The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1922-06-29

He also says Russia Is willing ~
demobllize 50 per cent Of its ARM Il
Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and rs
thonla will reduce their armies IN
proportion. The success Of the con
ference at The Hague, he asserted
depends mainly on France, and he
added that II II failed Russia hoped
TO conclude separate treaties with
England, Italy and other powers.
Japans delegates to the conference
have decided that Frances Russian
program is futile and unreasonable,
and now II looks as though France
and Belgium stand alone. II may be
that one or two other countries Will
support their demand that. as prior
condition TO discussion. Russia agree
property. The British and their fol-
lowers wish TO omit all discussion Of
the principles of communism and deal
with concrete cases.
IF IRELAND is pacified II Will not
4 be with the consent and aid Of
canon de Valera. Though beaten In
the Dali Eireann elections by q con-
siderable majority. he still persists in
his lmplacable opposition TO the treaty
which establishes the Irish Free State;
and he declares he does not believe
the Dali will pass the new Irish con-
stitution in its present form, which
he says is ''well composed In all its
parts and peculiarly fitted TO the end
in view. the degradation of the
people" He adds that ii would ex-
.clude from public service and prac-
tlcally disenfranchlse every honest re-
publican.
Directly connected with the Irish
trouble was the assassination in Lon
don on Thursday OF Field Marshal Sir
Henry Wilson, late chief OF the i'm
perinl general stan OF the British
army. He retired from this post last
February and WAS elected a member
OF parliament from an Ulster district.
He also was appointed military adj
wiser 10 the Ulster government and
He was shot to death by two men.
u ETrER, perhaps. are the prospects
- for paclfication and unIfcatlOn Of
China. Acting as an agent Of Presl-
dent Ii Yuan-hung. General Chen took
possession Of Canton. defeating the
troops of Sun Vat Sen. who later was
taken prisoner and held on a Chinese
cruiser. Chen set up provisional
government pledged to support the
central government ut Pekln. and de-
clded that Doctor sun should be per.
mitted TO resign. President III even
formally invited Sun TO 90 to Picking
and assist him In reOrganizing the
general government. Meanwhile Gen.
eral Chang. the defeated Manchurian
leader. and General WI s<ned an
trmistlce. OF course there is stlu a
lot of fighting going on in China. In
kiangsi province some ten thousand
OF Wu's troops mutinied. killed MANY
natives and started on a march toward
Nanchang. British and American gun.
boats hurried to the protection Of for
eigners in that region.
a pPRONAL was given 10 the Yam
4 treaty with the United States bv
the Japanese privy council and letters
NJ ratification will soon he received in
Washington. The other treaties Of
the Washington conference will be
ratified early IN July. according 70
advices from Toxic.
I MORTON HOWELL OF Ohio has
- the distinction OF being the FIRST
American minister to Egypt. He WINS
nominated nv President Harding and I
promptly confirmed by the senate. The
81 Mr.. Howell for this nosg.
ton would seem to be especially wise
Is he has been the American dlplo. I
matte agent and consul general in 4
he land % the Pharaohs.
- ENATOR FRANK KELLOGG was
y nominated Tor another term nv the
and his opponent IN
he Minnesota fan campaign * n
,e the first woman ever nom'nafes
" major party for seat
n the upper house. She is Mrs
Nnns nicSie Olesen. winner 4,
he Democratic primaries. She heat
Ter nearest competitor. Thomas
ny several thousand votes
irS olesen was one Of the NcA5oo
icor managers in the Democratic con.
'ention Of i920 Another woman Who
anne tn the front in that convention.
RS. lsetta Jewell Brown Of West vir.
''nis. announces her candidacy for
he senate subject to the Degenerate