The Raymer enterprise., 1922-12-21

ana that the reparatiOns should be ad-
5usted on basis Of Germany's capa-
bility to pay. However, Representa-
tive Burton Of Ohio, a member Of the
debt refnndlng commission, has put
forward suggestion for giving Europe
financial aid. 1t Ii, briefly, that while
the principal Of loans repaid by the al
lies 10 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.
COOD 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 minorities,
especially the Armenians, and to dis
cussion Of the proposition. Lord Cur
zon, spokesman for the allies In this,
was supported to 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 a
compromise. Lord Curzon insisted
that Turkey should join the League OF
Nations and consent to the establish
ment Of commissions to supervise and
assure protection for the OAristian
minority populations. Ismet protested
that the presence Of such commissions
In Turkey would result In the defiance
OF Turkish rule and sovereignty. lie
said lie would accept plan to put the
minorities on the same footing as the
minorities In Rumania, Jugo-Slayia,
and Czechoslovakia, as provided In
other treaties. He pointed out that In
none Of these countries does the League
Of Nations maintain commissions to be
constant source Of trouble.
Lord Curzon's reply was that unless
Turkey yielded on this point, the con-
ference would come to an end. lsmet
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 minorities in
that country. Ismet, however, insisted
Turkey would not establish a national
home for tile Armenians. The allied
delegates expressed their satisfaction
with the Turkish decision and assured
Ismet the rights Of his country would
not be infllnged.
While on the subject Of conferences,
brief mention must be made of that In
Moscow where Russia and Poland and
the Baltic states have failed to reach
an accord on non-aggression and dis
armament. Poland and the Baltic
states presented an ultimatum, that n
moral disarmament or n0n-aggresslon
pact could be signed Immediately, let
ting the commissions discuss material
disarmament later. The Russians re-
fused any pact unless 1t 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
1 tee, in reporting the naval bill car.
rylng appropriations Of sos, 300, ,53S,
requested President Harding to nego.
tiate with Great Britain, France. Japan
and Italy for extension Of the arma-
ment reduction treaty to cover swift
cruisers and feet submarines, and for
the limitation of aircraft. The report
said foreign nations were planning
large cruiser and submarine programs
and that II the competition Is not
checked this government will have to
follow suit.
n EMOCRATIC senators started
~ their fight on the ship subsidy bill,
Harrison of Mississippi frankly stat.
ing that obstructionist tactics would
be used In the effort to sidetrack the
measure for other legislation, especial.
ly bills designed to bring relief to the
farmer. He was given plenty Of as.
slstance by his party colleagues and
by Republicans who dislike the bill
Senator Jones Of Washington, support.
Ing the measure. insisted that It is for
the benefit Of the farmers, offering as.
surance Of adequate transportation Of
their products to foreign markets. No
other legislation except possibly rural
credits bill, he said, was Of greater
importance to the farmer, and he