Evening star., 1925-01-25

associated powers in the World War
relating to the Dawes plan and the
payment or reparationS by Germany.
together with such other information
respecting the circumstances sur
rounding the negotiation and execu-
ton OF the agreement as may be reIe-
want to full understanding of its
terms"
That mighty debate is toward would
seem to be indicated by the fact that
the above quoted resolution was adopt-
ed after Secretary Hughes had issued
communique, approved by the Pres
ldent, explaining the Paris agreement
and containing the following:
THE agreement reached at Paris sss
does not provide for sanctions or deal
with any question that might arise II the
contemplated payments should not be
made. With respect to any such con-
tingency. the agreement at Paris puts
the United States under no obligation,
legally or morally, and the United
States will be as free as it ever was
to take any course OF action 1t thinks
advisable
The thought of the possibilities of
logomachy opened out by the Senate
resolution is an appalling one And
there is so much else demanding at
tention-Appropriation bills, the Turk
ish treaty, the commercial treaty with
Germany, the World Court proposals,
Muscle Shoals, postal salaries increase,
relief for the farmers. the Supreme
Court and the national banks, etc
On January 20, the Senate adopted,
40 to 80, the majority report Of its Tea
pot Dome investigating committee,
which report condemns the leasing OF
| the naval oil reserve lands to E. l.. Do
heny and Harry F. Sinclair. and in
particular the part played therein by
Albert B. Fall. The Isle of Pines treaty
has been under discussion again by the
Senate, and some are optimistic enough
to expect in this session final action
thereon which should have been taken in
1904. Now, of old, it faces the men
ace of filibuster. The President
favors ratification. Senator Borah,
chairman of the foreign relations COM
mittee, opposes it. The treaty embodies
acknowledgment by our Government of
that sovereignty which is being exer-
cised by Cuba
On January 20, NJ. Jusserand ceased to
be French Ambassador to the United
States. Ambassador Riano of Spain,
who has been with US since 1910. sue
ceeds him as dean Of the diplomatic
corps at Washington.
NurIni, the Finn, continues to break
two or three records every other day.
He appears to be the greatest long
distance runner the world has seen. A
Mongoloid, believe. Now what are we
Nordics going to do about that?
X 4 y x
MisceIIaneous-The British sub
marine XII, the largest submarine in
the world, has just been completed
Her length is $50 feet. She is said
| to carry five 6-inch guns.
Gen. Primo Derivera, president OF
the Spanish military directorate, who
for several months has been directing
military operations in the Spanish
zone of Morocco, has returned to
Spain.
| Hostilities continue in the zone be-
| tween Spanish troops and the Ri.
! fernos.
On January IS, direct cable con-
nection between Spain and the
| United States was established for the
first time (via one of the Azoresl
The Spanish terminal is at Malaga
Eventually there will be an exten-
sion thence to Anzio on the Italian
| coast south of Rome.
| On January II the Italian Chamber
passed the electoral reform bill, 26t
to 10 and thereupon adjourned. The
| action of the Italian Senate Thereon
| will be awaited with interest.
| The University of Naples has beer
| closed because of constant clashes
between Facisti and anti-Facisti stu
| dents.
! There is report that the Nationa
Assembly of Albania has unanimousl,
proclaimed that country q republic.
Trotsky has been relieved of his jol
as chairman of the revolutionary wal
| council of the central executive com
mittee of the communist partv ~
Russia lin effect, minister of wary
He has also been formally censuret
in the severest terms by the execu
tive committee and warned that, If ht
continues to give offense he will b,
fired from the political bureau and tn,
executive committee. So the grea
triumvirate, Zinoviev, Kammenev an,
Stain, have won. For the time a
least.
A treaty which provides for re
sumption of diplomatic relations be
tween japan and Russia was signe,
at Peking by representatives of thos
powers on January 20.
The Japanese foreign trade of 1924
tof a total value of about s2,250, ,000, ,O0C
showed an adverse balance of abou
$3.50, 100000
The yen has fallen about 20 pc
cent on exchange within IL months
Unemployment and social unrest ar
increasing in Japan.
The international opium conferenc
at Geneva continues to have very
very hard shedding. The delegate
are all honorable men" eager to en-,
the dismal traffic, but there is pro
found difference of opinion az to way
and means --.4----1