The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-01-05

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general view. Division OF UJpper
Silesia between Germany and POLAND
caused d lot Of trouble. pIebiscits
was held there In March, but both
sides asserted II was unfair and early
In May the region was invaded by
Polish irresulars. Thlnly yelled support
was given them by the Warsaw gov
eminent and also by the French and
there succeeded long series Of fights
between them and German volunteer
forces The entente cordlale OF the
allies was near 10 rupture, but In June
British troops entered the territory
and began clearing out the Poles The
dispute was referred 70 the league
council which In October announced
the boundary lines. Neither Germany
nor Poland was satisfied but both ac-
cepted the decision
All through the year the Greeks
fought the Turkish nationallsts IN
Anatolia, with varying fortune. while
the allied powers held aloor. though
Offering mediation which Greece re-
fused. In November Frnnce made
treaty with the Kemalist government
which aroused protests from Great
Britain and led 10 diplomatic negoria.
lions
The United States formally made
peace with the central powers. the
treaty with Austria being signed Au-
gust p, that with Germany August -
and the pact with Hungary August %
In these treaties America reserved ell
that was given her by the treaty OF
Versailles which the senate had re
fused 10 ratify.
President Harding on July 10 IL
sued Informal invitations 20 Great
Britain. France, Italy ana japan 20
send representatives 70 Washington
FOR conference on Limitation Of
armament and Far East questions
Acceptance from All was already as-
sured by process Of feeling out"
and on August II the formal invita-
tions went out, China. Belgium. HOl-
land and Portugal being asked 10 par
ticipate In discussions involving the
Far East The foremost statesmen OF
these nine powers were named -
delegates and OIL November II the mo-
meutous conference opened with I'm
ly Secretary Hughes put forward
Americas plan for reduction and
Limitation OF naval armament. includ-
Ing naval holiday for ten years the
scrHpping Of all shipbullding pro-
grams. destruction OF vessels 10 GER
tain point and the maintenance Of
the navies of America, Great Britain
and Japan on a $50 basis The plan
was formally accepted by the delegates
Of those nations on December IS, and
TO the agreement were added clauses
for the preservation Of the status quo
OF naval bases and fertilization In the
western Pacific
OF almost equal Importance was the
f0ur-power pact accepted by the con
ference on December IL. This was
cast IN the form or "A treaty by which
the United States, Great Britain.
France and Japan agreed to maintain
peace I'm the Pacific. the Anglo-Jap-
anese treaty being abrogated.
China offered some very difficult
problems to the conference and all the
demands OF her delegates were not
satisfied. The conferees. however. did
enter into an agreement 10 remove
many OF the foreign restrictions on
China and 20 respect the territorial
and administrative integrity Of the
oriental republic and preserve the open
door for trade and industry Of all ma
tons. Direct negotiations between the
Chinese and japanese delegates re-
suited in Japan's agreeing 20 restore
Shantung province 10 China upon re-
ceiying payment for the railway.
II was evident from the FIRST that
the conference could not do much in
the matter Of Limitation OF land arma-
ments so long as the situation In CEN
tral Europe remained so unsettled
Premier BRAND was present TO give
voice TO Frances needs OF protection
and fears Of aggression by Germany
and possibly by Russia His eloquent
speech so far convinced the confer
ence that the other powers gave as
surance that France would never be
left In the moral isolation which she
feared.
President Harding has chung TO his
idea that an association Of nations can
be formed which would dc what tho
League OF Nations cannot DO. and on
November Is he put forward the sug-
gestion OF a continuing series Of con-
ferences like that In Washington.
which presumably might result In the
formation OF the association. The
idea was received with favor every