by the President
in
person
in
the Cham-
ber
of
the
House
and
in
the presence
of
the
delegates
to
the
conference
and
most of the diplomats regularly stationed
in Washington.
At the outset
the
Presi-
dent
discussed
world’s
conditions,
say-
ing,
‘“‘a
world
restoration
programme
would have
to be
worked
out
by the
na-
tions
niore
directly
concerned.
The
United States
jwillhelp,”’” he added,
*‘un-
selfishly,
and
because
there
is
com-
pensation
in the
consciousness
of assist-
ing
unselifishly
because
the
commerce
and
international
exchanges
in
trade,
which
marked
our high tide of
fortunate
advancement,
are possible
only when
the
nations
of all continents
are restored
to
stable
order
and
normal
relationship.”
Turning to domestic
problems,
the
Presi-
dent urgently
recommended
early
enact-
ment of
the permanent
tariff Mr
Hard-
ing suggested
entension
of the
powers
of
the
tariff commission
and
foreign
debt
refunding
bills.
He also announced
that
jater
cn he would
make
some
recommen-
dati~ns
about
renewed
consideration
of
the
tax
programme,
involving further
reductions
and
the abolition
of "‘hinder-
ing
burdens’’.
He
also suggested
con-
sideration
by
Congress
of
an
amend-
ment
to
the constitution
to end
the issue
of
non
taxable
bonds.
With
regard
to
the
merchant
marine,
Mr.
Harding saia
it
was
the
purpose
to
preseat
a
plan
whieh
contemnlates
no greater
draft
on
the
public
treasury
and
which
though
yet
too erude
to offer it today, gives such
bromise
of expanding
our merchant
mar-
ine that
it will
argue
its
own
approval.
Other recommendations
inciuded
“'plans
tor a
conference
of
common
counsel
of
mediation,
arbitration and
judicial deter-
mination,
in controversies
befween
capi-
tal
and
labour’’.
An appropriation
ne-
cessary
to
supply
the
American
relief
administration
in Russia
with 10
million
bushels
of
corn and
one
million
bushels
of seed
grains.
In discussing
the tariff
commission
in order
to bring
out
great-
er
flexibility in
meeting
unusual
and
changing
conditions.
gt.
Johns,
N. F.,
Dec.
Tth.—A
heavy
toll
of human
lite and
casualties
in
the
New
Foundiand
sailing fleet
are feared,
following a terrific storm
which
on
Mon-
day and Tu-sday swept
the Northern
and
fasiern
coasis
of New
Foundland,
ac-
cording
to reports
reaching
Govt. depots
here.
Birmingham.
England.
Dec.
6th. —ln
outlining
the
general
terms
of the Irish
agreement
to
the
Lord Chancellor said,
*"'We propose,in
the first place,
that
with-
in the area of South Ireland we shall make
those
who
beyond
all question
within
that area
at this moment
are entitled
to
speak
for the
overwhelming majority
of
the population, masters
in their own house.
With
one
single
reservation,
'‘declared
Lord Bitkerhead,””
we place lreland,
and
1
shall define Ireland in
a moment,
pre-
cikely in the position
of Uanada,
Austra-
lia, New
Zealand and South Africa,
and
S
i, WRUILAZA VIS
there
is no power.
subject
to the
reserva-
tion which I shall
indicate,
that is
given
to
any
of
these
great
sclf-governing
Dominions,
that
we shall
not equally
con-
cede
to the
state
wtich is
to be created.’’
Lord Birkenhead
said
the
Parliament
to
be
set
up would
be
supreme
in its
own
domain
in
matters
of
finance
but
that
arbitrators
would
determine
the
amount
to
be asked
from Ireland
as her
propor-
tion of her National debt and
war expen-
diture. Referring to the negotiarions
with
the
Sinn
Fein
representatives
and
the
debate
among
the
conferees
over
the
earlier
British
proposals,
Lord
Birken-
head
remarked.
"'One
of the Irish d-le-
gates
said
over
the
conference
table
you
cannot
quite
dismiss
us and
our
claims
and
story
in
that
way.
We
too
are
an
ancient
parent
state,
and
we
have
through
the
centuries
flung
our
sons
and
our settlers
iuto every
corner
ot the
habitable
World.””
That
claim
is
true.
That claim
nas
modified
the
fundamental
view
wnicn
we
have
adopted
and
by
which
we
stand.””
In
discussing
the
financial
phases
of
the
agreement,
he
said.
'ln matters
of finance,
there again
the
Pariiament
to be
set
up is
supreme
in its
own house.
They
(the Irish
dele-
gates)
have
recognized
that it
IS
neces-
sary
to
strike
a
balance
betweep
the
country
:ad
Ireland
in
financial
mat-
ters.
On
such
a balance
being
struck,
they
wili
pay
us
a
Jue
proportiun,
having regard
for any
set-off
or
counter
claim
they
may
think proper
to put
for-
ward
as
a due proportion of
our National
debt
anc
our
expenditure
on
war.
The
amount of this will
be determined
by
ar-
bitrators
to
be
chosen
from
among
the
citizens
of this country,
and
who,
I hope,
wili
Include
a
distinguished
Cnlonial
Judge.
In the opinion of ail my colleagues
the
interests
of
lreland
itself and of the
Empire
as
a
whole
will
be forwarded;
sheuid
it become
possible
in the
near
fu-
ture for the
inhabitants
of Northern
Ire-
land
to
adhere
to
a
general parliament
which
on matters
not reserved
by existing
legislation
for the
decision
of the North-
ern Ircland Parliament
alone
still requir-
ed decision
and obviously affect
the inter-
est of Ireland
taken
as
a
unit
and
as
a
whole.
The
representatives
from
the
Sinn Fein
are
prepared
to recommend
to
the
Dail
Eireann
that
the newly consti-
tuied Irish
FKree
State
shall
not merely
make
a
treaty
of
association
with
the
British
Kmpire.
but
shall
enter into the
British Emp.re,
for all purposes.
The
fi-
delity
of
the
Irish
Free
State,
to
be
constituted,
wiil
be
declared
in
bplain
unequivocal
language
in
the
consti-
tution
as
created
by
this
instrument
to
the
Commonwealth
of
Nations
and
to King
George.
The
Dail Eireann
wiil be summored
at
an early
date,
and
the
tarms
will
be
placed
before
them.
The
terwrs
will
be
placed
before
both
Houses
of
Paliawient
in
the
new year.
If they
do
not
assent,
the
people
of
England will have
an
early
opportunity
of deciding.
‘‘The
T.ord Chancellor
said
one
must face
the
contingency
that
Ul-
ster
might
say
she
was
not
prepared
to
send
representatives
to
the
all-Ire-
land
Parliament.
If this
was
Ulster’s
attitude,
it
was
the
attitude
under
the
term
of
the
instrument
agreed
to
last
night,
she
would
be
entitled
to
main-
tain it
andiwould
be protected
in main-
taining it.
.He
said
the
scheme
agreed
upon gives
a
free
option
to
Ulster.
If
within
a
month
of
the
pPassing
of the
statue,
Ulster
determined
she
would
retain
3 her
existing
powers,
and she
elected
her
to
retain
her
membership
in
the British
House
of Commons,
that
decision
vould
be
profoundly
respect-
ed.
He
said
North
Ireland
would
be
w:zll advised if she contributed
her
SO-
-
and
business
experience
to
the
Parliament,
which
would
not
otherwise
be
represented
by such
characteristies.
He declared
the Sinn [Fein had given
rea-
sonable
guarantees
for the
protection
of
the minority in South
Ireland.
The
Lord
Chancellor
said
the
terms
signed
had
ful-
ly
satisfied
the
representatives
of
the
British Admiralty and
those
of
the
coun-
try at Westminster.
"‘There is -only one
reservation
to
be
made’’
said
the Lord
Chancellor.
"‘'lf Ulster decided
to stand
side
by sidewith England,
we arc
commit-
ted in one respect
to
a modification of
the
Parliamentary
arrangements
of a year ago
There
must
be a rectification
of frontiers.
We do
nor propose
to intertere
with the
arrangements
of counties.
It is
propos-
ed
that
a
boundary
commission
should
examine
into
the
boundary
It
might
be rectified
on
one side
or the other.
It
is
not
an
artificial
boundary,
but
one
which could
be worked
out
with infinite
flexibility’’. Lord Birkenhead,
who was
one of
the signers
of
the
epoch-making
agreement,
declared
the
confrees
had
made
secure
the safety
of
Great
Britain
and Ireland,
and
that they had
put
their
names
o
a
document
vepresenting
a
sane
and
reasonable
settlement,
LIST OF UNCLAIMED MAIiLFOR
THE
WEEK ENLDED DECEMLEi.R 3,
1921,
Miss Ernesta
Benjamin,
Miss Agatha Benjamin,
Miss Chnistina
Francis,
Water
Gut,
Miss Sarah
James,
No.
5 Strand
St.
-
Mr. Joseph
N. Kirton,
No.
13 Prinri:’s
Bt
Miss Clothilda
Larsen,
Mpr. Peter
Messer,
Mr. James
Nesbitit, kistate
? Bay
?
Miss Eliza Roberts,
No. 50 Company St.,
Miss
Albertina
Simimons,
Mrs. Antonetta
Ssmuel,
Miss Mirriam lho:
as,
Miss Alberiha fho..
as,
Miss Georgena
Vaicutine,
Post
Office,
Christians:«d,
Virgin
Is-
lands,
[’ecember
3, 1921,
;
:
~ R. LARSEN,
Costmaster.