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her frequent naval bases, together
with equal strength in larger cruisers
: and in battleShipS, her naval Suprem-
acy remains intact. We may have an
equal number of battleships and COM
bat cruisers, and yet our position is
still inferior. But should the British
be condemned to an equality which
gave them great superiority in COM
merce destroyers, but left us stronger
in combat cruisers, their situation
would be fatally compromised.
The thing too little perceived in the
United States is that the whole strug-
gle for naval equality actually leads
ineluctably to the destruction of &C.
tual British sea supremacy. Control
OF the sea does not reside in the
British battle fleet or the combat
cruisers; it lies in the control of the
vital sea lanes by the British minor
but numerous small units based upon
ubiquitous naval bases. If they can
be equal in all combat units and Supe-
rior in small commerce destroyers,
the British will still control the seas.
Now, exactly this control was at
tackled when we said at Geneva that
there must be equality in cruiser ton
mage. II there is to be equality within
the limits of 100000 tons, or even
400, 900, the British cannot be equal in
, cruisers and superior in commerce de.
stroyers; they have to let go Of one
or the other form Of superiority. But
either surrender does the job, so far
as actual naval supremacy Is con-
cerned.
Domination Limited.
OF course, the British see all this
They see that the United States pro-
posals put a term to British sea dom
ination. They see that il they keep
their commerce destroyer tonnage
but resign themselves to seeing us
outbuild them in large cruisers, then
these large cruisers can serve to keep
open for US any vital sea lane to neu-
trail states during war: that their
existence ends the possibility OF the
sort of thing which went on from 1914
to 1917.
1t is true that the British need a
large fleet of small cruisers to guard
their vital lanes of communication.
But it is equally true that this large
feet has an offensive quite as much
as a defensive mission. 1t not only
guards British commerce; ii can and
does just as certainly regulate the
use of the seas by neutral merchant
marine, not with regard for interna-
tional law, but with regard to British
interests. The American proposals at
Geneva would break the blockade
which for a century and a half has
constituted the basis of British power
in the world.
The very principle of equality, as
the United States presents 1t, would,
if applied, be almost as disastrous to
British sea supremacy as Trafalgar
or Jutland might have been had
either ended with the destruction OF
the British battle fleet. Once there
is actual equality. the United States
and not Great Britain becomes the
world arbiter, because in war the
British attitude toward neutral com.
merce, assuming American neutrality,
would be subject to American deci.
sion. If we acquiesced, the British
could continue, as in l9l4-17, to block
Evening star., 1927-08-07
BY HENRY w. BUM.

" HE following is brief sum.
mary of the most important
news of the world for the
Il seven days ended August 6:
The British Empire.-John
Dillon, the distinguished Irish Ma
tionalist leader, is dead at 76.s He was
son of John Blake Dillon, who sat
in the Westminster Parliament for
Tipperary, and who was one of the
leaders Of Young Ireland" He him.
self sat in the Westminster Parlia-
ment almost continuously from 1880
to 1918 as representative first of Tip
perary and afterward of East Mayo.
He was perhaps as prominent as any
Irishman in the fights against land
lordism in Ireland and for Irish home
rule. His share in the preparation of
the home rule bill of 1912 was as
great as that of the British ministers
themselves. His advocacy of boycott
ting, cattle driving, etc, procured him
some taste of Imprisonment. One-time
ardent supporter Of the ill-starred Par
nell. he ceased to be so. From 1900 to
1918 he was the chief lieutenant of
Redmond, head Of the Irish National
list Party, though the association was
not without friction. On the death of
Redmond he succeeded to the leader
ship Of that party, but the party was
then done for. He went down to de.
feat in the general elections of 1918.
He joined with Redmond in urging the
Irish people to hearty participation in
the war Ton the allied side) and he
took an active part in voluntary re.
cruiting, but he fiercely denounced
conscription in Ireland and the meas.
nf f1a
Easter rebellion of 1915 Indeed, he
went so far as to declare himself
proud of the Dublin rebels.
This attitude, however, failed to
conciliate Sim Fein, which caused
his eclipse in 1918. Though he there.
after played a retired part and
though he failed to show much
enthusiasm for the negotiations
which resulted in the treaty Of
London which created the Free State,
no doubt the maintenance OF his at
titude of disapproval of Sim Fein
methods exercised an appreciable
influence toward the settlement
achieved.
The Dali Eireann has passed two
important bills, one authorizing
drastic executive and judicial manner
OF dealing with activities aimed at
.'N'' GA t'iieo AHc SldlS, the Otner TGQulr-
ing as condition Of candidacy for
Parliament a pledge to take the oath
OF allegiance in case of election. The
bills are now before the Senate.
The public safety" bill has stirred
the depths in Ireland. and no wonder.
What is the true reading of Irish
history in that connection? Many
| arguments both pro and con are
2lausibly deducible. The decision Is
| a most delicate and important one.
1t Is charming to note how on their
tour of Canada the Prince Of Wales
| would have Premier Baldwin take
the pas. and of course vice versa.
This isn't my show" says the
| Prince ut is Mr.. Baldwin's. I'm
| just a Canadian rancher. and he Is
| the real visitor" Having, of course.
to speak, the Prince does so with
brevity. albeit with extraordinary
tact and grace. The brunt Of the
speechmalsing falls to Mr.. Baldwin.
He Is preaching (call 1t selling" IL
you slease) the imperial idea, and he
Evening star., 1927-08-07

Pacific coast and the Orient is that of
the system owned by the Commercial
Pacific Cable Co. and Japanese and
| Dutch interests. The main cable of
this system runs from San Francisco
to the Hawaiian Islands and thence
via Midway Island to Guam. At
Guam it branches: One branch
Japanese owneD going via the Bonin
Island to Japan; another Japanese
owned to Shanghai; another to the
| Philippines; another Dutch owned)
| to the Dutch East Indies. The ca
pacity of these cables is only hun
| dred letters minutes, whereas the
capacity of the new cable or cables
would be $500 letters minute.
The routing has not been decided
on. Possibly the existing system will
| be paralleled. Perhaps the routing will
be from Seattle to Sitka; thence via
the Aleutians, ETC., to Japan, and on
to Shanghai and Manila. This Is
shorter than the old routing, but,
understand, presents greater technical
difficulties.
The Tri-pOwer Naval Conference
The tri-poWer naval conference end
ed on Thursday with failure to con-
clude any formal agreement whatso-
ever. On Monday the Japanese sub
mitted compromise proposals, but they
did not commend themselves to either
the Americans or the British. AT the
concluding plenary session the heads
of the three delegations summed up
the several positions.
1t will be recalled that at the Sec
ond plenary session Mr.. Gibson sug-
gested that the British and Japanese
try to reach agreement and should
they succeed. present the result to
the Americans. 1t would seem that
they succeeded; that the Japanese
were ready to sign, with little or no
change, the second set of British pro-
posals. But, as Admiral Saito OBJ
served, there remained differences,
Americans and the British"
After the speeches by the delega-
ton chiefs a joint declaration. previ-
Ously prepared, was read to the con-
ferees and adopted by them, with
which proceeding the conference eX-
pired. "On many important ques-
tions," declares this document. "pro-
visional agreements have been reached,
| certain of which are embodied in the
annexed report of the technical com.
mittee of the conference. These
larly to the limitations respecting de-
stroyers and submarines. No doubt,
they are largely embodied in the Sec
ond set of British proposals, spread
out in my summary Of last week, and
it was only when the conference took
up the question of limitations re-
specting the cruiser class that diff
culties were encountered"
! The declaration, In language by no
means remarkable, for lucidity, pro-
ceeds to detail these differences (suffl-
GENTLY set forth by me in previous
| summaries) and concludes as follows:
J 1.-The delegates desire to place on
record a statement of their conviction
! that the obstacles that have been en-
countered should not be accepted as
| terminating the effort to bring about
further limitation of naval arma-
ment On the contrary they trust
that the measure of agreement which
has been reached as well as the work
which has been done in clarifying
their respective positions. will make
it possible, after consultation between
Evening star., 1927-08-07

is doing 1t with simplicity, cogency
and persuasiveness. Young Prince
George, the third of the distinguished
visitors, is learning. All three are
making a great hit. One hears that
a ranch in British Columbia is to be
presented to Prince George; and so
there will be two "ranchers' in the
family. There Is to be a meeting
with American bigwigs at the dedica.
ton Of the Fort Erie bridge.
The Prince of Wales ranch Is in
the Province Of Alberta. That
province is assured of a magnificent
future. It's area is 255,0O0 square
miles. it's population only 100000. 1t
is estimated that it contains IA per
cent of the worlds coal deposits, 81
per cent Of those of the British empire
There are 100000 acres Of cultivable
soil, whereof not more than one.sixth
Is now under cultivation; so, 900 square
miles of merchantable timber, etc,
etc.
Alberta is just by way Of being
opened: there are indications to justify
the expectation that the. as yet, un-
discovered sub-soil wealth will prove
stupendous. The combined area of
England, Scotland and Wales Is about
$4,000 square miles.
X X X
China.-Reports differ as to the
probability of an armed clash between
the Nanking and Hankow groups, and
the opposite possibility of coalescence
of. those two groups. The very Chris
tian warrior, Feng Yu Hsiang, is
watchfully waiting; and the same may
be said Of Yen Hsi Shan, "mode"
governor of Shansi. An interesting
report reaches us to the effect that
WI Pei Flu Is active again; that he
has procured the adhesion of the
provinces of Szechuan. Kuichau and
Yunnan. There are then at this mo-
ment in China six important groups
or concentrations of power. as follows:
The Northern alliance, headed by
Chang Tso Lin. with Peking as CAPT
tai: the Marking Nationalist group;
the Hankow Nationalist group; Yen
Hsi Shan, Tuchun of Shansi, with his
we'll appointed army Of 100000; Feng
Yu Hsiang. with his headquarters at
Chenchau in Honan, and the new
group headed by WI Pei Flu.
Another serious defeat Of Chang
Kai.Shek by Northern troops is re-
ported: further retreat Of that hero
toward Nanking; further defections
from him to the Northern alliance of
troops which previously had detected
to him from the Northern alliance.
A vague report reaches us Of an
earthquake In Kansu Province, de-
scribed as one Of the most frightful
natural disasters in the worlds his
tory; causing a loss Of life conserva-
lively estimated at 100000 and involv-
ing complete destruction of several
cities. One hears also of 10000 per-
sons drowned and 100000 rendered
homeless by flood in Fukien Province.
II X X
United States Of America.-On Tues.
day President Coolidge startled the
world by distributing to newspaper
correspondents assembled at Rapid
City, S. OAK. slips of paper on which
the following was typewriter: II do
not choose to run for President in
1885,"
The Western Union Telegraph Co.
projects laying cable Tor cable.sys-
tenn across the Pacific. The only eX-
listing cable connection between our
Evening star., 1927-08-07
Militia Must Carry
Fascist Decalogue

Once again the Fascist decalogde
has cropped up. 1t is worth repeat
ing: l. Remember that the Fascist
n tlitiaman must not believe in per-
petual peace. 2. Days in prison are
always well deserved. 8. The Fascist
can serve his country even by guard.
ing a gasoline can. 4. A comrade
must be considered a brother because
h lives with you and also because he
thinks like you. 5. Your gun and
cartridge belt are confided to you not
to spoil by being idle. but to keep
ready for war. s. Never say, The
government pays" because it is you
who pays the government. z. Disci-
pline is the sun of armies. 8. Musso-
lini always right. 9. Voluntary
disobedience is inexcusable. 10. One
thing above all others must be dear to
you, the life of ii Duce. ~
These injunctions, neatly printed On
a small card, must be carried hence.
forth by every Fascist militiaman, of
whom there are upward of 800, 900 In
Italy. ii
Evening star., 1927-08-07
Finance Minister Bud
Raps Budapest Policy

The city officials buy automobiles
with city funds and use the cars for
Joyriding. while the aldermen show
good taste in buying cars in this way
also and are not satisfied to ride
around in cheap machines, Finance
Minister Bud of Hungary points out
in attacking the fiscal methods If
Budapest's city government. M. Bud
says that the mayor Of Budapest has
many sources Of income, receiving
more than Count Bethlen does as pre-.
mier, and that the city likes to build
bathing beaches and dance halls in
stead of instituting useful construc
ton. lie insists that it is wrong fiscal
policy for the city to increase the tax
burden because Of the undue extrav-
agarce Of the city administration.
Evening star., 1927-08-07
Air Freight Service =
In Paris and London

BY a recent announcement of the
Imperial Airways, Ltd, freight pack
ages are called for and delivered
throughout London and Paris, as well
as being received and delivered at the
airdromes of several other cities. Bills
of lading with full instructions are
provided by the company. and charges
are collected either in advance or up.
on delivery. -,
Maximum sizes of parcels are speci.
fie! to be feet inches by feetf6
inches by 2 feet 3 inches, but if the
package is to be transshipped to an
other air line 1t must be somewhat
smaller. The usual maximum weight,
is $50 pounds. although by special ar
packages weighing as much
as S36 pounds will be carried. Live
stock and motor cycles will also. b
carried.
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Americans Flocking "
to European Shores

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Evening star., 1927-08-07
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

.O participate with parliamentary
representatives of other great
nations of the world in con-
ference at Paris on methods
for the notification of interna-
Evening star., 1927-08-07

. HE following is a brief sum.
mary of the most important
news of the world for the
Il seven days ended August 6:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-28
CITIZENS B AGk
PARK BONDS

The proposed $1o,OoO,OOO bond is
sue to. enable the Government to
purchase park and playground sites
was Endorsed last night by the
Georgetown Citizens Association
which met in the Potomac Bank
Building.
The association also approved the
recent action of the Federation Of
Citizens Associations aimed at in.
yestigating the qualifications of the
Presidents appointments to the Pub
lie Utilities Commission.
William NICK. Clayton was rein.
dorsed for peoples counsel of the
commission by the Benning- Glen
dale Oakland Civic Association which.
met last night in the smothe-s
School.
Charles w. Edwards was elected
president Of the Trinidad Citizens
Association at q meeting in the
Wheatley School. Others elected
were Mrs. Frances A. Stephens, sec.
rotary; Martin g. Stecker, treasurer,
and d. A. Fitzwater and DR.. Robert
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-28
" I'll
COACH BOYS

Members of the Washington
Times Boys Club and invited guests
win be entertained tomorrow morn.
ing at 1870 o'clock at the weekly
meeting at the Arcadia by Benny
Leonard, worlds champion and re-
tired lightweight titleholder.
The entertainment will also In.
clude an interesting vaudeville act
and several short snappy talks Of
interest to boys ard their parents.
G. G. Lewis, In charge of the
Times Boys Club, has arranged a
cracIerjaclS program. There win be
singing and dancing and q general
good time. The boys. viii be as
sured q world Of entertainment and
there will not be a dull moment in
the period & / over to the activity.
Started a week ago. The Times
Boys club has gained $50 selected
members. These boys have been
started off on program which has
served to put them in the way Of
earning money and bring them in
contact with things distinctly worth
while.
The Times Boys Club was formed
WITH the idea az giving the boys
business training, developing a,
sense OF responsibility, of making
them better citizens and in fact
opening up to them career which
has for its foundation the substan-
tial things which contribute to
education.
Several prominent citizens have
endorsed The Times Boys Club.
Among them are Francis M. Saw.
age, president Of the Central Saw.
ings Bank; John Hays Hammond.
Major Edwin B. Hesse, President
william Mather Lewis, of George
washington University; Robert ".
Fleming, president of the Riggs
Bank, and Isaac Cans, Saks and
Company.
Tomorrow, Benny Leonard will
demonstrate how he keeps fit. The
retired champion is rated as the
cleverest boxer in the game.
He will give an exhibition with
George Bush, former welterweight
champion Of the Navy. and William
r. Whip, athletic director OF the
Racquet Club, who Is taking charge
of the physical training Of the boys
An The Times Boys Club.
Bee Jones and Bobby Pinkis will
put on a dancing and singing act.
They are musical comedy stars now
playing with Benny Leonard at the
Gayety In Battling Butler"
Members of The Times Boys Club
have been invited, and will bring
guests. Boys who desire to join
the club should apply before IL
a. m. tomorrow morning at g. @.
Lewis at the Arcadia. Boys from
ten to sixteen are eligible.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-28
Norman Prince to Rest
Under 100000 Chapel

A memorial chapel costing $500.
900 will be erected at, the Fort
Myer, Va. army post by Frederick
II. Prince, of Boston. Beneath the
chapel will be placed the body of
his son, Norman Prince, killed
while serving with the Lafayette
Escadrille in France in 1915.
Secretary Davis formally an
nounced acceptance of the offer of
Mr.. Prince. The plan calls for APP
propriate landscape gardening. a
crypt under the floor Of the chapel
will be provided for the casket Of
Norman Prince.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-28

Compare this value with
other Oyerstuffed suites
at the price. 1t comprises
three pieces--a large Set
tee, Armchair and Fire
side Chair.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-28
Lake Boone Lodge
Burns With S35. 900 | loss

HUDSON, Mass. Jan. 2s.-Mrs.
Frank Wilson, wife OF the Boston
Braves baseball player, discovered
the unoccupied Lake Boone Lodge,
a summer hotel on the lake, afire
today.
She summoned firemen but be.
fore they could make the seven
mile run through the snow, the
lodge was destroyed and three
other cottages damaged, causing a
loss estimated at $35, 900.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-28
First Division Society
To Elect Years Officers

The annual elections and installa.
ton Of officers of the District OF
Columbia branch Of the First Divis.
ion Society will be held in the Blue
Room Of the City Club tonight at 8
o'clock. Gen. Charles P. Sumnerall,
chief of staff, u. s. A., viii be
guest Of honor, and other former
ranking officers Of the First. Diyis-
ion win be present1
Lieut.. Col. Thomas J.Dixon, presi.
dent OF the local branch win pre-.
side
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-28
COlOred Man Hit by Car
Near Death in Hospital

An unidentified. middle-aged col
ored man is in a critical condition
in Emergency Hospital, as the re-
suit of juries suffered today when
he stepped from behind one street
car into the path of apother al
Ninth and F Streets Northwest.
He is suffering from a possible
fracture of the skull and internal
injuries. He did not regain con.
seriousness.
The Ad-takers of The Times and
Herald Classified Department are
ready to serve you when 1t comes to
writing a resultful classified ad. Phone
Main $3.50 today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-28
RUTH THOMPSON

RUTH THOMPSON
STARTING HER career as 4
toe dancer. Miss Ruth Thompson,
Born in Omaha. Nebr.. has made
a sensational hit as an opera
singer in Rome. Yes, she's given
up dancing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-01
SEES GOOD BOND
MARKET AHEAD
Forecasts Business Will
Continue Sound.

1.-THE bond market should continue
good with bond prices remaining
high" said George c. Forrey Jr.,
President of the Fletcher American
Company, today in a financial fore
cast for 1927.
II believe that business will con-
tinue good and that there will not
be any sort of prolonged depression,
but I do believe that fundamental
business indices are too mixed to al
low a forecast of better business
than we have had in 1926" he con-
tinued.
Forrey declares that agricultural
conditions are not good and were not
throughout 1925 that he expects a
slightly lower production of steel in
1927; that building is showing indica-
tons of slight decrease; but he Of
fers as partial offset the fact that
railroad buying has increased.
Money is easy, he says. Although
deposits and Federal Reserve notes
in circulation have increased in the
past year." he adds, gold and other
reserves have increased greater in
proportion so that the Federal Re
serve ratio at the end of 1926. about
60 per cent, shows an even stronger
position than at the end of 1925"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-01
By Vida Hurst

1T asked Don If 1 might come"
he said composedly.
at is very good Of you. VIII you
sit DOWN."
Her voice was stiff and unnatural.
What did this incomprehensible
man-she refused to consider him as
father-have to say to her?
He advanced to the bed.
IT wish to beg your pardon-from
the bottom of a repentaant heart.
1t is almost impossible for hard
headed business man to comprehend
THE generosity of a girl like you.
But 1 should have understood your
testimony at the inquest"
The sincerity of his words was
evident. Sonia lowered her eyes.
She could not bear to face him. But
she must carry the deception
through.
Its all right" she said, abruptly.
mo harm done"
1.-THE fact is" he said, rigidly,
that you will never forgive me. But
IOI DOli . 'ehAtiAO0Sh AAO 40
my wifes nephew, 1 am very fond
Of Don. :" He left the sentence
unfinished.
Looking at him, then, she was
amazed to see tears in his eyes, still
more amazed to feel tears rising in
her own.
Cant We be friends?"
As they clasped hands she knew
it was the beginning of an intimate
relationship. The spark of contact
between two similar natures had
been achieved.
Don was pleased with his uncle's
visit.
THAT was decent Of him, Sonia.
You don't know how difficult an
apology is for him."
Didn't she, though? When it
meant precisely the same degree of
meni Il agony to her! But she said
nothing. watching him with eyes
that were almost humble.
He said cheerfully, my aunt
wants to come, too"
Sonia said, resolutely, 81 hope you
won't let her"
mot If you'd rather not"
IT don't want to see her. Pleasew
alright, Sonia"
There was silence until she asked,