The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-09
KIDS ROTARY CLUB
But Members Penetrated 'SBOb''
Stones British Disguise.
Learned Much About Washing
ton Disarmament Conference.


Topeka Rotarians today left their
/ luncheon hcaxed into a more thoro
| understanding of the proceedings and
| accomplishment of the disarmament
/ convention in Washington.
According to announcement, "Ro-
! tartan Lindsey. OF London" a friend
l of Fred Derby, presumably a mem
Der of the entertainment committee
- the London Rotarians when the
! latter entertained the American dele
gates a year aSo. was present to speak
! on the disarmament convention.
which. presumably. he had attended
as 4 delegate
! The Rotarians. with the first few
words OF the speaker, penetrated the
I British disguise of Robert Stone, To-
/ pelza attorney, and gave him rising
I welcome.
/ Then Stone, dropping the humorous
! aspect of the situation discoursed on
/ the convention and the Rotarians lis
/ tened most atrenttvely-
Stone was not in Washington dur
/ ing the conference. He gained his
| knowledge of the transactions there,
and of the reactions of the British
! delegation, from general reading He
| retained turnout the address, the pose
| OF a Brfon, and spoke as one having
! the British viewpoint
| THE call met no responsive chord
/ in the British public" stone said. We
! knew how you had refused TO stand
behind your former president afted we
! had assisted him in the organization
% the League OF Nations You repu-
/ dig ted his treaty and you spat upon
his covenant
we had learned that the people
! of the United States do not always
behind your former president, after we
we're Ioath to come TO a second talk
/ fest
Astounded by Simplicity.
.-But we came. out Of courtesy and
out of respect TO America. We ex-
pected TO hear great idealistic prin-
cipIes enunciated. and much flowery
langdag e- We, and the rest Of the
world, were astounded at the SIMPLE
ity of the proposal of Secretary
Hughes. for the reduction OF arma-
ment Where we had expected IDEAL
ism, We we're met with sound eco
Monies.
we came to scott. and stayed to
pray ard work
Stone traced the work of the cen
ference. and the things which have
actually been accomplished at Wash
ingtOr- with a thOrO understanding
He closed his talk with a description
of the most dramatic incident OF the
conference" the protest of Aristide
BRAND, premier OF France. against the
disarmament Of the land forces which
guard the French frontier against
possible renewed aggression from
Germany.
Previous to stones address. an os-
tensible Western Union messenger boy
was admitted to the dining room.
handed a telegram to the chairman
OF the program committee, and then
broke into song. The ''messenge boy
was Harvey Landon, employed in the
office Of the superintendent of mo-
tive power OF the Santa Fe. Landon
sang Two songs and drew vigorous
applause from the club.
W. A Biby state chairman Of the
Near East Relief, passed cards to the
members Of the club. asking them to
sign up to give one hour of his time
to the drive for food for starving
Orientals, next week
Ask for FIour--Not Money
When you are soliciting" Billy said
don't solicit in terms of money.
Ask in terms Of barrels of flour. IN
der the administration Of the Near
Eas- Relief. one barrel of flour, cost
ing "a viii keep one baby alive, for
a year. Every cent of the money
which is coIIect4& in Topeka will be
used to buy Topeka flour, and every
cent will benefit the starving-not one
cent will 90 to the cost of getting the
supplies to them.
It was announced today that DR.. F
". BushOng, OF the staff OF the Swift
Packing company, Of Chicago, will be
in Topeka on Thursday, February 8
and Will address the Rotarians at their
luncheon at that time, when every
member is to have as his personal
guest q farmer from the vicinity or
Topeka. He will talk on the status
OF the meat industry in the United
States at the present time.
The committee on program in
charge of the program today was COM
posed of Charles Matthews, chairman;
Roy Murray, W. c Fox, Clyde R. Faris