The Arvada enterprise., 1922-01-05


stroyed unless the crew and passen-
gers have been first placed In safety.
Belligerent submarines are not.
under any circumstances, exempt from
the universal rules above stated; and
II q submarine cannot capture q mer-
chant vessel In conformity with these
rules the existing law Of nations re-
Quires 1t to desist from attack and
from capture and to permit the mer-
chant vessel to proceed unmolested."
President Harding Is not disheart.
ened by the failure to reach an agree
ment on submarines. but hopes that II
necessary the conference will arrange
for another parley at an early date
to further consider that and other
questions Of armament limitation and
that all nations maintaining navies
will he invited to participate. He re-
CARDS 1t as uniting ''that five ma.
tiOns should set out to legIslnte for
the whole world"
CONSIDERABLE progress was made
~ In settling the Chinese puzzles.
MFR. UnderwO0ds compromise plan for
the Chinese tariff was accepted by all
the powers. This provides for an I'M
mediate increase in 'Srifr Of per
cent ad .valoren. future increase to
~ per cent. and an increase to l2h
per cent when the provincial tariff 10
abolished. 1t may be three or five
years before the increase TO * per
cent goes into effect. since Japan and
India require time to adjust their In.
dustries.
Apparently the deadlock between
China and Japan concerning Shantung
was complete. and II was said there
would he American aud British offers
Of mediation this week. But from
Tokyo came the assertion by "high
officials" that Japan had gnined her
main point and the whole dispute
probably would be settled soon. When
China agreed To negotiate with Japan
for the purchase Of the railway. Il
was asserted. she acknowledged ia
pan's right In the road won from
Germany. China's offer Of treasury
notes In payment for the railway does
not suit Tokyo as China has been un.
Japan wants payment by bond ia-
sur. which would prOlong her control
Of the railway until cash for the
bonds could be gathered by the Chi.
nese.
An organization of non -BOlshevik
Russians has appealed to the confer
ence to consider the situation In east.
ern Slberln before adjourninx. In the
brief submitted Japan IL accused Of
political and strategic aims In siberia.
TAIL EIREANN during lis recess
- has been hearing from many Sinn
Fcin clubs amt other organizations Of
southern Ireland, and In every In.
stance. ~ far ~ known. has been
urged to ratify the Irish peace treaty.
Investigators report that fully 10 per
cent Of the peOple In the island-ex-
cepting Ulster--are In favor Of A.
ccpting the pact. The English press
II confident II will he ratified. and the
British authorities at Whitehall nre
busily working out the details Of plans
for the immediate handing over of the
government Of the island 10 the new
Irisl, provisional government.
Just Ia prod those members of the
DnIl who silll Oppose the treaty. Pre-.
mier Lloyd George last week issued n
statement 10 the effect that the Brit.
isii government had gone to the ut.
most limit. md that not only the re.
lection of tl. treaty. but even It's
alteration by the Dali would render
II null and void. "To reopen the dis.
cussion." said he. (which has been
closed only after III. most exhaustive
consideration of every point. would
I've frultl"ss proceeding md Is I'm.
possible"
~ REAT BI,iTAIN'S two other fam.
~ ily rows-In India aud Egypt-nrc
quIetIng down somewhat, though the
conditions nre bad In both countries.
Numerous arrests and the influence Of
Mnhat tinn Ghandi are serving TO Ill.
minIsh the rloting In India, where the