River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-11-03

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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 hare
enough to do In considering the 4ues-
lions 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 vote or
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 chat the Irish
peace negotiations will De so well I'm.
der way that he can leave them to
others for q few weeks. r. Is said,
too, that Lloyd George hopes to ar.
range a preliminary conference with
the representatives of France and
Italy before they come over. Ostensi
bly, this would be a meeting to coz
slider the report of the League of Ma
lions council on the division of tfn
plebiscite area of Upper Silesia.
Secretary Hughes has invited Hoi
land, Belgium and Portugal to par
ticipate In the Washington conference
when 1t is discussing questions relat
ing to the Far East. These three ma
tions have territorial interests in ths
Orient.
The assembly of the League Of Ma
tons ended its second meeting las,
week after re-electing Brazil, Belgium
China and Spain as the non-perma
nent members of the council. Ths
proposed amendment or elimination
of article X and the amendment OF
the article on registration of treaties
went over to the next session, and liz
the matter of reduction of armaments
action seemed to be blocked by the
coming Washington conference. New
ertheless the assembly accomplished
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 net be
ended, for the Hungarian government
admittedly has lost control over the
irregular troops that are holding 8
part of the territory and that so far
have refused to get out.
A special committee of the Chair
her of Commerce of the United States
has just returned from trip of in.
vestigation abroad and submits re
mort in which active American par
ticipation in the economic rehabilita
ton and sterilization Uf Europe is rec
commended. In every country visited,
says the committee, the opinion was
expressed that western and central
Europe cannot be restored to condi-
lions that approximate normal with
out American assistance The conclu-
sions of the committees which should
be especially grateful y French ears,
are;
"the United States and the allies
should present solid front in de-
manding Germany maHe good In the
matter of PREPARATIONS.
"There should be stfe,ed an inter
national commission OF business men
to aid the PREPARATIONS Commission In
working out difficult financial prob.
lens concerning PREPARATIONS.
1.-THE United States should not with
draw at this time its army on the
Rlllne.
'The world is operating on a basis
of less than one-hals of the pre-war
standard.
''The consumption by 300,O00000
persons is reduced to so per cent OF
normal.
"France and other countries border
ing on Germany need protection
against future attacks.
Financial aid cannot be extended
to Germany to enable it to purchase
raw materials with which to manufac
ture goods for the purpose Of paying
lis obligations unless there ro.lains 2
strong centre, government"