The Holly chieftain., 1923-09-13

that part Of the world were ordered to
cooperate. and Admiral Anderson. In
command Of the Pacific feet, hastened
to Yokohama on his flagship the HUI
ron and took temporary charge OF the
relief work. Later Brig. Gen. #. II.
Mccoy was made director general Of
American relief.
President Coolidge Directed the
State, War and Navy Departments to
"go the limit" in extending aid, and
he announced that this was the busi-
ness Of first Importance before the
government. In accordance with the
recommendation in his proclamation.
contributions from municipalities, or
ganizations and individuals are being
sent to the American Red Gross,
which has offered all IT. resources to
the Japanese government. The Red
Cross has called on the American peo-
pie to give $6,0OO.0OO. The Salvation
Army is undertaking to raise like
sum. and It got busy promptly in Ja-
pan, where 1t has large number Of
stations and workers.
Along our Pacific coast, where the
Japanese have not been popular
racial antagonism was forgotten. Sau
Francisco, remembering the assistance
given by the Japanese when the city
WAS destroyed by quake and FIRE in
1905, was swift and generous in re-
sponse TO the call for relief. The
Rice Growess' Association Of Califor-
MIA held practically the entire avail
able supply of rice In the state for
Japanese relief and its head announced
there would be no advance In price
and none would be sold to brokers'
All the available flr and cedar lum-
Der on the northwest coast also Is held
to supply the Japanese demands for
rebuilding and shipping men said most
Of the freight steamers on the Pa
cific would be pressed into service to
handle the lumber traffic. Forty-fve
million feet Of the lumber ls to be do
mated by the mills.
Some japanese authorities, dis
mayed and discouraged, said their
country had been set back full gen.
eration; but the more optimistic as
sert that its recovery will be COM
parable to Its emergence from OBJ
security Into first-class world power
within a century. This view Is taken
by Baron Watanaba Of Osaka. prom
inent financier and president Of If
teen Of the largest public utility cor
porations in Japan. Interviewed in
New York, he said he thought the re-
ports Of material loss had been ex-
aggerated and that the total damage
might not exceed three billion dollars.
He believes reconstruction In Tokyo
and Yokohama cannot be accomplished
In less than three years. and CON
tinued:
'.The Japanese government has suf-
flcient funds to undertake this by
itself. In all probability an appeal
will be made for internal loans, fol-
lowed by external loans. There is no
doubt that American capital and
brains will be asked to assist in re-
building the stricken area. It is too
formidable task for Japan to tackle
single handed"
DREMIER MUSSOLINI one day last
1 week declared to his cabinet, and
to the world, that II the League of
Nations insisted on considering and
deciding the Italo-Greek embroglio,
Italy would withdraw from the league
and refuse TO recognize its decision.
He also asserted the seizure of Corfu
was not war measure, but that the
Greek island would be held until Italy's
demands had been satisfied. How
ever, Greece's appeal to the league was
taken up by the council In Geneva.
and Signor Salandra, the Italian dele
gate, read statement from Rome that
indicated Mussolini was cooling down
considerably. 1t was merely that
"the Italian government irrevocably
expresses the opinion that the council
should not proceed to take the action
requested by Greece"
The general belief was that the
French and British representatives
had induced the Fascist premier to
go slow. The council, however. post
poned action on the matter until the
council Of ambassadors should decide
what 1t could do. and the latter body
also delayed, pending further accord
between London and Paris. Lord
Robert Cecil is insistent that <athe
league shall handle the affair, and It
was said In London that the govern.
ment had determined to back up the
league with all the power of the Brit.
fish fleet. acting as the leagues feet
which might mean forcibly ejecting the
Italians from Corfu. The British view