Evening star., 1925-08-18

Il was never more in earnest in my
life. It was touch and go with Lord
NeoVil'S proposition. There were
three votes against il. Four would
have barred It. The fourth man had
been bought for $50 600. | initiated
the method of the adventurous novel
ist and abducted him. | kept him out
Al sea all night and the voting took
place without him. If he'd got there
ID time, Lord Yeovil's motion would
have been defeated, America would
rtever have been invited 10 join the
Ract and the trouble which is even
Itow brewing against her would have
developed very rapidly
s"Serious business this, Grant,
Stoneham remarked
@"The most serious part Of il is that
It's the truth" Grant rejoined dryly.
However, the first stage in the bat
tie has been won. The invitation has
heen dispatched to Washington. Now
L tell YOU where the second stage of
the battle begins and where America
will need the aid Of every one of her
lpyal citizens There will he, without
the slightest doubt. an immense and
clinningly engineered propaganda to
prevent America ; accepting that In
Station | want to fight that propa-
gRnda, Daniel. l want you to help
me"
The editor sat back In his chair
and his thoughtful gray eyes studied
Grants face. He was short man,
Clean-shaven. with smooth black hair
Streaked with gray. Whenever any
one wished to annoy him they call
cd him the Napoleon of journalism.
Sill the likeness was there.
5"Whose were the three votes against
lie invitation being sent TO America?
lte inquired
s"Germany. Japan and Russia"
sand the one which would have
hcen given but for your intervention
Scandinavia" =" Grant replied THAT
y course has no p@litical significance.
II was simply that &he man himself
was bought"
Sand what do you SUPPOSE is the
reason for Germany and lpan vOt-
ing against the United States being
allowed to join the Pact?' Stoheham
asked
II believe it is their intention to st
tack us" Grant pronounced. The
Ract only forhids aggression between
tbe countries belonging. She has no
Jurisdiction even over her own mem
bers who find cause of quarrel with an
outside country. We've been a little
too high and mighty, Stoneham. II
we'd decided TO adopt the attitude of
remaining outside the affair of the
world, we should never have sub
scribed to the limitation of arma-
ments Today. for all our great
Wealth. our immense man power, and
udIr supreme civilization, the combined
ornaments of Japan and Germany
are precisely double our own"
s"Of course, " rStoneham said, ''if any
other man in the world were to come
10 me and talk like this, 1 should say
that he was lunatic.'
T"I am no lunatic, Dan" Grant de-
clared. Il know very well what l am
talking about"
s"Have you any proofs?"
s"I sent them to Washington an hour
after / landed. You don't need them,
Dan. You believe me, I know"
Yes, ! believe you"
land you'll help? You'll put that
in the forefront of your whole policy,
The acceptance by the United States
u this invitation from the Pact? You II
press it home to the people, Dan? Re
member, it's our last chance. We've
refused twice
Stoneham was curiously silent. He
was looking for a moment out of the
unCurtained window, away over the
skysCrapers and chimney pots to
where little flashes of the blue Hud-
son, with its tangle and burden of
sea and river-going craft were visible.
There was something smoldering In
his Eyes.
s"Grant," he said at last, you've
brought me news. l have some to
give you. In a way, although
never realized it before, my news
bears upon yours"
Get along with It," Grant begged.
"A commanding interest in this
c,,a - he ha =,