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Frisch, who dropped tho ball and Peckinpaugh was safe at first. Babe Ruth forced peckinpaugh at sec ond. Kelly to Bancroft. Meusel singled to centerfield, Ruth going to third on thrown-in and Meusel to sec ond. Ruth scored while Rawlings was throwing out Pipp at first, and Muesel went to third. Meusel stole home. Ward fouled out to Kelly. Two runs, one hit, one error.
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The New York herald., 1921-11-18
SHIBUSAWA APPROVES
ECONOMY OF NAVY PLAN
Japanese Business Will We'll
come Cut, He Says.

1.-THE decision to reduce the construc-
ton Of warships will be received by the
business men of Japan with heartiest
approval" said Viscount Shibusawa to
THE NEW YORK HERALD at the Plaza.
II see no occasion for fearing n fur
ther disrupting of industry because OF
lessening Of activities along this line
Those who have been engaged in the
construction of fighting ships can very
easily be absorbed in other industries.
1t Is economically wrong for any coun-
try to construct great numbers OF naval
ships only to discard them at the end
OF a few years. 1t is no more sensible
than 1t would be for business men to
build factories to be demolished after
few years of service for show pur-
poses"
Viscount Shibusawa, now retired from
active business, was for fifty years the
financial and industrial leader of japan.
For several years he has devoted him
self in an unofficial capacity 10 the
establishing OF better relations ana a
more cordial understanding between
Americans and Japanese. He is now
in this country at the head OF a group
of representatives of Japanese business
men and bankers explaining the atti-
tude of commercial Japan toward Amer
lea, the Far East and the general propo-
sition of Limitation of armaments. The
delegation will go TO Washington next
week.
The New York herald., 1921-11-18

feeler was transmitted to the nations
concerned. but it is said that the text
of the final and formal invitation as 1t
later went out was substantially the
same as President Harding had con-
ceived it that night while resting on the
yacht Mayflower down the river.
can proposals for naval limitation-Sec-
retary Hughess bombshell-also heard
around the world at the first session, is
still another story
Some admirers have ascribed them to
Secretary Hughes alone. while some
other persons have declared they were
the composite effort of the four Amer
lean delegates. of whom Mr.. Hughes Is
one. Everybody seems agreed that they
were not drafted by naval officials. and
almost everybody had left out President
Harding until to-day's inside story"
began to circulate.
The great secret to which Arthur j.
Bafour referred so artistically in his
address of Tuesday must indeed have
been we'll kept because between seven
and ten men knew 1t. That number IN
cludes the four American delegates and
President Harding. The others worked
on various phases of the proposal. 1t
is known, of course, that 1t was based
on memoranda called from the Navy
Department and it was carried into ex-
ecution by the American Big Four.
which Secretary Hughes heads. but the
'big idea" on which the plan is built,
the .inside story says. came from
President Harding.
The New York herald., 1921-11-18
JAPAN WOULD CLING
TO SOUTH MANCHURIA
Willing, However, to Yield on
Some French Points.

WASHINGTON, Nov. II ASSOCIATED
Press) In discussing the French sug-
gestions concerning China authoritative
Japanese said tonight that II was OF
course indispensable to Japan that she
should maintain her jurisdiction over the
leased territory OF South Manchuria. Of
which the port Is Dairen, or Port Arthur
but Japan might be ready to discuss a
plan of making Port Arthur purely "A
commercial port and not naval or
military base
Concerning the French suggestion that
Japan might give up Shante-1g. the
Japanese explained that they had re-
peatedly placed themselves on record as
disposed to evacuate the Kiauchau
leased territory. including the port OF
Tsing-Tau, provided China would enter
into direct negotiations concerning con-
ditions of evacuation which japanese
now believe to be eminently reasonable
and fair to China.
Japanese spokesmen took occasion 10
explain that it was q msconception TO
assume that Japan now occupies tn
Peninsula OF Shantung. It's only occu-
patton. Il was pointed out, Is the very
end of the peninmuar. known as the
Kiauchau leased territory, which was
In the hands of the Germans until
seized by the japanese army during tho
recent war; China hno agreed in 1915.
IL was said to accept any disposal Of
this territory which might be made a.
the Peace ConfeVnce after the war.
and at the verslz zbss congress Japan
had been authorized 10 take over the
German rights In Shazsusss.
The New York herald., 1921-11-18
FRANCE TO BUILD
MORE SUBMARINES
Senate Committee Passes ResO-
luton to Insure Secu-
rity Of Coastline.

PARIS, Nov. II (Associated Press).-
The Naval Committee of the Senate
passed a resolution to-day advocating
an increase in the number of submarines
sufficier. to insure the security of
Frances coast line. The adoption of the
resolution followed a long discussion.
precipitated largely by Mr.. Balfour's
advocacy at Washington of a further
reduction in the 10000 tons permitted
under the plan of Secretary Hughes.
Vicomte de Kerguezec the chairman.
urged an amendment favoring the con-
struction of twenty-four additional SUBJ
marines. but the members OF the COM
mittee advocated a more general decla-
ration. leaving the actual number to be
built to later discussion.
The Hughes plan is heartily indorsed,
but in French naval circles 1t is declared
that France needs powerful submarine
fleet, and maximum of 10000 tons
does not seem excessive for nations
weak in other branches Of naval de-
fense.
The French press also lays stress on
the necessity Of France maintaining an
adequate submarine force. and the
Journal dos Debdts says that while
Premier BRAND has not yet Judged it op-
perfume to reply to Mr.. Balfour on this
point, 1t is hoped in France that he will
do so without great delay. The paper
says that the fact that Germany made
abusive use of submarines does not
imply that submarines cannot be utilized
In conformity with the laws or war and
humanity.
The New York herald., 1921-11-18
CONFERENCE CALL PLANNED
BY HARDING ON MAYFLOWER
Best Inside Story Gives Credit to the President big
Idea on Which Hughess Bomb Was Based
Also Traced to the Chief Executive.

WASHINGTON. Nov. II ASSOCIATED
Press) WHO formulated and executed
the call for the armament conference?
The country has been asking these
questions for the last, week and has
been hearing a variety of answers. The
best inside story" in Washington to-
day has all the earmarks of being the
correct answer.
President Harding. on one of his week
end cruises down the Potomac early
this autumn, so the story runs, locked
himself in his stateroom one evening
and left word that he did not wish to
be disturbed because he was writing.
A little later the President called to his
room one by one some Of the close
friends in public life who had accom-
panied him, and laid before them some
sheets Of paper on which he had writ
ten with lead pencil and with frequent
corrections and interlineations. some-
thing which they all read with amaze
ment and the greatest interest. 1t was
conference.
After some conferences among the
party it was decided to forward the text
to Secretary Hughes, and the yacht
Mayfiower laid up for the night in the
still waters of secluded cove in the
reaches OF the river buzzed off from
her wireless than night to the State De-
partment the words which later were to
ring around the world
or course, the preliminary diplomatic
The New York herald., 1921-11-18

actually held by them Nor should il
imply the immediate abandon-;so. 1e
small leased territories held by fise f'nv-~
ers In various parts of China. .asithee
should il oblige foreign corpocA.ics.s .,
individuals to give UP varicls cprs'er-
sions by which bona fide enterprises havs
already been launched.
But the new open door doct-inc should
do this. namely. the abrogaficn II tns
deg in the manger principi, 5y which
each Power has mapped oLt its own
sphere of Influence. excluding thsrefrc55.
railway and other important enterprises
at the hands of another country or its
nationals.
Fatal to American Contract.
Let us explain this by a concrete ex-
ample. In 1916 a certain american
interest secured from Yuan Shih-Kai.
then President of China. a huge conces-
Son to build railways OF some 1900
miles. with an option for another 1907
miles. The contract did not designate
lines. When the American concession
aire got down to business and tried to
define routes for his projected railways
he had to face the stone wall of spheres
OF influence. In the northwest Russia
protested against the American project
because she had a railway concession
from Tatung to Chengtu. line of 1,100
miles. In the south France put her FOOT
upon the American enterprise. because
she regarded Kwansi YuSnan and Kwei-
chow as her sphere Thus the American
concessionaire could do nothing
Mr. Balfour in an interview yesterday
says that the sphere of influence doctrine
is antiquated. But England has COW
cred the vast Yangtse Valley with her
own railway concessions and has never
allowed any other Power to launch any
railway enterprise there.
Now the criminaiity of this closed
door principle is that the Powers have
in many cases secured railway conces-
sions, not because they were ready to
build railways but because they did not
want others to build railways in their
respective spheres of influence. 1t Is
the dog in the manger proposition.
The organization Of the new ipterna-
tional banking consortium for China Is
a step toward the abolition of the closed
door. Unfortunately China. fo- various
reasons, has not yet recognized this con-
sortium. Apart from this new financial
organization, the United States may
we'll inaugurate a new open door prin-
cipe, not recognizing. as did Mr.. Hay.
but looking toward the abrogatlon OF
the spheres of influence.
Japan. by renouncing preferential
rights to which she has fallen heir in
the province Of Shantung, has put her.
self on record as in sympathy with such
a new doctrine Of the open door for
China.
The New York herald., 1921-11-18
BRITISH OPPOSE TOO
SHARP AIRCRAFT CUT
Submarine Regarded as In
strun,ent of Assassination.

WASHINGTON, Nov. II (Assocated
Press) An authoritative statement OF
British naval views obtained tonight
disclosed that aircraft are not regarded
by the British as having displaced cap
ital ships in naval warfare. Aircraft
have a distinct place in war. however.
and it was said that even aircraft bonn
bardment of cities might be justified
because Of the pressure such attacks
exerted on enemy Governments.
The British spokesmen pointed out
that bombardment of London and Paris
from the air during the war had been
effective in this way, and 1t was indi-
Gated that the British delegation would
not favor too sharp limitation on air.
craft operations IL the question comes
up at the arms conference.
BY contrast the British position OF
adherence of submarines was explained
as due to the Keeling that the sub
mersible was a mere 'instrument of as
sassination" and incapable of exerting
any such influence on peoples and their
Governments as air raids on cities. The
British reply to the suggestion that the
submarine was the weapon Of the weak
er Powers was that the weak had never
been oppressed by the British navy
when there were no submarines.
The New York herald., 1921-11-18
FOUR WOMEN HELP
TO LINE UP OPINION
Serve as Officers on Commit
tee Headed by Straus and
GOmpers.
Special Despatch to THE NEW York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
N [

Special Despatch TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c., Nov. II.
Four women are among the officers
appointed on the general committee on
limitation of armament organized under
the Craftsmanship of Oscar Straus. with
Samuel Gompers as honorary chair
man. to line up public opinion in har-
mony with the purpose Of President Har-
ding in calling the international confer
ence on armament limitation and Far
Eastern problems.
Mrs. A. c. Watkins of the National
Congress Of Mothers and Parent Teach
ers Association is recording secretary.
and on the governing board of fifteen are
Mrs. Clifford Pinchot. DR.. NJ Carey
Thomas of Bryn Mawr and Mrs. Thomas
G. Winter OF Minneapolis, one of the
four women members of the advisory
committee to the American delegation in
the conference. DR.. Thomas also will
serve as regional representative of the
Ways and Means Committee.
Other members of the governing board
are Walter Farwell and Rabbi Stephen
S. Wise of New York. William English
Walling OF Connecticut and John Bar
rett and Bishop w. II. Mcdowell of
Washington.
The committees programme. as out
lined by the governing board. includes
an exhibit at Washington Of the ma
chinery and consequences of war. with
provision for any duplication in other
cities a speakers bureau of active vol
unteers and an information service con-
corning the foreign policies Of the coun-
tries represented at the conference, in
an attempt to increase the understand
ing Of the needs and hopes of other
countries as well as of the United States.
The New York herald., 1921-11-18
CHINA SOCIETY FoR HANDS OFF

A group of members OF the China
Society of America met last night ut 13
Franklin street and adopted resolution
to be sent to Secretary Hughes. The
resolutions stated that II IL Imperative
for the peace OF the world that the
principle Of hands off in China be en-
forced and that the seized territories OF
China be. restored TO their rightful SOW
areignt-."
The New York herald., 1921-11-18
FAVORS ABOLISHING
INFLUENCE SPHERES
japanese Writer Cites Case Of
American Enterprise That
Was Destroyed.
RECALLS HAY DIPLOMACY
Expects Hughes May Establish
New Doctrine Relative to
the Open Door.
BY X. X. KAwAKAME

Special Correspondent to the Jiji Shi,npo
Toxic.
Special Despatch to THE NEW York. HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. g., Now II. !
By laying upon the conference table q
statement of her hopes and expectations
China has placed herself in the lime
light. This is not surprising, since she
has been generally regarded as much the
raison d'etre of the conference as the
question Of armament.
Immediately preceding the rresenta-
tion of the Chinese statement, Secretary
Hughes. in a brief Introductory re-
mark. laid stress upon the traditional
American policy of the open door. I'm
doubtedly the American delegation will
consider the Chinese statement. as well
as various problems affecting China,
from the standpoint of the open door
principle.
China herself attaches particular inn
portance to the open door policy. In
the statement now before tia. conference
she asserts tha. she is prepared to
accept and apply it (the open door prin-
ciple) in all parts of the Chinese Re-
public without exception"
This at once brings into discussion the
question of the sphere Of influence. the
antithesLs Of the open door.
To those who look upon the Hay doc
trne of the open door as the canon of
American diplomacy in the Far East it
may be shocking to learn that Secretary
days open door principle was a recog-
milton of spheres of influence established
by various Powers in China. Contrary
to the impression of the average Ameri-
can, Mr. Hay, in enunciating the open
door, did not attempt to forestall the
establishment of spheres of influence.
Much less did he attempt to abolish the
spheres already set up.
Hay Accepted the Inevitable.
On the other hand Mr.. Hay accepted
the inevitable and recognized the spheres
of influence He satisfied himself only
by securing the promise of the interested
Powers that within their respective
spheres OF influence no commercial dis
elimination would be allowed against
any country. That was Mr.. Hays con-
ception Of the open door as set forth
in his instructions given to the American
| Ambassadors to England, Russia and
Germany in 1899
+ The Hay doctrine. therefore, was and
has been inadequate as an instrument
for the attainment. not nominally but in
reality. Of the open door and equal op-
portunity.
At the present conference Secretary
Hughes might enunciate new open door
doctrine doctrine which. unlike the
Hay dostrine. will refuse to recognize
the spheres OF influence, but which will
be employed to abolish them. AS far as
Japan Is concerned she will, l am GER
tain, be glad to cooperate with America
in putting the new open door doctrine
into effect. This proposal is not as
radical as 1t appears. 1t. should not of
course compel the Powers to give up
Immediately railroads already built and
The New York herald., 1921-11-18
DENIES DISAGREEMENT
OF ITALY AND FRANCE
On Best Terms, Soys Head of
Italian Delegation.
Special Despatch 70 THIS NEW YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Wnshnltoo. ID. O. Nov ~


New York Herald Bureau.
WashiaGtoa, ID. C., Nov. II.
Senator Schanzer head Of the Italian
delegation TO the arms conference, in
statement TO TIE NEW York HERALD
tonight stated emphstically that the
Italians and the French were on the
best Of terms. He denied there were
any serious disagrcements between the
countries or between their delegations
at the conference.
Senator Schanzer's statement was
called forth by reports that Italy de-
manded as large a fleet as the French,
which the French would not agree to,
and that the French Premier was "fu-
rious" at report which was alleged to
come from Italian sources 10 the effect
that France and Italy had reached a
general agreement to vote together on
all points.
1t was officially stated that this re-
port had not In any form emanated from
the Italian Embassy or from the delega-
ton.
The New York herald., 1921-11-18
AID ECUAD0R's AVIATION.
France and Italy TO Send Develop
ing Missions.

WARRINGTON, Nov. 17.-France and
italy have entered into an agreement
with Ecuador with the object of or
eanlzing and developing that country's
military. maritime. postal and COM
mercial aviation, the Department OF
Commerce was advised to-day in con-
sular report from Gusyaquil
The agreement provides for the es-
tablishmont OF aviation misrSbns in
Ecuador TO aid In the development OF
c2ia..o=-
The New York herald., 1921-11-18

which she leased from China in 1898.
Inasmuch as China acquired her col
ony of Indo-C China, which has a popu-
lation of 25.000,000, from AMMAN, con-
sequently Indo-China does not come
within the scope of the agenda, ac-
cording to the French view.
In the 'feeler" given out through
French agencies the statement is made
that France will give up its lease of
Kouang Tcheou providing Great Brit
ain withdraws from Wei Hei Wei and
Japan from Shantung. 1t is further
stated on French authority that
France will not be unwilling to sur
render her eXtraterritorial privileges
in China If other nations do likewise.
The stipulation in the paraphrase OF
the French view that Great Britain
surrender Wei Hei Wei naturally pro-
voked considerable discussion among
representatives Of the latter country.
The proposal made in behalf of the
Pekin delegation, speaking for China
in the conference, has caused much
speculation as to both the origin and
the purpose of it. One view Is that
the Chinese delegates acted on the as
sumption that they were rejecting
the ambitions OF the United States to
bring about solution Of Asiatic
tangles. Secretary Hughes declined
to make any comment regarding the
Pel1in suggestions.
The third and fourth clauses in the
scheme outlined by the Pekin delegu-
ton for effecting the reformation of
conditions in China came in for a
great deal of attention. The third
clause provides that with a view to
strengthening mutual confidence and
maintaining peace in the Pacific and
Far East, the Powers agree not to
conclude between themselves any
treaty or agreement directly affecting
China or the general peace in these
regions without previously notifying
China and giving her an opportunity
to participate"
The New York herald., 1921-11-18
Accepted Only Gin Principle. ~

The Japanese delegates and their
aids have orally expressed their will
ingness TO assist in the correction of
world conditions for which the con-
ference was projected. Baron Kato has
accepted in principle" the proposal of
this Government for the limitation OF
naval armaments with notifications
to meet the special defence needs of his
country. But neither Baron Kato nor
any other authorized spokesman for
the Mikado's Government has even
outlined the scope of the Japanese
scheme for clearing up the complica-
tions that exist in Asiatic affairs.
The Japanese delegation has had the
benefit of a great deal of legal advice
since its arrival in Washington, and
the frank and ingenious attitude that
characterized the early statements Of
its spokesmen has given place to rather
more cautious processes in meeting
clearly defined conditions.
The japanese have retained several
American lawyers who specialize in
international matters, and, according
to jovial critics, the advice they have
been receiving has been more profit
able to the advisers than to the ad-
vised.
An official who is in position to re-
fleet the Japanese delegate mind as
serts, however, that "a comprehensive
and reasonable" plan for the correc-
ton of Far Eastern conditions will be
brought forward at the proper time.
He further predicts 1t will find favor
with all OF the conferees and prove ac-
ceptable to the people OF the United
States.
Secretary Hughes tonight declined
to express any opinion regarding the
purposes Of Japan or any other coun-
! try participating in the conference. lie
has taken the position that every
country represented at the conference
should be free II state its policy re-
garding specific Undertakings in its
oWn paannar and at It's Own Uoa.
The New York herald., 1921-11-18
Would AbrOgate Treaties.

The fourth clause in the Chinese
programme provides that "all special
rights, privileges, immunities or COM
mitments, whatever their character
or contractual basis, claimed by any
Of the Powers, in or relating to China,
are to be declared and all such or
future claims not so made known, are
to be deemed null and void"
International experts while divided
in opinion as TO the exact definition
of these clauses agree that they pro-
vide substantial grounds for the Chi
nese contention that the adoption of
such a doctrine would abrogate the
glo-Japanese treaty and prevent
the consummatim of others of a SINH
lar character.
Japan apparently does not place
this construction upon the Chinese
suggestions, as Admiral Kato said to-
day that his country is willing to ac-
cept the Pekin proposal cas- basis
for discussion
1t was expected that Ambassador
Shidehara would indicate the attitude
of Japan toward the Pekin proposals
this afternoon. An interview had
been arranged by the Japanese pub
licity bureau between the Ambassa-
dor and the correspondents for news
papers. 1t was deferred because of
the indispostion of the Ambassador,
but statement was promised for to-
morrow. Such a statement would 60
a long way toward dissipating the
perplexities regarding the position of
Japan on the Far Eastern problems.
The delegates from the other coun-
tries coincide with the view that it Is
Japan's move. They are of the opin-
ion that a clear and frank statement
of the japanese position at this time
would perpetuate the favorable i'm
preston made by the representatives
of that country on their arrival in
Washington.
Spokesman for Japan have admitted
they will present a scheme which will
reflect the sympathy of their Govern
ment for the beneficent purposes of
the Washington conference and its
desire to assist in every way for i'm
proving the demoralized conditions
that exist in China and other parts
Of Asia.