Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-08
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY
(From our Special Correspondent.)

(From our Special Correspondent
Washington, Dec. 8.-Both the Dahl
Eireann and the British Parliament
should at once arise to the situation
and ratify the Irish agreement in
the opinion of most members OF the
Senate and House today who were
happy at what appears to be the
final settlement of the question OF
Irish independence.
There never has been question
but that the sentiment OF both
Houses has been overwhelmingly in
favor of solution of the Irish ques-
ton that would give the Irish people
their freedom and this sentiment
has been expressed in times past by
the adoption of resolutions OF nec-
essarily guarded verbiage declaring
in favor of a settlement. Dlplo-
matte niceties have always kept Con-
gress from expressing itself too free
" on Irish questions and the ad-
ministration, anxious for the most
amicable relations with the British
Empire, has always soft pedaled on
Irish resolutions in Congress. But
there is no doubt that nearly all
members believe the present irish
agreement offers the happiest possl-.
BILE solution of the long drawn out
controversy.
Japan according to information
received today by the Gazette cor
respondent, is standing behind Great
Britain in its insistence that the sub
marine fleets of the maritime ma.
tions of the world shall be reduced to
the very minimum consistent with
self preservation.
Japan's position, according to the
information supplied the Gazette COR
respondent is that, failure to re-
ceive it's demands for 7-7-l0 ratio
on battleships of the first class, it is
willing to sacrifice its contention II
Great Britain will concede that 1t IS
entitled to the same ratio OF sub,
marines-90-90-f the United
States and Great Britain, instead OF
a ratio of As per cent. as given to
Japan under the Hughes plan Of ma.
val disarmament. As a matter OF
fact, Japan is not yielding to this
concession upon humanitarian
grounds. Her government realizes,
it is said that if she does not agree
to the quota on battleships her ma
tion will be completely isolated from
other governments mot only IN
financial both in other ways. Japan,
her leading delegates argue, could
i'll afford to give up the position,
which she holds among the powerful
nations of the world today simply
by refusing to "scrap" one or more
battleships which the program OF
the United States, endorsed by a
worldwide sentiment, argues.
Despite the reports that the men,
bers of the Chinese government to
the arms conference are on the point
of resigning and will shortly quit
the meetings of the conference, IN
quiry among the delegates assemb-
led does not verify any such rumor.
There is no doubt that the great
body of students and political repre-
sentatives in the North of China is
opposed to the apparent inactivity OF
the Chinese delegates assembled at
the conference room in Washington.
On the other hand, advisers, both
Chinese and American. know that
the present conference so far as its
Far Eastern section is concerned, IS
aimed at rejuvenation of the CHI.
nese Republic and that sentiment OF
the Oriental Republic, outside OF
class of radicals, will endorse every
thing that the present conference
has proposed and adopted. China,
and her representatives to the pres
ent arms conference, it is declared,
have become entirely too excited
about rsults. China has been abso,
lutely unable to take care of its own
interests and has been compelled to
call upon foreign assistance, both by
treaty and concession to carry on
it's government. 1t seems to be.
bit unfriendly, to say the least, for
the representatives of that govern
ment now in Washington to expect
everything and give nothing.
Secondary examination of the
various recommendations Of the
President for legislation to be
enacted at this session of Congress
reveals that the President has ad-
vanced such a progressive program
that it will take many months to act
on all of his suggestions and that
some of them will encounter oppo-
sition which may prevent their
enactment into law at any time.
Probably the most, striking rec
ommendation of the President was
that referring to the settlement of
labor difficulties by some kind OF a
tribunal and the necessity of the rec
ognition of the prior rights of the
public in such disputes. Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, already, has
taken exception to such suggestion.
But there will be contest between
capital and labor as to the policy.
enunciated by the Chief Executive OF
the Nation and the fight will be
waged with great fury between now