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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1921
Page
1
Question turned over to a subcommittee for drafting as world law only lay aside second root pro. Fear of a Shantung deadlock and stalled mediation temper talks between Britain and America. China and Japan near end of conversations consider a four party treaty and capital ship settlement. Senators renew interest in pact. a king declares the session a failure.
Secretary Hughes met with President Harding at the White House to discuss late arms conference developments. Submarine warfare limits stalled over phrasing, while air warfare restrictions faced feasibility questions. Pacific treaty scope prompts revived dialogue as delegates debate the four power agreement.
Albert W. Fox reports that the naval arms talks collapse after France rejects a sea power reduction plan. Hughes accepts the outcome and shifts focus to other naval program items. Submarine limitations resolutions proposed by Root dominate yesterday’s committee discussions.
American delegates argued that the twenty one demands from the China Japan treaty of 1925 should not be treated as a subject for the Washington conference especially if aimed at validity questions or abrogation. Vice Foreign Minister Hanihara reiterated Japan's position while discussing Far East topics with correspondents and notes from 1915USChinaJapan talks were invoked to show US rights and open door policy. The committee endorsed the issue in principle and sent it to subcommittee led by Root for drafting while another plank pressed limits on submarines as a strategic step beyond mere naval reductions.
Japanese troops will be withdrawn from Siberia as soon as guarantees are obtained from the Far Eastern republic, said Vice Foreign Minister Hanihara in Chita, replying to a question about reports of Japan ending military presence.
Berlin officials said Americans holding German debts may settle directly after Washington declined to join the interallied clearing process. Dr. Fischer asked if the Cannes conference should be told of Germanys plan to meet January and February installments and Berlin prepared to answer. Rathenau was absent, while German officials welcomed closer contact with the reparations commission to decide whether to deal with the commission or the supreme council.
Bomb blast in a Lisbon General Confederation of Labor building kills two and wounds five. Police report several arrests as government maintains order and vows vigilance against violent elements.
The text notes a conference at Washington discussing tonnage allocation and the broader scope of submarine status and potential uses. It argues that fixing submarine issues requires wider participation than the Washington group, as other nations also build undersea boats, making a limited regional agreement inadequate.
Dublin reports outline plans to prevent wrecking the Anglo Irish treaty as Dail Eireann debates. A provisional government under the treaty could function with the Dail as a check. De Valera and allies weigh opposition while others urge acceptance, recognizing public support for the pact.
Karl Lang arrives as charge d affaires and reestablishes Germany's embassy on Massachusetts Avenue after four years of Swiss handling. He presents credentials soon, directs trade revival with Dr Emil Baer, Armando Valette, and Hugo Mundt, and embodies the renewed German diplomatic link while awaiting a full ambassador.
A fragmented New York item hints at a dramatic event surrounding Mrs Stillman, described with phrases like fight for life. The scarce text suggests a publicized incident or medical urgency, with no clear names, dates, or places fully readable.
A condensed, period style listing covers threats and plans including a bank raid in Ki Twin, the gas tax reciprocity proposal, a Baye Trish pact, and Japan related strategies. It notes Rome bank crash implications, Soviet war prep, Chile Peru parley, and various committees and societal notes ahead of Elks dinner and railroad worker protections.
Officials from the District and Maryland meet to discuss automobile reciprocity. Maryland proposes a one cent per gallon gasoline tax. District authorities say they lack taxing power and require Congressional action. Maryland lawmakers consider a similar tax, which could drive Maryland residents to buy gas in Washington.
Swarthmore Pa Dec 29 A P report on the American Astronomical Society meeting reveals Walter D Lambert of the United States coast and geodetic survey ukiah observatory California presented fragmentary year long studies. He claims earth movements show a change in latitude with Ukiah observatory data indicating the planet moving north at about one foot per year from 1900 to 1917.
Special to the Washington Post from Geldaboro New Mexico. Cy Dée, age 29, describes several days of odd events as three strange men arrive with suitcases and tools. They hire a car, transport gear to Lane’s Farm two miles south, and locals notice them measuring with rods and digging at a plantation site, stirring curiosity about hidden treasure.
Four armed bandits attempt a Pearl River bank robbery at the First National Bank. Two men are killed and a clerk wounded as robbers fire during the lunch hour and flee in a car after a brief exchange of gunfire. A blood trail is found, but the robber is wounded and escapes. Police and townspeople join a regional manhunt across New York and New Jersey.
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