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NAVAL RATÍO SOLUTION.

ENTENTE STRAINED.

JAPAN ALLIANCE DOOMED.

CONFERENCE NECESSARY.

-OBTIMISM REACHES CLIAN,

LONDON, December 1.

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SEWSPAPER VIEWS.

LONDON, December 4.

It is now regarded as very likely that Mr. Lloyd The report from Washington that at a meeting George will be compelled to abandon his visit to Mr. Hughes, Mr. Balfour and Baron Kato on Decem- Washington not merely owing to the dangerous position ber 2, subject to the approval of their home of the Irish negotiations but becanee with M. Briand's governments, virtually agreed to scrap the Anglo-Freturn it is thought desirable on both sides of the Japanese Alliance, and substitute an understanding Channel that the two premiers should confer on various between the United States, Britain, France and Japan matters which recently threatened to prejudice the under which the powers will agree to non fortification entente.

of the Pacific islands and that Japan had accepted a A section of the French press is now distinctly Anti- 60 per cent naval ratio, appears to be in the nature of British. One paper which printed prominently a long intelligent anticipation. A Washington message says list of grievances against Britain even describes the that the greatest importance is attached to the meet-entente as a yoke in which England's part is to hinder ing, which it is understood was marked by the greatest France pursuing her national policy.

The Times yesterday writing editorially on the hot cordiality, and conciliation on all sides. Complete secrecy is maintained with regard to the actual pro-debate in French and British newspapers on the subject of the entente, anys that it refuses to admit the posals made but it is felt a great deal has been pocoju-

the entente, plished and the stumbling block of zaval ratio is in possibility of a breaking down of

·but the Observer, in the course of an od process of satisfactory solution.

article denouncing the guicidal Versailles system of indemnities and urging drastic reduction of the repara It is understood that Mr. Balfour acted as mediator tions payments, declares that if the entente strade in successfully. It will be no surprise to learn that Japan's the way it must be sacrificed to enable our trace and suggestions in consideration of giving up the demand commerce to recover and prevent the common rain of for a 70 per cent ratio included some kind of arrange- England, France, and Germany," The Observer deckares ment whereby her national surety is secured. It is not that a quadruple British, French, Italian and German yet clear whether this will be in the form of an agree-economic partnership is necessary to save Europe. ment between the three or four powers to replace the Anglo-Japanese Alliance but it seems certain that some kind of negotiations of this sors are in progress.

JAPAN'S NATIONAL SURETY.

The optimism which has been such a remarkable feature of the, conference seems to have reached a climax. With the solution of the naval difficulty it is. felt the other issues will be more readily

TO ABOLISH WAR.

BRITISH LEAGUE'S › VIEWS,

PARIS, December 3...

IRISH IMPASSE.

POSITION VERY UNPROMISING."

LONDON, December 4,

The Sinn Fein delegates conferred for an hour with Mr. Lloyd George, M. Austen Chamberlain, Lord Birkenhead and Sir Robert Horne. The position was subsequently described authoritatively as very unpromising.

EASTERN PROBLEM.

CONFERENCE ARRANGED.

PARIS, December 4.

A deputation from the British league to abolish war headed by the former cabinet minister, the Rt. Hon. Mr. G. N. Barnes; the Labour leaders Messrs. Bowerman and Kennedy and the league promotor, Mr. Herbert Stend, was rereived by M. Leon Bourgeois, former The Foreign Office announces the adoption of Lord president of the League of Nations and the peace con: Curzon's suggestion for a conference of the British, ference, and now President of the French Senate, French and Italian foreign Ministers to discuss the The deputation insisted upon the need for an inter- Eastern problem, A meeting is being held shortly, uational police force always at hand to enforce the fobably in Paris. The discussion is likely to League of Nations' decisions. The league readily ad extended to other subjects, notably reparations. mita France's special situation and wants her security. internationally secured. In his answer, M: Bourgeois called the fact that France always insisted that the League of Nations should be given the real means of en- forcing its decisions. When the rights and security of peaceful nations were adequately protected the solution of disarmament 1roblems would be an easy matter. —-

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NEWS FROM REVAL

REPORTED ANTI-BOLSHEVIST REVOLT.

PARIS, December 4:

A message from Reval states that an anti-Bolshevict revolt has, broken out in the, province of Archange The soviets have been dissolved. Many communists bave been killed.

VIENNA NORMAL AGAIN.

RIOT DAMAGE £40,000.

VIENNA, December, 4. The damage in the rioting cabled on Saturday is estimated at £10,000. The life of the city is now normul and even Communist workmen have returned to the factories,"

DERMANY'S ALLIED DEB,KS.

SEEKING CREDIT ABROAD.

BEDLIN, Deamber.

The Imperial Chancellor liss appointed a commu sión, infolding the president of the Reichsbank and other leading bankers, commercial and industrial mon, to examine questions relating to the obtaining of credits 'nbrond to?ozable Gormany. V meet ade obligations to

the Allier

WIDE SCOPE.

Paris, December 4. Concerning the British suggestion to convoke a meeting in Paris to lay down the lines of a Near Eastern settlement, Le Matin learns that the French Government has examined the possibility of extending the conversa tiqus to all questions interesting to France and Britain.

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GENERAL MANGIN HOME,

PARIS, December 4. General Muugin has arrived at Paris. He describes the splendid receptions that the countries of South America gave him. Havar,

AMERICAN RAILROADS.

FARM PRODUCE RATES, DECREASED.

WASHINGTON, December. 4.

The interstate Commerce Commission has authorised the railways to decrease the rates on farm produce 10 per cent. Practicaly all the railways in, the country except those in New England, are affected.

CHINESE CONSUL AT NEW YOKK.

FORMER SHANGHAI MAN APPOINTED.

WASHINGTON, December 42

Mr. Wu Chang, formerly of Shanghai and now with the Chinese delegation here, has boon appointed Chines gonkukat New York to take up the post at the end ths conference. The appointmen will probably be

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