Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-07-28

they are sent to the re1chstag and be-
fore they are put into execution. The
members of the reparations commits
sion are completing the details of the
arrangement. Although Germany can
not pay much cash until 1t has been
accumulated by the sale Of German
products abroad, she can deliver
materials to the allies, and France
hopes to get in that way a large part
of the 9O0,000,000 francs she is en-
titled to this year. The Loucheur-
year ago but held in allegiance, facili-
tates this delivery of materials and
went into effect last week.
THE council of the League of
Il Nations is in session in London
mainly for the purpose of settling all
matters relating to the mandates. Its
task was made comparatively easy by
the reaching of complete agreements
between the United States and Great
Britain and France concerning certain
of the inundated regions. The rights
of Americans are said to be fully safe
guarded.
FULFILLING predictions, the confer
L ence at The Hague has come to an
end without results. Russian dele
gates, after all their stubbornness and
after refusal to meet with a com
mittee, at a plenary session went so
far as to offer to submit proposals to
Moscow under which the bolsheviki
would agree to recognize debts to for
eign nationals as well as to furnish
satisfactory compensation for seized
property through private negotiations,
regardless OF whether or not credits
were received. But they spoiled
all this by notifying the British dele
gates that the soviet government
would expect immediate de jure recog-
milton. Immediately thereafter the
allies and neutrals adopted a resolu-
ton definitely ending the conference.
The allies and neutrals, finding
all thoughts of a general agreement
with Russia futile, did not see any use
in risking a break among themselves,
but each reserved the right to resume
separate negotiations with Russia
after The Hague conference. Lit
vinoff, head of the soviet delegation.
| said: Russia will attend no more
conferences. Genoa and The Hague
have been enough for u.s."
DREMIER LENINE of Russia has
L been killed again, this time ac-
cording to u Swedish correspondent
in Riga. His story is that Lenine was
poisoned on a train when on his way
to a Caucasian bathing resort and his
| body was thrown into the River Don.
An accomplice of the assassin is said
to be impersonaring Lenine at the re-
sort. Soviet officials say the premier
is in Moscow and almost well.
IRISH FREE STATE officials an
l. nounce that their forces are now
in control of twelve counties but are
strongly opposed in Donegal, Sligo,
Galway, Limerick and Tipperary,
Waterford, Cork, Kerry and Mayo.
lutl dCSClL. dlC III SuOJC(llOh " Ill
irregulars. Waterford was taken
by regulars toward the close of the
week, and in Limerick the rebels were
cooped up in the barracks and King
John castle after some heavy fighting.
The two ~assassins of Field Marshal
Sir Henry Wilson were tried in Lon
don, convicted and sentenced to death,
the case being handled with a neat
ness and dispatch that arouses the
envy of those who contemplate the
outrageous criminal court procedure
in the United States.
CCORE yet another victory for the
" p%rogressives in the Republican
party. In the Nebraska primaries
Robert B. Howell, former Bull Mooser
was nominated for the United States
senate, defeating the regular can
didate, Representative Jeffries, VIII
is ciassed as a stand-patter. Senator
Hitchcock easily won a denomination
by the Democrats.
a MNESrY for the 81 so-callet
"A political prisoners now In fedora
pe~nitentiaries was asked of Presiden
Harding by a delegation of senti
mentalists last week. They carried
petition with a million signatures. Thu
President told them he would neve
pardon any criminal who was guilt,
of preaching the destruction of tn,
government by force and consequent,
. would not consider general amnesty
His response will meet with the ap
proval Of all right-thinking Americans