Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-03-03

tic seaboard
ident has insisted should be delayed.
The house reduced the amount from
81 100000 to $4,000, and the senate
acquesced in this change.
TN ORDER to provide a place of
1, refuge for British subjects imperiled
by the civil warfare in Nicaragua, the
British government decided to send a
cruiser to the Central American re-
public. This plan was adopted after
the British charge daffaires at Mana
qua had notified the government that
President Diaz and the American min
lister, Mr.. Eberhardt, had stated they
could not guarantee to protect British
lives and property in case of renewed
street fighting. 1t was stated in Lon
don that the sending of the warship
does not indicate change in the
British policy in Latin America nor
change in attitude toward the Mon
roe doctrine. Secretary of State Kel-
logg in formal statement said that
Admiral Latimer has been instructed
from the beginning to protect foreign
as well as American lives and prop
erty and is doing everything he can
to do so.''
Seemingly determined to put an end
to the Sacasa rebellion, the American
government sent more marines to Me
n,,1 "A nH
new neutral zones for the purpose of
keeping the railway in operation and
of protecting the cities. Dispatches
from Managua said President Diaz
was about TO submit to the Nicaraguan
congress proposal for 100 year ALI
ance with the United States which
would mean practically the creation of
a protectOrate.
ITALY'S formal reply to President
Coolidge's naval disarmament pro-
posel was transmitted TO Washington.
1t was politely worded but fiat rejec-
ton, and was drafted by Premier Mus
solini himself. Before being a mill
tary or even political problem, naval
defense is for Italy one of existence,
the note says. Geography establishes
characteristics which cannot be disre
garded. Italy's position in Europe is
determined entirely by the fact that
her territorial limits are within one
body of water. outlets of which are
entirely controlled by other nations.
The note declares that so far as the
European continent is concerned, there
is an inalienable interdependence Of
all categories OF ornaments of every
single power and that 1t IS impossible
to adopt the measure for only the five
great naval powers.
Japan, on the other hand, has ac-
cepted the Coolidge proposal and says
its delegates at Geneva will have full
power TO negotiate an agreement ex-
tending the limitation to all classes of
fighting ships But the Japanese reply
makes 1t plain that the government Is
unwilling to extend the SOB ratio to
| cruisers, destroyers and submarines
| For these vessels it wants a ratio
nearer parity with America and
| Great Britain.
| COvIET Russia has been twisting
- the British lions tail too persist
| entity, and last week it received from
the British government blunt warn
ing that all relations between the two
i nations would be broken off unless IL
! mended its ways at once. In the note.
| called one of the most outspoken ever
| formulated by the British foreign
| office. Sir Austen Chamberlain, foreign
secretary, says that the relations be-
(, tween the British government and the
union Of soviet socialist republics
continue VIGOROUSLY OF an unsatis-
| factory nature" He declares that
there are limits beyond which it is
dangerous to drive public opinion in
Great Britain" and that a continuance
of the breeehes of the agreement
tween the two countries.
All Russia celebrated the ninth an.
niversary of the establishment of the
| Red army, and the press carried arti-
cles by leading soviet authorities as.
sorting that the army was prepared Il
meet all eyentualities.
MYTH only few days remaining
w before the end Of the session
congressman made an effort to rush
through lot OF legislation. In tn.
senate this was hampered by the fill
buster carried on for the purpose 81
defeating the bill TO dam the Colorado
river in Boulder canyon. Ashurst OF
Arizona led this tilibuster and frus
trated all efforts of Johnson of Cali
fornia. author Of the bill. to bring 1t tc
vote. AS the house steering com
] miltee had decided the measure should