United
States
Secretary
of State
from
M. Sarraa,
head
of the French
delegation
in Washington
which declared
‘‘the docu-
ments
have
been
forged
out
of
whole
cloth.”
Washington,
Jan.
3rd.—The armament
conference
resumed
work
today
after
a
brief holiday over New Year’s.
The Com-
mittee
on reduction
of naval
armaments
expects
soon
to receive
the views of
the
Italian, French
and Japanes=
delegations
on
the three
articles
of
the Root
resolu-
tion
dealing
with
the
Submarine
issue
and the
Balfour armament.
It will then
be
in a position
to pass
upon
the
resolu-
tion
to be reported
from the
committee
on
drafting.
This
resolution
will
of
course
deal only
with the law of
nations
on
the subject
of
submarines
and
will
still
leave
for
decision
other
points
which
have
ue
to date
caused
no
little
controversy.
One of these
is the Baifour
proposa!
that
rhe
five
greatl
powers
should
declare
against
the
use
of
the
submarine
among
themselves.
Another
is
the provosal
that the
use of the
sub-
marine
agalnst
merchant
vessa2is
be
for-
bidden,
in as mueh
as
such
use
of
the
submarine
would
be
clearly
impossible
under
the general
declaration
of
the two
nations
aiready
agreed
to
by
the
five
powers,
Still
another
pointis
the
pro-
posal
to punish
as
a pirate
any
subma-
rine
eommander
violating
the
rules
of
International
law
as
they
will
be
laid
down by the present
confarence
Dublin,
Jan.
3rd. —The
Dail
Eireann
reassembled
today
to take what it is hop-
ed will be
the
final
action
on
the
Irish
treaty.
At ch
close
of
the
session
the
impression
prevailed
that ratification
was
certain,
but that
cthe
majority
would
be
amall.
Since
tle proceedings
began
the
rules
has
been
for
speakers
for
and
against
the treaty
to
be
heard
alterna-
tively and up
to
the
present
it
has
not
been
found
necessary
to
break
this
ruale
so evenly is the
Parliament
divided
and
it is probable that the
rule,
will
be
fol-
lowed
to the end.
The
pace
jis
quicken-
ing somewhat,
however,
for
while four
speakers
occupied
the
entire
morning,
ten
were
heard
in
the §afternoon,
and
there
were
some
hopes
of thegzdebate
ter-
minating
on
Thursday
or
Friday.
Fre-
quent attempts
are
being
made
to
has-
ten
by
closure,
motions
but
thus
far
th>
leaders
on
both
sides
have
not
been
alle
to reach
any
agreement
on
the
matter.
The
hall,
which
at
che
outset
in
the
earlier
discussion
was
crowdad
with
members
of
the
Dail
Eireann
and
reporters
was during
the
greater
part
of
the
day
abandoned
by
mapy
of
the
members
and
correspon-
dents,
who strolled about
in
the
ad-
joining corridor.
-
'
Bombay,
Jan.
3rd.—Pundit
Malaviya
and
a
number
of non-party
leaders
have
addressed
a
circular
letter
fto
the
re-
presentatives
of
all
the political parties
throughout
India, jadvocating
the
con-
vemng of
a
conference
to
solve the ex-
S L U1
X
A Vi3S
isting deadlock
among
them
New York, Jan.
3rd.—The
raw
sugar
market
was free
from
all
control today.
The
tone
was
firmer, although
no
fresh
business
was
r:ported
and
Cuba’s
were
quoted
at 1.137/16 cost
and freight, equal
to 3.42 for centrifugal.
The
market
for
raw sugar
futur:s
was
firmer
on
cover-
ing
and
buying
for
outside
accounts
Prices
at midday
were
two
to five points
net
higher.
'There
were
no
changes
in
refined
sugar,
with fine granulated
quot
ed at 4.80
to 4.90.
The demand
continued
light.
There
were
no
transactions
in
refined futures.
Antigua,
Jan.
4th.—H.
M.
S.
‘‘Vale-
rian’’ with Major the Hon. Edward
Wood
and
party
on
board
leaves
at
11 a.
m.
for Dominica
via Montserrat.
‘Ponce, Jan.
3rd.—Sharp
shock
earth-
quake
9,16
p
m.
2nd.
London,
Jan.
Brd.
A Reuter
despatch
from
Riga
quotes
a
Moscow
despatch
receiv_d
there
saying
that
the
Central
Committee
of the Communist
party
has
ordered
the mobilization
of all
commun-
ists
throughout Russia
who
were born
in
the
years
1899 and
1900.
Washington,
Jan.
Brd.
The
proposal
to prohibit the
use of submarines
against
merchant
vessels,
is now
the
predomin-
ant
issue
of
the armament
negotiations,
has
been
accepted
in prineiple by France,
but
her
delegates
have
reserved
final
approval pending
a discussion
of the
pre
cise
language
of
the declaration.
British
acceptance
previously
had
been
given
and although
neither
the [talian
nor
the
Japanese
had received
final
instruections
tonight,
there
were
indications
that
neither
Rome
nor Tokio
wouald
interpose
serious
objections,
if
the
proposal
re-
ceived
France’s
full approval.
Washington,
Jan.
3rd.
Copies of
an
alleged
treaty
between
the
Japanese
army
in Siberia
and R
ssian
:officers
con
nected
with
the
Aixman
Swineoff,
the
Anti-Bolshevik
leader,
whereby
the
Jap-
anese
agreed
to
support
with arms
and
money
an off>nsive against
the
army
of
the Far East Republic of Chita
were made
public
late
today by
the Sp:cial
delega-
tion of the
Chita Govt.
now in Washing-
ton
One
of
the
clauses
declared
tha:
vhen
a
stable
govern
nent
was
estab-
lished
in the Far Kast,
Japanese
subjects
should
receive;
preferential
right
in
Siberia
for
huating,
fishing,
forestry,
and mining concessions.
The Chita
dejo-
gation.
in
making
vublic
the
alleged
treaty,
declared
that it proved
the Japan-
ese
were
in leagque with
Russia:
bandits,
that
they
were
makingit impessible
to
st:abilize
conditions
in
the
Russian
Far
East,
that
the attack
of
Baron
Ungern-
sternberg
from
Mongolia against
Chita
was organized
by
the Japanese
and:
that
the
Japanese
were
aiming,
under
the
guise
ol establishing
democracy
to create
a
government
which
thiey would
practi-
cally
control assuring
an
ecosomic
2rip
on
the Far Eastern
Republic
and
special
privileges and concessions.
London,
Jan.
3rd.—Reports
seeming-
ly without official inspiration
behind them
are appearing
in the press
and
calculated
to
dampen
the
expectation
of
the
tax
payers
Isho are looking for
gigantie
eco-
nomic
cuts
as
a
result
of
the
Sir Eric
Geddes
Committee
inquiry
into
Govern-
mental
expenditure.
Some
newspapers
led the public to believe that
a possible
sav-
ing of 200,000,000
pounds
might
be
look-
ed for but
more sober anticipations,
now
appearing,
suggest
that 70,000,000 pounds
may
be
cut
off
in addition
to the 7,000,
000 already lopped off.
Washington,
Jan.
3rd.—The President
and
Cabinet
spent
two
hours
today
in
discussing
the
European
economie
situ-
ation
and
in
the
ennsideration
of
the
possibility that the United
States
might
be
called
into
econferenc:
to
deal
with
the subject.
The
President
and
his
ad-
visors
were understood
to have been
con-
cerned
chieflv in
the
possibility
that the
United
States
might
be
called
upon
so
participate
in the discussion
which
Euro-
pean
powers
have arranged.
It was
offi-
cially said
tbat
no
coneclusion
had
been
reached.
It
was
said
also
that
no offi-
cial
or semi-official
in:imation
had
been
directed
to
Mr.
Harding
by
European
Goveraments
that it
would
be
desirable
for the United States
to
undertake
such
partic pation.
London,
Jan.
3rd.—Remarkable
scenes
were witnessed
at
the
National
Gallery
yesterday,
when
great
crowds
almost
stormed
the building for
the
purpose
of
seeing
Gainsborough’s
famous
‘‘Blue
Boy”’, fo'llowing the
announcement
that
it weuld
be exhibited for a month
begin-
ning yesterday,
prior to
its
shipment
to
the United States
as the property of Hen-
ry Huntington of New
York and
Califor-
nia,
who recently
purchased
it
from
the
collection of the
Duke
of
Westminster.
The public generally
has
been
bemoan-
ing
the
fact
that
the
picture
has
been
sold
out of England.
London,
Jan.
3rd. —The
India
Office
last night
published
a eable
report
from
the Punjab
Govt. concerning
the
riots
of
December
23rd-24th
in Firozpur,
in
the
Rohtak
district.
The
despateh
says
that
on Decembur
23rd
12 riotous
non-cooper-
ationists
were
arrested
there
and
that
determined
attempts
were
made
to
res-
cue
them.
The
Government
offices
and
the
police
station
wer~
aitacked.
The
police
were
forced
to
fire on
the
mob.
The
attack
was
renewed
o1
{eee nbov
24th
but
the
mob
was dispersed
by
tue
timely
arrival
of
iroups
from
Atwar.
Thiee
persons
were
killed
and
several
wounded,
the despaich
adds.
For Saie
at Estate
Whim
WORKING MULES, CXEN,
MANURE
and PLANT
TOPS.
Will exchange
oxen
for cows
or
heifers,