TREATY AND LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3318, 23 October 1919, Page 5

TREATY AND LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

MORE U.b‘.A. RESERVATIONS. _ Received 10.10 a.m. 2} 3“ ' WASHI_NGTON,’ Oct. - 21. Senator [JOIIeS p~nop.o:,seed sthat the Senate attach a. paragra'ph to the ratification resolution providing for the United States to withdraw from the League in two yezxrs unless China% SoVt‘l'oigllTy is restored in Shantung, Britain settles the Irish question satis-.t‘act-o-rily to the Irish people, Egypt given eomplete independence -and all League members abolish kconscription before then. .9<=llator M(:..Cumber Submitted to the Senate that they should adopt these regerva-rions. He argued they were mild reservations, covering the Monroe doctrine, the United States’ withdrawal from the League, Article 10, Shantung, and equzifisation of the League Council voting power. The Democratic, Sena.'tors conferred to decide whether to accept the reservations. _ '

A‘G‘RICITI.TU-RE IN BRITAIN. us-11-_—li LLOYD GEORGE’S ADVICE TO FARMERS. . . . .___.._. /_. Received 9.30 am. LONDON, Oct, 21. Mr Lloyd George.’ addressing repre-sent-afivcs of agi-icul"fnlre at ‘Caxton Hall, urged a still greater increase of :Igl'icultural output. The Governlnent was detcrniinccl to put agriculture on a satisfactory basis, 0.-Ontinuing wartime piotction, and enabling industrious farmers confidently to invest their capital. If Germany had pursuecl the Brilish policy of neglecting agricul'tu‘re she would lmve collapsed during the war ‘within a year. We must. not take the same chance again, a.s W ecanie too near disaster financially in 1917, under the subnla2~ine 111e"nace,_l__)L1ri11g the War Brit.ain had’_lfesto'r_er__l’ to Cultivafion. =E’xp'cl'ts iéstiniaiteld tnhlat one liundred 3.11:] fif"tyVlllil_lio_n_s’ wortli of food ndw il.llp.Ol‘_tC(l. could" preoducedin Brit:ain. thus en_Ql'lnousl_y fi'tiilg~excllang'e. A b l _ . vi ~. “ENDURANCE AIR ‘FLIGHT: ‘ sßecoived 9 aim. -' NEW X:OR.K, Oct. 22. ; "Secretary flaniels announced that two navol iseaplanesare engaged in an enzlurance flight from ‘Pensacola (Florida) to New York and back, a clistance of 2800 miles. ,

_.'_ENTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. U.S.A. NOT ELIGIBLE. \ Received 9 a.m. H . LONDON, Oct. 22_ ‘Z.-\. special committee of the Internzxiinnal Trade Conference" unanimously adopted :1. plan for a permanet In’rerna'tional Chamber of éCommel-ce, membership V to ‘be’ strictly limited to countries joining the League of Nations. It was pointed out‘ until the United States ratifies the Treaty and the League she will not be eligible The Chumrber will have permanent In-n-rna;*ion-al Headquarters possibly at Geneva. The Board of Directors will ecnnsist of two members of each nation, one member being pernranently attached to International Headquarters. There will also ‘be bureaux in each country, and regular meetings of the International body at intervals of tWo_ years’ with ‘special meetings when l‘u*CGSSa]'y.