The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-01-26

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anese delegations blamed each other
for the delay. 1t was said the British
wanted to limit the Notifications sta
'us quo to the parts of the Pacific
where Japan and the United States
have neighboring possessions, and that
they insisted that In any event 1t could
not affect Singapore. which is their
most important naval base In the Far
East.
n LTHOUGH Poincare and Lloyd
a n George exchanged honey-werded
notes Of esteem and assurance Of cor
dtal desire to resume examination Of
the questions at issue between their
governments, the new French premier
took q firm stand In his ministerial
declaration made to the chamber Of
deputies Wednesday. He said the
government was determined to base its
foreign policy OF the Versailles treaty,
and was anxious to maintain and con-
solid1te It's alliances. Germany. he
insisted, must make up Its mind to full
fill the obligations 1t undertook at YER
sailles. Before agreeing to take part
In the Genoa conference, he said
France must have guarantees from the
soviet government Of Russia. In talk
Ing to correspondents, M. Poincare
said he would not 60 to Genoa; that
French business men might meet Ger
man and Russian business men there,
but that France desired that the Genoa
conference should not be the means Of
Bolshevik propaganda In Europe.
The Russians are very enthusiastic
over the Genoa meet and already have
announced the list OF their delegates.
1t Is headed by Premier Lenin, whose
place will be taken by Foreign Minis
ter Tchitcherin If the chief cannot go
the other members are all prominent In
the soviet government. Leon Trotzky,
however, does not think the confer
encc can be success unless the Unit
ed States participates and takes the
lead. He adds that Russia fnvors gen
eral disarmament, but it Is skeptical
Of France.
THE soviet government is not yet
at war with Finland over the
Kareian revolt, but hostilltics seem
not far off unless the Firms yield COM
pleteiy. They offered to have the af-
fair arbltrated, but this the Russians
refused. Tchtcherin now demands
the Internment, disarming and surren-
der to soviet Russia Of all Karelian In.
surgents OH Finnish scii, the surrende
to Russia Of their arms, and an indem.
nifty from Finland for all damages
done to Russia through the Karelian
revolt.
IN ACCORDANCE with the decision
of the reparations commission, Ger
many is paying S7,500,O0O gold every
ten days until further arrangements
are made. The first payment was made
on Wednesday.
HE French were much aroused by
resolution introduced In the
United States senate by Medill Nc
Cormtcls OF Illinois. It calls on the
State department. for full information
concerning the financial condition, tho
budgets and the amounts spent on mil
itary establishments by European
countries that owe money to America.
There Is belief in France that the
resolution was aimed at that country
alone because Of Its stand concerning
Its land forces and on the subject of
submarines. There was no indication
that the resolution had tho approval Of
the American administration. and it
may be that in stirring up something
Of row It has done oil Mr.. Mccormick
ever expected 1t would do.
r ORD FITZALAN, British viceroy
- Of Ireland, on Tuesday formally
turned over Dublin castle to the pro
vislonal government OF the Irlsh Free
State, the official designation Of which
Is Riaitas Sealabeaeh Ma HeIreann.
The government for the present con-
slsts Of Michael Collins and seven as
socates. Griffith, who Is president Of
tho Dali Eireann, believed that body
should be kept separate from the new
state organization and 80 declined to
head the provisional government. AS
rapidly as is practicable the British
troops are being removed from the
island, and as they leave there are
many outbreaks by the irreconca:nble
republicans. Collins and his col.
leagues are planning to send commits
sion to Canada to study the Dominon's
form Of government and draft con-
atitutlon along Canadian )ipes. The
Bank Of Ireland has agreed to lend the
.cw government q million pounds