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IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
Lesson *
(By REV. P. B. FITZWATER, D. Dm
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
Copyright, If IS, Western Newspaper Union.
LESSON FOR JANUARY 1.
1—-Turkish bridge being Mown up by engineers of the Greek array at Saghurios. 2—The battleship Mutsu
which the arms conference permits Japan to retain under the naval reduction agreement. 3—Mrs. Jerome Na
poleon Bonaparte of New York, who will become a queen If her husband accepts the tentative offer of the throne
of Albania.-* ,
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NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENTEVENTS
Arms Conference Seeks Agree
ment on Submarines and
Light Cruisers.
m FRENCH DEMANDS THE CRUX
British Want U-Boat Abolished In
Warfaro—Alllod Supromo Council
to Call for Commission on Re.
habllltatlen of Central Europe
—Henry Watt arson Diee.
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By EDWARD W. RICKARD
S t'BMAHINKS. light cruisers and
torpedo bonta occupied roost of
the attention of the conference dele
gates and naval experts to Washing
ton during much of the week. The way
the dgitroreray. If an It mar be desig
nated. developed, la Interesting. First
France asked that she be allowed to
have about STki.niW) tons of capital
ships, which would give her a ratio
of S .V She said she wanted to build I
from five to ten hnttleshlpa. though
not at once, and supported h. r claim I
by allowing how her navy had been
neglected during the war. The other
delegates could not stand for this,
and Secretary of State Hughes com
municated directly with Premier Brt-
and. who was In London. In his
cablegram Mr. Hughes said:
**I feel that the suggestion that has
been made that Prance should build
ten capital ships In replacement with
a tonnage of 300.000 tons or more sug
gests • program of tuch magnttade as
to raise the greatest dlfllcultlea. r In
fact. I regret to say that after can
vassing the matter thoroughly and
taking the best Infnrngitloo I can ob
tain. I am compelled to conclude that
It would not he possible on this basis
to carry through the agreement."
Rrtand.at once sent Instructions to
the delegation which permitted It to
recede from the demand concerning
capital ships and agree to the ratio of
1.75 fixed by the conference, so far as
vessels of that class are concerned.
But, for purposes of national defense,
the French asked special considera
tion In the matter of submarines snd
light cruisers. Of the former they
wished to be"allowed 75,000 tons, and
of the latter 300,000 tons. This, In the
aggregate, would give France an aux
iliary naval rating of about 3.5.
Brland said France felt she Ynust pro
tect her three coasts, on the Atlantic,
the North sen and the Mediterranean,
and should have plenty of light cruis
ers because Germany 1s permitted to
build ships of that type. He also In
timated that Russia might build ves
sels on the Baltic which Germany
could use against France. He vigor
ously disclaimed any Idea that there
could be hostilities between France
and Great Britain.
Great Britain still Insisted on the
total abolition of the submarine in
warfare, and Mr. Balfour asked that
a plenary session of the conference be
called so that he and hfs fellow dele
gates could make their plea for this
In public. But the British stood alone
in this contention and It was predict
ed the conference would refuse to out
law the undersea boats. However, the
Americans showed a disposition to
compromise by-accepting a reduction
of the submarine tonnage allowed
Great Brttg.n and the United States.
This, a* it stands. Is 9$000 tons. The
British asked that at least It be cut
Ul_!A5*Q0Q .tons. The Americans Indi
cated they might be satisfied with a
75,000-ton maximum. If this last fig
ure Is agreed upon It may operate to
z reduce France’s ;allownnce, since that
Is Ihe tonnage she Is asking. x,
P RESIDENT HARDING, while talk
ing to the correspondents Tuesday,
seems to have made a slight slip which
caused a lot of Excitement and sup
plied some ammunition to Borah,
Reed and other opponents otjhe four-
power Pacific tryuty. who assumed
there was • division between the
President gad the delegates In roo
st rnigg the agreetueot. Mr. Harding
I that the homeland of Japan did not
come within the words "Insular pos
sessions and Insular dominions" un
der the pact, except as territory prop
er of any other nation which Is a
party to the agreement. Senators
Lodge and Underwood hurried to the
White House and evidently Informed
the President that the American dele
gation had Intended that the treaty
should apply to the Japanese main
Islands and that the purpose was to
Insure the application of Its guaran
tees to the Hawaiian Islands which
are considered a territory, not an In
sular possession, bf the United States.
Whereupon a statement Issued from
the White House which said In part:
‘"The President announced tonight
that tlte difference In view la nowise
will be permitted to embarrass the con
ference or the ratification of the agree
ment. He bad assumed all along that
the spirit of the conference contem
plates a confidence which pledges re
spect of territory In every way whldb
tends to promote lasting peace.
"He has learned from the United
States delegates to the conference that
they have agreed to the construction
which Includes the homeland of Japan
In the term Insular possessions and
Insular dominions.* and has no objec
tion to that construction.'
THE REVOLT OF JEROBOAM.
LESSON TEXT—I Kings 12:1-13.
GOLDEN TEXT-Thou shalt not nmks
unto thee any graven image, or any like
ness of any thing that Is in heaven above,
or that is in the earth beneath, or that
is In the water under the earth; thou
Shalt not bow down thyself unto them
nor serve them.—Ex. 20:4, S.
‘ REFERENCE MATERIAL-I Kings
11:26-43; 13:17-14, 20; II Cfcron. 12 and 13;
Isa. 44:9-20.
PRIMARY TOPIC—The Story of Two
Kings.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Two Kings Who Dis
obeyed God.
INTERMEpiATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
—Two K)*fBs Who Lost Their Opportuni
ties. . T
YOaNO ^PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
—Indunclal Unrest and Its Cure.
ate that they had their effect on the
emotional Irlah. On Thursday Michael
Collins moved ifiat the Dali adjourn
over the holidays, reassembling on
January 3. The motion was carried,
despite the opposition of De Valera, by
a vote of 77 fo 44. At this writing the
correspondents In Dublin are predict
ing that the vote on ratification of the
pact will be exceedingly done, and a
tie vote la not Improbable. De Valera
algnlfled his willingness to have the
matter settled by a plebiscite, and that
course may be adopted. Miss Mary
MarSwlney and other determined foee
of the treaty, asserted openly that
whether It were ratified or not. the
war In Ireland would continue, since
the Irish republic Is far from dead.
The Sinn Felnera last'week resumed
their violent operations In Cbunty
Tyrone and County Londonderry. Oou-'f . _
of their bands kidnaped IS men and
the special constabulary tracked them
to ftperrin valley, where a battle was
fought In which aix SinmFelnera
killed and a score wounded./
la hie
the uplaipn t and
The administration considered that
tills closed the Incident, hut among
certain senators the effect of the con
tretemps was the preparation of sev
eral reservations to the ratification
Rorah pmpooed one providing that "no
action of the high contracting parties,
acting ander Article 2. shall com
mit any nation, either legally or mor
ally, to use force In meeting an exi
gency." Senator Mr Nary of Oregon,
who does not aay he will oppose the
treaty, wanta a reservation providing
that nothing contained In the pert
shall he construed as applying to the
Japanese mainland, which probably
wonld result In the exclusion of j
Hawaii. Senator sfteed took advan
tage of the misunderstanding to at
tack bitterly the treaty. Which he
charged was drafted with The Idea of
"deceiving the people of ttie United
States," and declared the Job was so
successfully done "that even the Ftva-
Ident waa deceived."
■^JOT until after the holidays, proh-
' ably, will the Shantung question
be settled. The Japanese and Chinese
delegates reached an Impasse In their
negotiations snd the whole matter was
referred to Tokyo for further Instruc
tions. Dr. Alfred Sxe said the dead
lock -was over the demand of the Jap
anese to retain the traffic management
of the railroad, and Mr. Hanihnra said
It was over questions concerning pay
ment for the road and the employment
of Japanese experts. The Japanese
also say the. money with which China
Is to pay for the road must be ob
tained from Japanese capitalists.
A WEEK ago K looked as if Great
Britain and France .were about
to reach a complete agreement on
German reparations. Both Lloyd
George and Brland, as well as their
expert advisers, were of the belief
that Germany could and must pay
the sums due. Then It appeared they
could not agree upon the method of
payment, and the whole matter was
referred to the allied supreme coun
cil, which will meet at Cannes, France,
during the first week of January.
Italy had stepped. In, meantime, with
a strong protest against the discus
sion of vital topics In which she Is
concerned, without an Italian repre
sentative being present. The entire
subject of the finances of Europe Is
Involved In this reparations matter,
and the supreme council Is to discuss
the general economic situation and de
cide upon ah agenda. It is said the
council will be asked to Invite the In
terested powers to name a commission
which shall draw up a general plan
for the rehabilitation of central Eu-,
rope and Russia. The United States
and Germany will be Included In the
representation, and possibly Russia
also. . - -
D AIL EIRE ANN- had a fine time
last week with the Irish treaty
Verbal shillelaghs were used unspar
lngly by both sides, and outsiders grew
rather weary <rf the debate De
Valera had • surprisingly large fat
lowing la his spgaairtea ta tbs treaty
W AR has broken out bat
Far Eastern repabltr la Siberia
and the factloa led by Msrkuioff la
Vladivostok. The lattsr. It hi alleged,
has the support of the Japanese, and
soviet Russia la seeding troops and
material to help the Cblta goverv-
meet. The Rlherian comma Oder at
1‘riamur province has warned Japan to
remove the White Guard and othar
armed valla from the neutral too#
before noon of January 7.
IN* COMFLIANCE with the
I ssMsdatlot) of Preeldent Harding.
both the senate aad the house have
pa seed a bill authorising the I‘resident
to spend t2n.raiD.unO la the parrfcaef'
•d earn, seed grain and preserved
milk for the relief of the starring
people of Humds and for spring plant
ing In areas where the seed grains
have been exhausted. In the drbate
Senator Borah made a fierce attack
qn the American government's Russian
policy.
"The Russian revolution tn many
respects has been Indefensible." said
Mr. Borah, "hut It has resembled prac
tically all the other great revolutions
In history. Our policy towards It has
been Indefensible, brutal. Inhuman,
cruel, and Intolerable. The United
States should recognise the existing
Russian . government. Whatever we
mar thlrtk about Its form. It Is the
government de facto and as such It
should he recognised.
"The bill should be passed purely
as a measure of charity. It won't help
the farmers of this country. I don’t
believe we have a constitutional right
to pass It. k sets a had precedent,
hnt I have not the heart to oppose It.
I simply want to voice my protest
against the policy of our government
towards the Russian government."
A NOTHER “bloody revolution" oc
curred In Portugal some days
ago, opening with heavy cannonading
along the Tagus and fighting in which
severe cnaualtles r on both sides were
reported. Cunha Leal, who had Jusrt
formed a temporary ministry, was
driven into flight with his followers.
And then apparently the Portuguese
censors got busy, for up to date no
further Information about tlie revolt
has come.
TN THE death of Col. Henry Watter-
* son, which occurred In Jacksonville,
Fla., on Thursday, the United States
lost the last surviving exponent of
personal and Individual Journalism.
For more than half a century his
brilliant, powerful editorials in the
Louisville Courier-Journal were read
by his fellow citizens with delight,
whether or not they agreed with his
views. For a great many years he
was an Influential leader In the Demo
cratic party and a prominent figure in
Its national conventions. "Marse
Henry," as he wa* affectionately
known, retired in the spring of 1919.
The movements leading up to the
division of the kingdom began during
Solomon’s reign.
1. The People’s Demand (w. 1-4).
This was occasioned by the burden
of excessive taxatioh and enforced
labor required by Salomon In order to
build costly houses and temples for
his heathen wives. Owing to the mul
tiplicity of his wives, this became very
burdensome. The people were groan
log under Its wetght. Upon the ac
cession of the new king, Rehobosm,
the people through their leader. Jero
boam, came with the request that
their burdeaa be. made tighter, promis
ing loyalty to hjm oo the condition of
lightened burdens.
II. Rshsboam's Foolish Dsdslsn
(vv. fi.15).
L lleboboetn consulted with the old
PMB (vv. fi-T). He at once consulted
tn of experience who had
Solomon s advisers Being SC-
I qualnted with the conditions as las-
pnoed by Solomon, and knowing the
temper of the people, they advised
1 that the people's request be granted
2. tyfhobosm consulted the young
men wbq had grown up with him (vv
S-ll). These }.tiff »efj t&oet
tlkrij half-brothers, sons of Solomoa’a
many wives. Being thus brought of
In the luxury at the harem, they were
ignorant of the reel right* of the pew
pie; therefore they edvlaed that the
burdens be loereesed. v -
g. Hebohueiu follows the advice at
the young men (w. 12-15). At the ap
pointed lime he eaaounced his pur
pose to the people, lit answered them
roughly, asserting his purpose to la-
crease their burdens sad sorrow*.
Retiabaam loot the greet opportunity
of hi* life.
III. The Revolt at the Ten Tribes
(ev. 1*24).
Upon ItehotMiem** announcement of
hi* rush purpose, ell larmei cried oat,
"What port loo have we la DavtdT
Neither hare we an laheritaace la the
euo of Joose: to your tewta, O Israel!
Now are to thiae owa bouse, David."
KehotMwm's attempt ta collect tribute
from the ten tribes wa* met by stoo-
tng Adoram. the tribute gatherer, so
that be died. Hebebaam'a failure ta
heed the advice of experienced men
ceased the work of two geoerations to
bo oadono la a moment.
IV. Jsreboan»*a BwhatRute Religion
(ev. 25-33).
L He established calf-worship (re.
25-33). (1) His pretext for (vv. 28, 27).
Ue feared lest fhe religious unity
should heal the political separation.
Ills plea waa that the people would
go back to Jerusalem to worship, and
therefore would gradually be led to
acknowledge allegiance to Rehoboam,
aad bis own life would be taken. This
act of hit bad its root in his heart of
unbelief. God had promised through
the Prophet Ahljah to build him a
sure house, even as he had built for
David (I Kings 11:38). Had he be
lieved God, this fear would have been
dispelled. Jeroboam only used re
ligion to secure 'personal ends. He
was too shrewd a politician to do
away with religion. He kne^ that re
ligion w as a powerful factor'in man’s
life. (2) The calves set up (vv. 28-30).
When Jeroboam set up these idols he
said, “It is too much for you to go up
to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O
Israel, which brought thee up out of
Egypt.’’ Hta religion was the religion
of convenience.
2. His scheme of worship (w.
81-33). (1) He built houses or high
places (v. 31). This was against the
direct command of God. (2) He made
priests of the lowest of the people
(v. 31). God had set aside the tribe
of Levi to fill the office of priesthood,
tn this again, he disobeyed God.- (3)
He changed the day of (he feast of
the tabernacle (v. 32). The time of
this feast tvas set by Jehovah (Ley.
23:33-34). (4) Jeroboam himself In
trudes into the priest’s office (v. 33).
This act of presumption on his part
was the climax of his godless acts.
All this grew out of a wicked heart
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