Sioux County pioneer., 1922-04-20
7 LLOYD GEORGE has ready for

r LLOYD GEORGE has ready for
IL presentation to the conference d
mutual guaranty pact, a variation of
Article X, of the League of Nations
covenant, by which wars III Europe
would be prohibited for ten years.
He thinks that If this were adopted.
with penalty clause that oil other
nations should unite against any pow
er invading or wantonly attacking
another, the soviet Red army could
be disbanded, and the little entente
and eventually France could reduce
the size of their land forces. France
and Poland claim they must main-si
tain large armies to meet the threat
of Russia against the Poles, though
it Is generally understood the French
really have in mind action. against
Germany in case the reparations are
not paid. The delegates from the lit
tie entente, though not entirely satis.s
fed with the form of this plan, 1t Is
said will support 1t on two conditions: i
That their right under existing treaties
to invade Hungary in case Of an at
tempted Hapsburg restoration be In
tegrally maintained, and that the
signatory nations agree to help one
another by force of arms against any.
one who breaks the pact. It was ex-s
pected that both France and Great
Britain would support them in the.
first condition but that the latter;
would oppose the second, because she
wished to model the pact on the Wash
ington treaty, in order to please.
America and because the British are
not willing to engage to send troops
to the continent. E, $5Ss7.
Up to this time the Germans haven't
had much to say In the conference,
but in the first meeting of the COM
mittee on finance Herr Hermas, Ger
man minister Of finance, started some
thing Of row by ailuding to THE
reparatiQns. Picard Of France angrify
objected to even the mention Of the
word. OF course, however, the Ger
mans expect the subject will have to
be handled by the conference ulti-
mateiy, and in this they are supported
by Premier Branting of Sweden, who
really is spokesman for the neutral
nations. He declares fatty that the
treaties of the entente with its former
enemies must be revised; and he also
approves of Tctitcherin's disarma-
ment proposals, asserting that this is
the biggest thing before the confer
ence. Russia says her budget is COW
cred by the revenues and that her
army will soon he reduced from
b,DOl. 900 to 100000. Her representa-
tive on the finance committee insisted
on talking disarmament.
G ENATOR FRANCE Of Maryland
- has informed the statesmen In
Genoa. that he Is pressing in the SEN
ate resolution for representation of
the United States in the conference,
and asks them to renew their invita-
tion to Washington. It is stated in
the capital that the attitude of the
administration on his matter has not
changed. Among the unofficial Amer
fcan observers in Genoa is Frank Van
derlip, and It is likely his advice will
be sought by the committee on
finance. He said in an interviews:
"The question Of the revision Of the
German reparations Is extEslnely vital
to European reeonatructlon and there
fore It Is regrettable that the confer
ence refuses to discuss 1t. In fact.
It is doubtful whether the conference
will result in much unless thesFepara-
tions are discussed. It is necessary to;
reconstruct Germany as well as tile
other nations on an economic basis,
and surely Germany vii remain in 10
bad state unless her reparations mat
3ters are definitely settled here"
]. II APAN, while negotiating an agree-
y mept with the Chita government
Of the Far isast-aR agrgsmsnt which,
is reported to have been already
signed lis ruthlessly supporting the
VladtvOst0k government to the ex-
tent Of fighting the Chita forces con-
tinually. The latter have been driven
out Of the neutral zone between them
and the Vladi ostok territory and the
japanese and yladlyostok troops have
moved far to the north. The Japanese.
press ls inslstent on evacuation of
Siberia, but the milltary party refuses.
AZ for Shantung the chances that
! China VIII ever recover that province
from Japan ares fading. The Chinese
snre Distracted with their civil war
and those who know conditions can
see no Xay siii which CHM can raises
the price which .IaraH cxacts for tile.
srsetuflg sc the sla.ntuns develop
and the Kian-C Cliau leased terfitorsss.i 4
This VIII amount to sbont 500