Chicago, Oct, 5.
The strengthening of America's Jdefenees was recommended for adoption by the committee of the American Legion drawing up the agenda today. The proposed resolution urged the immediate build-of ships in accordance with the oaties and ineveasing the personnel to 91,000 men.
; proporal to be put before the convention is that 50,000 young men be should placed in citizens? military traning camps each year staged a demonstration against employers and strike breakers. Nevertheless, in Oriente provines, all but six of the sugar refineries have resumed work, The American Ambassador, Mr. Sumner Welles, is continuing his efforts at mediation among the opposing political groups through Colonel Pujol—Havas London, Oct. 3.
Mr. Tom Clarke, editor of the "News-Chronicle," ' tendered his resignation to-day on account of divergence of views with the direetors of the journs Clarke, who, in his earlier days was on the staff of the "South China Morning Post," Hongkong, i lene of the better known figures Fleet Street.
He served as_speci ant of the "London Daily Mail 'Chicago Tribune" in Indo-China ving the cruise of the Baltic Fleet the Russo-Japanese War, and later visited China, Japan,' Korea and Siberia. Before becoming editor of the' "News-Chronicle," he was news editor of the "Daily Sketch" and later held the same position with the "Daily Mail." He 49 years of age—Reuter,
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