Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-01
MEXICAN REVOLT AND ROW
In MANCHURIA ONLY WARS
Uprising in Palestine Cost Many Lives.
HOOver's Business Conference Restores
Confidence After Stock Crash.

in response to this request, but mean
while negotiations had begun between
Moscow and the provincial government
of Manchuria and Moscow resented the
American note as unnecessary and mot
a friendly action"
The Nationalist government of China
made repeated attempts to persuade the
United States and other powers to sur
render their extraterritorial rights in
China, but with small success.
Italy and the Vatican at Peace.
Early in February negotiations for
the resumption of friendly relations
between Italy and the Vatican were
completed and treaty was signed by
which Italy recognized the full sover-
eighty of the Pope and the quarrel
which had lasted so years was ended.
The separation of church and state in
Italy was made official, and the Vati-
can, with some adjacent land, given the
status of an independent state. 1t was
called Vatican City" and Plus XII
promulgated a constitution for it.
One other old quarrel was settled
amicably through the efforts of Presi-
dent Hoover. This was the Tacna-
africa dispute between Chile and Peru.
was satisfied except Bolivia, which had
hoped for an outlet to the sea.
Elihu Roots formula for adhesion of
the United States to the Court of In
ternational Justice, commonly known as
the World Court, was accepted by the
League of Nations and the court itself
1t satisfies in the main the reservation
long ago made by the Senate, but 1t
will be necessary for that body to pass
on the matter again. The protocol was
signed In December on behalf of PreSi-
dent Hoover by j. p Moffat, American
charge d'affaires at Berne, Switzerland.
Conference without Result.
The preparatory disarmament COM
mission of the League of Nations met
in Geneva in April, the United States
being represented by Ambassador Glib
son who announced that his govern
ment was willing to reduce all classes
Of war vessels. to accept the French
proposals on land disarmament as basis
for discussion, and to withdraw it's OPP
position to accumulation of reserve war
material. After long debate the con-
ference broke up without definite result.
The tenth annual meeting of the
League Of Nations opened September 2
and was considered the most important
it has ever held, the widest range of
and put on the way to settlement. Peru,
Jugoslavia and Poland were elected to
seats in the council.
Among treaties signed during the
year was one between the United States
and Canada for joint projects at
Niagara Falls, and one between Bolivia
and Paraguay for Cancellation of their
border disputes. On January 5 20
nations signed a new Pan-American
treaty of arbitration and Cancellation.
The Roman Catholic Church and the
government of Mexico announced on
June 2 that they had reached peace |
which should go far to i'm
prove conditions in Mexico.
In January the high council Of the |
Salvation Army, in session in England |
voted to depose Gen. Bramwell Booth |
from the command because 1t was
thought i'll health had made him in |
The old general fought the
decision through the courts, but on |
February 13 he was finally ousted and !
Edward j. Higgins was elected to sue
coed him.