River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-01-12

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Interior has taken up.
and money an offensive against the
Chita republic. Baron Kato, in re-
ply, admitted that former japanese
cabinet paid Semenoff certain amouR:
of cash to keep him in the field.
@ ENATOR HIRAM JOHNSON in an
~ address in San Francisco set forth
in considerable detail his objections to
the Pacific peace treaty agreed to by
the arms conference. He especially
dislikes Article 2, which he thinks as
bad as Article 10 of the League of
Nations. Senator McNary of Oregon
thinks the treaty offers fine chance
for settling the Philippines problem
and when it comes before the senate
he will offer this reservation:
',The United States agrees within
| two years to grant complete independ-
ence to the people of the Philippine
islands, provided the high contracting
parties will obligate themselves to re-
spect the political independence and
territorial integrity of the Philippine
nation"
| FRANCES attitude in the Washing
! l. ton conference had its reflection in
| the conference of the allied premiers
| in Cannes, France, for the purpose of
| discussing German reparations and
| the economic welfare of Europe gen.
/ orally. Lloyd George went there ap-
| parently with the intention of making
the Improvement of Franco-Britiss re-
| lations dependent on Brands consent
| to plans for the economic rehabili-
tation of Germany and Russia. BRAND
and his staff were pledged TO make
Frances reconstruction the basis for
the rebuilding Of Europe, but they
found that they had the full support
of Belgium alone. In an interview in
/ the London Daily Mail BRAND pro-
| posed a defensive alliance between
| Great Britain and France, and in s.
| preliminary talk with Lloyd George he
/ suggested that such an alliance was
the only way in which the two ma
| tions could avoid controversy over
submarines and naval strength.
This week the plans for partial
moratorium for Germany are proceed
ing with the understanding that such
| an alliance will be made.
Ambassador Harvey is present at
the Cannes conference, but only in
| the capacity of official observer, for
the United States has no vote and
has taken the position that it will en-
| ter European affairs only when its
! interests directly are involved.
| T>HE death of Senator Boies Penrose
i of Pennsylvania not only deeply
! grieved his many friends and admirers.
| 1t also caused considerable diSmay
| among those who do not approve of
the so-called agricultural bloc in the
/ senate. For Penrose was chairman
of the senate finance committee and
if the system Of seniority is adhered
to his successor in that place of power
! will be Senator McCumber of North
! Dakota, one Of the charter members
| of the bloc. Penrose also was
recognized as the leader of the con-
sentative element In the senate, and
| in this position he is succeeded by
| Senator Watson of Indiana.
Gov. w. c. Sproul of Pennsylvania
was urged by some Republicans to re-
sign and accept appointment to fill
out Penrose's unexpired term, but this
he declined to do.
DRESIDENT and Mrs. Harding re-
viyed the custom of holding a New
! Years reception to the public, and all
official Washington followed suit by
1 keeping open house on Monday. Among
| the callers at the White House and
guests at the diplomatic breakfast was
| DR.. Karl Lang, the newly arrived Ger
man charge d'affaires.
q CCORDING to O New York news.
n paper, Postmaster WIN Hays has
accepted the position of director gen
eral of the National Association of the
Motion Picture Industry which was
offered him some time ago. 1t is said
his contract is for three years at
salary of S150,000 year. The as
ISOLATION embraces in its membership
all the motion picture producers in the
QUITTING down the estimates Of
~ Prohibition Commissioner Haynes
by S75O,000, the house appropriations
committee recommended the approprla-
ton of $9.250,0O0 for prohibition en-
forcement during the next fiscal year.
This viii provide for the employment
of about 800 more agents. Mr.. Haynes
also wanted $550.000 to Increase the
salaries of agents to keep them honest.