Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

Feng have, after inflicting severe re-
verses on the enemy, practically
cleared Chekiang Province of the in
vading Cantonese.
Our Admiral Williams is said to
have available in Chinese and Filipino
waters and at Guam 55 vessels and
5000 Marines and bluejackets.
A squadron of five British cruisers
has sailed from Malta to Shanghai
and a detachment of 1000 Marines
left Portsmouth yesterday on a char
tered liner for the same destination.
Another cruiser and a hospital ship
will soon follow.
The government is careful to dep
recate false Interpretation of these
dispositions, which are only "precau-
tionary."
A semi-official statement reads as
follows:
THE government is ready and will
ing to go very far in meeting the Chi
nese proposals in negotiations. We
are prepared to go much further than
many observers of the situation to-
day might perhaps think justifable.
The objects of British policy through
out the world are peace, progress and
trade. Nowhere is this more true
than in China"
Meantime the British labor leaders
are not exactly helping the govern
ment in its negotiations with WI
Chang by declaring for surrender of
all the concessions, including the in
ternational settlement at Shanghai
and against use of force.
The Peking government has issued
mandates announcing; That the ems.
toms increases Professionally promised
Dy the washington conference will GO
into effect February /; that Chinese
tariff autonomy will take effect .Janu.
airy 1, 1929, and that the additional
revenue derived from the tariff in.
creases Will be applied toward aboli.
ton of the Likin service of read.
Justed foreign loans and Constructive
administrative purposes. The foreieS
once Is directed to urge the uoueTs
concerned to reopen the conference
on Chinese customs.
United States of America.-Tba
senate has refused to ratifv the
Lausanne treaty. The vote was IN
70 81 IN It's favor, i.e., six short of the
two-thlrds majority required for rati.
cation. 0A Ao'A
On Thursday the Senate voted AZ
20 90 d resolution forbidding admins.
II
L. Smlth, SenatOr-designate from hi.
nols, pending investigation and renor+
ny the privileges and elections com
ulitlee upon the question of his right
70 De seated, and subsequent decision
ny the Senate. That right is chaI-
lenged by the allegation that hr@a
sums We're improperly expended in
ms behalf in the Illinois Republican
primary campaign of last Fall. Col
Snlln mas been elected to the next
senate, and has been designated 70
Uoalplete an unexpired term in the
., me HooVer Commission appointed
10 report upon the question of the hoSt
route for construction of sbi,,,,ra,.
Tor ocean-going craft from the Erao+
i4dkes 10 the Atlantic has reporte6
TIneduiVocally in favor of the ST
H1wIehce route, provided suitable
. agreement can be struck with Az
Dominion of Canada. 'Aio
he army appropriation bill as
passed by the House calls for a toto
expenditure of 1857 900, 900. It CON
teHlpiates an Army enlisted strength
u IIo''oo. as against the budget
Recommendation of $4,000, and a dailv
SUBSISTENCE allowance for the soldier
Oh ~ cents, whereas the budget recon-.
mendation was 1914 cents.
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Notes.-The Mexican foreign office
has issued the following statement.
Answering numerous questions with
regard to the present. publications in
the press, the Mexican government
declares that it is ready to accent in
principle that it's difficulties with the
United States should be decided by
way of arbitration"
1t would seem. however, that Presi
dent Coolidge is opposed to arbitration.
Peru has rejected the proposal of
Secretary Kellogg looking to settle
ment of the Tacna-Arica question, the
which proposal had been accepted "in
Bolivia
tcepylsEAs. ass7A