The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-07-13


3-Kathryn Agar Of Chicago, Javelin
Socialists of share In the govern.
mcnt Tile bourgeois parties fear that
this would Interfere with Gprmany's
: obtaining financial relief abroad.
TT LOOKS at this writing us though
the conference ut The Hague would
come no nearer to settling the Rus
sian problem than did that ut Genoa
The soviet delegates in response to
the demands Of the allies submitted
what they called the Russian budget,
hut Chairman Alphand of the commits
sion characterized it as project"
and the British called it "an amazing
document" This budget admitted that
cnr-iifth of the entire revenues con-
sisted of new issues of paper rubles
ana undertook to show that the more
rublcS were printed the more valuable
they amazing indeed The
budget figures, which were in gold
ruhlcs, were calculated on IN arbi.
trary ate in paper rublcs every three
''''ii''". III ulilcu cNDGElS were
cnzcd by all this.
The Russians caused further dis
scnsion by putting out two question
naircs demanding to know the social
positions, the professions. the reve-
nues and the family positions Of all
previous holders OF property, bonds
and securities who have claims against
Russia. Though told this was prac-
tically impossible and unnecessary,
Litvinoff insisted his government must
have this and other information as q
basis for concrete proposals for the
settlement of each case Finally q
list Of the private agricultural claims
OF French. British and Belgian ma
tionals was presented to him. and the
matter was taken under further con.
sideration.
Representatives Of large financial
groups have arrived ut The Hague.
and 1t may be that Litvinoff will be
able to trade lot Of concessions for
private credits and SO carry back GER
tain valuable results to Moscow even
If the formal negotiations fall through.
WIHEN the League of Nations as
w sembly meets In September It
Will have definite program for re-
duction Of land and sea armaments.
; The leagues commission on disarma.
l ment has heen in session in Paris and
has approved Lord Robert Cecirs plan
: providing for q general reduction of
, air and land forces under the super.
vision Of the league, and for CONT
mental alliances against aggression
J. Ihe commission also adopted the
e british scheme for extending the
] Washington naval accord to all M
: tions. Objection to limiting the al
: liances to continents was met by the
! statement that no nation would be
4 Barred from aiding 81 country that was
: attacked, no matter on what CONT.
Q nent.
] g ETTLEMIGNT of the Tacna-Arica
Q - dispute In the conference at Wash
| ngton is delayed by the action of the
! Peruvian delegates. Chile had nc.
!, cepted the plan offered by Secretary
4 Hughes. but the peruvans have uual.
ned their acceptance in such a way
: thht further negotiations are neces-
T, Sary. Chilc's attitude Is explained by
+, hcr Spokesman as thoroughly con.
2 riliatory one. embracing a willingness
: to accept Pcru's suggestion for any
minor changes in the American for
mnla so long as the major principles
laid down by Secretary Hughes ac.
ccpted by Chile are not disturbed.
IN REARY tariff debates In +ba con.
ate grow acrimonious occasional
ly and now and then even interesting.
Last Wednesday, for instance, Senator
: Shortridge of California found oc.
chsion to predict that son OF Ohio
would sit in the Presidents chair for
q good many years to come. Before he
, had Il chance to explain that he was
F. hlluding to Mr.. Harding he was inter.
, rnptcd by Senator King Of Utah with
the admission that the Californian was
correct and the assertion that the son
of Ohio who would occupy the White
House next would he Senator Pome.
. rene. Kings fellow Democrats seemed
To approve the suggestion, so the
Pomerene boom may be considered as
launched.
THE sporting event of the week
was the prize fight between Ben.
ny Leonard, lightweight champion,
ana Rocky Kansas in Michigan CITY.
ina. 1t was Leonard's fight all the
way and In the eighth round Kansas
was technically knocked out. his sec.
onds throwing up the sponge.