The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-05-05

with program. But China, whose
status Is the crux of The situation,
set before the committee on far
eastern affairs the demands Of the
Asiatic republic. DIR. Alfred SEE,
head of the Chinese delegation. was
the spokesman and he held pre-
liminary conference with American
officials and In his demands followed
their advice In all except one point
the creation Of "A permanent court OF
arbitration In the Far East. China
asks respect for her territorial integri.
~, restitution of seized provinces and
regions. abandonment of special rights,
monopolies. privileges ana extraterri-
toral rights, and withdrawal Of foreign
troops from her soil and permission
TO direct her own domestic affairs
and govern her own internal and
foreign policies. She does not demand
that all foreign monopolies and
privileges In China be abandoned ut
once. but that she be given a chance
10 put herself on a level with other
powers and that as time goes ON and
conditions warrant the economic and
political letters on her be lOosened.
The British delegation approved the
Chinese demands In general, especially
the open door policy and the abandon
ment of spheres Of influence" The
japanese, Il was understood, accepted
the Chinese program In, principle bM
would insist that withdrawal II I'M
terest In China should include an
foreign powers. The Chinese dele
gates say they make their denRends'
In behalf of all China. including the
southern part where Sun Vat Sen
holds somewhat precarious sway,
and that Manchuria. inner and outer
Mongolia. Tibet and Turkestnn are In
cluded In "the Chinese republic"
II Is believed one result Of the dis
the friendly abandonment of the Anglo
Japanese alliance, and The British
would he glad to see this source Of
trouble replaced by some form of agree
mcnt by the great powers.
TRANCE, as has often been pointed
i out. is especially interested In the
matter of reduction and limitation Of
land armament. and Premier BRAND
took the lead In this. though he had
no concrete plan nor any working
agreement with the United States dele
CATION. In his speech he discussed
the military situation In Europe.
particularly Ms II effects France. set
forth the number Of men under arms
In the various European countries and
made plain the menace Of the Red
forces. especially IN Russia. Nor did
he neglect TO call attention 10 Frances
peril from Germany which, he noted,
is n nation OF G5.OOO.OW while France
numbers hut 35W0.OO0. II Is plain
that the French will not consent To
plans for radical military armament
reduction until the Russian and Teu-
tonic threats are removed.
nNER In Europe the League Of Ma
" tlons feels That It's authority is be-
Ing iioutcd by Jugo- Slavia. and II has
determined 10 show that II can stop
date of Its Paris meeting and took up
the matter of the invasion of Albania
hy the Scrltans. The latter had been
ordered to get out uf Albania aud to
observe The boundaries of that state
~ established by the allied ambaSsa-
dorS hut Ia effect. at least. they dis
regarded both demands They did.
however. diSown the troops In Al
hania. claiming they are irrcsulars
over which their government has no
control Meanwhile those ''irregulars"
Err said {" he threatening Tirana. :ae
Albaui9n capital. aud the situation
IN ah"It the same rs at Wilma where
the league >corrd failure.
L Ar. aud Ziia. eN rulers of Austria
IN Hungary. have been landed on
their island uf exile. Madeira. portu-
gnl consented 9" caDc Tor them there
hut the expenses. rcckoned nj about
SSlOsl n year. will be- paid hy the
states which formerly made w their
empire II a." plan 10 the council of
allied ambassadors j. carried out
DGESIpENT Harding last Monday
u signed without any ccnmony the
proclamation 10 pea~a between the
United States and Germany and there
Is much debate uS 60 whom IT. viii
select Tor umha>>adur 20 Berlin. First
chuicr amuug tie Euc~>rTs j. Iuu-
gresham Manson H. Houghtun II
Corning. y. y. lie vas born In Ma~Sa-
chuseii> ffiN eight years agn. gradual
I'd from Harvard aud the universities