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Show NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENTEVENTS I I America Assists but Japan I I Hampers the Nationalist I j Government in China. j I By EDWARD W. PICKARD I J JAPAN seems to be doing what It. II J can to hamper the new Nationalist government of China, while the United I States Is proceeding toward recognl- tlon of that government and taking the lead In negotiations to free China from the unequal treaties that have restricted the nation. Only a few days ago the withdrawal was ordered of 1,350 American officers and marines from the "danger zones" in China, so 1 1 there will be left In Shanghai . and 1 1 Tientsin only about 2,000 of our troops. 1 1 Immediately following this, Secretary Il of State Kellogg dispatched a note to the Nationalist foreign minister offer- 1 lng to begin at once negotiations for a j new treaty that will permit China to levy on Imports such tariff duties as she sees fit Under the old treaties 1 1 with various powers China Is not per-1 per-1 1 mitted to levy duties higher than 5 1 1 per cent ad valorem. Abolition of the privilege of extraterritoriality and the recognition of the Nationalist govern- ment will, It Is believed, come along soon in due course. The negotiation of a new tariff treaty will not subject American goods at once to higher duties. Under the i stipulations made by Secretary Kel- logg, Chinese tariff autonomy would I not become effective until the unequal treaties with all other nations also are j abrogated. This precludes dlscrlmlna- I tion against American exports should j other nations fail to scrap the old i treaties. j The Nationalists have already re- j nounced their old treaty with Japan, j but the Japanese government refuses j to agree to this action, holding that, 1 as revision of the pact was not ac- I compllshcd within the stipulated peri- I od, it was automatically renewed for ten years. Premier Tanaka told the I foreign diplomats in Tokyo that Japan was unable to accept the Nationalist j demand In view of the provisions of the treaty Itself and would be unable even to agree to a revision of the treaty until the Chinese government withdrew its notice of abrogation. GOV. A I. SMITH "went down to a country club at Hampton Bay, Long Island, for a few days of vacation vaca-tion during which he expected to make much progress In the writing of his speech of acceptance which will be delivered on the evening of August 22 from the steps of the stdte capitol at Albany. Herbert Hoover, who has been resting at his home at Palo Alto, Calif., started on a fishing and automobile auto-mobile trip of about a thousand miles through northern California. His acceptance ac-ceptance address is practically completed com-pleted and It will be made In the great stmiium of Stanford university the evening of August 11. Probably 100,000 persons will be present to hear Mr. Hoover, and as many will gather in Albany to listen to the words of Governor Smith. But their real audiences will be perhaps a third of the population of the United States in each case, for arrangements have been made for a hookup of ninety nine-ty radio stations for the broadcasting of the speeches. OXK of the hopes of the Democrats -the winning of Wisconsin was stimulated by the hot fight up there tut ween the regular Republicans and the I .a Follette group. The young railirnl senator Is up for renomlnation ami Is opposed by G. VV. Mead, mayor of Wisconsin Kaplds. The real battle In over the governorship, for which tl .!'' are three candidates. Gov. Fred .h iinerman, who Is a dry nnd has be-ciine be-ciine rather a free lance, seeks re-eln.tiim. re-eln.tiim. YYulter Kohler was noral-oi noral-oi ieil hy the regular Republicans on a niMille of the road program; and Jo-st-l h D Beck Is the La Follette candl-diite candl-diite and for Volstend act revision. OeiiiiM-niis Itelleve their cause would 0e aided by the nomination of Beck and La Foliotte. The primaries are to t held on September 4. The wet sen- tlment In Wisconsin Is notoriously strong. On the other hand, the Republicans Repub-licans say that the Wisconsin swing toward Smith will be stopped effectually effec-tually by the prospects of a good harvest har-vest and that they are confident of carrying the Badger state In November. John J. Kaskob, Democratic national chairman, has resigned as chairman of the finance committee of the General Motors corporation, because, it was said, some of the directors of the concern con-cern who are supporting Hoover thought Mr. Raskob's retention of the position would make It appear that the corporation was bucking the Smith candidacy. In his letter of resignation Mr. Raskob recognized this possibility and also said his duties as national chairman would take all his time. In one way It was a Hoover week. The Republican candidate and Senator Hiram Johnson of California ended their eight-year-old feud; Robert L. Owen, former United States senator from Oklahomu and a Democratic power, announced that he would support sup-port the Republican candidate, believing be-lieving him "the best qualified man any party ever presented for President"; Presi-dent"; Senator F. M. Simmons of North Carolina, who opposed Smith's nomination, resigned as a member of the Democratic national committee without explaining his action ; and officers of-ficers of the Daughters of the Confederacy Confed-eracy In California declared most of that state's members of the order, Democrats in the past, would vote for Hoover. William II. Woodin, president of the American Car and Foundry company and for years a member of the stanchly Republican Union League club of New York, came out for Smith. t ROY O. WEST of Chicago, former secretary of the Republican national na-tional committee and a Deneen adherent ad-herent In Illinois politics, was appointed appoint-ed secretary of the Interior to succeed Dr. Hubert Work, and assumed his duties In Washington. He faced several sev-eral big matters that will require his official action. These Include the Boulder dam investigation, big reclamation rec-lamation and Irrigation projects, oil leases on public lands, and the Alaskan railroad. Doctor Work in Introducing Mr. West expressed the hope that the latter might serve even longer thnn his own five-year term. In view of Doctor Work's close connection with Herbert Hoover his remarks were Interpreted In-terpreted as Implying that he expect3 Mr. West to remain In the cabinet In the event of the election of Mr. Hoover. It was stated In Washington that President Coolidge had offered the vacant secretaryship of commerce to William M. Butler of Massachusetts, former Republican national chah-nian. GENERAL NOBILE fnd ihe other survivors of the Italia disaster arrived at Oslo, Norway, on the Citta di Mllano and were immediately put aboard a train for Italy. An armed seaman guarded the vessel's gangplank gang-plank and no one was permitted to see or talk with the Itallnns. With them were three Swedes who took part In the sledge expedition to search for Captain Amundsen and his comrades. com-rades. The Russian Ice breaker Krassin, which rescued the Noblle party, had another chance to save lives. It received re-ceived wireless calls for help sent hy the German motorshlp Monte Cervantes which, with 1.500 passengers aboard, had struck a rook at Bell Island, Spitz-bergen. Spitz-bergen. The Krassin hurried to the rescue and sent divers down to examine ex-amine the damage to the German boat's hull. Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer hopped off from Rock ford. 111., In the plane Greater Rock ford on their projected pro-jected flight to Stockholm, Sweden, by way of Greenland and Iceland. But the plane was too heavily loaded and the aviators were forced to land on rough ground. Neither man was Injured, In-jured, but the machine was so badly smashed that the flight may be delayed de-layed for several .weeks. Paris, Marrot nnd Cudou. Frenchmen, French-men, flew to the Azores from Brest on their way to the United States, but one of their motors was crippled hopelessly hope-lessly and they were ordered home JOSE' TORAL, Slayer of General Obregon, confessed thut he was persuaded, to commit the crime by Manuel Trejo, an employee of th national arms factory In Mexico City, who purchased and gave to him the pistol he used. He said he thought ha was aiding the cause of the Catbolle church, but now realized he had been the tool of labor leaders. A priest Induced him to make the confession by telling him he was doing great harm to the church by concealing the truth. Luis Morones, bead of the Mexican laborltes, who resigned as secretary of labor nnd went Into hiding, hid-ing, and his associates are bitterly scored by the agrarian groups which were supporters of Obregon. The agrarians are demanding that "all labor la-bor influences" be removed from th national government, holding them morally responsible for the assassination. assassina-tion. They do not even ask the death penalty for Toral. During the week the Obregonlsta leaders were trying to determine who should become President Pres-ident on December 1. It seemed probable prob-able that either President Calles would bo asked to succeed himself as provisional pro-visional President under certain constitutional con-stitutional arrangements which might be made or that Aaron Saenz, governor gover-nor of Neuvo Leon, would be favored. REV. RT. HON. RANDALL THOMAS THOM-AS DAVIDSON, archbishop of Canterbury and as such primate of the Church of England, has announced his resignation which will take effect on November 12. He has been In poor health for several years, but the real reason for his action was his recent failure to obtain adoption by the house of commons of the revised book of common prayer. Doctor Davidson was eighty years old and had been primate since 1003. He always has taken a keen Interest In Industrial and economic affairs. It was presumed pre-sumed he would be succeeded by the archbishop of York. DURING a debate on unemployment, unemploy-ment, Prime Minister Baldwin of England told the house of commons that lower freight charges on all selected se-lected traffic, including agricultural produce, coal and basic industries, would go Into effect next December, ten months earlier than had been planned, and would bring Industrial relief estimated at $20,000,000 a year. The prime minister also announced that the export credits scheme, which Is due to terminate In September of next year, Is to be extended for another an-other two years, while the government will assist with money grants the removal re-moval of unemployment labor from distressed areas to other districts. Another scheme of the British government, gov-ernment, announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer Churchill, Is the sending send-ing of more than 16,500 persons to Canada from the mining districts at a cost of $3,000,000. DAME ELLEN TERRY, Britain's best loved actress and almost as well known and well loved In America, Amer-ica, died at her home In Kent In her eighty-first year. In deference to her own request there was "no funeral gloom" at the obsequies, held In the village of Small Hythe and St. Puul's church, Londan, and her ashes were deposited In the crypt of St. Paul's. Others who died during the week included Dr. George Colvln, president of the University of Louisville. Kentucky, Ken-tucky, nd Rear Admiral W. M. Foi-ger, Foi-ger, retired. . i CIRCLING the world In 23 days nnd 15 hours, Capt. O. B. D. Collyer and John -Henry Mears established a new record when they stepped from a boat at the Battery, New York city. The Journey was made by steamships and airplanes and they traveled In all 19,725 miles at an average speed of 840 miles a day. FIFTEEN nations . are Invited b France to send representatives to Paris for the signing, on August 27. of the Kellogg antiwar treaty. The ceremouy will be held In the famou Halle d'Horloge of the ministry of Tor-ggn Tor-ggn affairs and will he most eluborate. GENE TUNNEY Is to retire as the j unbeaten heavyweight champion his last fight, with Tom Heeney of j New Zealand, he scored . technical j knockout In the eleventh round The j referee stopped the tattle, Ueeuey having been knocked unconscious In the tenth and b!g at Gene's mercy, j It was e8tlma4.ed that Tex Rlekard, j tins promotei. lost $400,000 by the contest. |