Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-01

certain things. 1t isn't so that this
years naval bill ought to be enor-
! mously less than last years bill. If
tWenty-nine capital ships are to be
freed, 1t should be known that of this
number thirteen are under construc-
ton. with no men aboard, and four
teen are old ships. having only $50
men on them. SO that in all the
men"
During this twelve months, Col
! Roosevelt said. there will he a con-
siderable element Of public opinion
which, will shout for total disarma-
! inent. These 'Soft-headed pacifists,"
he said. VIII say: Let US abandon
our Navy. scrap all oUr ships" But
| inc ma rc headed. peace lovers as
Col. Roosevelt called them. made the
arms pariey possible by saying: Let
us get together to see if we can't get
an countries TO stop the building of
SHIPS they do not need"
War Chances Eliminated
The reason the United States was
able to speak and act effectively, Col.
| Roosevelt asserted. was because the
United States had a large. well
equipped navy. He said he hoped the
conference has largely eliminated the
chances for war, certainly in the
near future"
Following. the invocation by Bishop
Sohn w. Hamilton. chancellor of the
american university the convention
was welcomed to Washington by Col.
CHARLES Keller. Engineer Commissioner
W ,me i'is,ricI Other speakers at the
opening session of the conference,
which is to end tomorrow night with a
| dlhner at the Willard, were Ambas
dor ); Jusserand of France. Senator
Joseph e Ransdell of Louisiana, Mayor
). Hampton Moore of Philadelphia
Emile p. Albrecht of Philadelphia,
Theodore Brent of New Orleans. Mrs.
Sarah Willard Strout of Portland, Me:
/ president Joseph II. Small of the Ma
1 tional Rivers and Harbors Congress
| and Secretary S. A. Thompson of the
congress.
! Important, Says Keller.
/; Col. Keller described the task of
the conference as "of the greatest
possible Importance to the nation A.
large and said it's successful re-
SUITS would he of the greatest pos
sibie value to Washington.
| Ambassador Jusserand. who aG-
! dressed the congress fifteen years
. ago was given an ovation both
| when he arose to speak and when he
| had concluded The amhassador
detailed the work. done on canals in
| france: The canals fought for us .
/ he said. vs.
There are only 5000 peop,. out of
work in Fyancezz-which is no I'M n
employment at all" continued Arm
ia ssador Jusserand. He declared
| mat there are thirty-nine million
-, Frenchmen who say France shall
them" he added. VI
! Jobs for UnempIOyed,
! Mayor Moore made a plea 10 nut
the unemployed in the United States
TO work on canal and other proiects
! stat ting that Elf we are going 10 scrau
SHIPS and throw men out of work.
| let us ask Congress to consider some
of these home industries"
Senator Ransdell asked for a liberia !
waterway policy. a full co-operat ion
| or the rails, roads and rivers of thu
country. He warned the Conrrass
asaEnst abandoning its policies of
| Governors to Debate.
| AT the session this afternoon Coy
! Henry j. Allen of Kansas and Gov
! Nathan L. Miller of New York. are to
debate the subject of The Proposed
81. Lawrence River Ship Channel"
Gov. Allen is to speak for, and Gov
; Miller against the project.
| There is to be a session at s o.c,ock
tonight. with illustrated addresses Inv
Commander J. H. Walsh, NJ w. Weeds
! and j. W. Worthington. The session
! at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning will
| continue discussion of American
waterway problems. Election of off.
/
/ noon. There is to be a banquet A,
the hotel tomorrow night, closing tbs
| conference. Vice President Coolidge
will preside.