TUB BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 16. 1921.
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France Opposes
Substantial Cut
In Size of Armv
y
Country Will Fight Reduction
Until Bolshevik Menace
Diusipalcd and Versailles
Treaty Executed.
By HENRY WALES.
1 Washington, Nov. IS. France wil
oppose substantial reduction in land
armament restriction of military
1orce until a substantial and recog
nized form of government is estab
lishrd in Russia.
The French delegation is ready to
discuss limitation of the size of
armies at the disarmament confer
ence.
But no beginning on materially
reducing the size of armies can be
entered into by France until the
bolshevik menace is dissipated and
until Germany has entirely executed
all military clauses in the Versailles
v treaty.
General Edmond Buat, chief of
staff of the French army, who is
here with Premier Briand, has just
completed the draft of a plan for
limiting the size of armies, due con
sideration being taken for the geo
graphical position of the various
powers concerned.
Armies of World Today. '
Following is the size ot the princi
pal armies today, according to statis
tics which have been gathered:
Russia, 5,000,000 men available, 550,
000 infantry troops now under arms,
although many are poorly equipped;
and 21 divisions of cavalry, averag
ing from 3,000 to 5,000 men to each
Jivision; the Russian artillery is very
weak.
France, 657,000 troops under arms,
of which 85,000 are on the Rhine in
conformity with the guarantee
clauses of the Versailles treaty.
Other important contingents are in
Syria, Cilecia, Constantinople, Meincl
' and Upper Silesia.
lanan about 400,000 troops, of
which 1,600 are in Shantung, smaller
detachments at Vladivostok, large
forces in Sakhalicn and Corea, and
holding forces in Manchuria.
Germany Has Skeleton Force,
Italy, 280,000 troops including sev
eral divisions in Istria along the
Jugo-Slavia frontier and other forces
kept near the Austrian border.
Toland, , 230,000 troops chiefly
massed along the red frontier, with
important groups in the Vilna region,
.Britain has nearly 700,000 men
under arms including native troops
in Jnuia, the large occupation army
in Mesopotamia and the garrisons in
Egypt and Constantinople.
Germany 100,000 troops in the
regular army as provided by the
.Versailles treaty, and 150,000 police
and gendarmes to maintain order.
The 250,000 men under arms in'
Germany are highly trained men,
thoroughly and effeciently officered,
of which every enlisted man is a
potential non-commissioned officer
"fcldwebel" or field officer. This
body of 250,000 men could be used
10 form the skeleton for an army of
5,000,000 troops, it is estimated, es
pecially for operations within the
next 10 years as the majority of the
men mobilized would have ssen ser
vice in the great war.
. Adootion ot a nlan tor limitation
ot land armaments, reduction of the
size of armies, must be accompanied
by agreement on a new coda gov
erning recognized rules of warfare,
according to the French viewpoint.
Must Revise War Code.
Any plan for limitation of land
forces must comprise rules for war
fare, restriction regarding use of gas
which will prevent an unscrupulous
enemy from dropping a deadly gas
bomb on a community, loosing lethal
fumes to wipe out the entire living
population.
Regulations concerning aerial bom
bardments must also be devised, as
with improvements in aircraft it may
be possible in future, warfare for pi
lots to ily 1,000 miles from their
base and drop bombs on unsuspect
ing cities. San rrancisco might fall
within radius of a night's flight from
some . Pacific island and St. Loui
might be reached from a hidden
base in Mexico.
Protection for hospitals, hospital
ships, ambulances and red cross or
eanizations is a final problem that
must be reconsidered and made more
stringent in drafting the new war
rules.
Italy, also, has brought a plan for
reduction of land armament.
Telegraphic Briefs
Char Comedy ts Unmoral.
New York, Nov. 15. Ctaiet Magistrate
William McAdoo yesterday entered a
f,rm.l Mmnlnint iralntit Al P. Woods.
theatrical producer, alleging violations or
nenal code In presenting an immoral
ana Impure drama and enow." Judge Mc-
Adoo'a finding waa the culmination or. an
Investigation of the "Deml-Vlrgin,1
comedy which opened a, lew weeks ago
on Broadway.
Packe Strikers Return.
Chicago, Nov. IS. Striking workers at
the Western Packing company will return
to work today, union chiefs announced last
night. Tha walkout, in wnicn anout eve
heg and cattle killers participated, oc
curred without sanction of the Amalga
mated Meat Cuttera and Butcher workers
association. It waa asserted. A dispute
ever the time to be allowed off on Armis
tice day led to the walkout.
Japan Hast Aid V. S.
Teklo. Oct. i. (Correspondence of The
Associated Press.) Japan a last chance
to escape bankruptcy as the result of her
''colossal naval aggrandisement scheme,"
Is for this nation to unite under the lead
ership of Tresldent Harding of the Imlted
Mates In an endeavor to the utmost to
make the Washington conference a bril
liant success, according to Tuklo Ozakl.
rerhape the foremost fighter for dis
armament In Japan.
.ew lorn. ftov. le. The national horse
n?r opened yesterday in the armory of
Equadron A, la Madison avenue at Ninety
fourth street, with more than l.t9 en
tries, a new record. It was the first
time In S years that thla event aa much
a social aa sporting one has been held
Elsewhere than in the arena ot Madison
Fjuare Garden.
ttret J last Keaomea Week.
East St. I-ouis. Nov. li. The American
(teet Foundries company's plant here re
sumed opera t tone today after having been
shut down sinew February. Employment
win be gives) aLout see men. it was an
nounced. Te Fight Feme Fire
Sacramento, Cel.. Nav. A eonf-r-
tnrt to last two weeks, called for the par
ing Reia at Matn-r ueia. store man ee
ata foresters aad representatives of the
Veited State forestry service were
ee-nc ai tnt nrst
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The H-.dsche bv raring the Cold.
"Scrapped Ships Don 't Count;
It's Ships Afloat, " Says Kato
Japanese Admiral, in Answering Countrymen's Ques
tions, Declares Its Vessels Remaining in
Commission That Will Maintain
Fleet's Efficiency.
Hr Th Aeeeelaled f't.
Washington, Ncv. 15. "It isn't
the scrapped ohips that cour.t; it's
the ships afloat," declared Admiral
Baron Kato yesterday in answering
questions put by Japanese corre
spondents concerning the American
proposals.
"Isn't it true, admiral," he asked,
"that the ratio of scrapped warships
under the Hughes proposition is
rather disadvantageous to Japan,
considering the present inferior naval
position of our country? Arn't they
asking too much from us?"
The admiral responded:
"Why talk about scrapped ships.
You should know that what really
counts is the number of fighting
ships left afloat and not the num
ber of those to be abandoned."
Silent on Counter Plan.
The admiral declined to commit
himself as to probable Japanese
counter suggestions, but it is under
stood that although Japan is almost
certain to favor the American pro
posals as a whole, it is probable they
will be the subject of a serious dis
cussion.
"Naturally," said one Japanese
naval expert, "we cannot swallow in
one mouthful, this most momentous
project which is destined to so vital
ly affect the future of our empire.
Therefore, we may have counter sug
gestions or proposals."
lhe American plan was termed
Japanese Feel
Ratio of Warship
Tonnage Small
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Statement Points Out Special
Conditions In Need of
Adequate Defensive
Fleet.
By The Associated Tress.
Washington, Nov. 15. Japan feels
that its ratio of warships tonnage
is not high enough under the Amen
can proposals, it was said tonight by
members of the Japanese delegation,
During Admiral Baron Kato's
speech at the armament conference,
his statement that Japan would sug'
gest some modifications in the ton
nage basis for replacement caused
some speculation as to whether it re
ferred to regulating the capacity of
shipyards so that new warships could
be built regularly, or whether it
meant that Japan favored a higher
ratio of tonnage compared with the
United States and Great Britain.
Tonight's statement clears up this
point and shows that Japan will later
put forth the factors which lead it
to believe some increase of tonnage
should be afforded it. How much
increase is desired was not explain
ed tonight, but emphasis was laid
upon the special conditions surround
ing Japan as an insular power in
need of an adequate defensive fleet.
Practical considerations are said to
be behind the attitude of Japan,
whose representatives reiterated to
night that it has no ambition to
equal the navy of England or the
United States. The probable devel
opments of science in increasing the
mobilization power of a fleet to dis
tant waters in an offensive, the pres
ence of naval bases near Japan, and
the augmented mobilization power
of an adversary's fleet, when reduced
in units, all enter into the Japanese
mind as indicating the wisdom df a
higher ratio than six to 10.
The suggested increase will prob
ably affect all classes, including sub
marines. -Ihe Japanese expressed
confidence that the committee of tx
perts would understand their casp
and that a ratio adjustment would
not materially affect Japan's blanket
acceptance of the American proposal.
London society women are turn
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large and generous at well as prac
ticable. The primary question inter
esting tne Japanese, however, is un
derstood to be whether an eventual
ratio for Japan of .60 per cent in
capital ships as compared with the
United States and Great Britain
will be regarded as a sufficient de
fensive strength. In favor of its
sufficiency, it is pointed out, is the
circumstance that Japan's great dis
tance from the other countries con
cerned makes it less imperative for
Japan to possess a powerful defen
sive fleet.
Two Questions Considered.
But in Japanese minds, the ques
tion of ratio is linked with two other
considerations. One is described as
the possible advance of science,
which would make it easy for an ad
versary to transfer his fighting force
across the seas at a much greater
speed than now. The other is the
strength of foreign naval bases in the
waters near Japan by which the ad
versary could operate his offensive
force.
Another technical matter occupy
ing the experts is the question of the
alleged superiority of a fleet reduced
in numbers, lhe theory is that a
fleet of fewer units can be more ef
fectively maneuvered in an offensive
than a fleet of many units and that
the reducing of an adversary's capi
tal ships makes him in a sense, more
effective in an offensive operation.
Electric Lights Promised
Bridgewater by Christmas
Bridgcwater, la., Nov. 14. (Spe
cial,) This town will have electric
lights by Christmas time, promises
J. W. White, owner of the Cumber
land light and power plant, who is
building an extension line into
Bridgewater. The poles are set and
workmen are now stringing the
wires. Bridgewater is on a line with
Massena, which lately was coupled
up with the Cumberland plant and
given lights and power.
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twenty per cent. This reduction made at the very opening
of the motoring season was received with great enthusiasm
by automobile owners from coast to coast.
The B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company now announces
a further drastic reduction in prices effective November 15.
A 32x4 Silvertown Cord costs
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The price of this tire last April was
$52.30. The saving is $19.90.
A 30x3V Safety Fabric now
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was $20.00. The saving is $6.25
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Corresponding reductions apply on all other sizes and types
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Press of Germany
Sees Egotism of
U. S. and England
KJ
sBasaaaaaaasasaat j
One Paper Declares It Means
Nothing for German People
But Hypocrisy, Lie and
Dishonesty.
Br The A seeds led I'm.
Berlin, Nov. IS. The nationalist
press discovers in the proposals of
Secretary Hughes only "American
ecotism and "lies, hypocrisy and
dishonestry. The newspapers declare
that Germany cannot "expect the
slightest relief from French cruelty,
carried on with a revolver on the
hip along the Rhine."
Some newspapers express the be
lief that the delegates greeted the
proposals with approval in order to
gain time "to put something over
on each other."
The liberal press is silent, but tin
radical Rote Fahne (Red flag) says
it is evident that the "four op
pressed peoples Russia, Germany,
Japan and Siberia will be the sacri
ficial offerings to the commercial im
perialism of America and England."
England to Join U. S.
"Whether England wishes or not,"
it adds, "her Japan-hating dominions
will force her to go with the United
States. These dominions are a
bigger trump card in the hand of
Secretary Hughes than the billion
pounds of war debt England owes."
lhe I'an-Ocrman lages leitung,
thinks that the American program
of a 10 years' naval holiday probably
will result in a race to construct
fighting submarines and airships and
that real disarmament is still far
away.
bays Flan Hypocritical.
The Taegliche Rundschau says:
"Despite Quaker help and milch
cows it means for us nothing but
hypocrisy, lies and dishonesty. It is
laughable to see England, America
and Japan seeking to save each other
from injury, while they are secretly
planning later sabotage for the whole
program."
The Allgemeine Zeitung sees the
prospect of an American and British
agreement p.nd savs it is certain
France will be given a free hand in
dealing with Germany.
The Kreuse Zeitunz savs Presi
dent Harding's words sound like
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the undertaking.
Slate Will Ask Death
Penalty in Neal Case
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(foallnaee) Oara fags On.)
leaving her with two children. There
were expressions of sympathy on the
faces of those who watched her, as
she sat in the court room.
Never Heard of Case.
A resident of the county was dis
covered during the examination of
talesmen this afternoon who has
never heard of the Neal case. He
is Mahlon Kline who lives in St
Deroin, a remote precinct situated
in the bluff country. . .
"I do not read the newspapers and
never heard of this murder," he said.
"Many of my neighbors have not
heard of it either."
He was accepted as a prospective
member of the jury..
Ray Anderson stated that his
brother married a sister of Mrs.
Neal's first husband but said thts
would not prejudice him if he serves
on the jury. '
Airs. real, this afternoon was join
ed by several women friends. Her
daughter, Ava, also sat with her in
side the railing. J. Wright, a banker
at Stella, brother of her first hus
band, also sat with her.
Never Reads Papers.
Herman Guenther, farmer and na
tive of Germany, resident of the
county for 25 years, stated that he
had heard of the case only as neigh
bors mentioned it shortly after the
tragedy. He said he subscribes to
but one newspaper, a farmers' union
organ, and had formed no opinion on
the case.
Court room spectators waxed hil
arious when Fred De Buhr asserted
he could not understand questions of
the state's attorney as he does not
know the English language very
well, although he was born in Mis
souri and had lived there most of his
life. The crowd checked its mirth,
however, when the judge threatened
to close the court to spectators
should there be a repetition of the up
roar. ' . i
De Buhr at first said his opinion
was biased and the defense made a
motion against his selection. Later,
when the questions were put in more
simple language, De Buhr declared
that he was unbiased and the de
fense motion was overruled.
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Subeommitties
Named to Handle
Details of Meet
lf The Aesaelale4 frees.
Washington, Nov. IS. The ad
visory committee of the American
delegation at its organization meet
ing yesterday selected six suDconi
mittees to work out a plan in coimeo
tion with the items on the agenda
of the general armament conference,
After Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Roosevelt had explained the
Hughes program, declaring it would
mean a saving of more than
$200,000,000 on construction, there
was . informal discussion, members
saying later the committee stood "as
one man" in support of the program,
Women on Executive Board.
Chairman Sutherland was named
as chairman ex-officio of the execu
tive committee, with Mrs. Eleanor
Franklin Egan as secretary. Other
members are: Under Secretary of
Mate Heteher, Samuel Uompers
Secretary Hoover, Assistant secrc
tary Roosevelt, Willard Saulsbury
of Delaware and W. Boyce Thomp
son, lew York.
The other committees.
Land armament: General Per
shing, chairman; C S. Barrett, Mrs.
Charles Sumner Bird, Walter
George Smith, Representative S. G.
Porter, Assistant Secretary of War
Wainwright and John I Lewis.
Far Eastern Committee.
Facific and far eastern questions:
b. G. rorter, chairman: Mrs. hath
erine Phillips Edson, Mr. Gompers,
Mr. baulsbury, 11. M. Sewell, Mr.
Smith and Mr. Wainwright.
Naval armament: Rear Admiral
Rodgers, chairman; Gov. J. M. Par
ker of Louisiana, Mr. Sewell, Mr,
Smith, C. A. Thompson, Mr. Wauv
wright and Mrs. T. G. Winter.
New weapons of warfare: C. A.
Thompson, chairman; Mrs. Edson,
Mr. Lewis, Governor Parker. Gen
eral Pershing, Admiral Rodgers and
Mr. Roosevelt.
General information: William
Boyce Thompson, chairman: Mr.
Barrett, Mrs. Bird, Secretary Hoo
ver, Mr. Lewis, Governor Parker
and Mrs. Winter.
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