The Colorado statesman., 1923-07-14
FOREIGN

limitation OF naval armaments and
capital ships by vote of 460 to 106.
There hasn't been an execution in
Denmark in 80 years. SO the punish
ing commission is considering a pro
posal for abolition OF capital punish
ment.
Buddhlsts who opposed the ex-
change of diplomatic representatives
between Japan ana the vatican, there
by recently causing the diet to vote
down a proposal to send Japanese
minister to the papal court, have de-
cided to send one of their abbots to
Rome to study the whole subject of
Roman Catholicism.
1t is semiofficially announced in
Toxic that Russia has agreed to in
demnify Japan for the Nikolaievsk
massacre. At the same time Russia
will not force Japan to recognize her
claims of violation of the army of
Japan during Its Siberian occupation.
This is regarded as IL diplomatic vic
tory for the Japanese.
Turkish conditions for the evacua-
tion of Constantinople have been ac-
cepted by the allied powers at the
Near East conference and the treaty
of peace may be signed within a week,
according to Central News Dispatch
received In London from Lausanne.
The French, British and italian repre-
sentatives reached a final agreement
after receiving Instructions from their
governments, the dispatch said.
Reservations were attached 10 its
approval of the ratification of the
Washington naval limitation treaty by
the senate naval commission in Paris
in adopting the report of Senator
Lemery. These reservations are re-
garded as important by the commits
sion and are similar to objections pre-
viously voiced by other commissions.
Except for satisfaction that the ap-
parently interminable discussions at
Lausanne at last have ended in some
sort of an agreement, there is little
qualification in London over the out
come. The opinion of the newspapers
is that Turkey won substantial vic
tory and obtained immeasurably more
from her nominal conquerors than
would have been thought possible a
few months ago.
A warrant has been issued in Shang-
hal, China, for the arrest of Lawrence
Ii. Kearney, an American, charged
with being the head of u plot for the
wholesale smuggling of arms into
China from Russian and japanese
sources. kearney, who formerly was
head of the defunct firm of Kearney
& Co., produce importers, Is believed
to be somewhere in Chekiang province,
following his return from recent trip
to Gensan, Korea, where 1t is be-
lieved he made arrangements for fur
ther shipments of arms into China
from the White Russian refugee
colony there.
GENERAL
Floating in the basket of the illfated
United States navy balloon A-669S, the
body of Lieut.. l.. j. Roth was found
floating in Lake Erie fourteen miles
off Port Stanley, Ontario.
William Il. Day, former associate
Court, died at his cottage on Mack
mac Island, Mich. With him was his
son, William l.. Day, and the latter's
wife.
The Farmers Union of Canada re-
Gently voted to form n voluntary wheat
pool for the 1923 crop, and communi-
Gated with other farmer organizations
in the western provinces seeking re-
cognition.
Influx into northern industrial CEN
ters of negroes from the South, and
laborers from Mexico, the Philippines,
Canada and few European countries,
soon will make possible abolishment of
the twelve-hour day in the steel indus
try, Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the
board of the United States Steel cor
poration, announced in New York
City. -sszs s.;et 6isA5aa! 4---i4ts ... ':sq,,
Excessive heat in Nebraska was
held indirectly responsible for the
death of at least five persons. Three
youths were drowned. two at Norfolk
and one at Lincoln, while two chill
dren were killed in an automobile ac-
cident near Bloomfield. There was
one prostration reported in Omaha.
"Ye Wayside Inn," at Sudbury,
Mass, immortaliZed by the Poet Long
fellow, is now the property of Henry
Ford, Detroit automobile manufactu-
rer. 1t is said Ford paid 100000 for
the relics and antiques alone housed
in the ancient hostelry. The inn had
been operated continuously since 1856.
1t is reported 1t will be converted into
an historical museum.
The flying boat Nina of the Aero
Marine Airways Company, incorpor-
ated, returned to Cleveland, O., after
n six-hour search of the Canadian and