Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-22

and that the PREPARATIONS should be adj
justed on basis Of Germany's capa
bility to pay. However, Representa-
tive Burton of Ohio, a member Of the
debt refunding commission, has put
forward suggestion for giving Europe
financial aid. 1t Is. briefly. that while
the principal Of loans repaid by the al
lies Is used to retire Liberty bonds as
contemplated by law, the interest be
re-loaned under proper supervision
for security for purposes of expansion
and betterment in the countries which
pay" Such loans. he holds, would en-
large the resources of debtor countries
and enhance their ability to meet their
obligations.
GOOD progress was made last week
~ by the Near East conference in
Lausanne. Most of the time was
given over to demands by the allies
that the Turks give suitable guarantees
for the safety of Christian mlnOritieS,
especially the Armenians, and to dis
cussion of the proposition. Lord Cur
zon, spokesman for the allies In this,
was supported to a considerable extent
by American Ambassador Child, who
not only stated his position before the
conference, but called ON Ismet Pasha
and tried to induce him to agree to
compromise. Lord Curzon insisted
that Turkey should join the League of
Nations and consent to the establish
.nent of commissions to supervise and
assure protection for the Christian
minority populations. Ismet protested
that the presence of such commissions
III Iurhey would result in the defiance
Of Turkish rule and sovereignty. He
said he would accept plan to put the
ulnoritieS Oh the same footing as the
minorities in Rumania, Juso-Slavia,
and Czechoslovakia, as provided in
other treaties. He pointed out that in
none of these countries does the League
of Nations maintain comm sSionS to be
a constant source of trouble.
Lord CurZon's reply was that unless
Turkey yielded on this point, the con-
ference would come to an end. Ismet
took day to consider this, and then
announced that Turkey would join the
League of Nations as soon as peace
was signed. AS the league exercises
general supervision over minority pOpu-
lationS, this was taken as meaning that
Turkey will accept the leagues super
vision over the Christian minorit.es in
that country. Ismet, however, insisted
Turkey would not establish a national
home for the Arinenans. The allied
delegates expressed their satisfaction
with the Turkish decision and assured
Ismet the rights of his country woul0
not he infllnged.
While on the subject of conferences.
brief mention must be made of that in
Moscow whore Russia and Poland and
the Baltic states have failed to reach
an accord on aggression and dis
armament. Poland and the. Baltic
states presented an ultimatum, that a
moral disarmament or non-aggression
pact could be signed Immediately, let
ting the commissions discuss material
disarmament later. The Russians re
fused any pact unless it included actual
disarmament as they said their chief
reason for calling the conference was
TO relieve the burden of taxation
caused by large armies. The confer
ence therefore broke up.
THE house appropriations commit
i tee. In reporting the naval bill car
rying appropriations of 1898, SO6 .53S,
requested President Harding to lego
tiate with Great Britain. France. Japan
and Italy for extension of the arina-
ment reduction treaty to cover swift
cruisers and fleet submarines, and for
the limitation of aircraft. The report
said foreign nations we're planning
large cruiser and submarine programs
and that if the competition Is not
checked this government will have to
follow suit.
~ EMOCRATIC senator's started
II their fight on the ship subsidy bill.
Harrison of Mississippi frankly stat
ing that obstructionist tactics would
he used In the effort to sidetrack the
measure for other legislation. especial
~. bills designed to bring relief to the
farmer. He was given plenty of as
sistanee by his party colleagues and
by Republicans who dislike the bill.
Senator Jones of Washington. support
ing the measure. insisted that 1t Is for
the benefit of fhe farmers, offering as
surance of adequate transportation OF
their products to foreign markc.s. No
other legislation except possibly rural
credits bill. he said, was of greater
Importance to the farmer. and he