While America Waits.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 78, 15 March 1920, Page 5

While America Waits.

BIG PROBLEMS ARE FACED. ASQUITH EXPRESSES REGRET AT BIG REPUBLICS DELAY. (By Cable.— Pregi Association.— Copyright.) London, March 12. Mr. Asquith, speaking at the League of Nations dinner, said he regrqtted that the Lnited States was not a constituent member of the league, which was facing two of the most difficult problems affecting the world’s future, the well-being and fate of the Ottoman Empire, ami the relations between Russia and the rest of the civilised world. M. Venezelos described the league as the most potential factor in the future of humaity.—(A. and N.Z.) MILLERAND’S PROTEST. AT WILSON’S REFERENCE TO FRANCE. Washington, March 13. M Millerand has protested unofficially to the State Department against President Mi Ison's reference in his letter to Senator Hitchcock regarding the militaristic party exercising power iu France. (A. and N.Z.)' ■ • , . . [President Wilson, m a letter to Senator Hitchcock, declared that the French militaristic element defeated at the Peace Conference, but now had regained control.] ARTICLE TEN STRUGGLE. HOPE AND DESPAIR. Washington, March 13. Senator Lodge has presented to the Senate his compromise on Article 10. Senator Simmons, of North Carolina. has started a new treaty compromise movement. He says lieves that at least thirty Democrats would support a reasonable compromise on Article 10, whether I > < ... dent Wilson gives his consent or not. Meanwhile, although various attempts at compromi ih i mid no progress, both Democrats and Republicans are struggling to reach a common ground, and hope the treaty may be ratified before the Senate session ends. —(A. and N.Z.)