Evening star., 1922-12-24
BY HENRY ". BUM.
HHE following Is q brief summary Of
the most important news Of the world
for the seven days ended December 2S:

NHE following is a brief summary Of
the most important news Of the world
L for the seven days ended December Is
United States Of Ameriea.-The naval bill
carrying an appropriation Of approximately
ssoo.ooo.eoo. has passed the House. The bill is
OF particular interest because OF its last clause
which reads follows:
The President is requested to enter into
negotiations with the governments Of Great
Britain France. Italy and Japan. with the view
of reaching understanding agreement
relative to limiting the construction of all
types and sizes of subsurface and surface
craft of 10000 tons standard displacement or
less. and Of aircraft"
The addition Of that clause to the bill was
due to the recent recommendation by the
general board Of the Navy of $400. .000. 900
program for construction of auxiliary COM
batant seacraft of not over 10000 TONS and
of aircraft; the board proposing that Navy
be rounded out. and that it be not weaker
in any important class than the navy of any
other power.
Secretary Hughes program OF reductions and
limitations submitted to the conference in
Washington last winter included reduction of
total tonnages of auxiliary combatant sea-
craft Of the several navies but for reasons
jected
Certainly additional reductions are much to
he desired. but it seems very doubtful whether
negotiations to that end would have much
success at present. Senator King. however.
would go stili farther. He has offered a reso-
luton which proposes that the President in
States has diplomatic relations to send repre-
senia seniasvss ss to to conference in Washngton
tionai agreement by which armament for war.
either land or sea. shall be erectually reduced"
a te xpes are so east
convertible to war uses effective limitation as
NelOpfnent or commercial aviation,
And now Senator Borah goes step farther
to the naval bi as receVed frnm
the House: he would definitely involve US once
more in European affairs:
Guested to invite such governments he may
deem necessary or expedient to send repre-
charged with the duty Of csnsderinK nsfa ' the he
th" word: with a view of arriving at such
understanding or arrangements may seem
the establishment of sound financial and bust
ness conditions. and also to consider the sub
ject OF further limitation OF armaments. with
view Of reaching an understanding or agree
ment upon said matters. both by land and by
surface and surface craft Of 10000 tons ~ stand
It is several days now since e Senator Norris
offered the motion that his rural credits bill
Of the but he 'ns sp anbss
bill l. still -, remains the unfinished business.
Of $4,000 'is@ fon foed H5o
for Germans and Austrians. alleged to be
starving. does not seem to be making much
Since Germans have foreign credits to a Total
OF of many times !, s7ooooooo not reasonable
finance the imports into Germany Of the food
stuffs necessary to save their countrymen from
starvation? ~
The nomination of Pierce Butler to be asso-
ciate justice Of the Supreme Court has been
confirmed by the Senate. WV"
The annual report Of the director of the
l Cnlted States reclamation service OF the De-
partment Of the Interior reviews the work
Of that service during the twenty years since
the the national reclamation act became effective.
The service. says the report has reclaimed an
lrea for agriculture whose products equal in