Taiban Valley news., 1921-10-14

Now President Harding has made 1t
known that he is opposed to having
the matter of the allied debts brought
up at all at the parley. He believes
it can be better settled in other ways,
and that the conference will have
enough to do in considering the ques-
tlons provided in the agenda as 1T
now stands. He is extremely de-
sirous that something big be accom-
plished In the reduction of ornaments
and the settlement of the pressing
problems of the Pacific and the Far
East and does not wish the work Of
the conference made more arduous
by the injection of other questions.
When the French chamber Of de-
puties meets on October is, Premier
BRAND expects to obtain a vote OF
confidence, which would mean per-
mission for him to attend the confer
ence In Washington. Since he has de-
clared his intention Of coming Prime
Minister Lloyd George has begun to
think he, too will be able to attend
the parley, believing that the Irish
peace negotiations will be so well I'M
der way that he can leave them to
others for q few weeks. 1t is said,
too, that Lloyd George hopes to ar
range a preliminary conference with
the representatives Of France and
Italy before they come over. Ostensl-
bly, this would be a meeting to con-
slider the report of the League of Ma
tions council on the division of the
plebiscite area of Upper Silesia.
Secretary Hughes has invited Hol-
land. Belgium and Portugal to par
ticipate in the Washington conference
when it is discussing questions relat-
ing to the Far East. These three ma
tions have territorial interests in the
Orient.
The assembly of the League of Ma
tions ended its second meeting last
week after re-electing Brazil, Belgium,
China and Spain as the non-perma-
nent members of the council. The
proposed amendment or elimination
of article X and the amendment OF
the article on registration of treaties
went over to the next session, and in
the matter of reduction of armaments
action seemed to be blocked by the
coming Washington. conference New
ertheless the assembly accomplished
a good deal. The international court
of Justice was established various i'm
portant technical organizations were
set up and other important steps
taken.
Hungary, warned by the allies,
agreed to withdraw entirely from
Burgenland the strip awarded to Aus
tria by the treaty of Trianon. The
trouble there, however, may not be
ended, for the Hungarian government
admittedly has lost control over the
irregular troops that are holding a
part of the territory and that so far
have refused to get out.
A special committee of the Cham
ber Of Commerce of the United States
has Just returned from a trip of in
vestigation abroad and submits re-
port in which active American par
ticipation in the economic rehabilita-
tion and stabilization of Europe is rec
ommended. In every country visited,
says the committee, the opinion was
expressed that western and central
Europe cannot be restored to condi-
tionS that approximate normal with
out American assistance. The conclu-
sions of the committee, which should
be especially grateful to French ears,
| are:
"The United States and the allies
should present n solid front in de-
manding Germany make good in the
matter Of reparations. g.
"There should be formed an inter
national commission of business men
TO aid the reparations commission in
working out difficult financial prob
lens concerning reparations. -. .~
"The United States should not with
draw at this time It's army on the
Rhine. ,.. pF
'The world is operating on a basis
of less than one-half of the pre-war
standard
1.-THE consumption by 300,0000O0
persons is reduced to 30 per cent OF
normal.
France and other countries border
Ing on Germany need protection
against future attacks, A., ~
Financial aid cannot be extended
to Germany to enable 1t to purchase
raw materials with which to manufac-
ture goods for the purpose Of paying
its obligations unless there remains q
strong central government"