, 1922-06-29

demobiliZe so per cen of its army II
Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Es-
thonia will reduce their armies in
proportion. The success of the con.
ference at The Hague, he asserted,
depends mainly on France, and he
added that II it failed, Russia hoped
to conclude separate treaties with
England, Italy n other powers.
Japan's delegates to the conference
have decided that Frances Russian
program is futile and unreasonable,
and now it looks as though France
n Belgium tan alone. 1t may be
that n or W. other countries will
support their demand that, as a prior
condition to discussion, Russia agree
TO recognize the rights of private
property. The British and their fol-
lowers wish to omit all discussion of
the principles of communism and deal
with concrete cases.
IF IRELAND is pacifed 1t will not
L be with the consent and aid of
canon de Valera. Though beaten in
the Dali Eireann elections by q CON
siderable majority, he still persists in
his implacable opposition to the treaty
which establishes the Irish Free State:
n he declares he does not believe
the Dali will pass the new Irish con-
stitution in its present form, which
he says is well composed in all its
parts n peculiarly fitted to the end
in view, the degradation of the
people" He adds that 1t would ex-
clude from public service and prac-
tically disenfranchlse every honest re-
publican.
Directly connected with the Irish
trouble was the assassination In Lon
don on Thursday of Field Marshal Sir
Henry Wilson, late chief of the i'm
perial general staff of the British
army. He retired from this post last
February and was elected a member
of parliament from an Ulster district.
He also was appointed military adj
wiser to the Ulster government and
was a leader in plans for p~acificatIon.
He was shot 10 death by two men.
II ETTER, perhaps, are the prospects
- for pacification and uniication of
China. Acting as an agent of Presi-
NNHs 80 bahhhits othtIdi Stltu LOOK
possession of Canton, defeating the
troops of Sun Vat Sen. who later was
taken prisoner and held on a Chinese
cruiser. Che set up a provisional
government pledged to support the
central government at PekIn. and de-
cided that Doctor Sun should be per
mitted to resign. President III even
formally invited Sun to go 10 Picking
II assist him In reorganizing the
general government. Meanwhile Cen
eral Chang, the defeated M%anchurian
leader, n General WI signed an
armistice. OF course there is still a
lot of fighting going on In China. In
Kiangsi province some ten thousand
OF Wu's troops mutlnied. killed many
natives and started on u march toward
N%anchang. British and American gun.
boats hurried to the protection Of for
eigners in that region.
a pPRONAL was given to the Ynp
"A treaty with the United States by
the Japanese privy council and letters
Of ratification viii soon be received in
Washington. The other treaties OF
the Washington conference will he
ratified early in July. according TO
ndvlces from Toxic.
I MORTON HOWELL of Ohio has
-. the distinction of being the first
American minister to Egypt. He was
nominated by President Harding and
promptly confirmed by the senate. The
selection Of Mr.. Howell for this posi-
tion would seem to be especially wise,
MS he has been the American dlplo-
matte agent and consul general in
the land Of the Pharaohs.
G ENATOR FRANK KELLOGG was
nominated for another term by the
Republicans, n his opponent In
The Minnesota fall campaign Ii TO
be the first woman ever nominated
by n major party for II seat
In the upper house. She is Mrs.
Anna Dickie Olescn. winner In
the Democratic primaries. She beat
her nearest competitor, Thomas
Meighen. by several thousand votes.
Mrs. Olesen was one OF the McAdoo
floor managers In the Democratic con
vention Of 1920. Another who
came 70 the front In that convention,
Mrs. Isetta Jewell Brown OF West vir-
ginia. announces her candidacy for
the senate subject to the Democratic
primaries OF August /.