of foreign affairs,
the yelled chief of every policy that en-
anated from the seat of the French gov
eminent, a tremendous power in the
world. Premiers come and CO. but NJ.
Berthelot stays on. Each new head has
said: Il viii get rid of tat man Berthe
lot; but he is too powerful" But after
few months discovery Is made that
Berthel)t Is France, and France is
Berthelot, a truly BaIzacian character.
He must be told about fully, for he is
the dynamo that runs the French dele
cation. a strange and wonderful master
of intrigue and diplomacy. He is one
Of the four sons Of Berthelot, the famous
chemist who ranks in books and science
with Pasteur. The Berthelots were
reared in surroundings Of profound in
tellectuallty, and in Paris thirty five
years ago NJ Philippe was looked upon
as 4 coming man. The sudden death of
his mother Immediately followed by the
him with the necessity OF n choice Of
career. He entered the French foreign
office One of his brothers became
business man and banker and is the
head Of Industrial Bank Of China, which
recently failed. AnC Their chose to be
philosopher and the fourth followed in
the path Of the father ms chemist, but it
was NJ. Philippe who carried the name of
Berthelot to new heights. OF all men at
the Washington conference, he should be
the most closely followed, and. strangely
enough, there are not fifty men In the
United States who ever heard of him.
AS Sir Oliver Lodge, psychist, would
have put It, "Things are not as they
seem" This conclusion dominated after
visit to WGshlugton's Orient" The
japanese embassy and the Chinese 'eca-
tion only two blocks apart in Massa-
chusetts avenue measure, but otherwise
as far from each other as the distance
between Toxic and Pekin. We approached
the open door" Of the Far East with
an open mind to and an English butler
at the portal of the Chinese republic
and an American clerk guarding the gate
Of the japanese empire Question: Does
this paradox mean that the British are
backing the Chinese and that the Aineri
cans are behind the japanese? Answer:
Sir Oliver said ii.
JAPS EASY
TO APPROACH.
The Japanese embassy Is n thrce-story
red brick residence at 1000 Massachu-
sets avenue. I went In through rear
door and for three hours wandered
from room TO room talking with whom
I pleased upon any topic that came into
my mind. asking questions. some Of
them almost impertinent and always re-
ceiying courteous and promp, replies
On the third floor I even walked tnto
the rooms occupied by the naval experts
who are part Of the japanese delegation
VINO and what l saw on the premises
follows:
Lieutenant Colonel Noboru NORTH. ].
:. A. CT J. A" stands for imperial
japanese army The equivalent in Eng
ush for his name is Ascending Tau.
smiling man with heavy mustache. who
came to America when a baby, he was
reared in Seattle, where be attended the
public schools.
Ynmato Ichlhashl. which mems
Mountain Market bridge" I instantly
recognized him as the hue orator who
last Tuesday. with fro ana eloqueuce.
interpreted the opening session speech
Of Admiral Kato. lie was graduated
from Harvard Ia 1919 and Is professor
Of japanese history and government Mt
Leland Standard University lie says
there are four gOyernWent-run univer-
stiles In Jaan-the Imperial University
IN Toxic and the Tohoku. Kiushiu and
Kioto Universities. English language s.
compulsory in nil Of them.
Masanao Hanihnra. vice minister for
foreign affairs. Small. stout. speaks
hesitntinGly. Whom called "Uani." tho
name he Is known by all Washington, HIS
face broke into pleased expression Ten
years ago he was rotary Of the Japan
csc legation here I'd Is personally oc-
quHinted with all Of the old members
OF the Metropolitan Club.
Seunosuke Yokota IL president of
bureau OF legislation. Deep burrows IN
fine high forehead; heavy voice: name
stands for HORIZONTAL" which young
men Of his bureau have put into Amer
lean slang, calling him "Old On-the-
level" As a poor boy he entered the
law office Of Hoshi. a noted criminal
law lawyer OF Japan. who was identified
with tho Soyukai political party. ana was
the first Of It's leaders TO be assHssiratcd.
Prince Ito came next and most recently
Premier TIara. Thus Mr.. YokotI IS prob
ably the only man on earth In direct line
to death By assassination. 10 even jests
about It.
Hiroshl sato. whose namo means uni
versal," is a small. slender young man
with n sproutinC black mustschc. lie
has a brilliant mind, and Is one If Dr A.
Tanakadate's actiyo supporters In the
movement agitating Japan for the intro
duction Of the Roman alphabet. lie
showed me the strange typcwriters at the
embassy with japanese characters. arms
shooting out to pick up things. Az the
characters Gfe Of Chinese origin and not
Japanese, 20 sentiment can be spilled I'm
their abor Copyright 1921, by
Public Ledger Company.
Uncle John ID. Must