, 1921-10-06

great family and Is considered Japan's
strongest man.
This week the members of the Amer
lean delegation are comforting on the
policies to be urged by them. 1t is
known that they will stand firm for
the practical and against the vision
airy and that they are agreed that
complete disarmament is Impractical
at present; but they believe that an
International agreement to restrict
and reduce armament gradually may
well be reached. Our delegates are
of the same mind as the President in
holding that the proposal of the
pacifists thai the United States reduce
armament even If the other nations
refuse is utterly foolish.
The League of Nations had a fare
up over this question last week. The
British and French delegates opposed
a resolution calling on a fixed COM
mission to make general proposals for
reduction of ornaments. and Lord
Robert Cecil. representing South Afri-
ca, declared 1t was vital for the league
and for peace that something be done,
and that Great Britain n France
should either present their own pro-
posals or cease obstructing the prof.
ects put forward by others. The
resolution was adopted. A commit
tee named to submit an opinion on
the competence of the league to re-
wise treaties, as was asked by Bolivia
in the case of the Peru-Bolivia pact,
found that the assembly cannot of It.
self modify any treaty. that being
solely within the competence of the
contracting parties.
Once more Premier Lloyd George
has sent his last word to rebellious
Ireland, and this time 1t really sounds
like the last. Briefly. the premier
tells De Valera that the British gov
eminent, though sincerely DESTROYS OF
peace, cannot enter into n conference
on the basis of the Irish leaders
communications. because. despite De
Valera's personal assurance to the
contrary. 1t might involve the govern
ment in a recognition of Irish indie
pendence switch no British govern
ment can accord" Nevertheless the
government feels that conference is
the most practical way OF accomplish
ing reconciliation and settlement. and
therefore Lloyd George extends to De
Valera n fresh invitation to a confer
ence I'm London on October IL. Arthur
Griffith. who will head the Irish dele
CATION II the conference Is held. has
declared the Sim Fein has never
asked the British government to sc-
ogniZe the independence of ireland as
a preliminary TO a conference. This
leads to the belief that the Sim Feln
can now accept Lloyd Georges invita-
tion without st%ultifying itself.
The enate has received majority
n minority reports from Its com
mittee or privileges and elections on
the Ford-Newberry senatorial election
contest from Michigan. In two re-
spects the reports ~agree-that Henry
Ford was not elected. and that too
much money was spent In the Mlchi-
gan primary. IN all other major is
sues they diverge. The majority re-
port clears Newberry OF all charges,
Including corruption. declares him the
duly elected senntor and recommends
that he he seated. The minority re-
port. signed by Democrats, finds New
berry was elected by corrupt and H.
legal methods and recommends that
his seat he declared vacant. Final nc.
tion by the senate may not be takeu
for several weeks. There Is little
doubt us TO what II will be. Mean.
time, II Is understood Mr.. Newberry
viii not attend senate sessions.
The War department has made ptf1.
lie Its plan for the creation Of the or.
ganized reserve OF the army on n
basis that viii permit the quick
mobilization of more than 4.OOOOO1
fighting men. Twenty-seven infantry
divisions OF the reserves ARE provided
for. numbering from the Seventy-slxth
20 the One Hundred md Fourth. thus
preserving both in number and the
geographical location whore each orig.
mated the 10 wartime national army
divisions. The same territorial ais.
tributlon MS 10 armies and army corns
nrens Is followed as IN the regular
army organization and the present
structure Of the National Gunrd The
three arms Of national land defense
forces VIII be on nm Identical basis,
with control dec~entraiized from Wash
ington and all three In the hnnds of