Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-01
INTERNATIONAL

When Gen. Charles Gates Dawes,
after doing a little job of revising the
public finances of Santo Domingo, went
to England as American Ambassador,
he Immediately began conversations
with PrilAe Minister Ramsay MacDon-
aid with view of clearing up the diff
ferences Netween the United States and
Great Britain concerning limitation of
naval arnG ment and preparing the way
for anothtr conference of the chief
naval poa-ers. The two statesmen
found agreement easy, and early in Oc-
tober Mr.. Macdonald came over to dis
cuSS that and allied questions with
President Hoover Their conversations
we're equally satisfactory and they an
nounced that the two nations would re-
nounce. war with each other and CO.
operate to preserve peace throughout
the world. The spirit CT good will in
fused all their utterances, and even
the suspicious French were treasured
when both Mr.. Hoover and Mr. Mac
Donald declared this Anglo-American
entente was not designed to take the
least advantage of any other nation.
The ground thus being made ready,
France. italy and Japan were invited
% participate In conference in Lon
don in January for the purpose Of ex-
tending and experimenting the Wash
ington treaty of 1922. They were told
that the British and American govern
ments still desired the abolition of
the submarine but recognized that no
final settlement on this subject could
be reached except in conference with
the other naval powers. 1t was made
plain that the Americans and British
felt fairly sure they could agree on
the matter Of cruiser limitation. Ac-
ceptances from all were quite prompt,
but 1t was evident France would cling
to the submarine and that Italy prob
ably would support her in this In
other respects those two nations found
1t hard to reach preliminary under
standing owing mainly to their rivalry
in the Mediterranean.
President Hoover named, as Amer
lean delegates to the conference. Sec
rotary Of State StimSon, Secretary of
the Navy Adams, Ambassadors Dawes,
Morrow and Gibson, and Senators Reed
of Pennsylvania and Robinson of Ar
kansas.
Adjustment Of Reparations.
German reparations were readjust-
ed by the commission of international
experts headed by Owen D. Young of
the United States, and the plan Of
fered was accepted by all nations con-
cerned, though Germany professed to
be disappointed with it and Great
Britain would not accept the division
OF payments at first suggested. The
Germans were consoled by the result
ing evacuation of the Rhineland long
before the time set by the treaty of
Versailles. Withdrawals from two of
the occupied zones was completed late
IN the year, and by the middle of De-
cember all the British troops had de-
parted.
One of the most important features
OF the Young plan was the setting up
in Basel, Switzerland, of a Bank of
International Settlements.
The allied nations and Germany
settled most Of the remaining World
War questions, including the payments
to Belgium for the worthless German
marks left in that country. Premier
BRAND OF France, being then in an
optimistic mood, presented to the rep
resentatives of % European countries
his plan for a federation of the CONT
mental powers, asking that it be sub
mitted to their governments. It was
received politely and widely discussed.
Russia and China, disputing over the
control and management of the Chinese
Eastern Railway, came to blows along
the Manchurian borders, and though
there was no declaration of war, the
fighting continued for months. The
Russians were the aggressors, making
frequent raids into Chinese territory
and destroying number of towns
White" Russians in Manchuria were
especially the objects of their attacks
Finally, late in November China APP
pealed to the powers to persuade Russia
to abide by the Kellogg BRAND pact
which both Russia end China hac
signed. President EooTe- led the way