31 Dec 1921
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1921
Page
1
President Harding signals progress at the London arms talks, noting France’s reluctance over naval holidays but expecting concrete gains toward limiting ships and outlawing submarines. He dismisses rumors of friction with Secretary Hughes as misread. He aims to preserve momentum and avoid premature judgments about the conference’s success.
The Associated Press outlines remaining naval limitation program issues after negotiations. Key items include standard tonnage measurement, replacement building, scrapping methods, war and merchant fleet relations, and safeguarding against circumvention of naval holidays. France must accept the 10 000 ton limit for auxiliary warships, while Root resolutions on submarine warfare move to final phrasing. Final accords on capital ships, aircraft carriers, auxiliary craft limits, and submarines will form a fire power treaty for signing.
Chinese spokesmen warned that Shantung would be injected into the Washington conference to break the deadlock with Japan unless a solution is found before the next meeting of the Far Eastern committee. China says it cannot make further concessions after extensive talks.
Swarthmore Pa Dec 30 The solar system is out of whack says Dr Ernest W Brown head of Yale mathematics dept speaking at Swarthmore college He notes Earth’s rotation may slow while the Moon speeds up making days longer by less than one thousandth of a second per year He cites tidal friction in the Irish Channel and Bering Sea as the cause and says the Moon’s drift is a clock error not a lunar one He also presents papers on spectrum analysis and astronomy news follows.
Delegates at the arms conference near conclusion as a five power treaty and limits on aircraft carriers are drafted. Britain and France clash over submarine policy while Japan and China stall Shantung talks. The United States and Britain may build five carriers each under new tonnage limits and gun caliber caps.
Paris reports the Essen district railroad strike worsens threatening stoppage of German coal shipments as reparations. The Public Works Minister urges War Ministry to requisition left bank railroads to assure coal from Aix la Chapelle and the Ruhr. He asks the reparations commission to press Germany to treat coal shipments as urgent business.
A fire at 1108 H Street Northwest damaged the building as Fred Parker and his family were led to safety on the street. Parker then re entered to rescue his mother before collapsing in smoke. Firemen N. C. Anderson and Edmund Williamson brought him out. An operator refused to connect with a physician until a number was given, delaying aid. Dr. Benjamin Neuhaus treated smoke and burn injuries. Lower floors housed Reliable Messenger and Perfection Printing. threats to an office prompted an investigated note.
One person was killed and fifteen injured in a rear end collision at the Forty second Street Ninth Avenue elevated station. Passengers boarding a south bound train were struck when another train traveling in the same direction crashed into it.
The All-India National Congress meeting in Ahmedabad voted to separate from the British Empire with independence declared in abeyance. Sulendra N. Ghose cites Gandhi’s concentration of powers and says India is in passive revolt as leaders seek to place war responsibility on British authorities.
President Harding commuted Eugene V. Debs sentence as an act of grace, releasing the socialist leader from Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. Attorney General Daugherty released the text of the recommendation noting the act does not condone the offense and that Debs’ gratitude will be measured by his future conduct.
A compact listing of sections and page numbers including 11 Harding Sees Progress 26 Air 26 Hours Final Treaty Is Begun and other items across "Harding Calla Farm Session" to "New Year's in Pulpits" with society, finance, sports, and pictures noted for broader coverage.
Edward Stinson and Hoya Bertava completed 26 hours 19 minutes 36 seconds of nonstop flight in a heavier-than-air monoplane despite a snow storm and gale conditions. They began from Roosevelt Field, faced an oil pump failure, and descended after fuel and mechanical troubles.
Reports to the Episcopal Department of Missions describe sudden floods across Shantung Anhwei and other areas. Whole villages swept away, tens of thousands drowned, with vast tracts now inland seas and large regions submerged. Famine relief plans and an international society are organized in Anking to aid survivors through winter.
President proposes a broad national conference led by Secretary Wallace to address the agricultural low mood. It will include allied industries such as packers, millers, railways, water carriers, exporters, and middlemen, aiming to study distribution and marketing as remedies and to consider practical relief measures.
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