WORLD PROBLEMS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18465, 28 January 1922, Page 9

WORLD PROBLEMS

FAE EASTEEIT QUjSS'HOIfS.y PACIFIC FQBTIFICRTMW&t SLOW PROGRESS MSHOIH. Plea* Association—By ' WASHINGTON, J«raa*y.27. , » (Received Jan. 27, at QJSS pun.) - i Official: The Par Eastern not .hold its session owing to the pc&cqa!*.' pletion of the work of the aab-committeib’ dealing with electrical comnraakarions in . China. . • The position in cozmedSon w£Bh Article 19 still - oontixroea indefinite. It istnidat* . , stood that a new proposal concerning < tifications in the Pacific has been adromcea ' under which the islands viS be named?.!; which may not further bp fortified. It SjT%? ■ assumed that the Philippines, Guam, t - inosa, and Bonin will be named. .WhaJH' . islands Great Britain wiQ act fortify not known. ’?I /“A’? It is not considered Eksly that plan will be adopted.—A- and NLZ. v Cablflt ; CONFERENCE METHtMTSo ADVOCATE OF OPEN DTEIiOS^CS^,-;"" WASHINGTON, (Received Jan. 27, at 8.5 p-m.) - Senator Johnson, in addressing tHV Senate, attacked the secret sessions of , this ... Arinameht Cdeforenco. Ho declared thsU .A , the conference had started with modaajr; methods of open diplomacy, Mr Hrighes. Mr Bmfoor had v Hughes's example, and the zest had.trailed' ’• “fnok what the Anne Conference aoi /' compliahed at those open seasioosjfr-ly said, “and then look at what it aooam>'s , Elished secretly." Senator Jchnaan sas Ve opposed the Quadruple Alhanoa, but- he -? "supported disarmaments-A. and N.Z* ■Cable. ~ '■ ■’ i ; /