Evening Star Newspaper, June 26, 1921, Page 3

FRANCE LACKS HOPE, LLOYD GEORGE SEES Tardieu, Criticising British Premier’s Op- timism, Says His Political Grip Is Slipping. BY ANDRE TARDIEU. Wormer French High Commissioner to Amerien. By Cable to The Star. PARIS, June 25.—The European tmosphere continues unsettled. Suc- cessive acts indicate tendencies and inclination, but there is no fixed di- rection to events, no plan of action, no tangible accomplishments. Affairs on the British side of the channel appear to hold the chief in- terest of the moment, and there are indications that British government acts are being influenced to a con- siderable extent by the political sit- uation of Mr. Lloyd George, which is rather delicate, to say the least. Three noteworthy facts stand out in England—the continuation of the miners' strike, Lord Curzon's visit to Paris, and Lloyd George's speech to the imperial coun ‘The miners’ strike is merely a con- crete manifestation of the general economic illness trom wh is suffering_and which affects visibly the whole British foreign policy, ex- plaining frequently contradictory ac- tions. i Lord Curzon brought to Paris pro- posals for diplomatic action, purely formal in_ character, respecting the Greco-Turk and Upper Silesian af- fairs, which fail to resolve ditficulties having their origin in a fundamental divergence of views between France and Great Britain. A Simultaneously, the negotiations for a renewal of the Anglo-Japanese treaty continue. Also _simultaneously, there begins talk of an Anglo-American entente, although the precise objects of such an_arrangement are not stated. This manner of putting irons in the fire of every big capital at once seems to indicate a certain nervousness. Lloyd George's Grip Slipping. Independently of the economic crisis which confronts him, Lloyd George must perceive that his personal situa- tion is not all that it might be. He is. as a matier of fact, unpopular in all quarters and his present strength comes largely from the fact that no successor to him is in sight. A few days in London sutfice to give any- body this conviction.. $ ‘Apparently -the British .premier i in search of some signal triumph which he badly needs. and he earries his optimism pretty far when he de- clares to an economic conference that the disarmament and reparations ch England | o problems are now settled. Consider what is happening in Upper Silesia. Early in May the plebiscite gents, estimated by Premier Briand in his speech in the chamber, at 5,000 | men. Today's papers unanimously agree that the force now amounts to 40,000 men, fully equirped with mod- ern war material. Whence comes this equipment, if, as Lloyd George af- r) Germany has been disarmed? Again, where is that good faith at- itributed by Lloyd George and Briand to the new German government, if facts prove—and they do—that for a whole month men and munitions have been ssing continuously from Ger- into Silesia? n. Lerond's Advice Ignored. Gen. Lerond, president of the inter- | allied commission on Silesia, has been vainly trying to call the attention of | the governments to this rapidly de- veloping pertl. For two yewrs o had Gen. Lerond under my orders when I was commissioner general of Franco- American affairs. His judgment is the coolest and calmest I have ever met Everything he has predicted at Op- i peln has happened exactly as he fore- told. Instead of following his advice and taking immediate action to halt | allied governments are undertaking, in violation of the treaty, to have 80- called experts revise the proposals of the president of the inter-allied com- mission, made in conformity with the treaty. Such a procedure will hardly facili- tate that disarmament which has been ! prematurely proclaimed by Lloyd | George as an accomplished fact. Concerning reparations, we have made no progress. Only yesterday Germany again increased her internal expenses on the pretext of lowering | the price of bread. France Doing Its Best. France, meantime, is doing her best to accommodate herself to the situa- tion. In the first five months of this year we have succeeded in reducing our imports by 7,000,000,000 francs, compared with the same period in 1920. But Germany fails to do like- wise. We have cut imports of raw ma- terials to the point of shutting down factories. We are admittedly in an economic crisis. Why? Because the means have not been found for a sat- { isfactory settlement from Germany. There are many reasons why France cannot share the satisfaction exs ressed by the British prime minis- fer in his spgech the early part of the week. (Copyright, 1921, by The Washington Star.) RETURN OF CZARISM IN RUSSIA SEEN AS RESULT OF BOLSHEVIS BY GEORGE WITTE. 1 BERLIN, Germany, June 25.— *Bolshevism is paving the way for the return of czarism.” This was the declaration made the writer today by a prominent Russian who has just come out of Russia after an uninterrupted stay there of al- most a year. “Conditions in the cities are growing worse, and starvation is bound to cause more suffering than ever before until the = PERU PICKS ARBITRATOR TO DECIDE GUANO CLAIM Millions Involved in Proceedings Brought by American Citizen, Brother of Discoverer. LIMA, Peru, June 23.—Carlos Pre- wost, a Peruvian residing in the United .States, has been appointed to repre- sent Peru In the arbitration proceed- ings to decide the ctaim against the Peruvian government of the heirs of Jean Celestin Landreau, an American citizen. The claims, said to amount to sev- eral illion dollars, are the out- growth of the discovery of guano along Peruvian coast about Sev- enty vears ago, and were filed with the State Department at Washington in 1902, on behalf of Landreau, who is a brother of the discoverer of the de- osits. 3 PO ecently a protocol was signed by William E. Gonzales, the American ‘ ambassador. and Foreign Minister Salomon, submitting the claims to the arbitration of a commission to be composed of a commissioner from both the United States and Peru, with a third member, a citizen either of Den- mark. Great Britaln or the Nether- lands, to be selectéd by these two commissioners. WOMEN VOTE TO CONVICT.E Jury in Liquor Case Return Verdict in Thirty-Five Minutes. Bpecial Dispatch ta The Star. HUNTINGTON, W. Va. June 25.— Three women serted as jurors in the case of Samuel Weingold, a merchant, charged with transporting liquor. A verdict of guilty was returned in thirty-five minutes, the women—two upmarried and one married—voting for conviction from the first. SPECIAL NOTICES. new crops come in” said my in- formant. 7 “Class hatred.” he continued, “un- der the capitalist regime was never so strong as is the hatred of the communists by the masses. These, however, feel themselves more impotent to revolt against the soviet rule than they felt under the gar. Everybody is spying upon everkbody else, and every time the doorbell rings they fear that some soviet emissary has come to throw them into prison. The communist minority is decreasing in the same | degree as their unpopularity is in- increasing.” GREY DECLARES LEAGUE CANNOT BE “SCRAPPED” \ Speaks at Celebration of Second Anpiversary—350,000 Gather in London Demonstration. By the Associated Press. LONDON, June 25.—Crowds esti- mated to number fifty thousand ob- served the second anniversary of the | birth of the league of nations today by demonstrations in London's famous public forum, Hyde Park. The coal strike caused a modification of plans for pilgrimages from all parts of the United Kingdom for participation in the rally, the demon- stration being confined to the London area. Parades formed throughout the city and marched to Hyde Park. where twenty speakers, including Lord Robert Cecil and the Archbishop of Canterbury, addressed which included representatives of the forty-eight nations in the league. A feature of the celebration was the statement of Viscount Grey. in which he declared that the league could not be scrapped, but expressed the belief that the President and people of the United States desired world peace as much as those in this country who were the strongest sup- porters of the league. D. C. LIBRARIAN HONORED. 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Phone Mals 14 zone was invaded by German contin- | Germany's military preparations, the ; the crowds, | Discovers New Continent Rich in Oils and Minerals “INTERNL DR. JOHN, L. COPE, | i the head of the British antarctic ex- pedition, who has, according to-a dis- ! patch received at Vancouver, B. C., i dixcovered a mew contineat in the antarctic. It is described ax rich in minerals, oilx, furs and strange birds of immenne size. The apea of this new i continent, lying at the “bottom of the earth,” has not yet been computed. i GREECE EXPECTED . T0 SPURN ALLIES King Has Answer to Note Of- fering to Mediate With Turks. By the Amociated Press. ATHENS, June 25.—The reply of the Greek government to the offer of the | nationalists for tre purpose of fore- Smyrna, for his approval. Although the government has given no intima- tion of the contents of its answer, it is belleved in diplomatic circles here that Greece will not, for the present at least, avail horself of the good of- fices of the allied powers. It is said that the foreign minister, George Baltazzis, Is of the opinion that unconditional acceptance of the allied offer would be tantamount to | abandonment of the treaty of Sevres, and that withdrawal of the Greek troops from Anatolia would not only cause general dissatisfaction and dis- appointment among the Greek people, but would increase the arrogance of the Turkish nationalists and further endanger the unprotected populations in the interior of Turkey. NEW COAL-STRIKE PARLEY IS APPROVED BY PREMIER Miners and Owners to Meet Mon- day—London - Optimistic for Settlement. By the Associated Press. . - LONDON, June 25.—The request of the coal mincrs’ representatives for a new meeting with the government and the coal mine owners, decided upon last night with the object of obtaining a settlement of the coal strike, brought a quick response from Mr. Lioy& George, the prime minister. This morning he invited the owners and miners to a Jjoint conference to be held at the board of trade Mon- ay. The newspapers generally in their articles today are more optimistic over the possibility of an imme- diate settlement of the long-drawn- out strike, which now has been in progress nearly three months. The decision to attempt the reopen- ing of negotiations between the mine owners and their employes was reached at a meeting of the execu- tive committee of the miners’ union last night. This step was influenced, it was declared, by the failure of the miners to secure financial support i from other trade unions and the re- luctance of other labor organizations to join with the miners for industrial action to enforce their .nutual de- mands. The hope was expressed that the government would renew its of- fer to grant a ten-million-pound sterling subsidy to the coal industry as an aid to the settlement. PHILLIPS MAKES VERBAL REPORT ON OIL QUESTION U. S. Minister to Holland Discusses Djambi Dispute at State { Department. | { ister at The Hague, gave to the State | Department today a verbal report of I his efforts to induce the Netherlanis government to modify its position in granting concessions in the Djambi ! fields. He afterward called on | oil President Harding, but no announce- ment was made indicating that he discussed the same subject with the chief executive. Mr. Phillips' reports to the State Department are understood to have been substantially the same as those made prior to his departure from his post for a vacation in the United States. Since he left The Hague the Netherlands government has published its reply to the American note, in which the United States insisted that the Netherlands government had been fully informed of American desires regarding the oil flelds prior to the submission of the legislative measures now before the Danish parlia- ment. The State Department has not yet received more than & summary of the Dutch reply. The text is under- stood to be coming by mail. —_—e————— Gude’s Flowers Are widely Known for their beauty and fragrance. 1214 F.—Advertise- ment. PROTEST MEXICAN ORDER. Coahuila Coal Miners Uphold Use of Workers’ Flag. MEXICO CITY, June 24.—Protests against the recent federal order pro- hibiting bolshevik demonstrations and the flying of the communist flag from public buildings were voiced by a com- mittee representing the coal miners of the state of Coahuila, which called upon Secretary of the Interior Calles yesterday. The secretary told the miners their protests would be investigated, but he added he believed the federal order ‘was not issued with the motive of re- stricting the liberty of individuals. Gen. Calles declared there was some confusion among officlals regarding the flag of communism. The prohibit- ing order stated that the flag was red and black, when, in fact, red is the color of the communists. The red and black flag, the secretary a: the banner of workers the 2nd - should be allowed to fly unless | prestige, but such action contravened the law. allies to mediate with the Turkish stalling war in Asia Minor is in the | hands of King Constantine, who is in | William H. Phillips, American min- | ing May Lead to BY STEPHANE LAUZANN Kditor of Le Matin, Paris. PARIS, June 25.—The misunder- standing between France and Eng- land, which began to be felt soon after the treaty of peace, instead of decreasing, is gaining in strength daily and threatens to become disquieting. All those to whom the peace of Europe and the perfect understanding between the great world nations is dear are anxlous about it. 1 am by no means one of those Frenchmen who claim that they are always right and that others are always wrong. In the Franco- Anglo misunderstanding it is quite possible that France, and in particular, the French press, may be wrong in certain respects. First, the French papers have the bad habit of often discussing with @ certain vivacity and this does not tend to calm the discussion. Then, those same papers often Ppresume they can attack a cer- tain foreign political personality without the nation to whom such personality belongs being offend- ed, and this is very often a mis- take. For instance, it is diffi- cult to attack or to criticise Mr. Lloyd George without at the same time attacking or criticising the entire English politics conducted by Mr. Lloyd George, and even the English people of whom Mr. Lloyd George is prime minister. Finally, the French, who have recently suffered more than any other na- tion in a long and terrible war, are not always disposed at pres- ent to take into consideration the viewpoints and divergent inter- ests of the other allied nations. Xou see that I am perfectly frank and that I am the very first to acknowledge the defects in the French armor. But, this sald, I must state that the English viewpoint is a thing which is often “incomprehensible to the French and that Mr. Lloyd George defends it in a rather irri- tating' and baffling manner. When the east is in question, where the interests of the Ehglisn are very different from the inter- ests of other countries, and where the British Empire has first of all to defend her famous road to India, one can understand that England raises her voice. When she has to safeguard her suprem- acy at sea or her commerciul su- periority, one again understands that England speaks loud, since for her it is a question of life and death. But when, for instance, the question deals with permitting Po- land to be born, to breathe, and to constitute herself, the attitude of England is no longer under- stood. Wherein can the existence of Poland be in England’s way or cause her anxiety? Why did she, at the peace conference, counter- act all the cfforts of France and America to make Poland a live- able state? Why, after having ac- cepted to give Upper Silesia to Poland, did she demand that it be taken away from her and that a plebiscite be made there? Why does she interrupt with that bi | England Mak and Faces E \ \ LOOKS TO U. S. TO AVERT FRANCO-BRITISH BREAK StephaneLauzanne,CriticisingLloyd George’s Polish Policy, Is Fearful Misunderstand- Serious Rupture. terness and violence the compli- cated and entangled results of the said plebiscite? Why this almost declaration of war, as it were, by Mr. Lloyd George to the Polish nation? How can it possibly be that English officers can accept to go and command German volun- teers against Polish workmen? * % k% So many questions which the French, animated by the best 8spirit of conciliation, cannot suc- ceed in answering. Or, rather, they find but one reply to make: England desires to divide in order to govern; she does not wish that there be on the Kuropean con- tinent one power stronger than another, and she always rises against such a power, whatsoever it may be. Yesterday it was Germany. Today it is France. To- morrow it would be America if America attempted to exercise her influence in Europe. This is a policy which is neither a very laudable nor a very just one. In any event, when one makes that policy, it should be made frankly and in assuming the risks thereof. In the question of Poland, for instance, since Eng- land demanded the plebiscite in Upper Silesia she should have sent her troops there to protect the rights of all concerned in the plebiscite, and she ought to hold herself responsible for what might happen there. But England sent only 1,000 men, whereas France was obliged to send 15,000, and it was a French general to whom all the power and all the troubles were assigned. At the same time, Mr. Lloyd George and his minis- ters reserved the right to criticize all that this general did and to accuse today the 15,000 French soldiers of having failed to do their duty. Furthermore, Mr. Lloyd George claims that the su- preme council, at which he dis- poses at will of the voice of Japan and of the voice of Italy, shall decide by a majority over the fate of Upper Silesia, and that France will have but to bow to the de- cision. * % % ¥ It is very much to be\ feared that he will be mistaken and that France will not bow so easily as that. In every question with ref- erence to Germany—and the Polish question is one of those—France and Belgium are the most di- rectly interested and they are by no means prepared to bend the knee to a majority formed by Japan and Italy. They will only bend to the advice which America will give them, because if Amer- ica be far away, at least she is independent. she is disinterested, she is impartial There is but one country in the world that can put an end to the Franco-Anglo misunderstand- ing; that is America. If she de- sires the misunderstanding to rankle, she has but to keep silent. But if she desires it to cease she has but one word to say and to arbitrate. (Copyright, 1921.) | n l ' I i LLOYD GEORGE'S GOVERNMENT STORM-TOSSED ON TROUBLED SEA! es No progress Toward Set- | tling Irish Controversy or Coal Strike, astern Crisis. BY GEORGE N. BARNES, Former Member of the British Cabinet. By Radio to The Star. LONDON, June 25.—The British gov- | ernment is storm-tossed on a sea of { trouble. The king and queen proceeded to Belfast, and are safély back again, | but in regard to the Irish question we are just where we were. There has been no change, except for more extended operations and greater loss of life. The government has been arraigned in the house of | commons for military inefliciency, and i has made reply, hinting not obscurely at more drastic measures of repres- sion. But public opinion here is disturbed. The Ulster parliament was duly opened by the King amid scenes of great enthusiasm. If any doubt ex- isted as to the attitude of the Ulster- ‘men, it is now dispelled. They are still opposed to co-operation between northeast and southwest Ireland, ex- | cept on a basis of loyalty to and union { with Great Britain and the British | dominions. But beyond expressions | of good will and the hope that south ! Ireland might initiate & ceremony parallel to the one at Belfast. the larger aspects of the Irish problem were not touched upon by the King. It, therefore, may be assumed that there is mo intention on the part of the government to adopt any new policy. The government only hopes that the southwest will sooner or later follow the lead of Ulster and make use of the nmew powers con- ferred by recefit legislation. Meantime, the forces of the Sinn Feiners are confronted by greater forces of the crown. And as the “appointed day” for the southern pariiament, July 12, draws near, a; crown colony government looms up as the only alternative to the exist- ing chaos. Crisis im Near East. From Ireland the eyes of the gov- ernment turn toward the east, where it is faced by another serious crisis. It has arisen largely out of the de- lays in the eastern peace settlements. Things were allowed to drift and we are now confronted with an orien- tation of forces ‘wholly unprovided for. . D‘::Iw Turks have created a new army and have set up a government oPposed to Constantinople. The Greeks have found themselves quite unable to carry out their undertakings in Asia Minor, and, in the changed cir- ‘cumstances consequent upon their re- pudiation of the Venizelos govern- ment, the allies are neither able nor willing to help them. An effort is being made, therefore, to bring about a cessation of fighting between the insurgent Turk and the unstable Greek on the basis of mediation and settlement by the allies. . This means some revision of the recent allied, declaration and, there- fore, perhaps, some loss of allied n the light of the. new facts there is no option so far as we are concerned. British public opinion would not support any ex- cursion made for the purpose of bolstering up Greek ultra-nationalism bred in war and now a menace to peace. Deadlock in Mine Strike. Here at home there is no respite from industrial trouble. The miners irejected terms of settlement which in- cluded a government subsidy of over fifty million dollars with which to case down wages to an economical level. Their executives then turned to cther unions with disputes pending or negotiations in hand. appealing to them to join in a general strike. There is little hope in that direction, and it looks as If a restart of the min- ing industry can be made only under impoverishing conditions on a cold. hard basis of output and price. The government subsidy has been lost. It in sight, to a great struggle in which both sides have been badly led. * There are other disputes raging and the unemployed have become so nu- merous that insurance funds have been depleted and benefits are about to be reduced. The cumulative effect of the industrial disturbances has been a still further weakening of the already weakened prestige of the Lloyd George coalition government. |The government lost a seat in parlia- ment the other day by & majority of 7.000, and even- failed to retain the iseat vacated by the elevation to the peerage of Waiter Lopg. (Copyright, 1921, by The Washington Star.) ————— " SUICIDE CARRIED $7,000. Wealthy New York Advertising Man Was Broken in Health. CALGARY, Alberta, June 25.— George L. Dyer, fifty-two, a wealthy New Yorker, today committed suicide at a Banff sanitarium. He had $7,000 in his pocket when he shot himself. A - George L. Dyer, who today commit- ted suicide at a Banff sanitarium, was head of an advertising agency here bearing his name. A telegram was received at his of- fices telling of his death. It was said that he had gone north for a vacation recently, after becoming run down. L —— COSTA RICA ANTI-UNION. Central American Plan Is Defeated by Congress Vote of 19 to 20. SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, June 25.— After heated debate, congress, by a vote of 19 to 20, rejected the treaty signed here recently creating the fed- eration of Central American republics. The Central American union com- mittee, on lelmln‘ of the action of congress, ordered khe Central Amer- ‘ican flag raised at half mast and tied with a black ribbon. ‘The announcement of Costa Rica’s rejection of the pact has created a sensation in the other Central Amer- ican republics, especially Salvador. i l i : is a sad ending, if, indeed, the end is| Chosen Speaker of the """ First Ulster Parliament Member of the British parliament from Belfast, Irel who has been elected speaker of the firnt Ulster parliament under the Irixh home. rule act. Speaker O'Nelll werved with distine- tion during the war and holds & ma- jor's commixsion in the British army. GONZALES LEADING REBELS IN MEXICO Former Carranza Leader Re- ported to Have Crossed Boundary of Texas. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, June 25.—Rebel ac- tivity in the state of Tamaulipas now is under the personal direction of Gen. Pablo Gonzales, former com- mander of the Carranza forces in Mexico City, -who, according to war office reports tuday, crossed the in- ternational boundary at Columbia, Tex., yesterday with thirty men. The “intention of Gen. Gonzales, it is reported here, is to consolidate sev: cral small rebel groups which within the last week have been operating in northern Mexico. Secretary of War Estrada said this morning that fed- eral troops had been dispatched to combat these rebels. Gen. Sidronio Mendez, who headed the rebel group in San Luis Potosi. was seriousiy injured when federal foroes captured him yesterday. He has not yet been executed, as was at first reported. President Obregon has ordered a stay at least until the ex- tent of his injuries has been ascer- tained. Obregon Garrison Revolts. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., June 25.—A Mexico City dispatch received here today telling of the entry of Gen, Pabio Gonzales into Mexico, said that the Obregon garrison at Lampazos ihad revolted and burned several bridges on the national lines between Nuevo Laredo and Monterey. This !dispatch said Gonzales crossed the bor- ider near Laredo with seventy men. In Mexican circles here the report of the crossing of Gonzales was dis- credited, although it was known that Gen. Jose Elizando, a former Carran- zista general, was at the head of a !previous band that crossed from | Zapata county. Francisca Murguia, a strong Car- ranzista, has been at Laredo since he was released by the United States im- i migration officers, but up to last night {he had not crossed into Mexico. i, Both Gens. Candido Aguilar and 1 Juan Barragan were here today, while Esteban Cantu, former governor of Lower California, who had been on the border, returned east last night. Reports in circulation here were that the Carranzistas have subscribed a fund of half a million dollars for the new movement, and that they have made peace with the Felicistas and other refugees in the United | States. | Another report was that the amal- gamation of all of these adverse fac- { tions was only tentative, they having ibeen unable to agree on a leader. {Some were said to advocate a man named Zentina, while others advo- I cated Jacinto Trevino or Emilio Vas- jquez Gamez. All of the three men named are in Mexico and it was not known if their names were used with their consent. Alfred Robles Domingues, who was a candidate for the presidency against President Obregon at the last election, is also here, but denies any active par- ticipation in the recent pajitical de- velopment. | Ordered to Take Field. 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France rejected What we could give from our own store. She demanded that which we did not have, gold. To meet her demands it became necessary for Germany to buy Ameri- | I yauence | France. lowed to rust in man Yet we still build ships to be surren- dered to the shipyards are at fer coal that her mines were in op =5 below the cost of production in Eng- 8 GERMAN PAYMENTS NCS DOWN ! |[Maximilian Harden Declares French Re- fusal to Accept Labor or Machinery in d as He Predicted. is an economic crisis In The_surrender of our ships to Eng- {1and brought down the price of ton- rage everywhere untii ships, pr: less three vears ago, are being al- a “boneyard.” while the allied a standstill. We of- 10 France-—and at a figure 3ngland could not meet even if tion. If we 1 at a prica allie ntinue to offer this and, what becomes of Albion's ex- port coal trade in the future? Amerien Refuses to Bupe can doliars, the only international | Ge S Continos money based today on the Kold stand- | Franes 1n American dellnre: and mec ard and having the equivalent value | nyps the word woutd not he pe of gold throughout the world. The |if ‘Americn would bus. o sofdiont demand for dollars sent them to a|quantity of German. goods . But higher ~ premium. Allied = moneys|America will not buy. She is the oniy dropped in consequence, and thus we | country capable of paying for mer- have the situation that what was gained from Germany was lost in_the purchasing power of the franc. Eng- land, recelving but little of the money, suffered in the monetary de- cline. Warning Ignored. And yet, what else could be ex- pected. ~ The allied supreme council was warned time and time again that the demands for huge reparation sums would upset the economic world. ‘nder the pressure of France, the council went ahead with its senseless demands, and now it be- gins to 100k as if the problem would have to be reopened and some new method of payment devised. 1 endeavored to point out at the time the reparations question was; under discussion in London that it was not merely a matter of bargain between two or three countries. 1 said very plainly that it was the had ever faced. We offered France the manual labor | of thousands of German workmen 1o | rebuild northern France. Here was | something tangible, £omething pro- | ductive, something creative. But France refused. She sald it might re- sult in colonization and that the in- habitants of the regions devastated by the war might not like the pres-| ence of so many of their former ene- | mies. We offered machines and technical ! cquipment and implements. but we were told this was impossible. “Le Boche payera!” The German must pay! Well, we pay. and the first conse RIGA, Letvia, June 4—Recent ar- rivals from Moscow declare that the world little realizes how close- ly soviet Russia is pushing its friendship with the near east. In Moscow now the Turkish lega- tion occupies one of the most sump- tuous of the old palaces and the personnel, garbed in faultless Euro- pean clothes, present a strange contrast to the poorly garbed Mus- covites. The Afghans and other near eastern delegations also oc- cupy luxurious quarters. give elab orate banquets and otherwise carry on with all the pomp of the old eastern courts. Members of Lenin's government are frequently guests at these af- fairs and entertain the legation personnels equally lavishly in re- | | l | | turn. Besides this, Lenin has so ac- commodated himself to the p: chology of the east that he now exchanges presents with the rulers of Turkey, Persia, etc., as did the rulers of ancient day A Moscow dispatch today reads like a paragraph from what might have been an_ancient tablet of | | heiroglyphics_describing ‘the visit of a Babylonian envoy to King Cyrus of Persia. It says: “The representative of the soviet gov- ernment has made his first official visit to the Shah of Persia, pre- senting to the shah on a golden salver an album with photographs of soviet leaders of the whole of Russia as a personal present to the shah from Lenin.” A man who recently arrived from Moscow gaid: “Few persons realize What_a close connection now ex- ists between Russia and its old enemy. Turkey, and for that mat- ter all of the near east. Lenin 18 accomplishing here what the old Russian_government could not do by playing up to eastern psychol- ogy. “The so-called bolshevism in these eastern countries is nothing at all like the bolshevism of Moscow. but in each case the Russian agitators have a distinct brand of propa- ganda designed to dovetail with i | i —especially when w —on chandise in standard gold money. She ;:oula help German ty, working with a will to shut out all foreign-made goods by the erection of a higher protective allied countries a oppose the imnor! s paying capac- but the American Congress is tariff wall. The 1 are. continuing to ation of large quan- tities of German dvestuffs and manu- fuctured goods. because they say they @0 not want to imveril their own in- Adustries. The solution then, after all, has not been so simple as Mr. Lloyd George and M. Briand seemed 1o think. My prediction that no me- chanical means could be conjured up to make it 50 has been amply ful- filled. Meantime, what are the prospects of a Franco-German rapprochement? Perhaps a wave of sanity is sweep- ing over Europe after all. Perhaps it_will take something of an eco- nomic cataclysm in France before it can be realized. Perhaps M. Loucheur, who had much to do with the preparation of the treaty, realized what the economic consequences of Germany being compelled to pay in gold would be, when he and Herr Rathenau held their recent confer- ence at Weisbaden. In any event the responsible of- ficials of the two governments are getting close together. I have won- dered if the Wirth zovernment might succeed in allaying some of the fears and suspicions of France. Events would seem to prove that some prog- in ress that direc- tion, is being made T oDy rig nington Star. SOVIET RUSSIA WEAVING WEB OF FRIENDSHIP ABOUT NEAR EAST ancient customs of the country in question. 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