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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-01-06
VILLAGE TAX
RATE RAISED AT
ANNUAL MEETING
Com. Reports UnfavOrably
On Municipal Manager
for St. JOhnsbury

The annual village meeting at the
Town hall Wednesday drew out oven
800 voters and nearly 100 attended
the business session which closed the
days proceedings. There was no op-
position to the REGULAR caucus ticket
and the following officers were cleo
ted for the ensuing year:
President, Charles W. Steel, 356.
Clerk, Charles G Braley, 348.
Treasurer, Charles G. Braley, 1856.
Collector, NJ. c. Garfield, 800.
Trustees, Ralph d. Sherry, 35l; !;
P. L. May, 341; Harry Day, 351.
Auditors, R. a. Pearl, 352; r. n.
Howard, $780, Milton Julian, 348.
Fire Wardens, j. i. Finley, 1853 !;
Thomas Wallace, 351; Gerry Coburn,
349; Marry j. Marden, 346; J. w.
Tinker, 3l6; C. A. Bennett, 346;
Thomas Tierney, 346.
Robert Stenson received votes
for trustee and G. p. Metcalf /.
The business of the meeting was
taken up at O'Clock with Charles w.
Steele, village president, presiding.
The first article in the warning
related to the appropriation of spec
itlc amounts for the various depart
ments. After some silence David Ere
Ghetto said the trustees had no recon-
mendations and then briefly outlined
some of the village projects that need
ed attention. He said the streets
We're in bad conditions the sewer on
Bay street had now been replaced
with galvanized pipe sewer, but to
have it empty below the dam would
cost thousands of dollars. The water
she'd from the golf links and the hills
west of Cliff street deluged the street
and sidewalks in heavy rains so that
the water came up to the sills of the
houses at the lower end of the street.
He said that sometime an emergency
sewer would have to be built from the
upper end Of Cliff street to the scale
shops. There was need of construct
ing Il wall at the corner of Caledoa-
ia and Lafayette streets and one at
the foot of Perkins street in front of
the Hooker shop. Sidewalks should
be constructed on Caledonia. Lafay-
cite, Elm. Pearl, upper Railroad
towards the Plymouth Creamery,
High street and Hooker hill.
Mr. Frechett said the village street
needed much attention. Eastern
avenue had been spoiled by the oil
eating the tar and the heavy trucks
had done the rest A permanent
hiphwav should be constructed from
the scale shops to Follensby's mill
and from lower Railroad street to the
Plymouth creamery. He said this
would be approximately three miles
and the estimated cost would be $20,-
600 a mile.
James Cosgrove said assuming that
the expenses of 1921 did not exceed
1920 he was in favor of making spec
ifc appropriations. He certainly was
not in favor of increasing the taxes
over 1920 when the tax was then Is
cents on the dollar. On motion of
Mr. Cosgrove it was then voted to
have the same specific appropriations
as last year and the following were
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-01-06
UEVALERA DENIES SINN
FEM MAKING OVERTURES

DUBLIN. Jan. 5-Eamon DeVal-
era denies that the Sim Fein is max
ing peace overtures to England, says
the Freeman's Journal
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-01-06
Retiring Governor Acts Rather Than
Leave 18th Amendment to
Incoming Executive
(By Vermont Associated Press)

MONTPELIER, Vt Jan. 6-Govelnor Percval W.
Clement, who repeatedly refused to call special session
of the legislature for the purpose of acting the rat
cation OF the 18th amendment giving equal suffrage to
Evening star., 1921-12-18
SideHght on the Conference

In signing the four-power treaty
on the Pacific islands each of the
American. British, French and Italian
plenipotentiaries attached to the
treaty imme diately alongside OF his
name his own personal seal. These
seals were some of them made with
seal rings and others with the seals
attached to watch fobs. Some of the
seals bore merely the initials of the
delegate. and others the family crest.
For instance NJ. yiviani's seal car
ried only ''R. v."-Rene Viviani.
former Senator Root and the English
delegates, bore the family crest. The
largest of these seals was that of
Prince Tokogawa of Japan. carrying
his crest. The prince Is defendant
of the old Shoguns. rulers of Japan
until the present form of government
was developed in the island empire.
Aren't children allowed in WASH
ington. don't they have 'em here?
asked Lord Riddell of London, who is
here in an official capacity as OBJ
server Of the conference: He. insisted
that he had scarcely laid eyes on a
child during the month he had been
here. Whereupon it was arranged
that he should see Washington pub
lie school. This particular British
lord is interested in children. and he
watched the American youngsters as
they gave their salute to the Amer
lean flag and went through other ex-
ercises with much interest. The chill
dren sang America" which is the
same air as God Save the King" and
then. for the special benefit of Lord
Riddle, they piped up Rule Britannia.
which visibly touched the English
man. The school he visited was the
James r. West School, of which Miss
Blanche Patterson Is principal.
Evening star., 1921-12-18

The Washington conference does
most Of its work in committee meet
ings, behind closed doors, in the gov
ernors' room in the Pan-American
building. The major committees on
the Limitation of armaments and on
the far east meet there. Stenograph-
ers are tabooed at these committee
meetings. There is no verbatim rec
ord of these intimate conferences
kept. But arrangements have been
made for very full minutes. which are
kept by the American secretaries.
From these minutes the official state
ments given out following the COM
mittee meetings are made up.
In this way a full record of the
proceedings Of the conference-meet-
ing in committee-are Kept and re-
tained for history. But it was DEEM
ed wise not to have every word ut
tered by the delegates in these pri-
served. Many of the remarks made
by the delegates are merely in search
of information. and would give a
wrong impression perhaps of the at
titude of the delegate on the ques-
ton under discussion if quoted.
All three of the delegates from the
Netherlands to the Washington con-
developes that in Holland there are
laws which compel all the youngsters
to begin the study Of French when
they are eight years old. When
they are nine they must begin the
study of German and at ten they
wondered at that the Dutch delegates
are able to speak English and French,
the two official languarges of the
Washington conference.
Evening star., 1921-12-18
PRECEDENT BACKS
FRENCH SHIP MOVE
CONTINUED from First page,)

another conference precedent, al
though they may not know it, for
presenting their ten-ship estimate of
Frances naval needs on a basis Of
national security. When the gen.
eral board Of the American Navy was
first directed to formulate a naval
ratio plan as between the three lead
ing naval powers, 1t is understood a
wholly different proposition was
evolved from that presented by Sec
retary Hughes at the opening Of the
conference. Details have never been
revealed as to this American naval
expert proposal, but it is understood to
have proposed a 10-10-5 ratio for Great
Britain, the United States and Japan
and the retention Of many more cap
ital ships under construction than
Hr. Hughes finally proposed to the
conference.
AS it happens, whether designed1y
or not, the $3.50" American plan
was an exact compromise between
American and japanese naval expert
views, resulting from the decision to
make existing strength. built and
building. the basis Of agreement and
to scrap all projected building pre-
grams without consideration. The
same rule now has been proposed
to govern expansion Of the three
power agreement into q five.power
treaty for naval Limitation, coupled
with q naval holiday of ten years.
What further notifications may be
necessary before such an agreement
is reached can develop only when the
attitude of the French government II
tnoza.
Evening star., 1921-12-18
DELEGATES GET PLEA
OF COLORED CONGRESS
Request Asks Hearing on Rele-
vancy Of Treatment of Negroes
4 as Issue.

Delegates to the conference on linn
itation OF armament yesterday received
a request of the memorial committee OF
the second colored world democracy
congress, asking to be heard on the
relevancy of treatment of colored per-
sons as an issue to be discussed by
the parley. The requests were sent
out at the final meeting Of the coloretl
congress at the John Wesley A. NJ. E:
Zion Church yesterday The memorial
quest by the democracy congress last
night, with the secretary of the Amer
ican delegation to the arms confer
ence at the Navy building.
Yesterdays session of the democracy
congress was expected to act on the
reply of the British and French dele
cations to the request for an audience
before them.
The request was transmitted to the
British and French delegations by
William NJ. Trotter of Boston, Rev.
Beverly SALISBURY Of a.ts Mttssissippi; SSH i E. E
Rrodie of New York and NJ. w.
Spencer Of Washington. The de.
uocracy congress asked the aid OF
the foreign delegations toward a
hearing on the color line Issue.
meeting today on the Memorial of
Colored America to the Limitation OF
AIMS Conference for World Peace,
which the congress asks to present
orally or to secure an audience be-
fore the,Rrfns conference.
The congress. which was assembled
by the committee Of seven OF the Dis
trict, joins in the memorial and form
ulated the detailed data of the me-
mortal Addresses were made at the
final mass meeting last night by Rev.
Z. W. Jones and c. NJ. Tanner OF
washington: j. T. Bell of Kansas,
Mrs. M. M Griffin of Pennsylvania,
A! W., Whaley of New York and w. NJ.
Tfotter of Massachusetts.
Evening star., 1921-12-18
CHINESE RAILWAY
Terms UNSETTLED
Japanese Effort to Provide
for Payments Over Long
Period Opposed.
By the Associa ted Press,


Progress made during the past few
days toward settlement of control
of the Tsingtau-Tsinanfu railway in
the Kiaechow leasehold was inter-
rupted somewhat today when the
Chinese and japanese delegates. in
their conversations on the question OF
Shantung. failed to reach an agree
ment for the road by China should be
spread
The delay in reaching a final set
tlement, however, was expected to be
but temporary, as the Japanese dele
CATION was said to have agreed to re-
consider its proposal for installments
covering twenty years.
China Would Pay Cash.
China maintained today her posi-
tion that she should be permitted to
pay the 100000 gold German marks
plus permanent improvements, in
cash or within three years, as a. COM
promise. Japan's reasons for long de-
ferred payments were said by the
Chinese delegates to be based in the
desire Of that country to retain a
financial control of the road SO long
as possible.
In addition. Japan is understood to
have proposed that she should ap-
point the general traffic manager.
chief engineer and accountant dur
ing the twenty years payment period.
This has met with objection on the
part of the Chinese. who contend that
Japan would thus not only have
financial control. but virtual physi-
cal and administrative control as
well.
Statement Issued.
The following statement was issued
by the two delegations after the
meeting today:
"The fifteenth meeting of the
Chinese and Japanese delegations
was held in the Pan-American Union
building at pm.
There was a further interchange
of views on the question of the
Tsingtai-Tsinanfu railway.
1.-THE meeting adjourned at $50
pm, until Monday afternoon at 8
o'clock.
Evening star., 1921-12-18
french RESENT|NG
D|CTAT|ON ON NAVY
contrasted to Acceptance by
Great Britain and Japan
=, of Proposed Ratios.

The French, it has been suggested.
in approaching the question OF naval
strength to be fixed for Francs
under the limitation Of armament
plan of the Washington conference,
have taken the position that France
is not to be dictated to by the United
States. Great Britain and Japan, nor
to have a capital ship tonnage nxeo
by them.
When Secretary Hughes opened
the conference with a frank an
nouncement of Americas plan for
the limitation of naval armament
he stated specifically just the amount
of tonnage to be allowed Great
Britain and Japan as ms~s,onea %en1 ss the the
ships by name which were to De
scrapped by each nation.
There was no outcry by the Jap
anese or the British that the United
States was attempting to dictate 10
them. In fact, the proposal OF the
Americans was accepted promptly IN
principle, and, after the naval ex-
perts had worked on the matter and
there had been full conference, the
ratio of 5-5-3 was agreed to.
Delay Is Proposed.
What, It was asked in some quar-
ters today. would have been the at
titude of France if Secretary Hughes
had included them in his calcula-
lions on the opening day of the con-
ference? Would the French have
seen in the American proposal an
effort to dictate to them, or would
they have seen merely u proposal
for a getting together Of the nations
on a concrete plan for the Limitation
OF naval armaments?
In his opening address Secretary
Hughes said. regarding the French
and Italian navies:
ut should be added that this pro-
posal Immediately concerns the Brit.
ish empire. Japan and the United
States. In view of the extraordinary
conditions due to the world war at
fecting the existing strength of the
navies OF France and Italy, 1T Is not
thought to be necessary to discuss at
this stage of the proceedings the ton
mage allowance of these nations, but
the United States prefers that TINS
matter be reserved for the later con-
sideration of the conference"
While Secretary Hughes has SAID
that there should be some considera-
tion given France and Italy in nix
ing their ratio of naval strength. be-
cause of the fact that they halted
their naval building during the war
with the central powers. this does not
remove the fact that the underlying
principle adopted by the Americans in
proposing their plan, and accepted py
the other nations, is the ratios shall
be fixed with regard to existing naval
strength.
Evening star., 1921-12-18
U. S: DELEGATES VIEW
OF CHINA-JAPAN PACT
Believe Treaty Was Accepted Un-
der Circumstances Which Prevent
Its Wholesale Abrogation.

A wholesale abrogation Of the treaty
embodying the twenty-one demands
! of Japan for which China has appeals
I ed will not receive the support of the
American delegates. it has been
, learned. The stand of the Ameri-
cans is that any treaty into which
! China entered in her sovereign ca
pacity as an independent state can
/ not be made null and void in part or
, in its entirety by the action Of the
conference.
However, it Is understood that the
Americans will do all in their power
to obtain voluntarily from Japan re-
. Hnquishment of many concessions and
: special privileges obtained by the
agreement to the twenty-one de-
mands, which have proved SO oppres-
sive aud irksome to China in the de-
| velopsnent and growth Of her country.
The Americans believe that Japan is
willing to 60 to great lengths to COM
ply with Cmna's requests for the
amelioration Of these conditions.
Japan, it Is pointed out, has agreed
to the principles expounded by Elihu
Root that the several powers with
interests in China shall respect the
sovereignty, Independence and terri
torial integrity of China and provide
the fullest and most unembarrassed
opportunities to China to develop and
maintain an effective and stable gov
ernment" 1t Is believed that In liv-
ing up to these principles Japan will
have to forego a number of the spe-
cial privileges obtained in the twenty
one demands.
Evening star., 1921-12-18
PEACE NECESSARY
TO GUARD RIGHTS
Motaro Mochizuki Says It Is
Required as Safeguard
In Manchuria.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. December 17.-Main-
tenance of peace in the territories of
Inner Mongolia and North Manchuria
is necessary as a safeguard for Ja-
pans rights In South Manchuria,
Motaro Mochizuki. an observer at the
Washington conference. declared to-
day before setting out for japan.
Aggression from either of these ter
ritories. which he said were subject
to bolshevik influences. would en-
danger Japan's s2.25O.0O0.D00 South
Manchurian investments, he said.
Nj. Mochizuki expressed belief that
the Japanese delegation's presenta-
tions of Japan's claims in the two
territories would be based upon the
principle of the preferential rights
acquired in 1915 through the treaty
concluded by viscount kato.
He said he favored internationali-
zation of the Chinese Eastern railway
with the exception of the Chong-
chung-to-marbin section. japan
should have the right of operation
of this section, he asserted, as a re-
suit Of negotiations carried and with
the former Russian government for
it's purchase for $50.000.0O0.
Evening star., 1921-12-18
SEES SLUMP IN MORALS
IF CONFERENCE FAILS
Mrs. Thomas G. Winter, Woman
Adviser, Says Delegates
Here Are Sincere.

NEW YORK. December 17.-Fail-
ure of the armament conference
would cause the greatest moral slump
in the history of the world. Mrs.
Thomas G. Winter of Minneapolis.
one of four women appointed by
President Harding as an advisory
committee to assist the American
delegates. declared today in an ad-
dress to the New York Federation Of
Women's Clubs.
Mrs. Winter, who Is president of
the American Federation of Women's
Clubs. said delegates to the confer
ence were sincere in their efforts,
because they know wars horrors
and they know the only way to end
war.
Their attitude is one of hate for
war" she declared. while America
doesn't exist for it's Army and Navy,
there are militaristic nations that do.
But America has the leadership of
the world, and If she could find her
own soul, surely she could assist
other nations to find theirs"
Evening star., 1921-12-18
Mr.. HOOVER SEES REVIEW
OF HUMANITY IN 1926 FAIR
Secretary Tells Philadelphians For.
eigners Are Most Interested
in Mans Progress,

PHILADELPHIA. December IL
The proposed sesqui centennial ex-
position In Philadelphia in 1895, COM
memorating the signing Of the Decla-
ration of Independence, should be q
demonstration of human progress
within the last SO years. said Score
tary of Commerce Herbert Hoover in
an address today.
'In order to make the exposition q
success" Mr.. Hoover said, I'VE must
have the cooperation Of foreign gov
ernments. Exhibitions Of art, ma
chinery and industrial manufacture q
no longer attract foreign govern.
ments, because they do not help in
the sale Of goods. The governments
are interested mostly in the human
progress.
"My department is the one which
must take q great interest in the de-
velopment of the enterprise. Obvi-
ously it is not Philadelphia ques-
ton, but Philadelphia has the proper
setting of all that great drama of
American life that should bring the
exposition to this city. The fact is,
it is a celebration OF the American
people, and the public at large must
join"
Secretary Hoover was the guest of
John Wanamaker, q member Of the
Philadelphia sesquieehtennial com.
fnittee. at luncheon.
Evening star., 1921-12-18
PARLEY RESULTS
PLEASE CANADIANS
Conference Already Has
More Than Justified Exist
ence, Opinion There.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

special 1ne Sthr.
OTTAWA, December 17.-That the
disarmament conference at Washing
ton has already more than justified
it's existence seems the opinion of
most public men and editorial writer's
in Canada. Satisfaction is expressed
at the reduction of capital ships and
the institution of a naval holiday.
Canadians anticipate objections in
the United States Senate to the rati-
fication of the new treaty, but think
it will pass. AS Canada's new parlia-
ment does not get down to work un-
will be no public discussion regard
ing what has been done at Washing
ton. but 1t meets with universal. or
almost so, Canadian commendation.
Alive to u. 3. Good VIII.
Some writer's refer to Japan having
kept full faith with Great Britain.
but on the other hand Canadians are
fully alive to the Importance of keep
ing United States good will. They
they live right next to Americans,
but several thousand miles from
Japan"
Referring to the important issues
that had to be dealt with at Wash
ington, the Montreal Gazette says:
Y, St
or. at any rate. their peaceful solu-
ton is answered by the new agree
ment which is coming into being
through the inspired efforts of the
Washington conference. The success
of the negotiations is all the more
gratifying when it is remembered
that Japan's acceptance of the invi-
tation issued by President Harding
was conditional one, and that ia
panese cooperation seemed likely to
be limited by reservations designed
to give to Japan considerable free
dom of action in regard particularly
to Chinese questions. \ formal un-
derstanding has been reached, which
guarantees substantially the recog-
milton of Chinese sovereignty and
Chinese territorial integrity.
Sees No Serious Obstacle.
"A four-power treaty has been ar
ranged. with Great Britain, France,
japan and the United States as prin-
cipals, under which the insular rights
mutually respected, differences which
cannot be settled through ordinary
diplomatic channels are to be made the
subject of conferences, and the treaty
is to have life Of ten years.
THE new treaty must be ratified ac-
cording to the constitutional procedure
Of the several participating nations be-
serious objection to such ratification
will be forthcoming is unlikely as
regards at least three of the powers
concerned. Some opposition may be
encountered in the Senate of the
United States, in view of the undenia-
Bile fact that the treaty marks a dis
tinct departure from the traditional
policy of the United States with regard
to foreign alliances. The administra-
ton will have, however, the support
of public opinion and of a majority in
Congress. and it is noteworthy also
that the new treaty has been sponsored
in the conference by Senator Lodge,
who was the most active and effective
opponent Of the Versailles treaty and
the league of nations and was largely
responsible for the Senate's rejection
of them"
Evening star., 1921-12-18
FRANCE WANTS TO SAVE
PRESTIGE AS SEA POWER
Denial Made That She Plans q
Program-submarins Aboli-
ton Plea Causes Surprise.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 17.-France has
no definite shipbuiiding progrAm. 1t
was said In official circles here today
in connection with the attitude Of the
French delegation at the Washington
conference on the naval ratio ques-
tion. The fact that she asks to be
allowed to build up to 100000 tons in
capitol ships does not mean that she
now plans a program Of that sort, 1t
was declared.
France, however, which was formerly
q naval power, desires to protect her
prestige, it was explained. She con-
sders the question of Limitation does
not apply to her now. since her ton
mage in capital ships is far below
that Of powers of equal Importance
whose necessity Of naval strength is
greater than hers at present.
The report that the British delega-
ton at Washington 10 asking for sup
preston Of ftsubmarines has caused some
surprise and skepticism in official
quarters. France, It was asserted.
was ready to discuss limitation of
submarines, but was not prepared to
accept their total abolition.