Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-07

tain peace in the Pacific was signed
This treaty now awaits ratification.
FEARS NO DISTURBANCE
OF AEGLO-JAP RREIATIONs.
while this treaty replaces the Anglo
japanese alliance, l am happy to feel that
the long standing accord between the
two countries Great Britain and Japan
will remain under the arrangement that
has been concluded.
AT the same time our relations with
the United States enter a new and even
closer phase of friendship.
Also an agreement has been reached on
the State of disarmament and a treaty
has been signed providing a large measure
of relief for the burden Of ornaments
In all respects great results have been
attained and the success Of the confer
ence for which the noble world will owe
a deep debt of gratitude to the initiative
Of the President Of the United States win
be Of the happiest augury for future in
ternational relations.
REFERS TO GERMAN
PREPARATIONS.
THE problem Of securing reparations
from Germany in a manner most con
formabie with the general interests en-
cages Inc COuLIuuuuS COuSlutTdllOH VI my
ministers and our allies. The German
government has submitted proposals
which now are under cOnsidera ion"
The King expressed the hope THAT an
early settlement would be reached on the
Near East question by the British,
French and italian ministers who are to
discuss the issue in Paris. Fur hermore
the King hoped that an agreement would
be reached soon with France and Belgium
to guard those nations against I'M
provoked attack.
DISCUSSES
IRISH SITUATION.
LAS to Ireland the King said:
Articles Of az -, -nent have been
signed by my ministers and the Irish
delegation to which you have already
signifed your assent. They now have
been approved by LELAND and the Qrsh)
provisional government (at Dublin now
is engaged in taking over the admins
tratiOn of Ireland.
'"The final establishing Of the Irish
Free State as a partner IN the British
mmoawealth is anxiously awaited
throughout the world 1t will be in
vited at an early date to consider meas
ures which may be necessary to give
effect to the agreement and a bill Of in
demnity also will be submitted to you"
Ihe King announced that government
estimates will entail retrenchments that
may mean hardships, but I'm time OF
great Industrial depression, such as the
world is passing through at present, it
is necessary that economy should be
practiced in every direction"
Discussing unemployment, tia King
said
TRADE IMPROVEMENT
TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT.
1.-THE only remedy for this distressing
situation is to be found in the appease-
ment of international rivalries and
suspicious and the improvement in trade
conditions. For these reasons 1 welcome
the arrangements that are being made
for the International economic conference
at Genoa, at which l trust 1t will be pos
sible to establish peace on a fair basis
throughout Europe and reach a settle
ment Of many important questions
arising from the pressing need Of fnan-
cial and economic reconstruction"
The King announced that proposals
would be made for the reform Of the
House Of Lords and the creation Of an
international trades corporation to be
financed by the government.
Premier Lloyd George is expected to
address Commons tonight on the Irish
and Indian situations