The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-01-07

council which in October announced
the boundary lines. Neither Germany
nor Poland was satisfied but both &C.
cepted the decision.
All through the year the Greeks
fought the Turkish natiOnalists IN
Anatolia, with varying fortune, while
the allied powers held aloof, though
Offering mediation which Greece re-
fused. In November France made
treaty with the Kemalist government
which aroused protests from Great
Britain and led to diplomatic negotia'
tons.
The council Of ambassadors adopted
boundaries for Albania which enraged
the Jugo-Slavs and a large Serbian
force invaded Albania In September
and fought its way nearly to Tirana
the capital, before the allies, by Wig
orous threats, compelled Jugo-Slavia
on November IS, to accept the border
lines as laid out.
The United States formally made
peace with the central powers, the
treaty with Austria being signed Au'
gust "a, that with Germany August 70
and the pact with Hungary August ~
In these treaties America reserved all
that was given her by the treaty OF
Versailles which the senate had re-
fused to ratify.
President Harding on July 1O Is
sued informal invitations to Great
Britain, France, Italy and Japan &c
send representatives to Washington
for conference on limitation OF
armament and Far East questions
Acceptance from all was already as
sured by a process Of feeling out,
and on August II the formal invita-
tons went out, China, Belgium, Hol-
land and Portugal being asked TO par
ticipate in discussions involving the
Far East. The foremost statesmen OF
these nine powers were named as
delegates and on November II the mo-
mentouS conference opened with I'M
posing ceremony. Almost immediate
ly Secretary Hughes put forward
Americas plan for reduction and
limitation Of naval armament, includ
ing naval holiday for ten years. the
scrapping of all shipbuilding pro
grams, destruction of vessels to GER
tain point and the maintenance OF
the navies Of America, Great Britain
and Japan on a $50 basis. The plar
was formally accepted by the delegate:
Of those nations on December 10, ant
to the agreement were added clauses
for the preservation of the status quo
of naval bases and fertilization In the
western Pacific.
OF almost equal Importance was thu
four-power pact accepted by the con
ference on December Is. This was
cast in the form Of treaty by whicf
the United States, Great Britain
France and Japan agreed to maintain
peace In the Pacific, the Anglo-Jap
anese treaty being abrogated.
China offered some very difficult
problems to the conference and all the
demands of her delegates were moi
satisfied. The conferees, however, dit
enter into an agreement to remove
many of the foreign restrictions or
China and to respect the territorial
and administrative integrity OF thu
oriental republic and preserve the opeI
door for trade and industry OF all ma
tons. Direct negotiations between thu
Chinese and japanese delegates re
suited in Japan's agreeing to restore
Shantung province to China upon re
ceiving payment for the railway.
It was evident from the first tina
the conference could not do much II
the matter Of Limitation Of land arma
ments SO long as the situation in cen
trail Europe remained SO unsettled
Premier BRAND was present to gfvt
voice to Frances needs Of protection
and fears Of aggression by Germany
and possibly by Russia. His eloquent
speech so far convinced the confer
ence that the other powers gave as
surance that France would never b.
left in the moral isolation" which sht
feared.
President Harding has chung to hi
idea that an association Of nations cal
be formed which would do what thu
League of Nations cannot do, and OF
November Is he put forward the sug
gestion Of a continuing series Of con
ferences like that In Washington
which presumably might result In thu
formation of the association. Thu
idea was received with favor every
where, except that the French de
INJURED at the proposed inclusion o
Germany.