THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1929.
CE.R. DISPUTE OVER.
"THIS FREEDOM ” IN INDIA.
RESTORING PEACE-TIME
CONDITIONS.
A REPORT FROM TOKYO.
[TROCOн REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Toxo, Dec. 28.
NATIONAL.CONGRESS' VIEW.
AND OTHERS.
[TEKOUGA REGTER'S AGENCY-]
LONDON, Dec. 27. The restoration of peace-time con-
The Working Committee of the ditions in Manchuria is proceeding steadily with the withdrawal of the Indian National Congress her Soviet forces from Chinese terri adopted Gandhi's resolution, defin- tory, and the arrival of M. Rudying Swaraj as completé indepen- manager of the C.E.R., and other Soviet officials, at Mukden, to meet dence; without modification. Amend. Chang Hauch Liang:
ments extending the proposed boy cott to the Law Courts and Schools have been tabled for a Committee meeting.
The Japanese Consul at Man- chuli, telegraphing vid Moscow, re- ports that Russians began the evacuation of Manchuli on Decem-
ber 23.
M. Simanovsky, who is named az Consul-General at Harbin, stated that 2,000 Soviet nationals are still imprisoned in Harbin, and would be released and restored to their positions on the C.E.R, in two or three days.
Through traffic on all parts of the C.E.R. is expected to be resumed
ir a few days.
NATIVES IN RIOT..
INTER TRIBAL FIGHT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] ·
BULAWAYO, Dec. 29.
The Subjects Committee (which Prepares the resolutions for sub mission to the Plenary Meeting of the Congress, to be held on Sun- day) today, by 117 votes adopted the Working Committee's resolution, condemning the Delhi bomb outrage and congratulating
Lord Irwin on his escape.
to 09,
The opposition declared that the resolution W18 inconsistent with the demand for complete indepen
dence.
Gandhi, defending the resolution,
THIS EXTRALITY QUESTION.
ANSWERS FROM AMERICA
AND FRANCE.
"MIGHT GRADUALLY BE RELINQUISHED.”
{THROUGH XXUTER'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, Dec. 28. The extrality mandate was issued by the State Council to-day.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. Referring to China's mandate abolishing, extrality, Mr. Stimson is reported to have re-affirmed the readiness of the United States to enter into negotiations for the purpose of devising a method whereby extrality privileges might gradually be relinquished.
France's Reply.
the abolition'
い
PARIS, Dec 28. The Chinese Minister called at the Foreign Ministry, and asked for France's intentions regarding of extrality.. Briand replied that France A sympathetic to China's wishes on the matter, but was awaiting a re ply to her invitation to China to submit proposals on the subject.
DOES IT LOOK LIKE "NO-PROPAGANDA" |HOW AIRSHIPS ARE IS IT THE “MISSING
PEACE?
CLOSED FISTS AT NAVAL CONFERENCE?
A HARD PROBLEM.
(THROUGH REVTEM'S AGENCY.)
PARIS, Dec. 29.
PACT.
BUILT:
TEXT OF THE NOTES ISSUED.
GREAT CHANGE IN THE R.101.
EXPERTS' VIEWS.
BRITAIN AND RUSSIA "
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]"
Rugor, Dec, 27 The text is issued of the notes A continuous barrage of fire, which exchanged on December 20 between would make France's frontiers in the newly appointed Russian Am volable, is the effect claimed for the bassador in London, M, Sokolni. fortifications scheme for which the koff, and Mr. Arthur Henderson. Chamber have authorised credits,
the British Foreign Secretary, re The system is the application ofgarding, propaganda, M. Sokolni- the famous theory of Vauban in the koff in his note refers to Clause days of Louis XV. He was a great Seven of the protocol signed on military architect, and proposed October 3 last by the Soviet Am that use be made of natural de-bassador in Paris, on behalf of the fences, like roads, rivers, and Soviet Government, and by Mr. mountains, and that recourse be Henderson, on behalf of the Bri- had to methods of flooding, while tish Government, in which both fortifications, armed with machine | Governmenta engaged themselves guns, and heavy artillery would to confirm the pledge regarding cover the railways and roads. A propaganda contained in Article to nevel feature would be the use of of the General Treaty, signed on mobile fortifications, transport August 8, 1924, between the Union able rapidly by rail, from point to of Soviet Socialist Republi, and point.
The Socialist, M. Thomas, oppos- ing the Bill, declared that he took no account of the developments of modern warfare. Cement fortifica- tions could resist
not
modern attack or prevent -methods of
hordes of enemy aeroplanes Aying
over France.
Great Britain.
He repeats the terms of that ar ticle, which were as follows: "The contracting parties solemnly affirm their desire and intention to live in peace and amity with each other; scrupulously to respect the undoubted right of a state to order its own life within its own jurisdic. M. Maginot, Minister of War, in tion in its own way; to refrain protection against possible inva reply emphasised the necessity of and to restrain all persons and or- ganisations under their direct or |sion," which was all the more
indirect control, including an or- urgent in view of the early evacua ganisation in receipt of financial tion of the Rhineland, and the re-assistance from them, from any act military service to one year. whatsoever to endanger the tran- quillity or prosperity of any part of the territory of the British Em- pire or the Union of Soviet Soci alist Republica, or intended to em bitter the relations of the British Empire or the Union with their neighbours Or any other
One pative was killed, two serious.declared that the reaffirmation of He added that France would not cent reduction of the period of overt or covert liable in any way
ly injured and many slightly hurt in inter-tribal fighting between the Matabeles and "Mashonas. Thera was no disposition to interfere with the whites.
The police promptly got control of the situation, thus averting most serious consequences.
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second company of the battalion of the Defence Force has been mobilised, and will march fully armed through the locations. The police anticipate that small outbreaks of fighting are likely to Decur in the next week or two.
PALESTINE AFFAIRS. THE COMMISSION'S REPORT.
[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.]
Rucny, Dec. 29.
the creed of non-violence was desir able when declaring that indepen- denes was their goal.
Moving the recolution for the boycott of the Legislative Councils and local bodies, and declaring independence to be the Nationalist goal, Gandhi expressed the opinion that the country was not ready for sivil disobedience, but must do con- siderable work for the uplift of the "Untouchables," the propagation of Khaddar (home-spuns), and the promotion of Hindu-Mosiem unity. The discussion was adjourned until
to-morrow.
The London View,
LONDON, Dec. 28.
agree to an immediate total aboli tion of extrality rights, which would be contrary to the Treaty of 1958.
Opposition.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.
France's Money. :
PALIB, Dec. 28.
The Chamber has voted large sume for naval and land defences, including a further instalment on the 1924 naval building pro- The State Department has not gramme, which provides for con- received any notification from Nan- struction in 1930 of a total tonnage cf 48,000, including one 10,000 ton king regarding the mandate
cruiser, six destroyers, and six first-class submarines, and abolishing extrality, but it is re- iterated here that any steps infring-submaring mine-layer. ing on the extra-territorial rights of American citizens will be vigor ously opposed.
The
chamber
one
credits of 33,000,000,000 francs for also authorised the organisation of frontier de fraces to be completed in 1833.
The French delegation to the Naval conference headed by M. Tardieu, will leave for London on Mr. MacDonald before the confer
The adoption of Gandhi's resolu-YEN HSI SHAN AT January 19. M. Tardieu will sec tion by the Indian National Con gress was splashed in this morn- ing's papers under sombre head-
The Palestine Commission of In-lines. quiry, which ends its sitting to- The Daily News points out that day, has issued the following state- the Congress is not now fighting the ment to the people of Palestine: British Raj, but the facts of his "We feel we take home not merely tory, geography, and race-things the record of the recent tragic for which no human being is re events which have so marred thesponsible-which may be unfor history of this country, but materi-tunate, but which cannot be ignored al which will be most helpful in or changed by a resolution as by our analysis of the causes of those a magic spell."
events and suggestions of the The Daily Mirror says, "The highest value from individuals and news from India implies our mas- persons representative of organistery is over. For the sake of our tions, regarding the steps which [selves, and perhaps more for the should be taken to avoid a recur- sake of millions of natives, we hope
it is untrue." renco of such outbreaks,
The mission we have received from His Majesty's Government is twofold. We have completed the first part, namely, a local inquiry. In the more difficult task which lies before us, that of determining the causes of the outbreak and of framing recommendations for the
future, we shall be encouraged by
"The eve of 1930 in India is
The Morning Post say that Gandhi's resolution is open and in solent treason, and a breach of the Indian penal code, and if the Indian Government has any sense of pride and, prestige at will put the ringleaders on trial." wonderfully like the atmosphere of the thought that all in this coun-1917 in Ireland,” says Mr. J. L. try who were concerned in our in-Garvin, in an article in the quiry readily co-operated with us. Observer. He declares that Sien "We shall apply ourselves to that Fein has increasingly become the task with full confidence that they model of the Hindu extremists will be equally ready to cooperate The playing of the Wearing of with us in the conduct of the fu: The Green at Lahore was no freak. ture policy of this country on such It was deliberately adopted as an lincs as His Majesty's Govern anthem of the Congress, and im ment, after consideration of our plies an attempt to imitate the recommendations, may decide to
Irish model right through, and adopted."
further if possible."
SEDITIOUS PAMPHLETS. 'BUS COMPANY'S DRIVER DISCHARGED.
News From Labore,
LAHORE, Dec. 21.
A complete severance of British connection, and the establishment of a parallel government, was one of the proposals at a lively meeting of the Congress Committer yester day but Pandit Malaviya pleaded for the participation of the Con- gress. party at the London Confer
ence..
M
WORK.
CRUSHING THE NORTHERN REVOLT.
SPOKESMAN TALKS.
(THROCOH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEPING, Dec. 99.
It is learned from Taiyuanfu that as soon as Yen Hsi Shan has completed his conferences with Wu Tze Hui and Ho Cheng Chun (the former of whom is at present at Taiyuanfa), Yen is expected to go to Chengchow to direct operations against Tang Seng Chi
At a meeting in Taiyaanfu yes- terday bidding farewell to Yen Hei Shan, his personal representa tive, Koo Jen Fa, made a speech in the course of which he said that Yen Hai Shan in accordance with his policy, had not used force in connection with the regent Kuomis chun revolt, as it was aimed against an individual. Hence his advice was that it should be settled by political means.
Now, however, Tang Seng Chiz
revolt threatened to overthrow the Kuomintang Government and "des- troy the purpose of the revolution, and so Shansi was bound to send
ence opens.
Mediterranean Matters. The Daily Herald says that the outstanding danger facing the Naval Conference lies in
a ten- deney which is very visible in the French memorandum, but is in no wise confined to France,
experts, when confronted by the possibility of reduction in arma- ments, is to think that there is every reason for retaining as many ships as possible.
trica"
Protocol Announced.
[BRITISH WIRKLESS SERVICZ)
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RUGBY, Dec, 29..
LINK."
WONDERFUL DISCOVERY NEAR PEPING.
POINTS ON EVOLUTION.
(THROUGH RECTER'S ADENOV,]
Before
PEPING, Dec. 29. audience including British, American, Chinese, and French scientists, at the National Geographical survey yesterday, Dr. Davidson Black, Professor of
A great change is to be made in the structure of the airship R.101. This involves the cutting of the airship in two, and inserting an other complete bay, with a "gasbag of about 300,000 cubic feet. The Anatomy at the Peping Union effect of this change will be to in Medical College, and others dus- crease the lift, of the ship by prescribed the And made at Chouken- bably six tans or more, and it will tien, 40 miles from Peping as the also bring its total length to about skull of the Sinanthropus, the 900 feet, making the airship easily the biggest yet built, with a total gas capacity of 5,500,000 cubic feet. It is emphasised that the operation will be a comparatively simple one.
Each main frame, and longitudinal girders of the ship,
the
are held together by pin joints, and to put in an extra bay all that will be necessary, will be to uncouple the girders at the point of division, ad hoist up into position the new ring with its "gas-bag, and set of girders; and then recouple the ship
up on each side of new section.
Naturally, the extra bay will be placed somewhere about the point coun-of greatest girth, asd it is calculat- ed this will have next to no effect upon the streamline shape, nor will increase, the drag to any appre ciable extent
It was further agreed, he adds, that effect should be given to this clause of the aforesaid protocol
the respective Ambassadors pre- not later than the day on which sented their credentials.
COMMANDER BURNEY ON
AIRSHIPS.
- Considerable misapprehension opinions I have expressed about seems to exist in regard to the airships in my new book, The World, the Air, and the Future," writes Sir Dennistoun Burney.
owner of which is stated to have western hill one roamed the million years ago, with the sebre- toothed tiger.
Dr. Black said that the fad was... unique. A good deal of the skull. some of the matrix had been re- was still imbedded in rock, but
moved, showing the brain-case al- most completely preserved, though most of the facial region was lack- ing.
Like the Java Ape Man he has rosesive brow ridges, but differs from the Java type, having well localised pariental eminences and eminences, well-developed frontal besides greater height skull, which point relatively to a greater brain capacity.
The good preservation of the lower jaw sockets will make easier the restoration of the lower jaw fragments discovered in 1929.
The perfection of the preservation of the skull will enable much to be learned which in now coscure con- cerning the evolution of the head int region of early man.
BL Chardin, another expert, thought that the Sinanthrapys was earlier than the Neanderthal man.
M. Sokolnikoff proceeds "Hav. ing his day presented to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales letters according me
Dr. Roy Chapman Andrews, wheee Central Asian expeditions дз the Ambassador of the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub
set out primarily to search for the lies to His Majesty the King. I
remains of early man, declares he have the honour by the direction I have been accused of attacking would have given ten years of his of the Peoples' Commissiary for the R.101 as "obsolete"; of speak-life to have made this discovery. Foreign Affairs, and on behalf of ing almost as disrespectfully about the Government of the Union of my own ship, the R.100, without chance of Soviet Socialist Republics, to con- giving either vessel a firm the undertaking contained showing her paces; and I am
the fin Article quoted above, charged with having gone over" to and to inform you that the Gov- the camp of the pessimists at a
The tendency for Admirals and erament of the Union of Sovietmost critical moment in the history the flying boat has increased ear.
The Daily Herald also considers. that public opinion in Britain will never consent to Britain's joining a mutual guarantee of a naval pact in the Mediterranean,
The Daily Chronicle considers help than hindrance, but draws that France's attitude suggests less attention to "mne genuinely paciñe proposal for naval Locarno Mediterraneau
Spain Wants a Seat.
MADRID, Dec. 23. It is generally believed that General Primo de Rivera is negu tiating for a seat at the forthcom ing Naval Conference. It is under-- stood that he considers that Spain, owing to her history, geographical position, and national importance. Conference, particularly in view of is entitled to be represented at the the fact that she has an ambitious naval construction programme, and
fleet.
to
Socialist Republics will be happy of airship development.
receive in accordance with Clause 7 of the Protocol of October 3, a corresponding declaration from His Majesty's Government in Britain and the Government of In- dia?
The upshot is that I am now popularly supposed to regard our two new airships as a wasted effort, and to have abandoned my faith in airships altogether-in fact, to have turned "King's evidence" in the matter, as one reviewer pleasantly put it. All of which is, of cours", fantastic nonsense.
Experiments.
Only a small fraction of the book
zracted not a little on the airship position.
The Flying Boat. For instance, in these five years
mously in range and carry capa city, so that up to a point the air- ship has now to compete with the Bring boat as a long-distance craft. In other words, the standard of utility demanded from the airship to-day is appreciably higher than it was when our two big airships were put in band. Consequently, in an impartial survey of the air posi tion, it was necessary to point out that though the potentialities of the airship as a long-distance veɛ- sel far surpass those of any, other form of transport, she has not yet achieved a standard of elliciency euch as will enable her to operate the great trunte routes of a world system of air communications in which both forms of heavier-than- air crait are already quite capable of being utilised.
receipt of the Note, says that in Mr. Henderson, acknowledging accordance with the undertaking between His Majesty's Govern- Union of Soviet Socialist Repub is taken up with a criticism of ment and the Government of the lies as recorded in, thy, into airships; and sening that (1) I ex- of October 3, His Majesty's Ambas- sador in Moscow has been instruct-pres my firm conviction that all ed to inform the Soviet Govern the handicaps from which the pre- ment that His Majesty's Govern- sent-day airship suffers will soon be ment and the Government of India eliminated, and that (2) throughout for their part also regard the un- my book, which is before all else dertaking contained in Article 16 plea for the air development of of treaty signed on August 8, 1994, the Empire, I have insisted on the between themselves and the Soviet in any system of Imperial air-com- as having full force and effect as supreme importance of the airship
At the same time I strongly em munications, I can justly complain phasised my conviction that she that my views have been misrepre-eventually will. sented.
Government...
A Note Verbale.
In a note verbale comunicated to the British Foreign Secretary,
Let me say once and for all that
I have nowhere stated that the
Frederick Sackett of
an expedition utterly to crush the London Naval Conference, headed tending. also to the dominions of and each marks a definite advance succeed Mr. J. G. Schurman as
اليوم
revolt.
He informed the meeting that Shansi troops had already reached Heuchang, on the Kishan Railway,
while Government forces were ap-
A driver employed by the China Motor Bus Company was charged before Mr. 1. B. Whyte Smith at Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday for possession of seditious papers. Mr. M. K. Lo defended.
LATER. proaching Chumatien: Meantime, Detective Sergeant O'Donovan Jawabar Lal Nehru, President of the movements of the Huominchun told the Magistrate that at about the All-India Congress, this morn- are causing some uneasiness. It is 8.30 p.m. on December 11, ting, amid scenes of great excite-confirmed that they have occupied Chinese detectives who were on dutyment hauled up the National Flag. Loyang, while westbound trains on ir Temple Street saw the service A crowd of 30,000, including wo- the Lungnai Railway cannot pro- car of the China Motor 'Bus Co
nien, broke through the cordons of ceed further than Tzeshui, eastward stop near them. The defendant got volunteers."
of Kunghsien. It is also reported out and in doing so some papers
Cheers and cries of "Long Live that Sun Cheh Yuan's forces at dropped. The defendant the bis the Revolution" greeted the speech Tungkuan, have started moving assistant then hurriedly left the car of Jawahar Lal declaring that the eastward. and went away. The pamphlets fing was the symbol of India's were picked up and examined and unity. Once unfurled it must not when the defendant returned he was be lowered while a single person
The detective in evidence said remained alive in India. that the engine of the car was running at the time the men re- turned.
The defending solicitor pointed | out that the car was not fitted with
arrested.
What Is Wanted. "We want reality of power, not merely livery of office, declared Jawahar Lal Nehru in his presi- dential address at the opening of cated the immediate realisation of the letter and spirit of the resolu- tion passed by the Congress Execu tive Committee recently.
Jawahar Lal dramatically asked, "How can we co-operate. when our comrades lie in prison, and is there 110 guarantee that real freedom will come to us?"
He added. "Despite the golden harvest and heavy dividende, mud the people testify to the glory of the British Empire in India.!
The Congress must demand for Labour a better life, and oppor tumitica to control industry on a co-operative basis.'
as the Govero-
Ambassador to-
the Soviet Ambassador says that 1.101 is obsolete. Nor have I said Telegrams in Brief.. aims at increasing her merchant the Soviet Government, in giving anything in belittlement of either. the undertaking contained in Ar- the R.100 or the R.101 as a con- tricle 10 of the treaty of 1924, constructional achievement. Japanese Delegates In London.
firmed by the foregoing notes, have
Both ships are the last word in Senator LONDON, Dec. 27, The Japaness delegation to the considered; that undertaking us ex airship construction up to date, Kentucky, has been appointed to
Canada, the Commonwealth of in scheme of design and efficient United Statca by the ex-Premier, Mr. Wakatauki,
Australia, Now Zealand, the Union arrived at Southampton from New
of South Africa, the Irish Free performance on all previous sir-Berlit.
ships. York to-day aboard the ss, Olym. State and Newfoundland. Conse- But this does not mean that they proval, the Standard Steel Car Subject to the stockholders ap- pis, which flew the Japanese dag at
Soon quently, as the faremast. The delegation... was
are the last word in airship, con- Company, and the Osgood-Bradley ment of any Dominion shall have struction altogether; nor does it greeted by the Mayor.
regulated relations with the Soviet mean that they have given us a Company are merging with Pull- Interviewed by Reuter, Mr. Wa- Cofernment in such a manner as type of airship which we can be man Incorporated, in a 8400,000,000 katsuki said they had come to Lon- the circumstances may require, the content to regard as final or com-
combine. don with great hope. Their con Soviet Government will be ready mercial. Clearly they have not. versations with the American
The seven years' drought in to repeat on the basis of a recipro These ships are experimental ships. Central Australia has at length authorities during their age city undertaking the matters refer That they will be able to put up beca broken. Immensely beneficial through the United States had been
red to in a separate exchange of good performances I have not the raing have fallen all over Australia. profitable, and he believed that in
notes with any such Dominion. the interval before the assembling
shadow of a doubt. This does not The heaviest downfalls were, in Mr. Henderson states in reply alter the fact that they are only Victoria, South Australia, And of the Conference; he and his col- leagues would have similar opport, that the attitude of the Soviet on experiments, as, in this early stage New South Wales. Much damage unities for a frank exchange of ernment as indicated in the verbal of airship development, they are
was done to railways by the down- note is being communicated to His bound to be.
falle. views with the British authorities. Majesty's Governments in Canada,
Much bad already been accom-
What, asks the plain man, is the Australia, New Zealand, South
A Court of Enquiry is investigat- plished in the preliminary British Africa, the Irish Free State and commercial use of a vessel which ing the disappearance of Lieut. 3. can only leave her shed in favour: L. Jamieson, of the 2nd Royal and American ambassadorial nego..... tiations to clarify the respective of all these Governments he de- hundred men to handle ber, and Marseilles, shortly before its r At the instance able weather, which requires several Scots, from the transport City of Newfoundland.
and the nature of the problems clares that each of them will re-which cannot be docked on any and rival
gard the undertaking contained in every day of the year 1
At Bouthampton. Lieut. which they had to face in common. Article 16 of the treaty of 1924 s
Davidson had been stationed with Mr. Japan, said
To claim for such a vessel any his regiment at Tientsin, and it Wakatsuki,
tween themselves and the Soviet ault bis intelligence. I have pre board. Government. Notes similar to the ferred to take the plain man. into first two were also exchanged in my confidence, and to admit that The construction of the tunnel Moscow.
though we are making headway in connecting Europe and Africa will airship development, we have not begin in January. Colonel Jevenois, author of the scheme for the tunnel Japan would be satisfied with an enable her to co-operate freely and yet reached our goal.
It must be remembered, too, that under the Straits of Gibraltar, bas inferior strength to Britain and effectively with the other Powers the United States. All she asked in the attainment of the noble ob- work on the R100 and the B.101 arrived at Tarifa, from Madrid, was security for her Empire; she jectives of the Conference. He be was started five years ago, and with a party of engineers. He has never thought of aggression. lieved that by inspiring all na-since that time immense progress announced that the Spanish - Gov- Mr. Wakatsuki was confident tions with fresh confidence and has been made in the development erament has approved a fresh granh Langa's panty police mini waodwill. Lan Confaranga umid ne ve heptier-than-air-craft--This-has-to-tefrom-the-enak-në baking_sem (Continued at foot of next column).inforce the Pact of Paris,
ntinuza în nexi Volumn.) ings, and sinking shafts.
positions of their three countries
a self-starter and had to be cranked the Congress. Jawahar Lal advo huts, hovels and the nakedness of wished to do her utmost to smooth having full force and effect as he great commercial utility is to ia is thought that he was lost over
to be started. The defendant had been with the Company for six years and was a loyal servant. He submitted that his client merely went to Temple Street for his food and rushed back.
4.
The Magistrate said that the evidence was not strong enough to register a conviction. The spot moreover, was not very well lighted. "and Layone else could have dropped We papers in the row
The defendant was discharged.
He declared that when India's economic and social problems were solved communal differences would Strongly supporting the boycott disappear. He described Dominion of the Councils, Jawahar Lal de- status as a shadow of authorityclared that the boycott would re- for a handful of Indians, but merelease.. the energy necessary for a represion and exploitation of the yeneral strike a payment of
(Continued at foot of next colusin.) goods and foreign cloth.
the path of progress at the Con- ference. She ardently desired that not only a limitation of naval ar- maments but an actual reduction should be effected.