River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-01-05

quires IL 10 desist from attack and
from aD.ure and to permit the mer-
chant vessel to proceed unmolested."
President Harding Is not disheart-
ened by the failure to reach an agree
ment on submarines, but hopes that IL
necessary the conference will arrange
for another parley at an early date
to further consider that and other
questions of armament limitation and
that all nations maintaining navies
will be invited to participate. He re-
CARDS it as uniting shat five ma
tions should set out to legislate for
the whole world"
CONSIDERABLE progress was made
~ in settling the Chinese puzzles.
Mr.. Underwood's compromise plan for
the Chinese tariff was accepted by all
the powers. This provides for an i'm
mediate increase in .Sriff of 5 per
cent ad yalorem, future increase to
71s per cent, and an increase to 12h
per cent when. the provincial tariff is
abolished. 1t may be three or five
years before, the increase to 71a per
cent goes into effect, since Japan and
Indiarequire time to adjust their in
dustries. le
Apparently the deadlock between
China. and Japan concerning Shantung
was complete, and it was said there
would be American and British offers
of mediation this week. But from
Tokyo came the assertion by thigh
officials that Japan had gained her
main point and the whole dispute
probably would be settled soon. When
China agreed to negotiate with Japan
for the purchase Of the railway, it
was asserted, she acknowledged ia
pans right in the road won from
Germany. China's offer of treasury
notes in payment for the railway does
not suit Tokyo as China has been I'M
able to pay similar notes outstanding.
Japan wants payment by bond is
sue, which would prolong her control
of the railway until cash for the
bonds could be gathered by the Chi
nese.
An organization Of non-Bofshevik
Russians has appealed to the confer
ence to consider the situation in east
ern Siberia before adjourning. In the
brief submitted Japan is accused of
political and strategic aims in Siberia.
TAIL EIREANN during its recess
- has been hearing from many Sim
Foin clubs and other organizations of
southern Ireland, and in every in
stance, so far as known, has been
urged to ratify the Irish peace treaty.
Investigators report that fully 80 per
cent of the people in the isiand-ex-
cepting Ulster-are in favor of ac-
cepting the pact. The English press
is confident it will be ratified, and the
British authorities at Whitehall are
busily working out the details of plans
for the immediate handing over of the
government of the island to the new
Irish provisional government.
Just to prod those members of the
Dali who still oppose the treaty, Pre-
mier Lloyd George last week issued a
statement TO the effect that the Brit
ish government had gone to the ut
most limit, and that not, only the re-.
lection Of the treaty, but even its
alteration by the Dali would render
it null and void. ITO reopen the dis.
cussion," said he, (which has been
closed only after the most exhaustive
consideration of every point. would
be fruitless proceeding and is I'M
possible"
- REAT BRITAIN'S two other fam
~ lily rows-in India and Egypt-are
quieting down somewhat, though the
conditions are bad in both countries.
Numerous arrests and the influence of
Mahatma Ghandi are serving to di-
minish the rioting in India, where the
prince Of Wales goes on his festive