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ment of Garmany aad stadying recom- mendations for tn 2 exe:ution of uer- man engagements in this particular. It was expeecied y:sterday rnit a sat- clement of the disarmament question would be quicklv realized, but the news- papers assert tnat a wide divergence of opinion developed bz2tween r. Lloyd George. Premiz2r Briand and the Allied experts. [he decision has been reached by the experts that May Lst must be the limit of time given Germany in which to disband her miiitary organiza- tions and surrender to the Allies the arms which the Versailles treaty provid- ed shou!d be given up. Mr. Lioyd George it is asserted, however, declared yes- terday thait G:rmany had alrealy done $o nuaen, that there was in the situaiion no danger to th2 Allies. He is said to have ass:ri:d taat the Allize should also considar taz daizee, Ini2rnal aad external, to ‘Germany rrom Bolshevism and that May lst. was a particalar time when the Russian Soviet armies were to be feared. He advisad therefore that it would be better to follow the plan adopted at Spa and aear the aarmans hafore deaciding the question. Mr. Bri- and is said to have flatly refused to entertain cthis sazZz2stioa whereupon Count Sforza, the [taiian Foreign Minis- ter, tried to bring about a compromise batween the views of the British and French lealers. He proposed the conference should com 2to a general agreement in principle, decide on a programme and then ask Germany to make any obsarvation she desired. Neither Mr. Lloyd-George nor M. Briand would agree to this plan as away out of the dead-lock, it was decided to ask the military experts to make another report on the subject. Mr. Lloyd George and M. Briand a3parently are seeking to compose their differing views relative to German reparations before this import- ant topic is discussed bya full session of the Council. They appear to be far apart on the project of at once finding the amdunt of indemnity {Ger- many must pay, or leaving the ex- act amount for future :determination and it is indicated rhat the prob- lem of reparations may not come before the Council for several days. An ansuc- cogsful attempt was made at today’s session to turn the critical and compli- cated Austrian problem over to the League ot Nations. The Allied Conferees took up at once the Austrian situation. They gave a hearing ¢to the Allied financial exp2ris who had attendad tae Bruss=is fithancial confer=nces, Huti no Austria expemts vere called in. When it came to a discussion of thz question it was found that the opinions of the va- rious delegates in the conference ware so divergent that a proprsal was made to place the matter in the hands of the League of Nations. Uhis however was rejected. It was unders‘ood this morn- jng that the French and Britizh exper:s 5 1. RO 12 A NILD had reached a complete agreement on the report to be made by them on the disarmamemt of Germany. They were asked to prepare such, a report after yesterday’s discussion, in which wide divergence of opinion developed among the Allied conferees. £ *this afternoon’s session the question of Greece in her relation to the near eastern settlement was on the programme for the Supreme Council’s consideration. Sir Auckiand Geddes, British Ambassador to the Uni- ted States, called home from Washington recently for conferences, arrived this morning to confer with Mr. Lloyd eorge. Loondon, Jan. 25th.--Sir Edward Car- son, the Ulster Unionist leader, declined the Premiership ot the new Ulster Parli- ament which was offered him today by Ulster delegation in London. He thank- ed the delegation for the honour, but said he felt his age and lacked strength to undertake the s rduous duties involved. He agreed, however, for the present, to accept the Chairmanship of the Ulster Party in the Imperial Parliamen{). it is expected that the offer of the Premier- ship will be made to Sir James Craig, who represenis Mid Down in the British Parliament and is the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty and would probably accept. i Bombay, Jan. 24th.—The stock ex- change and bullion market were closed today and a general religious strike pro- posed as a result of the two sacred pig- eons being killed in thc strezt by two European boys. A riot resulted, the police charged the crowds, the natives stoned the police, several persons were injured and several arres ed. Rome, Jan. 25th.—Conservative and radical elements in ltaly have virtually joined in combating the bill prepared for Parliament by Signor Giolitti which would give workevs a share in the man- agement of industrial plants. State in- dustry concerns which have been doing business less than four years and facto ries employing less than 60 would be exempt, which would appear to place in the hands of working men generai supervision over 'ndustrial operations in this country. An explanation of the objects of the Billi s included in article one, it being stated that the legislation is designed to secure participation in ¥ndustrial affairs by workers, make ir possible for workers to know the condi- tions prevalent in industry and bring about an improvement in technicatl in- struction and in the morai economic condi- tion of workers It is asserted that the bill would seek to improve aund make more economical methods ol prodnetion and render the relations between work er. and employers more peacefui. Ar- ticle 2 stipulates the industries com- ing within the terms of the Bill. among them being mettallurgie, textile, chemi- cal, and electric plants and water trans- port, real estate, mines and hoteis. Arti- cie 3 provices that a raticral con nission woula be elecieo, kis «cnnissien to be con.pcsea o1 nine n.en kers, six elect- e by warhingnen anathree Ly engineers and cleirks. Ihis cnnissicn would hold cft.ce for thiee yeais. Ile con- ILIsSIOn Weuld uncer articie icur be giv- en authonty to appoint in each iactory two or n.orenen 'o thare in the nanage- ment, these nen 10 ke eligible 16 le- elecuion each three years, Aiticie b pio- vides that the ccnnissicn weuid have the power to secule inloin ation regald- - ing the cost of paterinis and how trey ~are pulchasea, the cost c¢l proauction, ~ methods o©f administraticn and other details :f the work. Other articles pro- vide that emn ployers would be represent- - ed on the commission, but would have - no vote. 'lThe employers would also elect ~a body ol nine members each three ~ Yyears, lor the purpose of carrying on - dealings with the worknien’s commis- . sion and provision is made that work- ~men be represented. ' RELIEF ASKED FOR STARVING g CHINESE President Wilson appointed a commit- . tee 0i 130 prominent persons to collect . funds to help f{amine-stricken Chrina. | “‘Our diplomatic and consular agencies | in China intorm us,’’ said the president, ' ‘““that the loss resulting from death in | distressing form may run into millions | of souls.” 5 The area atiected contains about 87,- 000,000 people, of whom a third are said . to be starving. Failing crops following afuur-year drouth 1s given as the cause. - Entire communities are living on weeds ~and ieaves baked into cakes, resembling . clay. Many suicides are reported, some- | times in entire tamilies, and babies and | children are being sold for as iittle as sl. ; it woald take hundreds of millions to . save the populace affected. Chinese | multiply faster than their wealth can . provide for—this notwithstanding the ' continual deaths through starvation and ! overpopulation. —7he Pathfinder. 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