The Holly chieftain., 1922-07-13

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ment. The bourgeois parties fear that
this would Interfere with Germany's
obtaining financial relief abroad.
TT LOOKS at this writing as though
! the conference at The Hague would
come no nearer to settling the Rus.
sian problem than did that at Genoa.
The soviet delegates In response to
the demands Of the allies submitted
what they called the Russian budget,
but Chairman Alphand Of the commits
sion characterized 1t as project"
and the British called 1t ian amazing
document This budget admitted that
one-fifth of the entire revenues con-
sisted of new issues of paper rubles
and undertook to show that the more
rubles were printed the more valuable
they became-amazing indeed. The
budget figures, which were in gold
rubles. were calculated on an arbi-
trary rate in paper rubles every three
months. The allied experts were
dazed by all this.
The Russians caused further dis
sensien by putting out two question
naires demanding to know the social
positions, the professions, the reve-
nues and the family positions of all
previous holders Of property, bonds
and securities who have claims against
Russia. Though told this was prac-
tically impossible and unnecessary,
Litvinoff insisted his government must
have this and other information as a
basis for concrete proposals for the
settlement of each case. Finally a
list of the private agricultural claims
| OF French, British and Belgian ma
tionals was presented to him, and the
matter was taken under further con-
| sideration.
Representatives of large financial
groups have arrived at The Hague,
and 1t may be that Litvinoff will be
able to trade lot of concessions for
private credits and so carry back GER
tain valuable results to Moscow even
If the formal negotiations fall through.
WHEN the League of Nations as
w sembly meets in September It
will have definite program for re-
duction of land and sea armaments.
The leagues commission on disarma-
ment has been in session In Paris and
has approved Lord Robert Cecil's plan
providing for general reduction of
air and land forces under the super
vision Of the league, and for CONT.
mental alliances against aggression
The commission also adopted the
British scheme for extending the
Washington naval accord to all ma.
tions. Objection to limiting the al.
liances to continents was met by the
statement that no nation would be
barred from aiding country that was
attacked, no matter on what CONT.
nent
G ETTLEMENT of the Tacna-Arica
~ dispute In the conference ut Wash
ington is delayed by the action of the
Peruvian delegates. Chile had &c.
cepted the plan offered by Secretary
Hughes, but the Peruvians have quail.
fed their acceptance in such a way
that further negotiations are neces
sary. Chile's attitude Is explained by
her spokesmen as thoroughly con
cillatory one, embracing willingness
to accept Peru's suggestion for any
minor changes in the American for
mula so long as the major principles
laid down by Secretary Hughes &C
cepted by Chile are not disturbed.
In REARY tariff debates in the sen
- ate grow acrimonious occasional
ly, and now and then even Interesting
Last Wednesday, for instance, Senator
ShortrIdge of California found oc
casion to predict that son Of Ohio
would sit In the Presidents chair fol
a good many years to come. Before hi
had chance to explain that he wa.
alluding to Mr.. Harding he was inter
rupted by Senator King of Utah witt
the admission that the Californian wa.
correct and the assertion that the sor
of Ohio who would occupy the Whit,
House next would be Senator Pome
rene. Kings fellow Democrats seemed
to approve the suggestion, SO tn,
Pomerene boom may be considered u.
launched.
THE sporting event of the weel
was the prize fight between Ben
ny Leonard, lightweight champion
and Rocky Kansas in Michigan City
Ind. 1t was Leonard's fight all tn,
way and in the eighth round Kansa
was technically knocked out, his sec
onds throwing up the sponge.