River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-08-18

the strict neutrality of the allies with.
out interference with trade. In the |
course of this discussion Ambassador
Harvey, representing the United
States as an observer, replied to a |
question from Lloyd George that
Americas traditional policy gave trad
ers the right to sell arms to either
belligerent in the Near East.
Mr. Harvey was questioned also con.
corning Mr.. Hoover's plans for the
relief of the Russians, and said he
would cable to Washington for full
information. The allied premiers
agreed that the Russians must be
helped, and committee was named
to decide on the best means. 1t was
admitted that the cooperation of the
soviet government was Indispensable.
Lloyd George is willing to deal with
the soviet government, for thnt pur-
pose only, and BRAND thinks it best
for the allies to associate themselves
with the American Relief administra-
tion and enter into relations with the
Russian people through the assistance
of the Czechoslovak government.
Lenin and his colleagues are not help
ing matters much, for their appeals
for aid are directed only to the work
ing class" and continually reyile all
non-soviet governments. They HAYS
released seven of the Americang who
were held prisoners in Russia and
have offered guarantees that all other
Americans in Russia will be permitted
to leave the country at their own Ton.
venience.
De Valera's reply to the British pro-
posals to Ireland was sent to London
| on Thursday and forwarded by air
plane to Lloyd George in Paris The
premier started home almost immedi-
ately and laid the document before his
cabinet At this writing the public
has been given no intimation Of the
nature of the Irish reply, blf it is
| feared another crisis is l. tfninent.
However, leading Irishmen thought
de Valera's note was not Of such
tldL NEGOTIATIONS WOotO hH
broken off.
Formal invitations to the confer.
ence on disarmament and far eastern
questions were sent out from the State
department last Thursday to Great
Britain, France, Italy, Japan and
China, and the date for the opening
of the meeting was announced as No.
vember IL, Armistice day. There wiz
be no preliminary conferences, and
| the government has rejected the sug-
gestion of several Pacific coast cities
that one of them be selected for some
of the sessions dealing with Pacific
questions. Conversations on the agen-
da are still going on and the program
probably will not be finally arranged
until after the conference begins.
1t is reasonably certain that the re-
port of the Wood-Forbes mission to
the Philippines will be adverse to
granting immediate independence to
the islands, but the Filipinos will be
considerably Modified by the an
nouncement that General Wood has
been offered the governor general
ship of the islands and has expressed
his willingness to accept the post.
The general was familiar with con-
ditions there even before he went on
the present mission, and If there is
any man in whose capacity cad
sympathy the natives have full con-
fidence, that man is Leonard Wood.
In accepting the appointment his sense
of public duty leads him to give up the
lucrative and honorable position of
head of the University of Pennsyl-
vania to which he had been elected.
If Governor Small of Illinois is sin.
cere in his statement that he desires
an early trial of the charges of frau
and embezzlement of public funds for
which he is under indictment, provid-
ed it is not in Sangamon county,
there is a good chance that his inno-
cence or guilt will soon be determined.
The states attorney of Sangamon
county has offered to agree to change
of venue and has said the prosecution
is ready to go to trial at once. Mr..
Small avoided arrest in Springfield
for a week or so by the simple ex-
pedident of staying away, and then
returned to the capital and accepted
service from the sheriff under protest |
and gave bonds. Now his lawyers
seem to be spreading a net Of legal
technicalities while he issues state
ments scoring the political enemies
and newspapers which, he says are
responsible for the charges against
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