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He also says Russia is willing to
demoblizc 90 per cent Of it's army If
Poland, Lthuania, Latvia and Es-
thonil will reduce their armies in
proportion. The success Of the con.
terence ut The Hague, he asserted.
depends mainly on France, and he
added that if it failed, Russia hoped
70 conclude separate treaties with
England, Italy and other powers.
Japan's delegates to the conference
have decided that frances Russian
program is futile and unreasonable,
ana now 1t looks as though France
ana Belgium stand alone. 1t may be
that one or two other countries will
| support their demand that, as a prior
| condition TO discussion, Russia agree
to recognize the rights of private
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 it will not
be with the consent and mid of
Eamon de Valera. Though beaten in
the Dali Eireann elections by a con-
|
his implacnhle opposition to the treaty
"hlch establishes the Irish Free State:
and he declares he does not believe
the Dali will pass the new Irish con
Stltu'ion in its present form, which
he says is well composed in all it's
parts and peculiarly fitted to the end
IN view, the degradation of the
people" He adds that it would ex.
clude from public service and prac-
tically discnfranchise 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
p"rihi general staff Of the British
army. lie retired from this post last
February and was elected a member
OF parliament from an Ulster district
lie also was appointed military ad.
wiser to the Ulster government and
was leader in plans for pacifcation.
lie was shot to death by two men.
II El'TER, perhaps. are the prospects
FOR pacification and unlfication Of
emma. Acting rs an agent Of Iresi-
dcht Ii luan-hung General Chen took
possession Of Canton. defeating the
troops of sun Vat Sen. who later was
taken prisoner and held on Chinese
cruiser. Chen set up a provisional
government pledged to support the
central government at Pekin. and de-
cided that Doctor Sun should be per.
mitted to resign. President Ii even
formally invited Sun TO go to pekinr
ana assist him in rcorganiZing the
general government. Meanwhile Gen.
eral Chang, the defeated Manchurian
leader, and General WI s:sncd an
armslicc. OF course there IS still q
lot Of fighting going on in China In
Nian@Si province some ten thousand
o1 Nus troops mutinicd killed many
natives ana started on march toward
Nanchang. British and American gun.
boats hurried to the protection Of for.
eigncrS in that region.
a PPRONAL was given to the Yap
treaty with the United States by
the Japanese prvy council and letters
of ratification will soon he received in
Washington The other treaties OF
the Washington conference will no
ratified early in July, according to
advccS from Toxic.
MORTON HOWELL of Ohio has
y" the distinction of being the first
American minister to Egypt He was
nominated by President Harding and
promptly confirmed by the senate. The
selection OF Mr.. Howell for this posi-.
ton would seem to be especially wise.
as he has been the American diplo.
matte agent and consul general in
the land Of the Pharaohs.
| g ENATOR FRANK KELLOGG was
- nominated for another term by the
Republicans, and his opponent in
| the Minnesota fall campaign is to
| be the first woman ever nominated
by major party for seat
In the upper house. She Is Mrs.
Anna Dickie Olesen. winner in
the Democratic primaries. She beat
hcr nearest competitor, Thomas
Mcighcn. by several thousand votes.
Mrs Olesen was one Of the McAdoo
floor managers in the Democratic con.
'ention OF 1920. Another woman who
came to tho front in that convention
MRS. lsetta jewell Brown Of West Vir.
ginin. announces her candidacy for
the senate subject to the Democratic
primaries Of August /.