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military establishments second, Daf
ancing Of national budgets. levying o.
adequate taxes, recognition Of finan'
cial engagements; third. stopping tbs
practice Of issuing enormous amounts
Of paper money; fourth, recognition
timt the economic recovery of Europe
Ia relnted to economic rehabilitation Of
Germany, which involves IL just and
speedy settlement of the reparatlOns
problem.
The premiers who agreed to invite
the soviet government Of Russia to
take pnrt in the conference at Genoa
may repent their action II Lenln and
his crowd carry out the plan an
nounccd in Moscow. 1t is said they
will present enormous claims against
the allied governments and the United
States for damages sustained by Rus
sia through the repeated attempts to
overthrow the soviet regime and
against Finland because 1t Is alleged
to have supported the revolt In
Karelia. These claims would far
more than Offset the old Russian debts
owed to other nations. recognition OF
which has been one Of the chief de-
mands mnde on the soviet government.
ID REAlIER POINCARE still insists
that German reparations shall not
be discussed Mt all Mt Genoa, hut he is
trying to come to an amicable ar.
r,ngen,cnt Will, Lloyd George con-
cerning I'm alliance. His plan Is that
the duration Of the alliance shall be
unlimited instead Of ten years; that
1t he reciprocal; that the term Ger
man aggression include attack on the
allies in the neutral or occupied zones
of the Rhineland: that there be i'm
mediate discussion II there is menace
on Germany's eastern frontier. and
that there be permanent contact be-
tween the French and British general
stats. It was said Lloyd George prob.
ably would accept all but the third
and fourth OF these suggestions. The
fourth would amount to a guarantee
for Poland. In asking that the dnra'
tion OF the alliance be unlimited,
France explains that Germany will
not he recovered sufficiently to attack
within ten years. Presumably she
also takes into consideration the fact
that the plebiscite in the Sarre valley
will not take place until 1884.
T1NI1ESS Peking Is unexpectedly
~ stubborn. the Shantung question
should be settled very shortly, ena'
bling the arms conference to adjourn
sine die. Through the efforts Of Sec-
retary Hughes and Mr.. Balfour a
compromise plan was arranged last
week and cabled to Tokyo and Peking
for acceptance. Under this proposal
japan gives up her demand that the
railway be paid for through loan by
Japanese bankers, and In return China
agrees to the retention Of Japanese
traffic manager and accountant during
the period Of payment. The road Is
to be purchased by China with treas
ury notes payable ut option five to
fifteen years hence. J9pan's accept
ance Of this plan was believed Ger
tain, and President Harding himself
appealed to Minister SEE to induce
Peking to approve Of the agreement
The committee on far eastern at
fairs concluded its S9nsitieration Of
the Siberian question. and japan |.
left upon her honor to remoxf hS
troops from that country as soon a.
the se7establishment of political sta
bility makes ft aafe to DO go. Through
Baron Shidet'ara she RaNe q ;Xirtua
pledge to do this. and .Was FeeQQEaei
In the minutes of the meeting. Aftsl
fully explaining the present retentio,
Of japanese troops In Siberia, tha
baron concluded:
Nothing is further from ,thi
| thought Of the Japanese governmen
than to take advantage Of the presen
helpless condition of Russia to prose
| cute selfish designs.
'.The military occupation Of the Rus
sian province Of Sakhalin is only
temporary measure.
I'm conclusion, the japanese delega
ton is authorized, to declare that It i
the axaA and settled policy Of Japal
to respect the territorial integrity Q
Rassta, and to 8baerXe the pglnpciplll
Of RoaiateFyepat4ian a4 y the internal a q 8 &
fairs sf that cRpptsI'
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