The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-11-25

with program. But emma, Whose
status IN the crux Of the situation.
set before the committee on far
eastern affairs the demands OF the
Aslatic republic. DIR. Alfred SEE,
head Of the Chinese delegation, was
the spokesman and he held pre-
IlmInary conference with American
officials and In his demands followed
their advice In all except one point
the creation OF a permanent court OF
arbitration In the Far East. CHINA
asks respect for her territorial integri.
IT,, restitution OF seized provinces ana
regions. abandonment Of special rights,
monop0lies. privileges and extraterri-
torial rights, and withdrawal OF foreign
troops from her soil and permission
to direct her own domestic affairs
and govern her own internal and
foreign policies. She does not demand
that all foreign monopolies and
privileges In China be abandoned at
once, but that she be given a chance
to put herself on a level with other
powers and that as time goes on and
conditions warrant the economic and
political letters ON her be loOsened.
The British delegation approved the
Chinese demands In general. especially
the open door policy and the abandon
ment Of spheres OF influence The
japanese. II was understood. accepted
the Chinese program In principle but
would insist that withdrawal OF In
terest In China should include all
foreign powers. The Chinese dele
gates say they make their demands
In behalf of all China. including tho
southern part where sun Vat Sen
holds somewhat precarious sway.
and that Manchurla. inner and outer
Mongolia, Tibet and Turkestan are In
cluded In 'the Chinese republic"
II Is believed one result of the dis
cusslon Of China's program may be
the friendly abandonment Of the Anglo
Japanese alliance, and the British
would be glad to see this source Of
trouble replaced by some form Of agree
ment by the great powers.
u out. is especially interested In the
matter Of reduction and Limitation Of
land armament, and Premier BRAND
took the lead I'm this, though he had
no concrete plan nor any working
agreement with the United States dele
gatIon. In his speech he discussed
the military situation I'm Europe,
particularly ns II effects France. set
forth the number OF men under arms
In the various European countries and
made plain the menace Of the Red
forces. especially In Russia. Nor did
he neglect to call attention To Frances
peril from Germany which. he noted
Is n nation OF G5.OOO.OOO while France
numbers but 3a.OOO.OO0 Ii Is plain
that the French will not consent e
plans for radical military armament
reduction until the Russian and leu
tonic threats are removed.
AVER In Europe the League OF Nm
~ tions feels That its authority is he
ing floutcd by Jugo- Slavia. and IL ha.
determined TO show that IL can stoT
war. Therefore II advanced tn,
date of Its Paris meeting and took W
the matter ~ the invasion of Alhanis
hy the Scrhians. The latter had beer
ordered to get out of Albania and {,
observe The boundaries of that stat,
~ established 10y the allied amhassa
dnrs. hut In effect. at least. they dis
. Id h..NA ~. Ia "a
however. diSown the troops In Al
hania. claiming they are irregular,
over which their government has n,
control. Meanwhile those "irregulars'
Erc said to he threatening Tirana. n,
Albauian capital and the situation
II ah"li the same rs at wilma wher
the league scored failure.
L All. aud Zita. ~ rulers ~ Austria
IN Hungary. have bccn landed OF
their island of exile. Madeira. Poriu
gal consented e. ear. for them Their
hut the expenses rsckcucd 40 ahou
SSONn year. viii be- paid 10y tn
states which formerly made w tibet
empire II the plan 70 the council a
allied ambassadors u carried cut.
DRESlpENT Harding lat M"nda,
signed without any Crrrmony IN
proclamation ~ Iscucr between IN
) United States and Germany and 'her
Is much debate ~ g. whuTu h. vii
selc,t for ambassador 10 Hcrlin. Firs
I
gresham Alan>"n u. lI"ughton "a
I Coming Ny. lie vas barn In MaSSs
) chusetis fifty eight wears agn. gradual