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be said that the United States gov
ernment is not IN position to ap-
point a member Of the reparation
commission, inasmuch as such an ap-
pointment cannot be made without
the consent of Congress.
Citizen Might Participate.
The Secretary of State has no
doubt. however, that Il competent
American citizen would be willing
to participate in an economic inquiry
for the purposes stated through an
ADVISORY board appointed by the
reparation commission to make rec
concentrations. in case that course,
after further consideration, should be
deemed preferable. AS to the further
question whether American co-opera-
tion in an inquiry for the purposes
desired. In the communication of his
ma1esty's government. could be hoped
for in case unanimity of the European
powers could not be had. the United
, ates government must again ex-
press the view that the question in
olved cannot finally be settled with
out th~e concurrence of the European
governments direr tly concerned
Other governments cannot consent
for them, and It would III: nifestly be
extremely difficult to formulate fnan-
cial plans of such Importance and
comnlexity without the participation
their fulfllment
In view of the existing exigencies,
Il is hoped that the project Of such an
;nquiry as contemplated. of any ad-
Ory nature. might commend itself
t" all these powers, and that the
question suggested will not arise. But
II 1t should arise from la X of una
nirnity on the part of the European
rowers. the United States government
must reser"' decision as to its course
Of action. In order that the develop
mcnt of such contingency may be
fully considered and that course
t ken which will give the best prom
Sc OF ultimate success in securing
The desired end of re- establishment OF
essential conditions of European
peace and economic restoration.
ITO the attainment Of that md
may be repeated that the United States
government desires TO lend its as
ststance in any manner that may be
found feasible"
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Full Text of Correspondence
Bet,Ueen Hughes and Clsrson
Observation-Disclosures
Demanded by
Secretary.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 26.-The British
charge at Washington telegraphed to
Lord Curzon on October 16, saying
that the Secretary of State had hand
ed him memorandum in reply to the
communication which the charge had
made to him in pursuance of instruc-
tions contained in Curzon's telegram
of October IL.
''In reply to the communication from
his majesty's charge d'affaires on Octo-
Der l3, the Secretary of State desires
again to express the deep interest of
the United States in the economic
situation of Europe and it's readiness
to aid in any practical way to pro-
mote recuperation and re-establish-
ment of economic stability.
THE government of the United
States has viewed with deep concern
the lack, as his majesty's government
expresses it. of that unity of thought
on the part of the European powers
essential to common action. The
views of the government of the
United States as to the Importance
of agreement amongst the allies and
the relation of the government of
the United States to the questions
involved were set forth in the state
ment of the Secretary of State to
which his majesty's government re-
fers, and these views are still held.
1T is observed that his majesty's
government states that Great Britain
and Germany made 1t clear that prof
fered assistance would be warmly
welcomed by them and that his mai
esty's government has always heart
lily approved the suggestion then
made by the Secretary of State, when
e;er II has been revived, and that
his majestys government Is aware
that the sole reason why the proposal
has not been proceeded with has been
lack of unanimity among the inter-
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.LONDONPAPERS
DIFFER ON NOTES
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 26-The Curzon-
Hughes correspondence is the subject
of general editorial comment in the
London morning papers. The ma
jority of the papers does not regard
Secretary Hughes statement as going
much, If any. further than Washing
toms already declared attitude.
The Daily Telegraph heartily wishes
that the United States was ready TO
join now unreservedly I'm regulating
the affairs of Europe, but infers that
nothing is intended. beyond the eau
tious position indicated by President
Coolidge a month ago.
The Westminster Gazette, declaring
that Americas reservations are not
understandable. says that IL Premier
Baldwin's appeal has no effect upon
France, separate action must be con-
sldered.
The Daily Mail thinks the American
response cautious, vague and cold and
that it carries the world very little.
IL at all, further.
Calls it Reclamation.
The Daily Chronicle says that Wash
ington's note merely reaffirms In pre-
else language what was already
known.
The Daily News. on the other hand,
takes the view that Secretary Hughes
reply comedies formal accession Of
the United States to the conference
policy. and publicly avows the inten-
ton to consider the summoning OF a
conference without France. if the
latter refuses to share in it. The
paper declares: I'VE believe that the
turning point In this tragic history
has now at last been reached"
The Manchester Guardian thinks
that the correspondence and Premier
Baldwin'S statement will carry things
several steps toward the light" II
remarks that America will not nee
essarily abstain from conference If
France refuses.
The Morning Post IS greatly annoy
ed at Lord Curzon and suggests that
he ought to retire.
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ested powers. It believed that pres
ent conditions made II imperative
that a suitable financial plan should
be evolved to prevent economic d.s-
aster in Europe. the consequences of
which would be world wide.
Assents to Conference.
TT Is to be hoped that the existing
circumstances are propitious for the
consideration of such a plan, mas
much as abandonment of resistance
on the part of the German govern
ment will present freer opportunity
and an immediate necessity for the
establishment of an economic pro-
gram. The government of TIA
United States is. therefore. entirely
willing to take part In an economic
conference in which all the European
allies chiefly concerned in German
reparation participate for the pur-
pose of considering questions or the
capacity OF Germany to make repara-
tions and an appropriate financial
pl"n for securing such payments. 1t
II . emed advisable howe 'er, to en-
Nasize the following points:
Firstly. Confirming what was said
by the Secretary of State in h s
statement of last December to which
you refer. the government OF the
United States has no desire to see
Germany relieved of her responsible
ity for the war, or of her just obli-
EaUlOnS. IncGG SHOClu Dc lO sIOuHu
for the impression that F.o"dNn
conference, If called, should have any
such aim, or IN t resistance u ,ne
fulfllment of Germany's obligations
has any support. 1t should be evident
that in an effort to obtain the ends
in view, regard must be had to Ger
many's capacity to pay and to the
fundamental condition of Germ ny 8
rehabilitatio without which repara-
ton payment is impossible.
Secondly. Such conference should
be advisory; not for the purpose of
binding governments who would nat
urally be unwilling to pledge their ac-
ceptance in advance, but to assure
appropriate recommendations by a
thoroughly informed and impartial
body intent upon solving the difficult
pending problems upon their merits.
Debts Not Allied.
Thirdly. The Secretary of State
notes the observation in the commu- i
nicatfon of his majesty's government
that the European problem is of d.
rect and vital interest to the United
States, If, for no other reason. be-
cause the question of the interallied
debt Is involved therein The gov
ernment o. the United States has
consistently maintained the essen
tial difference between the questions
of Germany capacity to pay and of
the practicability of methods to Sc
cure reparation payments from Ger
many. and payment by the allies of
their debts TO the United States
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which constitute distinct obligations.
IN the statement of the Secretary
OF State to which his majesty's gov
eminent refers, II was said: The
matter Is plain enough from our
standpoint. Germany's capacity to
pay is not at all affected by any in
debtedness of any or all the allies to
US. That Indebtedness does not di-
minish Germany's capacity. and it's
removal would not increase her ca
pacity. For example. If France had
been able to finance her part In the
war without borrowing at all from
us. that is, by taxation and internal
,oanS. the problem of what Germany
'ould pay would be exactly the same.
Moreover. so far as the debtors to
he United states are concerned. they
have unsettled credit balances and
their condition and capacity to pay
cannot be properly determined until
the amount that can be realized on
these credits for reparations has been
determined. The administration must
aso consider the difficulty arising
from the fact that the question Of
these obligations we hold. and what
shall be done with them. is not a
question within the province of the
executive. Not only may Congress
deal with public property of this sort,
but 1t has dealt with II. 1t has created
4 commission. and. instead of giving
that commission broad powers such
as the administration proposed
which quite apart from cancellation.
might permit a sound discretion to
be exercised in accordance with the
facts ELECTED. Congress has placed
definite restrictions upon the power
of the commission in providing for
the refunding OF these debts
Cannot Cancel Debts.
1T is hardly necessary to add. as
has frequently been stated by tn
United States government. that, while
the American people do not favor the
cancellation of the allies debts to
the United States, or the transfer to
the people OF the United States of
the burden Of Germany's obligation,
directly or Indirectly, the United
States has no desire to be oppressive
or to refuse to make reasonable set
Elements as to time and terms Of
payment, In full consideration of the
circumstances of the allied debtors"
The Secretary of State added that
the establishment of sound economic
condition In Europe, the serious re-
duction OF military outlays and the
demonstration of a disposition on the
part OF the European peoples to work
together to achieve the aims Of peace
and Justice will not fail to have
their proper influence upon American
thought and purpose in connection
with such an adjustment.
The memorandum continues IN
further reply to the communication
of his majesty's government II may
Evening star., 1923-10-26
Named for a Nymph.

Like the nymph Arethnsa. whom
Diana caused to be changed into an
overlooking fountain in order to pro-
tect her from the prosecutions of the
love-mad river god the arethusa
chooses the springfield marshes
where her destroyers will be less
likely to follow, says Nature Maga-
zine. Linnaeus. fancying this resem-
blance, gave 10 the flower this name
Evening star., 1923-10-26

birds food and shelter. says Nature
Magazine. Birds Ike TO nest on the
e1ee o1 woodlands near open spaces.
therefore landscape gardening with
scattered groups OF trees and with
hedges Is favorable to bird life.
Evening star., 1923-10-26
Provide for Birds.

When trees die birds forsake us
and beauty dies Hygiene end beauty
demand the planting of varieties Of
trees and shrubs which will offer
Evening star., 1923-10-26
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NUMBERS ATTEND
OPENING Of GREAT
LOUISIANA CANAL
Thirty Boats Participate In
River Pageant At New
Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, May 5.-New Or
leans s20,000.000 Inner-Harbor and
Navigation canal, construction of
which was begun in 1918. was for
mally opened today.
The ceremonies held at the en-
trance of the canal, were preceded
by a river pageant in which more
than 80 boats, including the United
states cruiser Rochester. and the
United States Denver. four destroyers
and the British sloop of war Valerian
participated.
More than 1900 persons-army and
navy officers, state and city officials
visiting manufacturers. bankers and
shippers who came here to attend the
National Foreign Trade Council
convention. members of the New Or
leans consular corps and represen-
tatives of foreign Chambers of
Commerce and New Orleans bust
ness men, were guests of the dock
board on the steamers Capitol and
Susquehanna which led the marine
procession.
The pageant swung into the en-
trance of the Canal amid the booming
of guns from the United States Roch-
ester. flagship Of the naval vessels
sent here for the celebration. and the
Washington artillery battery sta
toned near the Canal lock. and the
din of whistles from river craft
Thousands of persons lined the
banks of the river and canal fore
bay to witness the display.
Farrell Is speaker.
The principal speakers at the ded-
ication exercises were James A. Far
rell, president of the United states
Steel Corporation: GOV. John NJ
Parker OF louisiana; Senator Joseph
T.. Ransdell, J. II. Puelicher. presi.
dent of the American Bankers as
ISOLATION and r.. S. Hecht. president
of the New Orleans dock board.
After the speaking was completed
the visiting business men and invited
guests of the dock boarded the
steamer Susquehanna for a journey
through the waterway to Lake Pom
chartrain.
Tonight the visiting warships il
the harbor were Illuminated and thu
celebration wound up with fire
works display at the foot of Cana
street.
The canal is five miles in length
and connects the Mississippi river
with Lake Ponchartrain. 1t is pro
posed to dredge a ship cham e
through Lake Ponchartrain to Lake
Borgne and the Missssippi-Soun 81
that steamers may reach New Or
leans without having to make thu
long trip up the Mississippi river.
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SOVIET RELIGION
TAKES PLACE Of
ORTHODOX CHURCH
Old Greek Belief In Russia Is
Thrown Aside BY Bol-
sheviki

MOSCOW. May 5.-Chanting OF the
anthem, Christ Has Risen" by dele
gates attending the AllRussian
death knel to the Greek Orthodox
church which has been dominant in
Russia for centuries.
The solemn ceremony. in which
metropolitans attired in colored
robes and white caps decorated with
diamond crosses, virtually. marked
birth of the Living Church, which
will support the communist govern
ment.
Archbishop Wedensky, who will
probably become the head of the new
during the services. Wedensky was
ordained as archbishop, an advance
of four grades for him.
Convictions Triumph.
In a brief speech he declared that
while he WAS a student of philosophy
he lowered long between belief ana
heresy and sometimes ridicule re-
ligion. Finally. he said, his convic-
ton trumphed.
The congress adopted a new cal
endar declaring that henceforth all
Christians will celebrate the church
holidays simultaneously like real
DTOIneTS.
Bishop Edgar Blake. OF the Meth
odist church of the United States, left
today after attending the opening
sessions of the congress.
The bishop. in IL farewell address,
thanked the delegates for the kind
ness shown him and expressed the
hope that he may be permitted to act
as the ambassador of the Russian
church in America.
Father Antonin. one OF the leaders
of the congress, thanked the Metho-
dists of America fer the greetings
and the material aid extended to Rus
sian famine sufferers.
Bishop Blake made this statement
today:
THE council impresscs me as a
| fair representation of the leaders of
| the Russian church. one of the most
impressive things about the confer
ence, to an American, is the demo-
cratic spirit and progressive out
look. 1t ought to mean the birth of
new spiritual life in Russia"
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could stir up slightly in tt - Pc RIO
tick Duty. Possibly Hon. Child Ruth,
famous ballknocker of League of
America, Nigh come oil for League
OF Nations so as to include every
boy. Hon. Herb Hoover might run
for white house until Russia has
stoppe starving Hon. Hoover will be
too age for active exercise. Hon.
Gift Pinchot : oul enjoy Hon. Men
ton. / am sure When Sec. of the
Interior he learned great deal about
irrigating interiors. This would
make him very successful in dry PEN
nsylvania.
When | tell this to Cousin Nogi he
shook his brain.
"Do you realyze." he decry. that
Hon. Reublickan Party are exposed
to two co Questions:
"1-How to stay out Of the League
of Nations.
2-How to Get In"
II nominate Hon. Thos. A. Edison"
yes. And there are Hon. Hen
Ford" suggest Noei. He could run
in several sylanders. 7 have wrote
a Poem about this Hon. Ford. This
Is 1t:
IF Henry was Candidate
and got the Lyzzie Vote.
Would he not turn the Ship Of state
Into an Eagle Boat"
Take tina. back to where you
stoled IT," I snag. Can you not be
quiet and think Of additional Presi-
dents instead Of jingling like an
alarm click?'
when you mention Alarm Clocks
snuggest Nogi IT am foced to think
Of Hon. HI johnson of Cal. He is
back from Europe filled with perils.
We must fear all form nations alpha
betically. commencing with arabia
and ending with Zanzibar. Is not
Hon. Hi running again as usual
Fortunately is" | report. "Simi
lar to other Alarm Clocks, Hon. Hi
need something to wind him up.
Otherwisely he is app to run down
before time to wake"
Hoping you are the same
Yours truly
HASHIMURA TOGO.
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increasing and, what is of immen Sc
Importance the Germans are breed
ing omre 2boys than2 girls and
breeding more boys than girls and
the surplus of boy babies has in
creased since the war. In 1918, out
of Aput $50, 900 babies. the boys ex-
ceeded the girls by $4,000; in 1919
they surpassed them by $4,000; and
than girls girls In the latter year
the crop of babies exceeded the crop
OF 1918 by more than fifty per cent.
The Stork Nests In Germany
For generations the stork has pre-
ferred Germany to France as its IA
vorite nesting place. About fifty
years ago the population of the two
countries were almost the same.
France had then thirty-six millions,
and Germany less than four. mil
lions more. Today France has less
than forty millions while the Ger
mans, Notwithstanding their losses
during the World war, have increased
to sixty millions and more. This is
so in spite of the large emigration
from Germany and the fact that
there has been practically no emigra-
ton from France. During my stay
in paris I found the French govern
nent doing everything it could to
increase the birth rate but so far the
results are not flattering. More
than one-sixth of the babies born in
that country do not reach the age of
twelve months. and there is large
number of illegitimate children who
are abandoned by their parents
There are numerous founding asy
lums and baby hospitals but they
lack the scientific efficiency of the
German institutions of similar
kind, and the mortality is far greater
than it should be.
a.
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sundays MEETING
OF BR0THE RH00DS
VERY INTERESTING
c. L. Spain Is Re- elected
Chairman Of Five Railway
TRANSFORMATION Bodies

Perhaps the most interesting fifth
Sunday meeting ever held by the five
railway transportation brotherhoods
was that of last Sunday afternoon at
Fraternal hall. The meeting was
presided over by Chairman C. l..
Spain, A large attendance ofe@the
different brotherhoods was present
Addresses were made by several
members active in affairs of the
brotherhoods.
Engineers, conductors, firemen
railway trainmen and switchmen are
the affiliated brotherhoods. and
meetings are held fifth Sundays
only. Theonext meeting will be Sun
day. July 49,
Officers for the present term were
elected as follows: Chairman, c. L.
Spain. reelected: vice chairman, E.
NJ. Chase; secretary, II. l.. Stevens.
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Colbert Hi Wins From
Albany Hi; Score so

LEIGHTON. Ala, May 5.-(Special)
With Aker pitching invincible ball
and his teammates hitting hard and
timely behind him, the Colbert Coun-
ty High school baseball team
defeated the Albany High school
team by the score of to 0. thus
winning the entire series Of three
games. This was the twelfth game
won out OF IA.
Aker was in fine form, holding AL
bany to one lone hit, only one man
reaching as far as second. He was
master of the situation and had his
opponents eating out Of his hand.
Bergman. outfielder, got three hits
out of three trips to the plate, while
FELTON, secured two hits out of three
times up. The entire c. C. H. S. team
fielded brilliantly.
Results: H e
Albany High ............... 0 l l
Colbert High .............
Batteries: Pepper and Bowen;
Aker and Harris
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meet it," she report like vassar.
That leaves nobody but VIM Jenny
Bryan " he renig. And Hon. Bryan
have no time for Presidencies. He
are too busy with his lectures which
prove that Darwin was wrong and
Barnum was right. Are you not
alarmed In 1920 there was f26 mil
lion residents Of T. S. who knew
that any one of them might be called
out to axept the nomination In 1924.
And who was ready for the CALI
Nobody" narrate Hon. Mabil &
ate Sunday.
you are wrong as usual" he sub
due. There was one % man who
stayed awake while others catnip-
ped When Chicago Convention Gre
publican) came to finish in 1920 he
was already commencing to count
his years by T."
What is his name, IL anyT require
Hon Mabil
Harding" explode Hon. Basil.
80 yes-so," she cowkat. II have
heard of that gentleman. In time of
war prepare for Harding; In time of
peace prepare for Warren. Might he
be elected for 1922"
He might but can he?" ollicute
Hon.. Basil.
"Goody." she narrate. sc that is
settled And now let us go to a
movie & see Hon. VIII Hays In 8
reels"
Mf. Editor. that was all l assimi-
lated. But it were enough to fill my
brain with electric thoughts. Time
has come when America has got to
decide something or else something
else. Already thoughtful men Il
women in every drug store are dis
cussing Presidents over their drugs.
Yet who are willing to run? Hon.
Warren g. Harding have come brave
ly out with his volunteer. But must
he run alone?
Arthur Kickahajama. fashionable
Japanese undertaken. tell me how
Candidates can be told by their rest
less behavior just before they begin
to hatch out. They are kind to hui
mainly and brutal to reporters. But
most of all you can tell Candidate
because he is so kind to annimmais
in the presence of photographers !
have conspired the following List or
DUN Annimmal Friends: