The Arvada enterprise., 1922-07-20

four vessels Of not more than 100
tons burden. each carrying not more
than one 1S-pound gun. Mr.. King
thought this an oppOrtune time to
suggest to our government that the
agreement be given permanency In q
formal treaty. Some Of the author-
tiles In Washington thought the Cans.
dian prime minister was 'trying to
take q fier Of his own In the dis.
armament market for political pur
poses"
NOTWITHSTANDING n the strong
~ opposition of France. 1t appeared
probable the allied reparations com.
mission would grant Germany's for
NAL request for q moratorium on
cash reparations payments. after the
payment by Berlin Of the 5000 900
due ON July Is. The amount was re-
duced from S12,5OO. 900 by the credit.
ing Of Germany with A,5OO.O0O on
delivery Of coal and dyes. The mora
torlum asked IL for 30 months and
the prediction was that 1t would be
granted on condition that the allies
be given control Of Germany's finances
during that period.
The French asserted the collapse Of
the mark and the threatened financial
downfall Of Germany Ii due to the Ger
uon pollrv ~ lss,,lnu ,,nllm n al n, \ ~ q
and to extravagant government ex-
pendltures. and that the granting Of 4
moratorium would not change the
basic factors. They believe. In fact.
that Germany has deliberately engi.
neered her own insolvency In order
to obtain q reduction Of the repara.
tlons bill. In Paris II was said tlse
chamber Of deputies would overthsov
any cabinet that consented to a moi&.
torium unless there was q remission
Of the allied debts.
= REAT BRITAIN has no intention
" Of asking that her war debt to
America he cancelled. Premier Lloyd
George has decided to name dele
gates at once who will come to WASH
lngtOn TO confer regarding the refund
ing Of the debt In accordance with
the terms Of the Mellon net. These
delegates are TO have plennry pow
ers and ARE to assure the United
States officials that Great Britain does
not consider the American debt as
involved In EurOpe's war debts or In
the reparatiOna. Gold shipments to
pay the Interest will begin In August.
nODGING and squlrming and evad-
~ Ing direct replies to direct
queries. the Russian delegates In the
international conference at The Hague
had. by the end OF the week. brought
that conference just about to the
breakiuE.up point. Their efforts were
directed toward rupturing the solliar.
ity Of the non. Russians SO that they
might lay the blame for failure on
some and then enter separate nexo-
tiations with others. especially the
British. In this they seemed to have
failed. for the British stood aolIdly
with the French and others In the de.
mand that the Russians recognize the
pre-wnr debts. give guarantees for
the credits they asked. nnd state defi.
nitely on what terms they would re-
store foreign property to Its owners.
All this the Russians refused to do.
and their attitude mnde so useless
further continuation Of the confer.
cnce TINT many Of u,e delegates ar
ranged to start for home at once.
A LTHOUGH the Irish Free State
"A forces nre successfully ''mopplng
uIp'' the rebeillous republicans. the
disorder In the island is stIli such that
the first session Of the new pnrlia.
ment hns been postponed again until
August II. by then. It IL believed.
need be no Involuntary nbscntees.
Ulster hns thrown another monkey
wrench Into the new Irish machinery.
Premier Sir James Craig says Ulster
will not participate In the Joint CON-
mission which. under the trcnfy. was
w tuNV tuo
frontier between the north and tho
south. The border. nx Il now stands.
II continual source OF strife.
an THE recommendation of Sen.
" Rt0rs Mckinley and Mccormick
and the Illinois Bar association. Pres.
ident Harding has named james II.
Wilkcrson Of Chicago to he federal
Judge Of the northern district Of mi.
noia to succeed Judge I.andis. Mr..
wilkcrson has had long career as
county attorney. member Of the III.
nois legislature. assistant and Inter
United States district attorney and
assistant to Attorney General Brup.
dags Of lllinoiA