Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-01-20

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structed by lack of credits and dis.
organized finances. This plan pre-
supposes the organization of affiliated
companies in Germany as well as in
the United States.
EINAL formulation Of the naval
Limitation agreement in the Wash
ington conference was delayed by sew
eral matters. One was a difference
of opinion as to the methods of scrap
ping the So capital ships that n to
be given up by the United States,
Great Britain and Japan. Six OPP
tional methods are prescribed, and
Mr.. Balfour objected to the PROPOSE
ton of Mr.. Hughes that the bulk of
the retired ships be destroyed alb
solutely. The British were not will
ing to say yet what tonnage Of the
eliminated vessels they would CONVEX
to peace time uses. No doubt was
felt that this dispute could be adj
justed amicably. Another cause of de-
lay was Baron Kato's desire to get
further instructions from Tokyo on
corning the agreement to maintain the
status quo Of Pacific ocean naval
bases and Notifications. The question
was as to what japanese islands
should be excluded as comprising
Japan proper"
Negotiations regarding Shantung
were resumed last week by the Jap
anese and Chinese delegates and it
was predicted an agreement would be
reached before long. Consequently
the delegates of all nations in the con-
ference began drawing up a nine
power treaty dealing with far eastern
affairs and especially with Chinese
questions. 1t is believed this will de-
lay the adjournment of the conference
until the end of the month.
TAIL EIREANN having accepted
~ the Irish peace treaty, the parlia-
ment Of southern Ireland last Satur-
day completed the action by formally
ratifying the pact, and the Irish Free
State is In process of being con-
stituted. canon de Valera resigned
on Monday as president of the Irish
republic and his reelection was
moved. The motion was lost, So to
60, and for a few moments De Valera
appeared as a really great man, de-
claring he would Loyalty accept the
decision, would do all he could to
avoid embarrassing the new govern
ment, and would even help it when
that was possible without sacrificing
his principles. Later the Sim Fein
irreconcilable women persuaded him
to modify this generous position, and
the chances of unity in the ranks faded
away.
Next day after a message of con-
graduation to Ireland from the pope
had been read, 1t was moved that
Arthur Griffith be elected president
Of the Dali and a hot debate ensued.
Finally De Valera and his supporters
walked out of the hall and the 65
remaining delegates unanimously elect
ed Griffith. The new president at
once announced that his cabinet would
be as follows: Minister Of finance.
Michael Collins; Foreign minister.
George Gavan Duffy; Home minister,
canon j. Duggan; Local government,
William Cosgrove; Economic affairs,
Bryan O'Higgins; Defense, Richard
Mulcahey. These, then, are the men
who will constitute the provisional
government of the island to which the
conduct Of affairs will be turned oyer
by the British authorities as rapidly
as possible. The boilers returned in
the afternoon and De Valera stated,
though he considered Grifith's position
impossible, he would do nothing to
hamper him so long as he did not
appear to be subverting the republic.
Later De Valera told a correspondent
that he would refuse to recognize
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