The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-12-31

and the reduction of their forces in tn
Rhineland.
AS 500 as the security pact be
came a certainty, President Coolidge
let Ii be known that he would like Il
call an international conference or
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
a conference, and the United States
and Soviet Russia were invited to APP
point representatives on that com
mission.
The 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
ton 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 a worthless
strip TO Irak, 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 a 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
a 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 a 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
mills. fostered by Russian Bolshevlst
agents who sought to stir up civil war
IN China, resulted In fatal rioting In
May and the anti-foreign threats made
European b~luejackets and the arming
If a force of foreign volunteers. This
,nly enraged the Chinese the more
the government at Picking was
utterly unable to straighten out the
angle. On August 5 the Washington
md the open door went into effect,
nd in October the international con-
erence to carry them out began its
essions In Picking. China demanded
utonomy In the matter of the tariff,
nd the conferees agreed to give 1t
his not later than January 1, 1929.
royided that in the meantime China
hould abolish the likin.
Great progress was made In the
ettlement Of international debts. In
Great Britain granted exceed
ngly liberal terms to France, but
nth the provision that If France OBJ
aimed less favorable terms from the
States the British would in
list on the same terms that the Unit
States exacted. The French mis-
on spent some time in Washington
ut was unable to satisfy the demands
{ the American debt commission and
yent home with a temporary plan
Thich was rejected by the French
arliament. In December, when
riand became premier again M. Ber-
was appointed ambassador
Washington for the purpose of re-
Dening negotiations. The American
abts Of Belgium, Cze~choslovakia, Italy
nd Rumania were arranged satisfac- ]
to those countries. {
President Coolidge, to whom the '
ng standing dispute between Peru |
nd Chile over Tacna and africa
'ovinces had been referred, sent Gen {
al Pershing down there to arrange
Id conduct a plebiscite of the in :
abitants of the region. The Chileans I
.otested when he deferred the date '
the plebiscite until April 10, 1926, '
Id appealed to President Coolidge. q