Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-10-20


known that he is opposed to having
the matter of the allied debts brought
up at all at the parley. He believes
1t can be better settled in other ways,
and that the conference will have
enough to do in considering the Ques-
tions 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 18. 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
think he, too, will be able to attend
the parley, believing that the Irish
| peace negotiations will be so well IN
| der way that he can leave them to
others for 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. Ostensi-
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
/
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 step;
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 bf
ended, for the Hungarian government
admittedly has lost control over the
irregular troops that are holding /;
part of the territory and that so fal
have refused 70 get out
A special committee of the Cham
Der 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 stabil3zation of Europe is rec
ommended. II every country visited
says the committee, the opinion wa:
expressed that western and centra
Europe cannot be restored to condi
tiOns that approximate normal with
ont American assistance. The cOnclu
sjons of the committee, which shOull
be especially grateful to French ears
are:
"The United States and the allie
should present a solid front in de
manding Germany make good tp th'
matter Of reparations.
There should he formed an inter
national commission of business meI
to aid the reparations commission il
working out difficult financial prob
lens concerning reparatiOns.
1.-The United States should not with
draw at this time It's army on TIT
Rhine
"The world is operating on a basi
of less than one-half Of the pre-wa
standard.
"The consumption by 3OO,OO0,OO
persons Ia reduced to so per cent o
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 purchas,
raw materials with which to manufac
ture goods for the purpose Of payini
its obligations unless there remains
strong central government"