Indiana daily times., 1921-02-14

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| able to take even the preliminary steps
| Of arranging for elections.
| The violent guerilla warfare between
| the Crown forces and the Republicans
/ has become more and more bitter. de-
vastating great tracts Of the country.
/ The government has not given up hope
/ Of pacifying ireland upon the principle
Of the partition act and further efforts
will be made after the law is amended
The Irish situation promises to provide
/ plenty Of fireworks in the debate in Com
mons.
/ SUBJECTS
FOR DEBATE.
/ II is foregone conclusion that inter
/ pellattons from members of Commons will
result in formal statements and debate
upon the following matters:
l. Anglo American relations and the re-
suits Of the conferences which Sir Auck-
/ land Geddes, the British ambassador to
/ Washington, held with members of the
British government.
@ The status Of the proposals for can
/ collation. Of the allied war debts includ-
ing the vast sums which are owed by
/ Great Britain and other allied powers TO
/ the United States.
g. Great Britain's intentions in the near
enst, especially In Mesopotamia.
/ l. An explanation Of the breaking of
in negotiations between Great Britain and
soviet Russia for opening Of commercial
relations.
/ 8. Great Britain's attitude toward Ger
/ many If the Germans fail to carry out
/ the allies disarmament demands.
| g. Measures to alleviate British unen-
/ ployment
/ Z. The budget.
For the British citizen and taxpayer,
/ perhaps the budget Is the most important
/ part OF the parliamentary program. The
( budget probably win be introduced late
| IN March George Younger, NJ. P. chair
| man Of the Unionist party organization,
/ estimates that 1t viii call for an. ex
/ peudlture during the fiscal year Of 1871
/ 1922 Of $50 100000 pounds sterling zap
| proxlmately S4,617 900 600 based upon the
/ pre-war value OF the pound sterling).
/ This is the lowest estimate that has been
/ put forward despite the vigorous efforts
| OF the Government TO cut down all ex-
/ pcnses 10 the minimum.
! COSTS LITTLE MORE
/ THAN L. = GOVERNNTENT.
( Even $50 0O00.O 600 pounds is big reduc-
+ tiou from the past budgets The budgets
/ for 1920-i921 called for ! 41S,30) 015
/ pounds sterling and the budget for 1919
/ 1920 called for 1.GG5.7730o0 pounds 1t
will be seen that. despite the gigantic
size Of the British empire IL does not
cost so much more 70 run the London
government than the United States Gov
/ erument
/ 1t is more thaa likely that the foreign
/ office Will he asked for a ststemeR%-upon
/ several matters Involving the United
/ States. one Of these Will be the proposal
! for an international conference. either
| this year or next, 10 bring about "holl-
/ day IN the construction OF naval arma-
/ ments Some members are also anxious
/ to learn II Enclauds alliance with Japan
/ is having any effect upon the good rela-
/ tious between this country and America
/ There is keen interest in the allied debt
problem and all dispatches from Wash
ington have made II appear that there Is
/ strong sentiment In all parts Of the
/ United States against concurrence by the
| American Government In any scheme for
| the cancellation Of the war debts owed
| America