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ARMAMENTS
CONFERENCE
Withdrawal of Foreign
Postoffices in China
Agreed To.
Washington, x^ov. 2b.—It is
considered that the conference
;has made good progress toward
restoring China’s rights. It
seems certain that she will be1
allowed to handle her own post j
tal service and that 153 post- j
offices now maintained in her:
territory Yy Japan, Britain and
France will be discontinued.
The foreign delegates to the
conference have been given an
■understanding that Harding in
tends to send a message to Con
, gress setting forth the impracti
cability of enforcing Section 34
• of the. merchant marine act, j
» which gives, preferential • rates,
■ on goods shipped in vi&merican
vessels.
With, the armamdtit conference
l
proceeding in an atmosphere of
friendship; which'the delegates
generally believe . insures, pro
gress and accomplishment, ,.in
. creasing importance is attached
.«to its outcome today as the re
- suit of the informally expressed
hopes of Harding that the con-1
clave might lay the foundation
for a continuing series of confer
ences* with the perpetuationiof
, close international accord.
WaehiiJgton, Xov. '28.—With-1
dravval of foreign postoffices iri
China was agreed to in principle |
today by the Far Eastern co-m-|
mittee of the conference, and the
sub-committee was authorized to
work out details of. the plan for
withdrawal.
Washington, Nov. 28.—Resolutions
declaring for relinquishment of post
office privileges in China were adopted'
today by the nine powers sitting as a'
. committee on Pacific and Far Eastern
. questions. January 1. 1924. was set a$
the date for the abandonment of for
eign postoffices, and, this was agreed to
. by all powers represented except
Japan, whose representatives asked
time to hear from their government.
London.—Harding’s suggestion ior a
- series of international conferences, the
conclusions of which would be observed
under gentlemen's agreement, is given
prominence in many newspapers.
Washington, Nov. 28.r-PubMshed re
- ports alleging the using of harsh words
by Premies Briand, French delegate,
against Senator Schanzer, head of the
, Ttalian delegation to th^ armaments
conference, were denied in a statement,
made today by Secretary Hughes, at a
meeting of the conference committee
on Far Eastern questions. These al
leged reports are said to hare resulted
in demonstratioae agaius>t the French
in Italy.
Washingtod, Nov. 29.—Prince Toku
gawa, Japanese plenipotentiary, issued
a statement this evening that Japan
would not hold out for a seventy per
cent ratio of naval strength.
The niDe powers in conference on
Pacific and Far Eastern questions to
day adopted resolutions providing for
relinquishing foreign extra-territorial j
rights in China.
Washington, Nov. 30.—The Chinese
delegation indicated this morning that
the next few days will have deter-j
m inedAhe success or failure of the con- j
fereuce so far as China is concerned.
The American delegation, - aided by
the delegations of Britain and Japan,
have begun a mighty drive to secure i
ag reemeot on all questions essential to j
the success of the conference before
the holiday recess.
„ Stolen Money Recovered.
Sao Francisco.—One hundred thou
sand dollars,, in English sovereigns,
stoleu from-the liner Sonoma while*
crossing from the-antipodes, was re
covered when the boat landed here to -
day. Twe men and a woman, were ar
rested in connection with the theft.
U S. NAVAL
REDUCTION
Experts Submit An
swers to Britain
and Japan.
'Washington,' Nov..28.—Amer
ican naval -experts today pre
sented to Japanese and British
ofticers'detailed answers to the
questions presented last week as
to 'America’s naval reduction
program. An exclusive exam
ination of the figures of all three
powers as to the existing naval
strength of each country has not
resulted in any change of the
original figures in Hughes’ pro
posal and-this lends additional ,
weight to the repeated declara
tion that the American delegates
will stand firmly for “D-3.”
British Protest Songs
and Jokes Arising in
. French Music Halls
London.—The British Foreign Office
tonight sent a protest to France againgfe
the increasing number of songs aud
jokes in French music hails putting
Lloyd George and the English in an
jnfavorable light. These songs and
jokes, says the Foreign Office, are de
jlorable and are creating & spirit of
-esentment.among the British people.
n
ASSAILED
Y BORAH
Has No Use for Hard
ing’s ‘‘Association
of Nations.’
"Washington, Nov'. 28.—Hard
ing’s suggestion that a new as
sociation of nations should
emerge from the presenUconfer
ence on the limitation of arma
ments met with strong assail
mont tonight at the hands of
Senator Borah.
An association of nations such
as the President proposes, de
clared Borah, is only the name
for a league of nations, with
some additional and more.exten
sive powers annexed.
Vanderlip Outlines
Plans for Settling
Obligations of War
New York.—Recognition by the Al
lies of fbeir eleven biilioa dollars in
debtness,..agreement by this-cmjotry to’
easy payments, the money thue-patd to
be used in rehabilitating Europe, were
three outstanding features of the plan
proposed tonight by Frank A. Yander
lip, banker, forsattling financial obli
gations of the late -war. Many bankers,
financiers and business men listened to
the address.
i
D. L. Thompson. traveling-with the
mail team, left yesterday moroing for
the coast en roots to a visit at fate-old
home in Oregon. He will return here
in April. _
Charles Dahl, Jack Sullivan and Gus
Wilson, all from Marshall, on their
way to the coast, arrived here -today,
ind are scheduled to leave in the
morning. _
Henry Martello, with the -outgoing
mail, ar.-ived Monday afternoon, ieav
ing again yesterday morning.
George C. '.Vinter and Mr. Swanson,
'rora Iditarod, arrived yesterday, and
returned to Tacotna today.
The mail from Ophir arrived today,,,
i&ving been brought over by Commis
tiooer B. B. Smith.
A. D. McDonald arrived vestorday
from Jones creek, and left this morn
ng for Iditarod. V
Commissioner B. B. Smith, of Gphir,
irrived today, bis first visit here since
last April.__
Mike Nestor, who arrived yesterday
rom Bethel, left this morning for
JJixon. _
JohoGriffin returned yesterday frotn
'Jixon and left this morning' for Ta
:otoa. _
Martin Weaver arrived here jester
lay from Nixon.
Chester Brink, with the Outside
nail, arrived this afternoon.
LOOKS LIKE
BREAKDOWN
Belief Expressed Irish
Conference Almost
at an End.
London, Nov. 30.—The (gov
ernment today, expressed belief
that the Irish conference will
bieak down almost immediately
as the result of difficulties which
have arisen and that the resump
tion of armed hostilities could
not be postponed.
An alternative pjan of settle
ment was submitted by the Gov
ernment to the Sinn Fein repre
sentatives last evening, which
included the necessity .for defi
nite understanding by the Sinn
Fein that they take the oath cl
-allegiance to the crown. The
Sinn Fein will not new give its
assent to the oath of allegiance
provision, it is stated.
GEN. FOCH AT
Welcomed By Tremen
dous Throngs at
All Points.
Seattle, Nov. SO.—Gen. Ferd
nand Foch arrived this, morning
and was welcomed by a tremen
dous throng, despite the down
pour of rain. He was greeted
by national, state and city drgni
taries.
The program fof Foch s~en
tertaiament here provides fora
parade-'and* his public appear
ance at the State University, the
■Lincoln High School«and other
places dicing a 6tay of only five
hours.
Dubuque.-‘-General Feedinand Foch
received a-tremeudous ovation on his
arrival here today. A prominent fea
ture of the ceremonies was the pre
sentation to Foch of a memorial scroll
depicting. Uubuque as the original
French settlement in the Upper Missis
sipp'-valley, made in 1785 bv Julian
Dubuque. ^Frenchman.
>■ Billings, Mont.—An honor most
unique was bastowed upon General
Ferdinand Foch when he was., made a
chief of the Crow Indians on- visjting
the agency, near here, today.
Deputy U. S. Marshal McMullen *■«*
d#y from a trip to Quid'