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"When that Conference ended, the public, I think, gathered the impres- sion that equality in naval equipment between Great Britain and America was assured and that American superiority over Japan at the ratio of five to three was fixed for the next ten years. I do not charge that this impression was the result of any intentional misrepresentation. But the American public is entitled to know that that Conference dealt in no way with modern cruisers, with submarines or the auxiliaries of a fleet; that, against 44 modern cruisers owned by Great Britain and 25 by Japan, the United States has but 10; and that in ocean-going submarines and airplane-carriers, our position is still more disadvantageous. We must not let praise for the good intent that lay behind the Washington Conference blind us to the partial and in- adequate character of its scope and results." At Topeka, Mr. Davis, in a number of rear-platform speeches, turned his attention for the first time to Mr. LaFollette: "It is conceivable—I do not believe it probable—that the Republican Party may win . . . It is conceivable —and I think it is probable—that the Democratic Party will win. . . . "But is there anybody who believes that the third party, the Progressive Party, can win possession of the Presidency and a majority in the Senate and a majority in the House? I know of no one who contemplates that contingency. "I submit to those who wish to see progress in this country, to those who wish to see honesty in government and who wish a restoration of a Government of justice and courage, that they have in this election, as reasonable men, no cause to vote any ticket other than of the Democratic Party." He then returned to the theme of Republican corruption and the tariff, of which he said: "It costs the State of Kansas alone $66 million annually in the additional price the people of this state are compelled to pay for the things they buy." At Kansas City. After speaking at Topeka, John W. Davis went to Kansas City. There he stopped at the Hotel Muehlebach. He left his room and went to another room in the hotel. There he called on Senator James A. .Reed of Missouri, who is invaliding from a recent illness. Senator Reed not long ago announced himself as a supporter of Mr. Davis. So the two are on good terms, although Mr. Davis is a proponent of the League of Nations and Mr. Reed a violent opponent. At Bunceton. Next day, there was a great barbecue; 13,000 pounds of beef, 3,000 pounds of mutton and 14,000 wa- termelons—for 50,000 people at the farm of Dr. Arthur W. Nelson, Democratic nominee for Governor of Missouri. Some 50,000 people attended, and some went hungry. Mr. Davis was properly provisioned and then spoke: "Privilege creeps like a viper into the administrative chambers of your executive departments . . . Where can there be found such a chapter of shame in American history as that which contains the names of Fall, Edwin Denby, Harry M. Daugherty, Charles R. Forbes, Gaston B. Means, and a host of jackals who followed in their trail?" At Milwaukee, Charles G. Dawes went to the lair of LaFollettism to attack, not 'because the Republicans hope for success there, but rather because of the compelling interest which comes to those who attack the lion in his den. He declared that the LaFollette plank, which would permit Congress to override a decision of the