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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-02-07
DON FERNANDO MoNT1LLA

Hemos tenido ell gusto de estrechar
la mano del distinguido caballero don
Fernando Montilla, reputable Ingeniero
y elemento social de gran prestigio, ell
cual, en- union de su dignisima sonora
esposa, lego recientemente de Nueva
York, donde ambos tienen actualmente
su residencia.
Los distinguidos esposos piensan pa
sar solamente algunas semana en- San
Juan, donde tantas Y tan valiosas amis-
tades cuentan, y despues retornaran a
su hogar de la gran ciudad neoyorQuina.
Les reiteramos nuestro cordial saludo.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-02-07
FL cardenaI RaH resuIto eIecto Je-
fe Supreme de la IgIesia CafoIica
en- eI C0ncIave CeIebKadO
MOMENTOS ANTES DE CELEBRARSE Ell CONCLA-
We Sc OABA POR SEGURO LOS NODlBRES
De MAFFI Y GASPARRI

ROMA, febrero 6.-El Cardenal
Rati, ha sido electo Sumo Pontifice
de la Iglesia G2t6lica.
El nuevo Pontffice que responde al
nombre de Achile Rati, durante el
ano de 1920 desempen6 ell cargo de
arzobispo en- Lepanto y era Nuncio
de Polonia. De este 1ltimo puesto as
cendi6 cardinal no hace mas de sic
te meses. Achile Ratf habll sido ell
1ltimo cardenal electo y. 81 hoy ha
logrado ocupar la silla de San Pc
dro Sc debe a sus grandes meritos Y
talentos diplomaticos, pues Rati, du-
rante la guerra europea, sirvi6 la
Iglesia de una manera altamente sa-
tisfactoria para los intereses. de la re
ligi6n cat6lica.
FL Obispado de Pto. Rico todavfa
no ha recibido la confirmation of
cial del nombramiento del Papa, pc
70 el Revdo. padre Torres, con quien
tuvimos ell gusto. de conversar. bre-
YES momentos, nos manifesto que hoy
por la manana el Obispo recibirfa
un cablegrama de los Essldos Uni
dos, dando cuenta de la election del
nuevo Sumo Pontifice de la Iglesia
Ell NUEVO PAPA TIENE ANTE
81 UNA OBRA SIN TERMINAR
Ell nuevo Pontifce tiene ante 81 ell
grave problema de la convention de
Geneva en- que Sc debatiran asuntos
econ6micos de gran trascendencia pa
-ra la reconstruction real de Euro
pa Y del mundo.
El Papa Benedicto estaba muy in
tereado en- este asunto de la conven-
ci6n Y laboraba porque fuera un
exito y Sc trazaran medidas efectivas
en- pro de la estabilizaci6n del cam
bio Y ell arreglo fnanciero del mum
do. Ell Tesoro del Vaticano esta su-
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-02-07
Los AvIADORES ARANGO Z EsCRI
BANJO SOLO RESULTARON
HERIDOS

MADRID, g. Sc ha desnentido la
noticia de haber fallecido, consecuen
cia de un accidente de aviac16n, los
militares Arrange Escribano, quienes
en- Ell aerodromo de Cuatro vientos rea-
lizaban vuelos en- un aparato de recien-
te construction. Ambos aviadores Sc en-
cuentran gravemente heridos, y a pesar
dc las grandes Iesiones sufridas los me
dicos Green que lograran salvsrseles la
vida.
Ell gobierno ha dispuesto Que los
tres nuevos cafioneros de guerra que
acaban de ser botados al aqua lleven
los nombres de Canovas del Castillo.
Canalejas y Dato, en- memoria de estos
tres jefes del gobierno y ''lss ders"
politicos que fueron villanamerte ase-
sinados tiros por los fanaticoS anar-
quistas.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-02-07
RE ES YER SU NOMBRE EN-
DE MOLDE,-DICE Ell
LCDO. JIMENEZ SICARDO

Ell Lcdo. Jimenez Sicardo, MEM
bro suplente de la Junta Central, con
frm6 las manifestations que nos hi
ciera ell sefor Benitez Flores, acercl
de Algeria Y las cuales aparecen en-
otro lugar de esta edicion, declaran-
do ademas, que la actitud del senor
Algeria Sc debe a su desmedido deseo
de yer su nombre en- letras de mol
de,
Manifesto, tambi6n Ell sefor Jime-
nez, que tanto Algeria como el DR..
Figueroa Sc iban a quedar solos en-
Ia asamblea del sabadQ, va que,-se
gun el-todos habfan de aceptar el
nuevo plan polftico del R1rtido.
El senor Jimenez dice que ciertos
independentistas estan entorpecien-
do la marcia del Partido, con sus ac
titudes extemporaneas, sin darse cuen
ia del dano immense que hacen al
ideal que tratan de defender
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-02-07
LA HUELGA EN- ALEMANIA II TONTA
PRoPoRCIoNES MUY ALAR-
NANTES

PARIS, febrero 6.-Los despachos
que 1legan esta ciudad procedentes de
las ciudades alemanas que Sc encuen-
tran en- huelga, son cada vez mas alar-
nantes, pues 81 los ferrocarriles no fun
cionan, todas las industrias Quedarian
totalmente paralizadas afeelando de
este modo ell pago de las indemnizacio-
nes de guerra por parte de Alemania.
En- la region del Rhin ell estado de la
huelga es normal, pues nj en- Maguncia
nj en- Colonia el movimfento ferrocarri-
lero ha sido paralizado. Tres trenes con
800 pasajeros, que habian salido de Ber
lin hacia Frankfort, han sido abando-
nados por los huelguistas en- la estaci6n
de Fulda.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-02-07
LOCAL PARA ALMAcEN

Sc aIquiIa uno en- la caIIe Isa-
bel II No. %, Marina. Para in-
formes dirijase al teIefono COZ,
San Juan, o P. o. Box 664.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-02-07
FUFGO EN- UN CANAVERAL DE
LA CENTRAL COLOSO"

La policfa de Aquada nos informa
que el din 4 del corriente, s ouema
ron en- aquella jurisdiction dos cuer-
das de cana pertenecientes a la cen
trail Coloso.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-02-07
LA coNDICIoN DEL
NdUNDo REvIsADA

La relacion dice:
Ell Departamento de Concrete Sc ha
dedicado desde hace alg1n tempo a
una investigaci6n de la situaci5n de Ia
industrial azucarera. FL siguients es un
sumario del estudio de la situaci6n azu
carera, ell cual aparecera en- una pr6xi-
ma edici6n semanal de Informes Co
merciales:
l. Hay un ''visible sobrante
anormal de az1car montaate a 1,200,-
600 toneladas, congestionado cA ell He
misferio Oeste.
e. FL acopio invisible este es
azIcares en- manos de trafcantcs distri
buidores al por mayor y detail, esta
mucho mas bajo de 10 normal. Ell total
de anormalidad varfa indistintamente
de 100000 100000 toneladas y no
hay duda que depende de Ia aprehen-
sion de aln otra caida en- los precios
s. La production probable del nun
do para 1922, Sc estima sera de unos
100000 8Oo, 900 toneladas menos que
la production para 1921.
A. Ell consume para 1922 tiene ira
zas de ser mayor que para 81 1921, y
con tendencies un mejoramiento ge-
neral econ6mico excedera la produc-
cion y absorbera por 10 tanto parte o
todo ell sobrante.
5,-El precio actual de S1.s7 {. & f.
para Ell azdcar centrifucada rs el mas
baio nivel que ha experimentado du-
rarte veinte aflcs, y es menor cue ell
costo de producer alrededor dsl noventa
por cientS de los azdcares dom6sticos y
de Cuba.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-02-07

TOXIC, febrero Gel partido gu
bernamental del Japon por conducto de
sus lideres mas caracterizados han So
licitado del Parlamento que Sc decrete
ell desarme terrestre.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-02-07

BUENos AIRES, febrero EN- esta
capital Sc han comprado con destino a
Russia 45 mil toneladas de harinas.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-02-07

friendo serios perjuicios con la NOR
malidad de la situacion entire las ma
clones.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-02-07

BARCELONA, g. La confedera-
ci6n Patronal esta realizando por todas
las prcvincias una intensa campafia de
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-02-07
FALLECIMIENTo DEL GENERALI-
sINo DEWET.

BLoEMFoEIN, Feb 6.-El Genera
lisimo de las fuerzas Beers, Christian
Dewet, ha falIecido en- esta ciudad. Du-
rante la Guerra con la Gran Breta~a ell
generalfsimo Dewet llev6 ell peso la
responsabilidad de la campana.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-02-07

opiniones acerca de Ia persona que ocu-
para tan alto cargo.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-02-07

LOS PATRoNos DE EsPANA QUIE-
REM AUMENTAR- LA JoRNADA DE
TRABAJO
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-02-07
La sitllaCi6n del abasteGnientO de
aziCar bOsquejada pOr mister Her
bert {. Hoover
Declara que la pro!ongaci6n del niUel del precio
actual Limitard la production menos de
10 que Sc consume ell mundO

WASHINGTON, enero IL segun
fu6 anunciado en- estos despachos en-
la pasada semana, Ell lunes fge pubIca-
da una relacion de la ofcina del secre-
tario de Comercio Hoover, bosquejando
la situacion actual del az1car La rela-
ci6n Sc refere al bajo n1vel Gle un abas
tecimiento invisible, se1ala que los
precios actuales, siendo los mas bajos
durante los tltimos veinte amos mu-
cho mas reducido que ell mismS costo
de la production, no podran fracasar,
81 continuan por un periodo mayor de
tempo, hacia conseguir una reduction
en- la production que resulte con el re-
torno de los precios altos.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-02-07

EN- Ell JAPoN Sc PIDE Ell DEsAR-
ME TERRESTRE
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-02-07
NUEvo GABINETE PoRTUGUEs

LIsBoA, febrero Gel prominente
lider polftico Antonio Maria Silva ha
sido indicado para la formation del nue.
go gabinete.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-02-07

ooMEsTIBLEs PARA Russia.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-02-07
Ell CARDINAL GIORGI FUE
TAMBIEN ASPIRANTE A LA
SILLA PAPAL

FL jueves por n manana Y a
misma hora o'1e Sc reunfa 81 Consis-
torio papal, el "Poppolo Romano" pu
blicaha la fotografia del Cardenal
Orestes Giorgi con estas palabras:
Gel Cardenal Orestes Giorgi es
uno de los hombres bien preparados
para la silla de San Pedro Hace do
ce amos que es Cardinal posee en-
Italia Y entire los catolicos de varios
pafses mas simpatias que Gasparri,
quien por su cargo de Secrctario de
Estado ha tenido que granjearsee enc
mistades, al decidir ciertas cuestio-
mes del Gobierno de la Iglesia".
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-02-07
UN PAPA COMO EN- TIEMPOs
DE PIO X

Otro miembro del Sagrado Colegio
que Sc considerable como probable su
cesor de Benedicto XIV es ell Secreta
rio de la Congregation Consistorial
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-02-07

MANAGUA, febrero EN- la Asam-
blea Nacional Sc ha solicitado que los
guardias americanos evacuen ell terrific
rio de Cuba.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-02-07
EN- ROMA HUBO APUESTAS EN-
FAVOR DE GASPARRI

FL Cardenal espanol Merry del
Val fue quien dirigi6 el C6nclave co
mo Elpa sustituto. Naci6 en- Espana
en- 1865 y Sc lie reconoce como un ha-
bill diplomatico.
Pero ell hombre fuerte del Papado
es el Cardenal Gasparri, en- favor
del cual Sc hacfan apuestas, a1n en-
les momentos mismos en- que estaba
reunido el C6nclave, Las actividl-
des triunfos de este Cardenal 10
colocan en- igual posici6n que la del
Cardenal Rampolla en- otros dias.
Gasparri es ell hombre de acero del
Vaticano. Tiene 70 amos y naci6 en-
Geneva, 10 mismo que Bcnedicto.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-02-07

EN- CUBA Sc PIDE LA EvACUA-
CIoN DE GUARDIAs AMERICANos
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-06
Handy Note Book.

When you begin 10 think of build
ing new home. keep a note book
and. if possible a pnrtfolio for pic
lures Clip ideas that interest vor
from magazines and newspapers. Saw,
ideas an plans. elevations and photo
graphs of houses that interest yor
This idea may tie carried Out with n
mnch detail rs the house auilde
wishes. There are multitude o
questions to he settled before the frs
shovelful of earth has been turned 70
the new home, and comparison o
the ways shat different builders hay
solved these problems will give new
conner in the building Geld a real edr
cati.n
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-06
TO AID SOLDIERS NERVES.
Director Forbes Calls Conference of En-
perts in Washington.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.-DirHctOr
Forbes of the veterans bureau has issued
Il call to leading neurop>ychiatric spe-'
cialistS of the country to confer with him
here Feb. 10 on ways and means of i'm
proving the bureaus method of dealing
with mental and nervous cases among dis
abIcd former service men.
Questions of ply Sintherapy and occupa-
tional therapy for this type Of cases will
be discussed, it was said. AZ viii the
question If whether vocational training il
feasible for persons so afflicted. Hospi-
talization of mental and nervous former
service men. the necessity of additional
disqualification and the training of the
personnel Of the bureau who deal with
those patients are also scheduled to he
laid before the conference as subjects de
handing immediate attenkion.
The bureaus records show there are
approximately 5000 former service men
now being hoSpitalized fer mental dis
eases. Mr.. Forbes said however that
there are thousands Of these cases. heuc-
ticiarics of the bureau. who have not been
hoSpitalizcd.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-06
ONE IN TEN HAVE
AN AUTOMOBILE
An Increase of 1,aO6.74s Cars in United
States I'm 1921. Bringing Country
Back to Normally.

CLEVELAND. O. Feb. Economic
students here declare the automobile in-
dustry is leading the country back to
normally. They cite as evidence, adj
vance 1921 registration statistics. -.
One person out of every 10 in the
United States owns a motor vehicle-for
grand total of 10,502, 900 passenger
cars and trucks. This represents the
registration of the various states as of
Dec, n. 1921. and is an increase of l.
206,74S cars and trucks over 1920. when
9.295.2:JB cars and trucks were recorded.
according to information sent in to
prominent motor car company here
In some states the gain was as much
as 81 per cent and 10 states reported an
increase of more than 20 per cent. The
national gain was Il per cent. In the
race between Ohio and New York state
for first position the latter won again
with 10000 aS against Ohio's 7I4000.
Next in order came Pennsylvania, Cali
fornia, Illinois, Michigan. Texas. Iowa
and Indiana. Combined. the first nine
states own over half the cars of the
country. according to these statistics.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-06
Wild Men in HEnalavas.

Wild SHOW men exist in the Hmm
'ayas and the tracks in the snow of
some of these men were discovered by
The Mount Everest expedition. As a
result Of the publication of the infor-
nation much comment and interest
has heen aroused in London among
explorers who have been through the
trails of the northern HimalayaS.
Several of them have written To Lon
don newspapers corroborating the OK
iStenCe of these wild men. one former
officer in the Indian service declaring
that while jOurneying on horseback
through British Sikhim at height Of
about 10000 feet and resting his horse,
be saw one. lie described him as
about six feet tall, wonderful mUscu-
lar development, very hairy and Wiz
ually naked in spite of terrific cold.
The snow man, according 10 tie Of
licer, carried a primitive how aad
arrow. They are known to the Tiber-
ans as "abominable snow men"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-06
WHOLE DISTRICTS IN TERROR
India Practically Have Inhabitants
at Their Mercy.

Wild beasts are committing havoc
in some of the mission stations in the
central provinces of India.
At one of these stations at SironCha,
a wild jungle district at the junction
Of the Godavery aud Pranthila rivers.
conducted by the W0men's Missionary
society Of the Methodist Episcopal
church. there are four missionaries.
all women, and they look after 40
girls, 100 boys. numerous babies and
~ widows. many of them famine vic
Tins. Work of such q kind is the raj
son d'etre of the mission, hut in adj
dition the women have lately had
added to their duties the responsible
ity of preserving themselves and their
charges from attacks by villa beasts.
Six persons have been killed and
twenty seriously injured, in addition
TO many animals, during one month
by pantherS and Ieopards in Sironcha.
Every day lately brings its tale OF Wis
itation, attack and loss of some kind.
The villagers, and their children es-
pecially, are never safe. The beasts
tear down the mat doors of the viii
lage houses and get inside before the
occupants are even aware Of their
uearness. they are so stealthy.-Ex-
change.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-06
BRATTLEB0R0 LOCAL

The Mary Geddis class Of the Metho-
dist SUNDAY school viii hold a social i'm
the Methodist church yestry at 80 to-
morrow night to which all members Of
the class and their friends are invited.
Leon III. Whiddeu If - Harris place.
railroad man. and Miss Frances Al
Iaire of 80 Green street were married
at 1890 O'Clock this morning at the pac-
sonagc of the First baptist church by
Rev. DIR Clark &. BrowneH
About. 10 relatives and friends went tn
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. f.. NJ. Smith
Of High Lawn road last evening, the
occasion being the birthday anniversary
of Mr.. Smith. The guests carried their
supper. which included a decorated birth
day cake. After supper AIR. Smith was
presented n brass smoking stand.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-06
Ambition IS Motive Power.

The right ambition can mold the na-
ture Of its mental push. Country Euvs
have risen To financial uedrstals and
rail splitierS to national lpadprabi1
The right lnera' push pm energy futo
action when needed. Such men have
left names to encourage our youth
Every youth has right to picture
himself in high station. It takes only
continued effort mtolIigeutly dirorted
to put him there. The vision Of il is
the FIRST mental push toward thai end
When every effort expresses the mo
tive of the individual he Will strive for
the nohlPSi conflucl. That means put
ting the right push into The mind AMI
developing nccor,linG to tie nnbfesr
purposes in iife.-Grit.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-06
NO POLICE IN GREENLAND
Country Is So Law-Abiding That Off
GERS of the Law Would Find
Nothing to Do.

The only country in the world that
has not a single representative of the
law is Greenland. Here dwell 22,G00
E.skimos and 30 Danes in settlements
scattered along the coast. Eskimos
manage their own affairs. Any griey-
ance they may have is settled by the
head man of the tribe. There has
been no serious crime in the country
for the past hundred years.
The Danish government allows no
one TO land there without permission,
which is only granted to bona file eX-
plorers and scientists. The sole OBJ
iect of this seclusion is to prevent
liquor and disease reaching the Is
kimOS.
All ESkimos are Christians. and
in the larger settlements there are
fine churches. with steeples, organs
and oil paintings. Here you viii
find Eskimo ministers and physicians
as well as native newspapers, and an
illustrated journal produced entirely
by Eskimo labor.
During the short summer vegetables
and various kinds of fruits are grown.
and even Strawberries, under glass
The coastal areas are blaze of col
or from the wild flowers that abound
Then comes winter. when the whole Of
Greenland is cut off from the world
and buried in snow and ice.-Detroit
News.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-06

than S3o,00O,00O, ratio of about 1--WE
t. one
Commenting on the report, Nelson
Norris. chairman of the board of direc
tors. said:
The year just closed has probably
been the worst YEAR in the history of the
livestock and packing business. The
tremendous drop in all livestock and
wholesale meat prices TO below pre-war
levels has made it impossible to operate
EXCEPT ut a loss: large part of which,
Of eoursP MAS caused BY readjusting in
ventory values to the new bHsiS.
f PROSPECTS for the coming year are
better"
Mr.. Morris says the new wage scale
for packing house workers will save the
company 81 100000 annually, but fur
Their cut may he necessary. The busi-
ness is also handicapped b. high freight
rates, he SAYS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-06
MOVIE HOUSE DESTROYED.
Loss Of 10000 1T Est HamDton-To
Rebuild.

EASTTIAAfPTON. Mass. Feb. G. -
The Majestic theatre on Cottage street.
owned by Frank H. Roberts. was de
stroyed by fire that started yesterday
morning at > O'Clock. causing loss Of
S60,00O. partly covered by Insurance.
The tircmcn had a hard fight to pre-
vent the loss of buildings adjacent To
the theatre. and could do little to save
more than the walls of the theatre.
The only cause of the fire that has
been suggested is the possibility that it
may have caught from cigarette in the
bowling alley. but the only reason to sup
pose this is that the fire started. appar-
emily. in the rear part Of the basement
Mr.. Roberts said that the theatre
would be rebuilt as soon as it could be-
done. The theatre accommodated about
l oG0
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-06
s.roz7cs rrrr1 VIC neuurz.

The children If NantGvynant, Car
narvnnshire. arc taught IN gather
Sleeps wool from the hedges and
make il into articles Of clothing. The
chief occupation OF the district Is
sheep Turning, and qhere is much
loose wool to he fnuni on the hedges
aud bushes on the mountainside.
ClHi m collect this and bring it to
th~ 20. ool. where il Is wasted. dyed
wa IN from the neighborhood or
with loCwood ar fustic, or n combina-
ton Of them. and afterwards teaSed,
Carded and spun. The yarn thus
produced * made MP into articles Of
clothing such as vests scarfS. caps
aud g.oy aS.-I.on,tou Tit Bits.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-06
WILL URGE QUICK
WORK IN SEN ATE
National Council for Reduction of Arma-
ment TO Continue Understandable
Conference Results

WASHINGTON. Feb G.-Thp national
council for reduction of ornaments Will
according to an announcement authorized
by Frederick J. Libby, it, executive sec
rotary. urge on the senate the prompt
ratification of the treaties to be submit
ted 10y President Harding growing out Of
the sessions Of the arms conference
Ii was stated that the council will like
wise urge congress to cut draStically the
appropriations for the army and navy ans
to take tue manufacture Of munitions out
Of private control.
This latter. it was explained. would he
lin line with the recent report of the
league of nations. Condemning the private
manufacture of munitions a. 4 menace TO
peace.
According to the council. the arms con
ference has in these eight respects adj
vanced the cause of world peace:
l. 1t has prevented war between
America and Japan, and has brought
England and America nearer than they
have ever been since 1910.
=. 1t has brought China several stages
nearer Justice.
agreement regarding the Pacific islands
for two-power defensive alliance, which
Is Il step in the right direction.
f. BY the limitation of capital ships.
il has made Il successful war of aggres-
sion on the part of the three great naval
powers dtucuIt, II not Impossible. anu
by the naval holiday. has liberated large
sums of money for constructive uses.
=. Its pronouncement on poison gas
and the submarine has assisted in the
education of the world for peace.
Is. 1t has brought to light miltaristic
inclinatienS III France and Japan and
thus helped to overcome them.
{. 1t has weakened the tradition Of
secret diplomacy and strengthened the
tendency towards settlement eff disputes
by international conference.
:. 1t has brought before the bar of
world opinion Japanese infringement upon
the rights of Siberia.
The people of America. the council
asserts in Il statement issued last night.
recognize what the conference has done
but they are not satisfied that efforts
toward world peace should abatc. All
that congress can do in addition to what
the conference has done it should do at
once and. thought should then be directed
Immediately to securing the next confer
ence which will push ahead the work of
this one
1t was stated that all members of the
council who had supported the govern
lnent in the work for the success of the
arms conference would be urged to use
their influence with the senators for ina
mediate ratification OF the treaties