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The New York herald., 1921-02-04
JAPAN TO KEEP YAP,
LIMIT EMIGRANTS
Uchida Holds Former German
Rights in Island Belong
to Her.
By the Associated Press.

TOXIC, Feb. ? delayed The Japa-
rese Government has insisted from the
start that Japan is entitled to German
rights and interests in the island of Yap,
and this policy will be followed. said Wis
count Cchida, tho Foreign Minister, in
the Diet to-day. At Versailles, the For
eign Minister stated. it was decided 10
postpone consideration of the Yap ques-
tion to another occasion. The recent in
ternational communications conference
In Washington devoted a considerable
time to the question, he added. but no
definite agreement was reached and the
delegates withdrew with the understand
ing that they were to consult their Gov
ernments and reconsider the matter at
the next communications conference.
Representative Kotaro Mochizukt asked
# the Government did not think il adj
visable TO publish the contents of the
revised "gentemens agreement" with
the United States. To this Viscount
uchida replied that such publication was
undesirable. as no formal agreement had
Leen signed although the Empire had
agreed on It's honor TO restrict emigra-
ton to the United States.
Commenting on the proposals that
Japan agree with other world Powers
TO restrict armaments, which We're re-
Gently submitted to the Kensei-Kai, or
Opposition party, many members of
which assert it is impracticable for
Japan to curtail her military and naval
programme, the kokunti,t SHIN bun
points out that Japan's financial posi-
tlon will not permit her successfully to
compete with the United States and
England. The pending budget sets
aside 50 per cent. of its total amount
to naval expenditures, while IS per cent
would be appropriated to the army, the
newspaper declares.
ITO devote so per cent of the ma
fion's total expenditures 10 the army
and navy" the newspaper says. "is
a record breaking example in world his
tory
Representative Ozaki insisted that the
total armament expense Of Japan will
eventually reach 70 per cent. of her
total expenditures. He contendeA that
Japanese naval expansion, in spite of
ocnials, has had America and Great
Britain as its objective. and he has
assert IL would ruin the country
eventually.
Qualification Is expressed by the Nichi
Eichi that q man of NJ. Ozak's fame
should favor restriction OF armaments.
the newspaper saying .hat his proposals
.!.suld help to remove the impression
that Japan has warlike intentions. The
journal, however. deems the completion
of the present Japanese naval pro-
gramme impera tive
The New York herald., 1921-02-04
BRITAIN EBLAMED
FOR PREDICAMENT
FACING GERMANY
Fear of Trade Competition
Is Charged in Berlin
Newspaper.
KILLED SEYDOUX PLAN
Accord Oh ~ Annuities in
Repafations Plan an
English Victory.
KILLED SEYDOUX PLAN
by RAYMOND SWING.

Special Gable TO TIE New York HEsAIp
Copyright, 1921. bD THs NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Berlin. Feb. 3. .
Did England defeat the reparations
programme prepared by NJ Seydoux,
French financial expert. in fear OF the
competitionsarisins therefrom from Ger
man goods? The Paris correspondent OF
the Vossische Zeitun0 answers this
question in the affirmative, and he as
serts that the German Government
ascribes Germanys present predicament
to the English policy, as might be de-
duced from the declarations by DIR. Wal
ter Simons, Foreign Minister. in the
Reichstag-declarati which were d.
rected against England more than any
other country.
"Forty-two annuitles beyond doubt
represent an English victory" writes
the Vossische ZeituH9 correspondent.
France at first wished the conference
TO limit itself to fixing only five annui-
ties. and finally urged that It fix only
three. England had concern over Ger
man payments In goods on the ground
of the peril German competition would
be TO British and to French industry,
and she let 1t be seen very plainly that
the British Government would very soon
be forced by the pressure from British
manufacturers to hinder German i'm
ports by high protective tariff.
THE French hoped to prevent the
adoption OF the British programme by
introducing IL per cent. ad valorem tax
on German exports. and went so far as
to argue that this tax would work to the
interest even of German commerce.
influential French groups also feared
competition, and not the least service of
the Seydoux programme was that il
would have meant realization of peace
in spite Of their opposition.
No adequate version of how NJ. Sey-
do proposals were defeated is known
lie y. The story that DR.. Simons had
give. the British to understand that
the five German counter proposals to the
Seydoux programme were incontestahie
and meanwhile had told the French that
these counter proposals could be modi-
fed was denied in British circles in
Berlin. Also IL was denied that any
statements DR.. Simons had made to Lord
Kilmarnock British Charge d'Affaires
here. could have led to the defeat OF the
Seydoux scheme.
Herr Bauch of Hamburg. a member
of the Reichstag Foreign Affairs Com
mlttee. asked Dr. Simons about the re-
port for THE NEW York HERALD to-day,
and he was authorized by the German
Foreign Minister to issue fiat denial
of statements that he CDR. Simons) had
interpreted the FIVE German conditions
differently from the French and the
British.
The question is being asked contin-
ually here how it happens that the
French should propose settlement on
the basis OF NJ. Seydoux's programme.
how the British Government should
twice advise Germany to accept IL, and
then Immediately both the British and
the French should unite on the pro-
gramme formulated in Paris last Sat-
urday.
The New York herald., 1921-02-04
BERLIN WON'T sign,
BUT WILL CONSULT
ALLIES In LONDON
DR.. Scholz Says Export Tax
Kills Goose That Lays
Golden Eggs.
WOULD STIFLE TRADE
Minister Believes 1t Would
Exclude Germany From
Business With I. s.
AMAZED AT PARIS PLANS
Will Ask for Specific Bill of
Indemnities. Naming To-
tai Amount.
AMAZED AT PARIS PLANS
By the Associated Press.

BERLIN. Feb. 3.-"Germany does not,
of course, withdraw from further nego-
tiations, but she must decline to ac-
cept the present Paris proposals as
constituting basis, or even a starting
point, for renewed deliberations" DR..
Ernst Scholz. Minister of Economics.
informed the Associated Press to-day.
Germany, he added, would not afIix her
signature to a pact that could not be
fulfilled, and declared that the Ner-
sailles treaty prescribed an entirely
different procedure for arriving at the
amount of indemnity Germany was to
pay than that adopted by the Supreme
Council at Paris.
DR.. Scholz, who represents the Ger
man Peoples party in the present Coali-
ton Government. and municipal official.
designated the export tax provided Tor
In the proposals as tantamount to
'lxilling the goose that Is to lay the
golden eggs" because 1t would not only
stifTe Germany's export industry. but
would primarily deprive her from earn
Ing credits and moneys from exports
to neutral countries and the United
States, where she in turn Is obliged TO
pay for the raw products and foodstuffs
Indispensable to the nations economic
and vital existence
It was his opinion that the imposition
Of an export tax would primarily exclude
Germany from doing business with the
United States and other countries whose
> money Is now at premium
"To say that we We're flabbergasted
by the Paris proposals Is putting the
case mildly" said DR.. Scholz. speaking
for the Government during an internlis-
sion Of the Cabinet session. THE man
ner in which the conference arrived at
it's findings is not only wholly at va
rance with the treaty stipulations, but,
IN view Of the discussions at Brussels
and Paris and with the French Ambas-
sador at Berlin. we were quite Jusufied
IN anticipating a different method OF
disposing OF the complex range or
reparation issues
The German Government. said the
Minister. could not identify itself with
n further discussion OF the reparation
demands as now formulated. but would
ask for specific bin Of indemnities
which would name the amount TO be
paid. for instance. for the devastated
regions, in place of sthe present pro-
posals. which merely Name a lump sum,
indefinite and not itcmized.
"The treaty provides that we arc to
be apprised OF our reparation obliga-
tions before May OF this year" he
continued. "and that we are to have
ample opportunity to present our case
or otherwise be heard before final SEN
tence Is passed.
The New York herald., 1921-02-04
TOTAL ALLIED DAMAGES
2lO BILLION MARKS
Fixed Indemnities to Yield rs
Billion Marks.

PARIS, Feb. 3.-The Reparations Com
mission estimates that the total damages
of all the allies collectable from Ger
many will be between 100000. 900. 900
and ESQ, 1000, 900. 900 marks. gold, accord
ing to an official announcement. The
Ministry of Foreign Affairs calculates
that the supreme councils fixed indem-
mites. il capitalized, should yield about
10. 200, 100000 marks, gold.
The figures of the Raparations Com
mission. which have just been totalled.
show that Frances damages amount to
10000, 900. 900 marks, gold, of which
amount $1,000 100000 marks gold. are
charged to the devastated regions, and
5000. 600. 900 marks gold, for pensions.
The estimate OF 80. 900. 900, 900 marks
gold, as capital represented by the 226,-
000 100000 marks gold. fixed by the
Supreme Council, although approximate
ly only one-third of the damages will be
supplemented by the IL per cent. German
export tax
At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs it
was explained to-day that the II per
cent. export tax was not intended as a
direct tax on exports. 10 he applied 10
each shipment out of Germany. but a
figure that the Allies demand that Ger
many shall pay in lump sum in addi-
ton TO the fixed indemnities.
comparative table of taxation in
Germany and three of the allied coun-
tries--Great Britain, France and Italy
is used to show Germanys ability 10
bear greater burden in a joint state
ment issued by the various delegations
OF experts who participated in the
Brussels conference.
The per capita taxes. except local
charged, for the current fiscal year in
Germany are 500 marks, in France 900
francs, in Italy 20o lire and in Great
Britain -, the statement says. On
the basis OF yesterdays New York Y
change rates the per capita tax in
collars in Germany is $40. in France
s2s.OS, in italy s7.34 and in Great Britain
sSs.s7. There is no table given Of wages
ard prices. showing what the purchas-
ing power of the various monies IT, so
that exactly what proportion or the
average mans earnings is taken for
taxation Is not shown.
Tax receipts for the current year in
Germany amount TO IS 96.0d0.oo0 marks:
ir France l5.47l.oCO,000 francs: III Italy
400 100000 lire. and in Great Britain
Il .0s,, 10000.
The New York herald., 1921-02-04
Paris Anarchists Beat
Up Communist Editors

Special Gable 10 THE NEW York HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, by THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris, Feb. 2.
PARIS Communists had their
first brush with Anarchists
here last night, when a furious
group of the latter entered the
editorial offices of the Com
munist newspaper Humdnito and
demanded a retraction of an ar
ticle in which Anarchism was de-
nounced because its creed, mo
God, no MASTER" would leave
Lenine without glory. A free
for all fight followed, in which
the Communists Jared badly at
the hands of the terrorists. Desks
were smashed, telephones torn
from the walls, windows broken
and half a dozen editors beaten
badly. No arrests were made,
however, the Hunta,ntc refusing
to appeal to the bourgeois police
for assistance.
The New York herald., 1921-02-04
CASSAGNAC CALLS DAUDET
OLTROON, INVITING DUEL
Describes Fathers Literary Work Masterpiece but
Son Failure and Challenges to Combat With
Service Revolvers' at Fifteen Meters

YOU are just what you are-namely'
vile poltroon.''
Feeling between the two Deputies is
SO bitter that their friends fear there
will be bloodshed If they meet in the
Chamber or in the street.
Both NJ. Daudet and NJ. de Cassagnae
we're resent in the Chamber of Deputies
this afternoon. although It was observed
that NJ. Daudet left his bench g. few min
utes before NJ. de Cassagnac arrived and
took his seat on the other side of the
house
NJ. dc Casa gnac. speaking of the chal-
lInge. said he would not discuss the mat
ter until forty-eight hours had elapsed
otter the challenge. after which time. he
declared. he would not be responsible
for his actions. If unable 10 meet NJ.
Daudet on the field OF honor. he intimat-
&C. he would deuounce him from the
tioor OF the Chamber.
If VI. Daudet does not accept the chal-
.enge, NJ. de Cassagnac is going to slap
lis face north. east, south and west.
5ne of NJ. de Cassagnac's friends told
newspaper men here this afternoon. He
issued invitations to the reporters to be
on hand for "the fireworks Saturday"
Before the war NJ. de Cassagnac was
considered by many persons as the
greatest OF French fencing experts. IL
was because of this superiority with the
foils that he chose revolvers rather than
swords, desiring to give M. Daudet all
possible advantage in duel to the
death.
Nor is NJ. Daudet a novice in the art
of dueling. He has fought many duels,
las been wounded several times and has
wounded, many OF his opponents. He
was challenged to fight a duel by Baul
Denise. a member of the Chamber of
Deputies, last November, but declined
tC accept it. declaring that duelling was
a foolish practice. There Is no place
for 1t in France since the war;" he said
The New York herald., 1921-02-04
JEWS TO DEVELOP PALESTINE.
10 Use Jordan for Electric rowcr
aud Irrigation.

JERUSALEM. FEB > (Jewish Telegraph
Agency sir .,lfrcd Mond. the British
flnancler who has been in Palestine for
'he past fortnight. left Yesterday foF
Egypt. on his way home. Before his dc.
parture lac declared that upon his re-
turn 10 Europe he would mobilize Jewish
financial forces in England America
and the Continent for the development
OF Palestine.
The first enterprise TO be furthered
Immediately after the official rcgistra-
tion Of the Palestine mandate, will he
the plan TO utilize the Jordan for elec-
trical power and irrigation purposes
The plan involves an oYiay Of $4,000. 900,
The New York herald., 1921-02-04
GEDDES TO RETIRE,
WASHINGTON HEARS
British Ambassador Reported
to Be Out Of Harmony With
Home Government.
Special Despatch 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. C.. Feb. -, (

Washington, ID. c., Feb. ..
There were rumors in Washington to-
day that Sir Auckland Geddes might not
return to Washington as British Am
bassador unless for very short period.
Recent activities of the British Govern
ment in it's relations with the United
States have been out of harmony with
advice given by the Ambassador TO the
British Foreign Office. it is believed.
1t is understood that one of the rea-
sons for the hurried return OF Sir Auck-
land to England was to urge fuller recog-
milton of the United States in entering
the reparations agreement and 10 advise
his Government not to ignore the Ameri-
can protest against the proposed form OF
the Mesopotamian mandate. which de-
nies the American principle on mandates
expressed in the Colby note of November
20. This note remains unanswered
1t is also believed the British Am
bassador would be placed in a dilemma
in Washington. no matter what his per-
sonal advice may have been TO the Brit
ish Foreign Office. If he has approved
the course which the Lloyd George Gov
ernment has taken on reparations and
on Mesopotamia and the Pacific Islands
he has placed himself in direct opposi-
ton TO the Wilson Administration and
to what is expected to be the position of
Mr.. Harding. II he has opposed the
British programme he will be placed in
the position of having had his advice
ignored at London. 1t is generally as
sumed here the Ambassador has hold OF
the latter horn of the dilemma.
According 10 the general understand
ing in Washington. Sir Auckland has
viewed with disapproval what has
seemed a tendency in London to sheer
away from a closer Anglo American re-
lationship, substituting for ii closer
relationship with France and with
Japan.
Administration officials are observing
diplomatic silence over the question, al
though il Is evident they are disturbed
by IL. It was authoritatively learned at
the State Department to-day that the
department will refuse to believe that
the form of the Mesopotamian mandate.
violating the American conception Of
mandate responsibility. has been referred
to the allied Powers before submission
TO the league council. or that the form
has been made public before informing
the American Government
In order TO determine this point Off
cial inquiry is being made in London
concerning this phase of the question.
Despite the diplomatic refusal to be-
lleve' that the form OF the mandate has
been agreed upon and submitted to the
allied Powers. IL is recalled that the
class c mandates. under which the for
mer German islands in the Pacific arc
grouped. has already been approved by
the council and that they contain the
same general Objectionable features re-
ferred to by Secretary Colby in his Meso-
potamian note.
The New York herald., 1921-02-04
FRANCE WILL INSIST
ON FULL INDEMNITY
Comtinued from First Page.

which Germany's foreign trade would
thrive through deliveries of her products
to the Allies. to the detriment OF allied
Industries.
Premier BRAND in his declaration re-
ferred to possibility of the amendment
OF the Turkish peace treaty. Speaking
OF the coming conference In London Will,
representatives OF Turkey and of the
Greek Government, he said:
THAT conference will examine amend
ments to the treaty OF Sevres. and in
consequence the question Of Celicia will
win be regulated in conformity with the
views Of the Parliament and the coun-
try"
In concluding he laid stress upon the
strengthening of the ties that bound the
Allies together as the result OF the Paris
gathering.
The New York herald., 1921-02-04
NO NEW TAXES NOW
ON BRITISH BUSINESS
Chancellor Says Excess Prof.
its Levy Will Stop.

BIRMINGHAM, England Feb 3.--Aus-
tin Chamberlain. Chancellor OF the Ex-
chequer. in a speech here to-day an
that the excess profits tax in
Great Britain would be withdrawn.
Not only would this tax be abolished.
lie added. but no new tax would be pro-
posed 10 replace II. and no new taxes
would be proposed for the coming fnan-
cial year.
There might be new duties in conneo-
ticn with dumped" goods or deprecated
exchange. but there would be no new
taxes on business. the Chancellor de-
clared.
Mr.. Chamberlain denied that the Gov
ernment had any intention to promote
and rush an election on popular budget.
The New York herald., 1921-02-04
GERMAN ACTION DEFERS
BRUSSELS CONFERENCE
Announcement Made by the
French Foreign Office.

PARIS. Feb. 3.--The conference OF ex-
perts which was to have met in Brus-
sells hase been postponed. il was officially
announced to-day
That action was taken because
Charles Bergmann. German Under Sec
retsry OF state for the Treasury and
chief of tho German mission to the Repa-
rations Commission in Paris. informed
the French Foreign Office that the Ger
man Government would not send dele
gates to the conference in view OF the
changed circumstances.
The New York herald., 1921-02-04
URGES COLLECTION
OF GERMAN DEBT
Rep. Slen1p Calls Attention to
Big American Bill.

WAsHINGroN, Feb. 3.--It would seem
wise" to collect now the s234.000.0
balance owed by Germany to the United
army of occupation. Sin view of the
obligations to other nations Germany Ia
now expected TO assume" Representa-
tive Slemp. Republican, Virginia. a
member OF the House Appropriations
Committee, said to-day in a. letter to
Secretary Houston.
Mr.. Slemp also wrote that he won
dered II America could collect for more
tl.an 1880 troops, the number accord
ing to Gen. Pershings testimony, IL was
agreed by President Wilson we should
keep. in Germany"
Tl:e American forces on the Rhine
arc said at present to number over
1900 men.
The House Committee was informed
recently by War Department officials
that the cost of these FORCES 10 Decent
ber 81 was over s270.000,0o0 of which
Germany had paid a little over sS5,-
100000.
PARIS. Feb. 3.--Every American Of
ficer and soldier in the Rhineland costs
Germany several times the sum spent
in maintaining either a British. n French
or n Belgian In the army of occupat ton.
This Is brought out by figures tabulated
by the Brussels conference OF experts.
The daily cost in francs of maintaining
officers of the army of occupation is
given by the experts as follows: French.
4745: Belgian. $500 British. 97.s5
American, 1896, while the cost SINH
larly expressed Of maintaining private
soldiers is:
French. 1887 Belgian 1917: British.
3l.60: American. $3.50.
The cost OF maintaining the American
army horses Is shown to be only slightly
above the average for the other Allies.
The New York herald., 1921-02-04


Copyright. 1891. bv TIE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. Feb. 3.
Leon Daudet son OF Alphonse Daudet,
the novelist. and leader of the Royalist
group In the Chamber of Deputies. has
been challenged 70 a duel with revoIvers
at fifteen PAGES and voluntary fire by
Paul de Cassagnac another Deputy,
whose war record NJ. Daudet criticised
in the Action Franchise.
NJ. de Cassagnac was wounded on the
heel while in action by piece OF flying
valided and awarded the Legion OF
Honor. Later he was assigned 70 duty
behind the firips line. NJ. Daudet pub
lished numerous documents showing
that the examination of NJ. de cassa-
gnac's wound proved 1t was not a serious
one.
In the Oeuure this morning NJ de Cas-
sagnac replies to NJ. Daudet as fol-
lows:
Your father did two things. First. he
wrote Les Adventures Prodigieuses de
Tartarin de Tarascon. which was a
masterpiece. Then he made you, and
succeeded In making moro than a fail
ure. a bandit. u coward. Yes. you are u
coward. Knowing that after the war
differences between individuals could be
regulated only by grave encounters. you
announced you would no longer duel.
which. moreover. you commenced during
the war on. Daudet having escaped
military scrvice). | will give you a
chance to show your bravery, not with
sword In hand. but with service revol-
vers at fifteen metres, voluntary firing
If you refuse. public opinion will know
The New York herald., 1921-02-04
PAPAL OFFICIAL VISITS
ARCHBISHOP HAYES
Mgr. Cerretti Talks With Him
on Conditions Here.

ROME. Feb 3.--Mgr. Bonaventura
Cerretti. Papal Under Secretary of state
and formerly auditor of the Apostolic
delegation in Washington. to-day visited
Archbishop Hayes OF New York at the
American College and convorsed with
him at length.
Considerable Importance Is attached
TO the visit, as evidently Mgr. Ccrretti.
who has been entrusted to deal with all
American affairs. desired 10 acquaint
Archbishop Hayes with the present sit =
uation at the Vatican and TO learn of
conditions connected with the Arch
oishopric Of New York and of affairs
generally in the United States.
The presence in Rome OF Archbishop
Hayes has created some speculation con-
ccrning the possible creation OF new
American Cardinal at the approaching
Consistory