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sight of it because of the great battle for the Senatorship. Mr. John H. Fisher, former Banking Commissioner, is favored to win the candidature for the Governorship, but former Governor Tener is not far behind him in the forecasts. Representative Thomas W. Phillips, jr., former Lieutenant Governor Beidleman, Mr. Philip H. Dewey and Mr. Frank P. Croft are the other candidates. RADIO COMPANY IN COURT FEDERAL Receiver Requested for the De Forest Corporation. (Paris Times Radio) WILMINGTON, Delaware, Monday. — Hearings begin here today before a Federal Court on the question whether a receiver for the De Forest Radio Company
question whether a receiver for the De Forest Radio Company shall be appointed. Application for such a court order was made last month by counsel representing Mr. Lee De Forest, the inventor, and Mr. William S. Priess, also of New York. The bill alleges mismanagement and asks for an accounting. The amount of money involved is not specified. Colonial American Uniforms Dazzle at Paris War Shrine Eighteenth Century Comes to Life as Militiamen Lay Wreath for Unknown Soldier. Taking one hundred and fifty years or so from history, five hundred visiting American color guards turned the Champs-Élysées into an old
visiting American color guards turned the Champs-Élysées into an old color print this morning on their march to the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Cutting out a troubled century and a half did not seem such a bad idea as the Unions of scarlet and blue marched up the broad avenue with bands playing and plumes waving in the breeze. It was the first official public appearance in Paris of the three historical American regiments which have come on a ceremonial visit to Europe. Preceded by a guard of honor composed of the 1st Company of the 5th French Infantry,
composed of the 1st Company of the 5th French Infantry, the American guardsmen marched from the Tuileries Garden, where they mustered, to the Arc de Triomphe. They were in the famous dress uniforms, some of which date from pre-Revolution days. First came, the New Haven company of the Governor’s Foot Guards, of Connecticut, with the hand, in their scarlet tunics and gold braid, with monumental husbands, white breeches and black velvet gaiters, followed by the Hartford company, in a similar uniform with buff breeches. Next in line was the Putnam Phalanx in three-cornered hats and uniforms of George Washington’s army,
Phalanx in three-cornered hats and uniforms of George Washington’s army, which caused several French onlookers to exclaim: “It’s Lafayette.” The Richmond Light Infantry Blues, of Virginia, followed them, preceded by their Veterans’ Corps in uniforms resembling naval dress. The regiment wears a West Point-like blue uniform, with waving white cockades and white epaulettes, and the tall, lanky Virginians contrasted with the burlier Yankees, whose build seemed to fit their Georgian finery. The Blues, mostly young, spare fellows, and march with an erect and precise bearing. “They march well,” said one French bystander and another: “Look at all the fine uniforms
French bystander and another: “Look at all the fine uniforms they can buy with their dollars.” The regiments met approval from the crowd that lined the avenue and were given applause as they passed. Traffic in the Place de l’Étoile was temporarily stopped as the column reached the Arch. The officers and guards of honor of the three regiments formed about the grave of the Unknown Soldier, and a prayer was said by the Rev. Daniel Strickland, of the New Haven company, a former line officer of the 102nd Infantry during the war. A wreath was laid on the tomb
during the war. A wreath was laid on the tomb by representatives of each of the three regiments, while the troops stood at the salute and the band played the “Marseillaise” and “The Star-Spangled Banner.” General Chapelle and General Gouraud represented the French Government at the ceremony, and there were representatives present of all the American organizations in Paris. Some five thousand onlookers crowded the approaches to the Arc de Triomphe. The Américains marched back to the Union Interalliée immediately after the ceremony at the Arch and the Champs-Élysées again resounded to military music. Marshal Foch offered the visitors a
resounded to military music. Marshal Foch offered the visitors a reception, at the club, in conjunction with the committee of the Union Interalliée Club and the Paris Chapter of the Military Order of the World War. The American Ambassador, General Berthelot, and other prominent French officials and members of the American colony attended, and the soldiers relieved the fatigue of their march with champagne and titbits in the garden. Marshal Foch, the Ambassador and Colonel John A. Cutchins, in command of the visiting regiments, spoke. The Americans will be received this afternoon at 5 p.m. by the American Ambassador at
this afternoon at 5 p.m. by the American Ambassador at the Embassy, and tomorrow they will visit the sights of Paris. SEEKS A DEBT DEAL PERET BEGINS NEGOTIATIONS ON WAR CLAIM First Meeting Today at Whitehall Finds Safeguard the Main Problem in Debt Accord. NEW MORGAN RUMORED Photo Mecure. M. RAOUL PERET MINES HOLD STRIKE FORT IN RAINBOW Refuse to Work Is General in All Principal Industries Today. (Paris Times Spécial) LONDON, Monday.—The last echoes of the general strike are drowned today by the tramp of workers back to their duties. The business of getting back to normal conditions has
duties. The business of getting back to normal conditions has now begun in earnest, and the fortnight of industrial upheaval takes its place as another chapter in history. Only one large body of workers is now holding out, and it is likely to hold the strike fort for some days at least, for until the coal negotiations are resumed the miners will remain idle. All other industries are rapidly getting into their stride so far as fuel conditions will allow, and by the middle of the week there should be few outward signs to indicate that the country has undergone
few outward signs to indicate that the country has undergone a grave crisis. There was great activity in Fleet Street at mid-day, when the first normal editions of the evening papers made their appearance. The first copies were eagerly bought by the public, which had been without proper newspapers for a fortnight. The proprietors and unions have now agreed to terms, and all morning papers are expected to appear as usual tomorrow. Dockers Return, Work was also resumed at all docks, an agreement having been signed providing against lightning strikes in the future. Services are still only half normal on
in the future. Services are still only half normal on the main railway lines, but the full number of trains are expected to be running before the end of the week. Suburban bus, train and Tube services are running to schedule with few exceptions. These exceptions are due to the shortage of power which still exists at the power station at Chelsea, owing to depletion of fuel stocks. The miners’ representatives are still engaged in considering the Government’s new proposals for a basis on which negotiations should be opened with the owners. They were unable to come to any decision
the owners. They were unable to come to any decision before their conference broke up on Saturday, as there are several points which they require to elucidate before committing themselves. The Executive is in touch with the Government for this purpose, and the views of different districts are being obtained, so that the delegates will be in a better position to decide their course of action when the conference is resumed on Thursday. If, and when, negotiations are reopened, they will be presided over by the Prime Minister. It is assumed that once the discussions begin the miners will return
assumed that once the discussions begin the miners will return to work. Should the delegates find themselves unable to agree to a resumption of negotiations, it is considered highly probable that a general ballot of the coalfields will be taken to test the feeling of the bench. The question of the cost to the nation of the general strike is likely to be touched upon by the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he moves the second reading of the Finance Bill in Parliament on Wednesday. Figures at the moment are rather vague, but it is not expected that the taxpayer
rather vague, but it is not expected that the taxpayer will be called upon to pay as heavily as was at first anticipated. Fresh taxation is improbable, since the strike collapsed unexpectedly earlier than had been foreseen, and also because a great bulk of the Government’s emergency work has been carried out by unpaid volunteers. Conditions Recalled—Sack of France Would Réviser Loan Arrangement (Paris Times Spécial) LORD, Monday.—The first meeting in resumed negotiations for seulement of the French war debt in Great Britain is set for this afternoon at five o’clock. At that hour, M. Raoul Péret, the French Minister
o’clock. At that hour, M. Raoul Péret, the French Minister of Finance, who is in London for the purpose, will begin his conferences with Mr. Winston Churchill, the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Each negotiator will be aided by experts. Later it is intended to divide the proceedings into three sections, each of which will deal with one aspect of the question. "Safeguard” a Problem. As in the Caillaux and Béranger negotiations in Washington, the French request for a “safeguard” clause presents the principal problem before M. Péret and Mr. Churchill. According to a semi-official prediction made here today, the British
According to a semi-official prediction made here today, the British Government will not agree to have French payments on the war debt determined by or made contingent upon German reparation annuities. At the same time, it is suggested that Britain may follow the American example by agreeing that French payments, in case of financial difficulties, may be postponed for a fixed period, if they bear interest. During his visit here last August on a similar mission, M. Caillaux secured a tentative basis of settlement in conference with Mr. Churchill. It provided for sixty-two annual payments of £12,500,000 each, representing a
provided for sixty-two annual payments of £12,500,000 each, representing a reduction of about 60 percent in the nominal amount of the obligation. This nominal amount is £623,000,000, including accrued interest. Great Britain, however, was to receive interest on the same proportionate amount from France as the United States, which has since settled for 50 percent. French and British officials express today their confidence that an arrangement can be reached at this time, especially since France is already paying a provisional £4,000,000 a year on account. But apart from the question of “safeguard,” difficulties may be encountered when there arises the
of “safeguard,” difficulties may be encountered when there arises the matter of the Bank of England loan to the Bank of France. No great trouble is expected in arranging for France a part moratorium during the first few years of a settlement, as well as a transfer mechanism, designed to protect the franc. These also are conditions which were laid down by M. Caillaux and to which the French Government has adhered firmly. It is probable that the representatives here of the two Banks will not meet before tomorrow to discuss the portion of the debt question which concerns them
discuss the portion of the debt question which concerns them directly. Because of its importance, it will be handled first by M. Péret and Mr. Churchill this afternoon. Révision Opposed. According to an authoritative report current here today, Mr. Montagu Norman, Governor of the Bank of England, is opposed to any revision of the contract which that institution has with the Bank of France. M. Aupetit, the Secretary-General of the Bank of France and one of M. Péret’s principal advisers, is to ask that the interest rate now being paid—6 percent.—be made easier and to point out that the loan
percent.—be made easier and to point out that the loan was secured by a large deposit of gold which Great Britain is holding. Although no official word on the subject is to be had, the belief here is that M. Péret will take the opportunity of his visit here to open negotiations for a new loan to France. This is indicated by despatches from Paris, which add that conferences to this end which he had with American bankers in that city were not successful. The loan would be used, this report says, as an addition to the famous Morgan credit
report says, as an addition to the famous Morgan credit in operations against speculators trying to drive down the franc. It is therefore likely that the next few days will see further discussion of the project advanced by Mr. Norman providing for a sort of supreme financial council on such matters, with its headquarters in London, and composed of delegates from the banks of issue in France, England, Germany, and the United States. The idea has been received coolly in France. EXPORT DUTY HIGHER French Government Attempts to Keep Foodstuffs in Country. In order to reduce the exportation of foodstuffs
in Country. In order to reduce the exportation of foodstuffs to high-exchange countries, thus increasing prices in France, the French Government has increased the ad valorem export duty on certain commodities in demand in England and Germany. Eggs, which pay 40 percent export duty; butter, 25 percent; cheese, 25 percent; fresh rabbit, 20 percent; dried rabbit, 30 percent; poultry, 30 percent. CABINET OF ONE RULES IN PEKING PEKING, Monday.—With all of the Cabinet Ministers afraid to take office, the Government of Dr. Yen here is a farce. The Premier is the only member who has taken his portfolio, all the
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will be quoted by the Advertising Manager, 33 Rue Jean-Jacques-Rousseau, Paris, 1er. ROALD AMUNDSEN IN ALASKA. Roald Amundsen is in Alaska and the ambition of at least one man's life as realized. A sense of fulfilment must be with a great explorer today. All that has gone before in a career of unparalleled adventure was preliminary to this achievement of flying over the Pole. By an anticlimax that he could not fail to remark, the supreme odyssey was by no means the most arduous. It takes nothing from their merit to say that the men of the Norge had to
to say that the men of the Norge had to bear few of the hardships attendant upon the Northwest Passage or upon the dash with dog teams, across the Antarctic Plateau, to the other end of the earth’s axis. To men like these Arctic pioneers of the air, the rest of life must appear unfendurably monotonous. Their commander himself will direct the task of placing in scientific order the mass of observations they made. Circumstances have rendered them somewhat less ample than they might have been, through the fact of weather which brought an unsuspected peril for the Norge. Fast-forming
weather which brought an unsuspected peril for the Norge. Fast-forming ice in the Arctic fog is a handicap for the dirigible. Not only is the ship borne down by its weight, flying pellets, propelled by the propellers, puncture the fragile envelope. Therefore appears a point of superiority for the aeroplane, if the Northern ice cap is ever to be crossed with routes of aerial travel. Because of the fog and storms they met on the second portion of their journey, the explorers cannot say clearly if land was crossed. This is a disappointment for science, although Byrd and Wilkins remain
is a disappointment for science, although Byrd and Wilkins remain to carry on the search for the Unknown Pole, possibly under better conditions. For this was the actual goal of Amundsen, a charting but of the last great unexplored area on earth as the feat which the Polar flight was to crown. A Northern mystery therefore remains almost entire. Their secrets are scarcely wrenched from the Arctic wastes. THE RANSOM OF PROGRESS. When the Historical Society of Le Raincy (Seine-et-Oise) held a celebration yesterday in connection with the three-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Mme. de Sévigné a tablet was
of the birth of Mme. de Sévigné a tablet was dedicated to the memory of the woman whose letters to her married daughter have earned a high place in French literature. This tablet said in effect: "Here, in a ravishing park, once lived Mme. de Sévigné." It was necessary to explain that there had been once a park there because the ravishing place has disappeared. The "finest plane tree in France" is being cut down at Beaucaire (Gard). It was more than one hundred years old. It had a trunk more than 20 ft. in circumference and it stood 164
more than 20 ft. in circumference and it stood 164 ft. high. It is mentioned in all the works on the natural curiosities of France. It is but down because it "might damage neighboring roofs." The bell tower of Notre Dame de la Dalbade stood nearly four hundred years at Toulouse (Haute-Garonne). Its walls were nearly eight feet thick at the base. But the tower was shaken down by the vibrations of passing motor trucks. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is leaning more and more. In Egypt they are repairing the Sphinx with reinforced concrete. The ibis—the chamois of the
the Sphinx with reinforced concrete. The ibis—the chamois of the Pyrenees—is being driven to extinction by the relentless push of civilization. Civilization... the force that thrusts aside all trees and flowers and wild creatures that cannot be classified as "useful"... that orders "build with steel or be destroyed"... civilization. This civilization that is the enemy of all things merely beautiful or natural rules the modern world. It practices an anti-alchemy that turns gold into baser—but more useful—metals. It sails by air over the few unknown places of the world in hope of finding suitable places to store gasoline so that
hope of finding suitable places to store gasoline so that trade can be expedited. It forces scientists to trail the Andes and the Himalayas in keen haste to obtain specimens of the Ovis poli for their museums before it joins the dinosaur; to garner flora and fauna from the far places while the gathering is good. The age that believes in signs is learning to live in signs, "Here was once a park" says a sign at Le Raincy. "Here was once a tree" will say a sign at Beaucaire. "A Renaissance church stood here," will say a sign at
"A Renaissance church stood here," will say a sign at Toulouse. "There were once ibises here" will say signs in the Pyrenees. An other generation of American school children will learn foreign languages in order that they may travel and read the signs and appreciate the picturesqueness that once was the Old World. Anita Loos' blonde that gentlemen prefer was right when she wrote of the historic Coty sign one can see in the Place Vendôme by turning one's back on the column. She had a gentleman friend who was helping her to get educated—and she was getting the sort
helping her to get educated—and she was getting the sort of education which civilisation requires. "All the world’s a stage" said no other than William Shakespeare. Yes, a Shakespearean stage and all the sets and scenery were merely sign-boards. The Globe employed no scene-painters or scene-shifters. There was a placard reading: “This is a forest.” When our grandchildren visit Fontainebleau they will find a placard reading: “This was a forest.” It should be good for the imagination. THE WORLD’S PRESS American Comment. “The Constitution guarantees everybody a fair trial, even Prohibition.”— American Lumberman. English Comment. All London papers, including the
Prohibition.”— American Lumberman. English Comment. All London papers, including the illustrated dailies, are on sale this morning. They remain, however, in a reduced size, some of them being in single-page editions. Such are the Daily Mail, Daily Express, Morning Post & Times, Financial Times, Daily Telegraph and the British Worker, which continues to take the place of the Labor journal, the Daily Herald. The last-named proclaims “the triumph of the workers, despite adverse circumstances,” and urges that the sale of the Worker be pushed to the extreme and also that money be contributed to the support of the miners. It
money be contributed to the support of the miners. It is to be particularly noted that the Liberal Westminster Gazette speaks in much the same manner as the British Worker and criticises both the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Only the Daily Express is of opinion that taxes will not be increased because of the strike. It writes also that, with regard to the French debt negotiations, the British Treasury does not expect M. Pérêt, the French Finance Minister, to ask for a reduction in the annuity fixed by M. Winston Churchill. The annuity of £4,000,000, for
fixed by M. Winston Churchill. The annuity of £4,000,000, for the current fiscal year it is said, will be gradually increased until it reaches the maximum of £12,500,000 in 1931. In the opinion of the Daily Telegraph it is possible that Mr. Churchill may accept an accord containing a clause authorising France, in the eventuality of a serious financial embarrassment, to postpone payment for one or two years, although in this case the interest will continue. French Comment. With the franc continuing to fall in spite of a balanced Budget, the Franco-American debt accord, and the British strike, it is
the Franco-American debt accord, and the British strike, it is not surprising to find French editorial writers occupied chiefly with financial questions. M. Henry de Villenave, in the Figaro, wonders what the Premier thinks of “those Republicans who believe the time has come to make peace with Capital.” Those who have it get as much abuse as Abdulla-Krim... Would they be the first to receive an amnesty, even undeserved? We have need of them.” M. Gustave Téry, editor of the Œuvre, blames the whole business on the bankers and suggests that the Government should arrest a few financiers for dealing