The Arvada enterprise., 1923-09-13

that part Of the world were ordered to
cooperate, and Admiral Anderson. In
command Of the Pacific fleet, hastened
to Yokohama on his flagship the HUI
ron and took temporary charge Of the
relief work. Later Brig. Gen. +. H.
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 bust.
ness Of first Importance before the
government. In accordance with the
Recommendation in his proclamation.
contributions from municipalities, or
ganixations and individuals are being
sent to the American Red Cross,
which has offered all It's resources to
the japanese government. The Red
Cross has called on the American peo-
pie to give $5OOOO0O. The Salvation
Army Is undertaking to raise like
sum. and It got busy promptly In ia
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. SaS
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-
xponse 10 the call for relief. The
Rice Growers' Association Of OalifOr-
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 nr and cedar lum-
ber 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
citic would be pressed into service to
handle the lumber traffic. FOrty-hve
million feet OF the lumber is to be do.
mated by the mills.
Some japanese authorities, dis
mayed and discouraged. said their
country had been set back n full gen
Grafton: but the more optimistic as
sert that Its recovery will be COM
parable to Its emergence from OBJ
security into n first-class world power
within n century. This view Is taken
by Baron Watanaba OF Osaka, prom
inent iinancier and president OF fif-
teen OF the largest public utility cor.
poratlons In Japan. interviewed In
New York. he said he thought the re.
ports OF material loss had been ex.
aRgerated and that the total damage
might not exceed three billion dollars.
lie believes reconstruction In Tokyo
and Yokohama cannot be accomplished
In less than three years. md con.
tinued:
''The japanese government has suf.
hcIent funds to undertake this by
itself. In all probability an appeal
will he 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 ar~n. II is too
formidable 4 task for Japan to tackle
single handed"
DREAiIER MUSSOLINI one day last
week declared TO his cabinet. and
to the world, that II the League OF
Nations insisted on considering and
deciding the Italo.Greek embrogllo,
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 l,aly's
demands had been satisfied. How.
ever. Greeccs appeal to the league was
taken up by the council In Geneva,
and Signor Salandrn. the Italian dele.
gate. read statement from Rome that
indicated Mussolin! was cooling down
considerably. II was merely tha,
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 md British representative
had induced the Fascist premier "a
60 slow. The council. however, post.
ponsd action on the matter until the
council Of ambassadors should decide
what II could do. and the ln,ter body
also delayed. pending further accord
between London and Paris Lord
Robert Cecil Ia insistcnt that the
league shall handle the nfiair. and 1,
was said In London that the govern.
ment had determined to bnck M the
league with nil the power OF the Brit.
lsh fleet. acting ms the leagues fleet
which Nigh, mean f'rcIbly cJecting the
1tallans from Corfu. The British ,,sv