to Come Conversations to be Begun Between France, Italy and Japan Necow, SPECIAL Stavice Ottawa, Oct. 17
Washington, Oct. 17.
High praise was given the Nae tional Government at Nanking in fan interview granted to-day by Congressman L. C. Dyer of Mis-scun, who has just returned from trip to the Far East.
He declared that the Ministry of Finance in particular was doing excellent work under difficult conditions.
Because of the condition of the Chinese courts at the present time, however, Congressman Dyer said he didn't' believe that the United States should relinquish extraterritorial privilege for some time to 'Speaking of the Philippines, Con-grossman Dyer said that he' was definitely convinced that Congress. fat ite next session this winter will definitely establish a date when the Philippines can achieve independence from American sovereignty, likewise making known the conditions under which this will be. brought about.
He is conferring with many Representatives and Senators and also with the Senate committee which pledged to report on the independence bill.
Many obstacles confront the attainment of independence, _however, he said. He cited the pressest Unsatisfactory conditions which are, ju his view, discouraging both to Filipinos themselves and to outside capitalists whose assistance is ferential to the development of the fslands—United Press.
New York, Oct. Bob Shawkey was to-day selected the new manager of the New York. Yankees in place of the Into Miller Huggins—United Press, Replying to the speech of wol-come made by the Canadian Prem-for, Mr. Mackensie King, at the Canadian Government's dinner in is honour this evening, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald said he was returning to London to begin conversations with France, Italy and Japan in the me frank, free and open way in which the conversations with America had been conducted.
He hoped that an agreement would he reached by the spring which would be the biggest and tort substantial advance towa world peace in the history of" the frorkd The Dominions would Be opt informed of the proceodiiags and also any other country wish ting to be kept informed, would given the fullest details. An''ad-elute agreement had. not beet Teached with the United States because they both. realized there twas a world outside and they did rot want to impose their willy it, 'Their disagreements, howevbye concluded the British Premier, would not prevent a world' apraa
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