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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-04-29
Town Swept by Poison Gas.

Bound Brook, n. J.-Poison gas,
manufactured to kill Germans, seeped
over the southwest section of Bound
Brook. The wild flight of scores of
people, reused from their sleep be-
tween 3 and 4 a. m. by the wailing of
the fire alarm siren, saved themselves
from death. The deadly phosgene gas
escaped from a large tank filled with
the poison at the Hemingway Chemical
Company plant when a plug came out
of the big %container, from which a
smaller tank was being filled.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-04-29
WORDS OF WISE MEN.

There are loads that help as well
as loads that hinder. The 1rst we
should cheerfuIly take up. and the lat
ter ~resolutely cast of. -. The east
est time to do a disagreeable duty
is when we first decide II is q duty.
Evasion and delay double the unpleas-
antDess, and hours of foretasfe and
disteste are added to discomfort the
decisive action that must come at Last.
Dodgipg the d~isagreeable is q Io1fDs
game.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-04-29
Es-kaiserin Buried.

Potsdam.-1t was the Germany that
has passed which laid Augusta Vic
toria, former empress, to rest in the
Antique temple, surrounded by forest
trees, family showing their new leaves.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-04-29

when making a long sea voyage
plenty of ready cash should be taken"
advises a correspondent in a daily
paper. 1t certainly must be terrible
TO be s~hipwrecked and cast upon an
uninhabited island without a shilling
in your pocket-LoDdon Punch.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-04-29

The Polish government is planning
TO erect a radio station at Warsaw
that will communicate with the United
States.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-04-29

asked congress TO place the re-
Mobilization work under n RESPONSE
Bile executive head. i. probably a be
taken for granted that some method
quickly will be evolved by which ev-
cry needy sick OIL wounded soldier
can be speedily reached. and that the
h~ardships OF the past will no be re-
peated.
On the commission which made It's
recommendations TO President Har-
ding were several former service men.
among them being Brig. Gen. Charles
q. Dawes of Chicago, chairman; Col.
Il. w. Galbraith, commander or the
American Legion; Col. Thomas w.
Miller, alien property custodian, ana
Theodore Roosevelt, assistant secre'
tary of the navy.
Everyone of these men saw service
in the great war. Ii was General
Dawes who said so many picturesque
ly strong things TO n committee OF
congress on the general subject or
soldier relief. Dawes swore some
what after the manner of the army in
Flanders, and if swearing ever pro-
duced results ii was so in this case.
One is moved to write a little IN
thing about Colonel Miller, alien prop
erty custodian and a member of the
executive board of the American Lee
gion. Miller Is here in Washington TO-
day doing the work once done by A.
Mitchell Palmer.
Miller Was Determined.
Prior to the day when the United
States entered the war, Colonel Miller
attended the Plattsburg training camp.
Early in 1917 he was refused admit
tance to the training canp for ofhcers
in the great war because of a physlcai
defect. Refusing to be d~own-hearted
about il, he went to a recruiting STA
ton and enlisted as a private. Not
long thereafter the doctors elected
his physical defect and he was sent
to a hospital, aud there at his own re-
quest was operated on and the trouble
was corrected.
Later Miller served as a lieutenant
In the l1ith infantry of the 18th d.
vision for six months. Then he was
ordered out of the line regiment ana
sent to Washington with the rank or
major. lie became assistant to the
chief of ordnance. This transfer from
the line vas because he developed
some trouble with his eyes. lie over
came this and finally succeeded In
getting overseas and into a fighting
line outfit with the 10th division. lie
was recommended for promotion to
the rank of lieutenant colonel for high
in action under enemy hre,
Later on he was given two citations
the first For meritorious service ana
gallantry in action under enemy fire
In the first and second phases of the
Meuse-Argonne offensive; and h
For special merltorious n
conspicuous service in France with
the 10Th division" The second cita-
lion was from General Pershing. IN
other A. L. +. members of the rehabili-
tatlon commission saw hard fighting
and some of them were
wounded on the field of action.
The fourth anniversary Of the en-
try of the United States in the great
war has Just become n Of the days
of the past. 1t was significant, per-
haps, that the rehabilitation commits
sion made its recommendations for in
Stnnt means to care for the sick and
wounded soldiers properly on the an
day in which this country
the war In behalf of civilian
ion.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-04-29
HEAVY PROGRAM
FOR LAW MAKERS
CONGRESS is LIKELY TO BE KEPT
BUSY UNTIL SOME TIME
IN AUTUMN.
COLOMBIAN TREATY is FIRST

Reorganization of Government Depart
ments Seems a Certainty-Dilling-
ham immigration Bill, Which Wilson
Killed, Probably Will Pass Again.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-04-29

Something to Be Thankful For.
Jud Tunkins says he's glad enough
people don't actually have to be dis
covered dead TO furnish first chg ptsrs
to the detective stories.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-04-29
Soldier Relief a Certsint,

Now that President Harding. on
the strength Of the report Of
the commission OF soldier relief, has
New-York tribune., 1921-11-14
Delegates Face Knotty
Program, Task To-day
actual Business of Conference
to Begin With Committees
Framing Order of Problems

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (By the As
sociated Press).-The actual business
of negotiation of the Washington con-
ference will get under way tomorrow
when the heads of delegations will
meet to discuss procedure, a subject
likely to develop into one of the most
important of the whole conference.
From every one of the interested
powers have come expressions empha-
sizing that the order in which the
topics appear on the program would
have significant bearing on the ability
of the conference to move quickly to-
ward practical results.
To agree on the preliminary details,
two meetings will be held. In the
morning the committee on program and
procedure for Limitation of ornaments,
of which the heads of the American.
British. French, Italian and Japanese
delegations are members, will assemble
to consider the armament end of the
program. In the afternoon there will
be a meeting of the committee on. pro-
gram and procedure for Far Eastern
questions, consisting of the heads of
the delegations of all nine of the ma
tions holding seats in the conference.
During the afternoon the American
committee of twenty-one also
will meet, and Chairman Sutherland
will announce the personnel of the six
whose creation has
been authorized to facilitate the han
ding of special subjects.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-14
burden of armament and the menace of
auothn, xyor1d x,,n~

burden of armament and the menace of
another world war.
10 be quite frank may say that the
Japanese people were rather puzzled
as 10 the motive and aim of the Amer
lcan government when they first re-
ceelved It's invitation to the arms par
icy. What was America really driving
at, they wondered and queried. sec
.lon or the Japanese ascribed to Amer
ica a sinister design. According to the
opinion Of this group, by calling this
conference America wanted to deprive
Japan Of her chief and perhaps the sole
cause OF her no mean position in the
comfy of nations-nAmely, her arma
r'ient, by virtue Of which she had man
aged to attain that position during the
last half century. This suspicion was
further strengthened by Me amend
ment introduced by the American gov
ernment in, Senator Borah's proposal
for naval conference between Erg-
land, America and Japan in such a
way as to include France and Italy
the two nations not being vitally con-
cerned in such parley. Where was the
necessity of inviting them to the con-
terence. they queried, but for the in
tention of, America to strengthen her
position in the council against the
combination of England and Japan by
arraying beside herself the two pow
ers most friendly to herself?
To crown all, America also wanted
to discuss Far Eastern questions
Surely, these doubling Thomascs of
Japan concluded, America wanted to
l'umliate Japan and put check to her
rightful growth as q nation.
President Harding's opening speech
and especially Secretary Hughes's pro-
posal will, am convinced, dspel all
such misgivlngs and suspicious enter
tanned by my countrymen at home.
They will be convinced, once for all,
of theJ sincerity of America in calling
this conference-that she has no other
desire and aim than the ushering in
of better days, peace and happine IS
into this war-wearied world, particu-
larly into the Far East.
already see improvement in the re-
lations of America and Japan, for once
mutual understanding and mistrust
are removed, as they surely will Re by
what was spoken and proposed by
Americas ranking representative on
Saturday, all minor difficulties and
problems will be easily adjusted and
settled. incidentally, improvement of
the American Japanese relations will
be followed by that of the Anglo
American relations and eventually
will lead to the replacement of the
o-Japanese alliance by the rriple
entente between England, America and
Japan-lt not In letter at least in
spirit,
New-York tribune., 1921-11-14
Press Will Report, Not
Criticize, Says A. p. Head
Martin. at japanese Reception
to Journalists, Says Farley
WiH Be Reported TnapartiaZLy

WASHINGTON, Nov. Is (By The AS
sociated Pressl.- spending tonight
to addresses by Prince Tokugawa and
tion arranged by Baron Shidehara to
present journalists to the japanese
plenipotentiaries, Frederick Ray Mar
tin, general manager of The Associated
Press, said:
"Momentous as are the declarations
you have MADE, the chief function of
the press here. as throughout the con-
ference, is to report them, not to crti-
cize. .anaiyze or interpret them
ours is a powerful factor in this
conference.-the tell the waiting world
as accurately, comprehensively and
impartially as possible what you DO
here. who leads, who faltcrs, and the
result. Whether the optimists pre-
vail who preach that hope will point
the right way, even if history fails, or
whether the pessimists are right who
say that inevitable economic chaos
confronts US, the part for the press is
clearly defined, irrespective of the out
come.
1T must not stress possible dis
agreements, it must not question mems
motives inequitably. it must not, for
example. term armament preparedness
in the case of one country and mill
tarism III the case of another, but, as
best it can, tell the truth. the whole
truth and nothing but the truth.
'Is may not be out of place to recall
that in this democracy where most of
our political leaders, whatever their
present position, remain not long in
public Office, there is a continuing
fourth estate of men who take their
profession seriously. From time to
time historians, essayists and philoso-
pliers may volunteer in our profession,
but it is the regulars-to adopt mill
tary. term-men who measure their
service not by the column but by the
years, who will infoym nine -tenths. .xof
all the world what is done here. They
pledge you their best efforts to rise to
the highest possible level of honesty
and fairness that the world may profit
by your deliberations. Theirs not to
reason why, theirs but to strive with
full knowledge of human liability to
error to let the world know exactly
what goes on here at this critical
hour&
New-York tribune., 1921-11-14
Hughes Clears
Japanese Mind
OF Suspicious
Toxic Correspondent Holds
All Doubts as to SINGER
ity of America Are Dis
PEELED by Naval Proposal
Plan Causes Clad Surprise
Predicts Mutual Misunder.
standings Will Be Ended
by Frank Diplomacy
BY Midori Komatsu

Special Correspondent o. the TOXIC achuoa.
Sho0yo'
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-That all
doubts and suspicious ever harbored
by the Japanese as to the sincerity of
the American Presidents motive in
calling the armament limitation con-
terence are now cleared is the impres-
sion created in the minds of those Ja
panese who listened to the speech made
by Secretary~of State Hughes on Satur
day at the opening of the conference.
His proposal that England, America and
Japan observe a naval holiday for ten
years to come and scrap some of the
capital vessels already built or pro-
Jected was like bolt from the blue to
them, so wholly were the Japanese un-
prepared to hear it from Americas 9
ranking representative as soon as the
conference was called to order
The Japanese had expected that the
opening day of the conference would
be spent solely in going through cere-
monial formalities, with an exchange
OF greetings by representatives of the
nations invited to it. In face of this
they were completely taken by sur
prise when Mr.. Hughes presented his
drastic and sweeping proposal in his
frank. straightforward and masterful
way. Their surprise, however, was by
no means of a disagreeable nature. On
the contrary, it was. to them quite a
pleasant one. Particularly were they
very strongly and favorably impressed
when Mr.. Hughes declared: "The time
has come. and this conference has been
called not for general reasons or mu-
tual advice. but fer action" From this
they Judged that America really meant
business.
In this connection it must be men
toned that they had been very much
moved by President Harding's opening
speech, in which he eloquently set
forth the unselfsh and noble motive of
the American government in calling the
conference. Still they were in doubt
whether after all the conference would
achieve anything of real practicalvalue
ir spite of the lofty aim with which it
was convened. Such doubt, however,
was completely swept away when Mr.
Hughes, as if to com plement and sub
stantiate his chiefs declaration, en-
pkasized the vital Importance of action
and at once launched into the lucid ex-
PLANTATION of his plan for naval limita-
tion.
The Japanese we're thoroughly con-
vinced that in calling the conference
America was sincere and desired moth
IL tne rseing of nations from the
New-York tribune., 1921-11-14
Naval Holiday
Plan Hailed i'm
City's Pulpits
Bishop Manning Character
ICES Hughes's Proposal
as ssthe Greatest Event i'm
History; Sees Success
Fills All Hearts With Hope
Disarmament, if Only Linn
tied, Boon to Mankind,
Says Rev. DIR. Silverman

The Washington Conference on the
Limitation of Armament and the pro-
posal made by the United States for g
universal naval holiday were discussed
In many pulpits of the city yesterday.
The Ri Rev. William T. Manning.
Bishop of the New York Episcopal
Diocese, at the Cathedral of St. John
the Divine. speaking Of Secretary
Hughes's proposal as "the greatest
event in history" said that the very
boidness of its nature would assure it's
success. In his sermon Bishop Man.
ming said:
ut is not necessary to say much.
The message speaks for itself. You
all know what it's content is It is that
our representatives in the Conference on
the Limitation of Armament have def
nitely proposed that cessation in naval
construction of capital ships be de-
clared by the powers for a period of
not less than ten years; that all pres
ent capital shipbuilding programs be
~Se>AASitSo anu GIL oHipo IL. CouISG CI
building be destroyed, and that GER
tain other ships be discarded, with
other similar provisions for immediate
reduction and limitation-a progam
calling for the destruction of sixty
six capital ships, built and building,
and limiting the navy of the United
States to eighteen capital ships, that
of Great Britain to twenty-five ships
and that of Japan to ten ships.
Hailed as New Epoch
This proposal made by Secretary
Hughes on behalf of our representa-
tives at the conference should fill ali
our hearts with hope and with thank
fuiness to God. 1t is true that this is
only a proposal. 1t has not yet the
assent Of the other great naval powers
primarily concerned-Great Britain
and Japan. But even so its Importance
is beyond ali estimate.
This suggestion, deliberately made
by our representatives in the name of
America, is itself one of the greatest
events OF history. The suggestion
New-York tribune., 1921-11-14
Prisoners Caller Held, Too
Arrested i'm Silk Theft When He
Volunteers Aid

ORANGE, N. j., Nov. 13.-Joseph
CECILIA, of Ss South Day Street, called
st the police station here to-day to
visit friend who he had been told
was arrested, and was himself locked
up OH charge OF grand larceny.
Ceglia. after telling the lieutenant
his name and that of the person he
wanted to see, explained, Perhaps I
can do something"
Perhaps you can," said the lieuten-
ant, but you'll have to do it from an
adjoining CELL
The caller started for the door, but
he wasfst stopped. He is being detained
IN connection with the theft of $4,000
worth of silk several weeks ago from
the establishment OF Benjamin Comtie,
in CaldweIi. " j.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-14
Fable Move Alays Iokio

thrilled the nations OF ~Europe and
America.
1--we great needs confront a
troubled world to-day, which n, *
iargeiE your mission TO supply: These
are light and faith. Upon you more
heavily, perhaps, than upon any other
human agency devolves the grave re-
spons'nility of spreading knowledge
and inspiring confidence. With vour
cooperation tho success of the con-
terence will be assured. With the sew
eral delegations and the press together
performing their duties, we shall Wit
ness the fulhllment of that happy
mme I'm WHICH Your great President,
famous inaugural address,: Peace.
commerce, and honest friendship with
all nations"
baron Kate said his colleagues were
studying deeply the proposal made by
Mr. Hughes. "It seems only proner
for ME to say that Japan brings to this
conference only proFers of friendship
and seeks only friendship from it," he
said.
Burden Hampering the World
The costs of armament have now
become SO heavy that they are bur
Den lampering productive activity
throughout the world, and japan, like
other countries, rejoices at the pros
pect of relief that is now offered. Civili-
cation must put an end to the swollen
armaments of the world, or else arma-
ment VIII put an end to civilization.
up to the present Japan has had
fears which have caused her to con-
tinue building, but her navy has al
ways been defensive. 1t has never
been her policy or intention to attempt
to rival either of the two greatest
navies of the world. And | am now
happy TO believe that whatever fears
she might have entertained can be
dissipated by free and frank inter
changes of views at the present con-
ference. The public announcements of
the Secretary of State at the inaugural
session of the conference have
clarified the situation.
Meantime, assurance from US is
unnecessary. The great distance that
lies between our shores and those of
America, and the supremacy of the
United States in wealth, size and re-
sources, make needless any words that
we could pledge.
with fears on both sides obliter-
ated, an agreement, so far as Japan and
the United States are concerned, can
not fail to come. 1t is with this view
that the Japanese delegation will pro-
ceed to a detailed examination of the
American proposals, which show con-
vineing sincerity of purpose"
New-York tribune., 1921-11-14
Churches Praise Hughes
For Disarning Proposal

The Federal Council of Churches of
Christ in America yesterday expressed
its approval of the program outlined
Saturday at the Conference on the Linn
itation of Armament in Washington by
Secretary OF State Charles Evans
Hughes in a telegram sent to him. The
telegram follows:
"The Federal Council of Churches
of Christ in America, representing it's
constituent bodies, with membership
OF s20s0oo,O00 expresses hearty indorse-
ment OF the nobly constructive pro-
gram proposed by the American dele
cation for real reduction of naval
armament. With gratitude to God for
the vision that has led you and for the
courage with which you have dared to
follow it, we, on their behalf pledge
our prayers and our loyal support for
the realization of this vision
New-York tribune., 1921-11-14

itself marks new epoch and creates
a new situation.
''The courage. the defniteness and
the frankness Of this proposal have as-
tonished the world. The very bolcnes.
of it is its assurance of success"
The Rev. DR.. Shipman, rector of the
Church of the Heavenly Rest, in his
discussion of the armament confer
ence, pointed out that after all 49,
whole question of pesce snd the r,fs<.
ping Of arms lies with the peop;-. <:
referred briefly to the stand taken by
Secretary Hughes at the Washington
conference and declared that the na-
ton can thank God that Mr. Hughes
put the question up TO the assembled
delegates. asking them, ''Do you mean
business ?"
Promise of Better Day
The Rev. DR.. Joseph Silverman. in
his sermon in Temple Emanuel. said:
THE Conference on the Limitation
of Armament is the silver lining upon
the dark cloud that now hovers over
civilization. 1t gives promise of a
better day and a solution of the uu-
solved problems that beset the Leagus
of Nations. The successful fruition o.
the deliberations of the conference =
the one great hope of mankind Dis
armament, if only limited, will mean
great. boon TO humanity.
First, it will mean q release frors
the impending bankruptcy Of many ns-
tons The financial burden of the
world is due, not TO the taxation rc-
the needs Of governments and the al
vancement of education, but for the
implements of war that are intended 60
destroy human life, property. govern-
ment and all the products of civilizs-
tion. The limitation of ornaments will
solve the question whether we shall
have perpetual war or perpetual
peace"
Old Style Diplomacy Hit
DR.. S. Edward Young. speaking at .ne
Bedford Presbyterian Church, in Broak-
lyn, paid high tribute to Secretarv
Hughes. what he has DONE, he said.
will put the heeas of the statesns-,,
together the world around to meet d
kind OF proposition that never before
confronted them IN way that rele-
gates the old style diplomacy ts
oblivion
The Rev. James H. Lockwood, pastor
OF the Third Street Methodist Ep;sco-
pal Church, Brooklyn, also touched or
the work of the Washington conference
and especially stressed what that work
would mean to future generations.