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and the reduction Of their forces in the

Hhlneland. tt-
As soon as the security nact no
came certainty, President Coolidge
let IL De known that he would Ike 10
can an international conference on
land disarmament In Washington The
reaction to this In Europe. especially
IN france, was not favorable because
the League OF Nations was planning
the same thing. Early in December
the leagues disarmament council an
nounced that a special commission
would be created to prepare for such
conference, and the United States
and Soviet Russia were invited to an
point representatives on that COM
mission.
Inc League Of Nations, which held
its annual meeting In Geneva In Sep
TENDER with Senator Raoul Dandu-
rand OF Canada as president. received
Great Britain's protest against viola
ZION OF the Mosul frontier by Turkey
and referred the dispute over that
rich oil region to the World court The
court ruled that the leagues council
was competent to decide the matter,
and In December the council awarded
all of the vilayet except worthless
strip to lrak, at the same time extend
ing the British mandate over Irak to
twenty-five years. Turkey protested
angrily, but was somewhat Modified
by Britain's offer to negotiate per-
manent peace on the Irak frontier,
with hints of compensation for the
oil lands. The council of the league
was called on to prevent one war.
and did SO. Greece and Bulgaria were
ready to fight over some trouble on
the Macedonian frontier, and the
Greeks went so far as to invade Bull
garian territory and occupy several
towns. The league council ordered
that hostilities cease at once, saw to
1t that the order was obeyed. and sent
mission to settle the dispute Greece
was found at fault and was ordered to
pay damages to Bulgaria.
Abd-el-Krim's attempt to drive the
French from the Riff and establish an
Independent government in that part
of Morocco was not successful, but
caused the two European powers
much trouble and expense They
Joined forces against the Riff leader.
and after the Spanish effected land
ing in Alhucemas bay in September
Krim was virtually surrounded and
was driven into the mountains. A
group of American aviators formed
an escadrille and helped in the fight
against the Moroccan chieftain.
Strikes in the Shanghai cotton
hills, fostered by Russian BolshevIst
agents who sought to stir up civil war.
in China, resulted In fatal rioting in
May and the anti-foreign threats made
necessary the landing of American and
European bluejackets and the arming
of q force of foreign volunteers. This
only enraged the Chinese the more
and the government Mt Picking was
utterly unable to straighten out the
tangle. On August the Washington
treaties relating to Chinese customs
and the open door went into effect,
and in October the international con-.
ference to carry them out began its
sessions in Picking. China demanded
autonomy in the matter of the tariff.
and the conferees agreed to give 1t
this not later than January 1, 1929.
provided that in the meantime China
should abolish the likin.
Great progress was made In the
settlement of international debts. In
August Great Britain granted exceed
inglv liberal terms TO France, but
with the provision that if France oo-
tanned less favorable terms from the
Tinted States the British would in
sist on the same terms that the Unit
ed States exacted. The French mis-
sion spent some time In Washington
hut was unable TO satisfy the demands
of the American debt commission ana
went home with temporary plan
which was rejected by the French
In December, when
Rriand became premier again NJ Der
anger was appointed ambassador
to Washington for the purpose OF re-
opening negotiations. The American
debts of Belgium. Czechoslovakia' ltais
and Rumania were arranged satls1ac-
torily to those countries.
President Coolidge. TO W1lom 'iie
long standing dispute between Peru
and Chile over Tacna and africa
nrovinces had been referred. sent Cen
nra, pershing down there to arrange
and conduct a plehiscite Of the In
hobitants of the region. The Chileans
nrotested when he deferred the aaae
49,, ,Iehiscite until April 10, l9-o'