Evening star., 1925-03-15
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meeting In Geneva, tackled it's most
delicate problem last week and
promptly disposed of it for a while
oy postponing action until the meet
ing next September The question was
the leagues protocol, or agreement, to
prevent war by Furnishing the aggres-
sor state. Upon Great Britain's OBJ
lection, voiced by Sir Austen Cham
herlain, her foreign minister, the mat
ter was dropped for the time being.
The protocol was defended by former
Premier BRAND of France, who at
Tended the disarmament conference
held in Washington. and who declared
the protocol was necessary because
II would fill in the gaps now existing
In the League of Nations covenant.
He predicted that the United States
would some day subscribe to the
league doctrines and become MEM
ber. Lord Chamberlain, in his ad-
dress. while making it clear that
Great Britain in no way opposed the
principle of disarmament, was un-
able to subscribe now to the protocol.
and she cited the objections OF all
her dominions, with the exception of
Ireland
The apparent failure of the league
protocol at Geneva, and the limite-
tion of armament agreement 1t con-
tanned, found an interesting echo here
in Washington, where there have been
rumors lately to the effect that the
United States intends to call another
limitation of armament council, pro-
Vided the European effort was un-
successful President Coolidge has let
It be known at the White House that
he Is in favor of such move, but
would not undertake it until the
League of Nations proposal had been
tested. 1t has virtually received it's
test in the objections voiced by Great
Britain, and forthcoming conferences
between the President and Secretary
OF State kellogg may result in Wash
inSton again becoming the meeting
place of the principal nations of the
world in an effort to limit armament.
In handing down his award last
week as arbitrator in the dispute be-
tween Chile and Peru over the ma
tionality of the provinces OF Tacaa
and africa, President Coolidge has
taken another step in settling one OF
the bitterest controversies which ex-
ists in South America today. The dis
pute between the two countries,
which several times has threatened to
result in war, had it's origin when
Chile seized the provinces during the
war of the Pacific, 40 years ago. The
treaty which concluded this conflict
the final disposition of the provinces
should be settled by plebiscite. The
vote was never held, however, al
though several attempts have been
made by the two countries to arrange
satisfactory terms for holding 1t.
Chile has held out for the provisions
of the treaty stipulating that plebi-
scite should settle the nationality of
the provinces. Peru, on the other
h0 ha hal
would be unfair. as the Peruvians,
she claims, were intimidated by the
inha bitants of the provinces, Chileans. |
The question the President, Is arbi- |
trat tor, had to decide. was whether the !
terms of the treaty still held-and |
whether the plebiscite should deter |
mine the nationality of the provinces. !
The decision was, to a certain degree, !
favorable to Chile, as 1t provides for |
the pie lebiscite. The method of holding |
II will be left to a commission. COM
posed of repre- Of the
United States, Chile and Peru.
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, China's first Pres
ident, and often referred to as
"China's man OF destiny" died in
Peking last week. His passing re
moved a leading figure in the ,inter-
pal struggles through which China
has been passing since he established |
the republic in 1912. When he was |
campaigning for that republic the old |
Manchu dynasty fixed a price on his |
head of 100000. In his declining |
years he opposed the central govern |
ment in Peking and headed the |
Southern Government of China" at
Canton. He had been working for a |
unified China until stricken with the |
illness which cost him his life. |
DR.. Walter Simons was designated
as the acting President of Ger
many in a bill which passed the
Reichstag last week. DR.. Simons is
a probable candidate for the presi-
dency in the forthcoming German
elections. He took the oath of Of |
fee on Thursday and promised in
his short inaugural address TO hand
over the government unsullied to
his successor. He promised an i'm
pa rtial administration of its affairs. |
There and now Ave other can
didates in the field to succeed former
Presid ent Ebert. They are Ernst |
Thaelmann, transport worker and |
Communist: Otto Braun, former |
Prussian premier, Socialist; DIR. Will |
helm Marx, ex-chancellor and pres
ent Prussian premier, Center party: |
DR.. Wilhelm Hellpach. president of
the Raben Free State, Democrat, and |
DR.. Karl Jarres, former minister of
the interior, joint candidate of the |
parties of the Right.
James Z. Ferguson, former Gov
ernor of Texas, whose wife now holds |
the Office from which he was i'm |
pached seven years ago, was vim |
dicated last week when both houses !
Or the Texas Legislature passed a
bill granting the governor legisla- |
tive amnesty. Gov. Ferguson |
was impeached in 1917 on several |
counts, the principal charge against |
him being misapplication of public |
funds. The campaign of Mrs. Fer |
guson for, governor this year, and /
her election, was considered a moral |
Vindication, and now the Legislature |
las cleared him legally. His enemies |
claim that the Legislatures action is !
Illegal because the only way to vim |
dicate him is to submit the matter TO |
the polls in the form of a constitu-'l
tional amendment. His friends, |
however, claim that as the Legisla- |
ture impeached him, the Legislature |
can reverse it's action.
One Congressman Representative |
Tucker of Virginia, follows the prece-
dent set by his grandfather in Con-
gress los years ago and refuses to !
accept the increase in pay granted !
him through the Legislative sppro- |
priation bill. The increase amounts i
to s2,509 annually. He states his |
reasons on the ground that a Repre- |
sentative serving in the next House |!
should not accept the money, a he |
was elected to position which paid |
S.. 500, not $4,000. His grandfather,
who declined on the same grounds in |
the Fourth Congress, never accepted !
and his pay has been held to his |
credit in the Treasury.