LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
(By Electric Telegraph— Co >.■ right. AMERICA AND THE LEAGUE. * WASHINGTON, February 21. Answering Mr Roots’ suggestion that the United Stated join the ILeague of Nations first, and afterwards reform it, Mr Johnston in the Senate declared it would be folly if the United States attempted to rectify the Treaty after signing it,
Mr Bqali urged the only solution of the deadlock was to submit the Treaty to the people at next election. The Senate rejected Mr Hitchcock’s motion providing for a joint resolution of Congress was necessary before the withdrawal of the United States from the League of Nations. Mr Lodge’s compromise regarding the withdrawal was negatived by 112 to 33.
SECURING THE POSITION. - (Received this day at 8.40 a.m.) PARTS, Feb. 20. M. Desehanel has sent a message to Parliament stating the first guarantee of peace was to strengthen the unity of the peoples who fought for right. It was this basis whereupon the League, of Nations was established. France was seeking to live in security, and desires that Germany be compelled to obey the Treaty, and that the aggressor shall not snatch from France the fruit of her heroic sacrifices. Desehanel meets the King of Spain at Bordeaux on the Ist March, and will discuss the Morocco question. HOLLAND AND THE LEAGUE. AMSTERDAM, February 20. Tile Second Chamber by 59 to 5 passed a Bill enabling Holland to join the League of Nations.
A HOUSING PROBLEM AND COAL SUPPLY. (Received Tins Day at lI.IQ a.m.) BERLIN, February 22. M. Bauer declared that owing to the housing difficulty in the Ruhr district, homes tor 150,000 new men will be provided out of the profits of the mines. Meanwhile the miners agreed to work one-sixth additional time. It is estimated the yearly increase in the output will amount to twelve million tons. This is inadequate, therefore the agreement must be extended to Upper Silesia and brown coal districts. Get many will thus be abie to provide the railways, industries and agriculture with more coal and comply more satisfactorily with the Treaty obligations.
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