Evening star., 1925-03-02
KELLOGG |NHER|TS
FEW BIG PROBLEMS
Little Real Trouble Before
Administration Relating
T to Other Countries.
by ths Associs ted Press.

BY ths Associated Press
In the field of foreign relations,
which has occupied so large, place
IN the attentions of his immediate
predecessors, President Coolidge will
begin his rev term of Office next
Wednesday with little threat of real
trouble facing him from any quarter.
When his new Secretary of State,
Frank B. Kellogg, grips the handle of
the State portfolio 1t probably will
contain fewer and less perplexing
diplomatic problems than 1t has been
the fortune of any secretary in many
years to inherit when he took office.
Yet the portfolio is not empty. To
make an utterly clean sweep of pend
ing questions never is possible for
going concerns like a great govern
ment.
The new administrators Inherit
ance includes two types of problems.
The first is the task of obtaining
Senate ratification for international
compacts already negotiated, but
awaiting approval. The second group
covers pending or projected new in
ternational engagements.
Outstanding Matters.
Outstanding illustrations of the first
Turkey and the World Court question.
but with the Senate in recess neither
of these appears immediate. In the
second group the Russian and Chinese
problems are predominant, with the
Paris reparationS agreement in the
near background and the making of a
similar arrangement for collection of
war claims from Austria and Hungary
pending.
n e.
tary Kellogg will face the following
problems of international inter-
course:
Russia-Agitation for recognition
of the Soviet government is to be ex-
pected with renewed vigor. There are
already indications that direct and
indirect pressure will be brought on
the new Secretary to compel him to
consider the recognition question in
some formal way. Consideration of
this question necessarily will involve
a consideration of trade and CONNER
cial relationship between the two
countries.
China-Lack of any strong central
lied government in China, coupled
with the insistent desire of the
Peking authorities to rid themselves
of special treaties providing extra
territorial rights for foreigners in
China, Is making the task of protect
= ing American nationals and interests
there increasingly difficult. Germany
and Russia already have negotiated
agreements with China abolishing
cxtraterritoriality, and it is not be-
yond reason that China will seek the
same convention with the United
States.
Irritation I'm Japan.
Japan-While there is no important
Washington and Toxic, the aftermath
OF the enactment of Japanese exclu-
sion over the objection of the State
Department has left popular opinion
in japan in an irritated state.
Great Britain-Mr. Kellogg will
bring to his treatment of pending and
future problems involving Great Brit
ain the special knowledge acquired by
his service as Ambassador at the
Court OF st. James He is already
familiar with details of such ques-
tions as the British potato embargo,
the naval gun elevation question and
the British viewpoint with respect to
extension of the Washington naval
limitation treaty to cruisers and other
auxiliary craft.
France-The enigma of the French
war debt to the United States remains
unsolved. France also has failed as
treaty born of the Washington con-
ference and which has direct bearing
on solution of problems in China.
Italy-The Italian war debt to the
United States is looming question,
and Italy also is desirous of obtaining
an Increased Italian quota under the
immigration bill.
Turkey-Failurs of the Senate TO
approve the Lausanne treaty has left
TI-f fota
relationships with Turkey for the
protection of American nationals and
interests in that country. The Turkish
government has voluntarily granted
the application in certain American
cases of the terms of the treaty, al
though it lacks actual force until
ratified In other cases such treat
ment has been denied. American
consular and diplomatic officials now
in Turkey have no legal status there.
German Property.
Germany- Establishment of rela-
tions with Germany on the basis of
the new commercial treaty in its final
form. involves considerable effort. The
question of final adjustment of Ger
rnan-owned property in the United
States seized during the war also
remains to be worked out in connec-
ton with liquidation of reparations
navments to this country on a basis
that will not drain Germany of gold
marks.
Austria and Hungary-Agreemen
for collection from Austria and Hun
gary of war claims remain to be in
itfated and the economic conditions
of these countries make the situation
a difficult one.
Holland-An arbitration is pending
as to ownership of the Island of Las
PaImas, Philippine Islands.
Canada-Pending questions with
Canada include the st. Lawrence
Great Lakes deeper waterway project
and the Canadian complaints against
overdiversion OF water on the Amer
lean side Of the Great Lakes.
.Mexico-Final disposition of the
claims questions now being adjudi-
Gated by the two special commissions
and disposition also Of the island in
Magdelena Bay now held by the
United States, but which Mexico de-
sires to regain, constitute the only
Immediate phases of American Mex
lean relations
Honduran Question.
Central America-The Honduran
situation, while more promising since
the advent of q new constitutional
government, still is one under close
OF the Ctata Dena rtr he