The Washington herald., 1921-02-08
English and Japs Race
u. S. to Form Act
For Munitions.
HARDING FACES
DELICATE PROBLEM
Plot to Put Hapsburg on
Hungary Throne Is
Also Revealed.
tsPeaL Cable DiIpsteh to
The WLEkinrton Hsrald.)
BY CARL W. ACKERmAN.

~ FN"1 ~
ROME. Feb After Warren c.
Haroing's Inauguration as Prcsi-
dent, his Cabinet will discover IN
the Washington archives evidence
dealing with ,wo extremely deli
cate and potentially dangerous r.
ternatiOnaI problems. The first in
wolves Chile. England and Japan:
the second is concerned with an sN-
tensive plot to restore the Hans
burg dynasty 20 Hungary and even
tually to effect a reunion Of Aus
tria and Hungary.
My Investigations in Rome. which
is today a valIabIe diplomatic lis
tening post. have confirmed the
facts which are known IN London.
Paris and washinE.o5
Chile Is Objective.
/. Chile is today the objective Of
English an dJapsnese diplomacy in
South America. The recent visit OF
AdmEal Rodman with the Ameri-
can Pacific feet to Chile may be
considered a COUntCrmOve by Sec
rotary Daniels with the full appro-
val Of the President Secretary
COlby's South American visit also
had as one OF its chief objects tho
investigation Of English and Jap
anese attention to Chile.
II will be recalled that England
recently sold several Of her alleged
ly discarded warships to Chile. o.
is stated in Rome that the price
chile pEi7 VEss very low. Because
CFEe paEseszes the largest nitrate
.deags-tE IN the world Ead bcozuEsI
7--~ r1Irnercial reistions vifh Jr-'
pa Hs.-77z-s-H-,. Chile g. - ~
rred IcrHa rerFtCre Z hsctf- -
bu.iC a. AuEIo-JapsEeae alir -
South America.
JaPs Purchase Munitions.
Two. The japanese government re-
Gently purchased secretly larE"
stores Of war munitions from Italy.
Three. The italian government has
has received from President Wilson
a special note on the Island Of NSp
in which the President explains
what happened in Paris and ash
for Italian confirmation. Similar
notes have been sent to the other
allies
Today the Czecho-Slov6kis min
lister of foreign affairs. NJ. Genes. is
in Rome conferring with the high
est Italian officials concerning plots
to restore former Emperor Charles
to the throne OF Hungary. Il is
alleged that there is clash be
tween French and English diplo-
macy in Central Europe. that France
favors the reunion OF Austria and
Hungary to prevent Austria join
ing the German federation.
Inssmuch as the United States
was the first allied government 10
demand the sbdiCation OF the Hob
enzollerns and HapsburEs. Euro
pean countries await with interest
the attitude OF the Harding admin
istration.
FriendSkip GrOws
The feeling Of friendship in Italy
today for the United States is in
sharp contrast to the situation a
year ago Then there was bitter
hostility TO Mt Wilson. Today there
is only the deepest COndisl public
and oriciaI friendship for the United
States.
The immediate Amerisan need IN
Italy is admitted to be an embassy
home. Today the American Ambss-
sadOr. who in contrast to Ambasss
dor Page. is not a wealthy man.
lives in a hotel and the hotel is the
official American Embassy in Rome
other foreign countries would take
advantage Of the low exchange
rate to purchase embassy buildings
Ccopvrirht, 1871. Public LedFer Co.