Evening Star Newspaper, July 17, 1921, Page 3

ENGLANDWILLGOFARf TO SATISFY IRELAND George N. Barnes Says British People Are Prepared to Yield Much, Short of Granting Independence. BY GEORGE N. BARNES, Former Member British War Cabinet. By Radie to The Star. LONDON, July 16.—The develop- ments of the last few days would seem to indicate that the ghastly history of violcnce and counter vio- lence in Ireland may now be at an end it the Irishmen themselves will meet in & spirit of mutual conces sion and recognition of the fact that the British people are prepated to Indorse any measure of self-govern ment whica may commend itself to both sections of the Irish peopls, and which, while leaving Ireland in the empire. will not involve new military and naval forces under Irish coptrol. The settlement might, perhaps, in- clude financial autonomy, wich land maintaining her 3 The great thing, however, is not the kind of settlement, but the kind of spirit_in which the prescat Situation may be approached. Respecting that the auguries are somewhat mixed. There has becn a cessation of hosti ities, the Sinn Fein repreientatives lave been well receivd in England, but. on the othcr hand. there is little ,world. nce to find ourselves faced with new ompetiticn. The English people are suns, and, knowing th prepared to enter into friendly co- »peration with other peoples with a view to concurrent reduction of arm- aments. The English people arc glad to note the desire for a friendly review of far eastern affairs, and in this connection to note the inclusion of China on an | equal footing with the other powers. ! China has_too long been regarded as| a no man's land, to be exploited in| turn by the armed nations of the She now enters the new pal-: ace of peace by the front door. ~Alll of this is especially welcome to those wanting to see international adjust- ments and readjustments based on right. Despite the press criticism which has been leveled against him. the mass of the English people regard with action the prospect er Lloyd George participating in the Washinzton conference. In Llovd George's statement to -the house of commons there was a very significant p e bearing out what I have before said in these dispatches. On behalf gf the Dominion prime min- isters and in the name of the British cabinet he said: “The first principle of our policy indication of a spirit of gi7> und take in_Ireland. Sin Fein is reticent. Sir James Craig ix truculent. He has taken part in the preliminary m2e:Mg. Little im- portance need be attached to tnat. however, because 1e '8 €alng o attend the conference later. Linyl George knows Sir Jumes' minl and probably Wants to be equally conversant with the mind of Sinn Fein hofore there 18 | a further exchange of views. i The hope of the confer-n=es yicldir. fruitful results lies vezlly in publie opinion on both sides of the channel. 1 believe the great mass f ncople, both Irish and British, vi>w the vven of the last few years w 3 feclings of regret for wt pened and apprehension neir § £ood names throughout the world. tireat Britain, while s‘anding to the | principle of the recent bill providing | two parliaments in Ireland, is willing | 10 make a sustained effort to under- #tand the Sinn Fein point of view and to g0 a long way to meet it. Will the! Irish leaders respond? That is the| crucial query. . Washingt: Conference Indorsed. Public opinion is no less pronounced In approving the acceptance of Presi- dent Harging's invitation to co-ope: ate in limiting armanents and reach- ing some agreement respecting Pacific affairs. This country was heavily before the war owing to many's warlike preparations, and it has ‘been a grievous disappointment DEMANDS ITALIANS ACT ON ABUSE OF AMERICANS T. S. Official at Rome Wants Blame Fixed for Wronging of Ben- jamin Cook and Family. ROME. July 15—The American charge, Franklin M. Gunther, has re- newed to the new foreign minister, Marquis Della Torretta, the forceful representations previously made by | him to Count Sforsa and the former | Rovernment, ‘fbgarding the case of| Benjamin Cook and members of mu‘ family of New York, who were Im- prisoned and maltreated after an a leged misunderstanding with cara- bineers at Florence early in June. Marquis Della Torretta has issued urgent orders that the three-cornered investigation now being conducted by the ministers of war and interior and the directdr gereral of rallroads be pressed to a conclusion, in order that the government shall know where the blame lies and can punish those responsible Mr. Cook. his ife and daughter. while on board a train at Florence were requested to leave the car, which had been engaged for the transportation of military flags. They refused to do 8o, and after an alterca- tion with carabineers were arrested. Later thev were sentenced to forty days in prison, notwithstanding the fact that the American consul pleaded in their behalf ignorance of the Ital- ian language. _— SPECIAL NOTICES. is friendly co-operation United States.” So far so good. But, indeed, there is another consideration. There's Can- ada. If Canada and the United States, for instance, are found to be in agree- ment about the Anglo - Japanese treaty that fact .will go far 1o de- termine the British attitude when the treaty is considered in a year's time, Wwhen its present term of life expires. Effect on League of Natlons. Rcgarding President Harding's in- vitation generally there is one reser- vation. There I8 a strong undercur- rent of feeling regarding its relation to the league of nations. 1 hope that the reduction of armament agree- ments or treaties which may emcrge frem the Washington conference may be regurded as regional provisions and understandings. to be afterward submitted to and indorsed by the league as coming within the four cor- ners of the covenant. There are many here who, while heartily in favor of the conference, are yet genuinely afraid of its be- coming the nucleus of an association of powers entering the international field as a competitor of the league of nations. Should such an impression get wide currency it would go far to defeat the great objects at present in view. ’ These objects are the concur- rent reduction of armaments and the lessening of war risks in the far east by a common understanding of the problems there. (Copsright. 1921, by The Washington Star.) SAYS ALBANIANS WILL RESIST GREEKS TO LAST Society Official Declares They Will Destroy Own Towns Before Surrender. By Cabl s G e y Cable to “'f.\;:;—:l;fl‘f Cltcago Daily News. ROME, Italy, July 16.—Faik Ko- nitza, fnrmef'_ representative of tne Vatra, an Albgnian association in the United .8tates, declares that the ces- sion of any district of Albania to iny foreign pawer will provoké the armed resistance ‘of the entire population, which is capable of waging a guer- rilla_warfare fof months, and of de- stroying its own towns rather than permit them to fall into the hands of the Greeks. “The Greek invasions of 1913 and 1919 taught us what we may expect from our neighbors.” said Konitza “Naturally, we cannot resist indefi- nitely, but we are determined to sell our lives dearly. The western powers sem deaf to justice and are unwilling even to investigate the condition of the people they condemn. The ces- sion of the town of Koritza would mean the end of Albania. 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Upper Silesia, the punishment of war criminals, reparations and the oriental auestion—Presidept Hard- Ing’s invitation to the Washing- ton conference injected a new ele- ment into the international situa- tion. 5 Mr. Harding Is seeking fo insure peace in the Pacific, and at the same time to find a basis for gen- eral agreement for the limitation of armaments. France's co-opera- tion always was assured In ad- vance to any arrangement aiming at ‘reducing the cause of uncer- tainty and unrest snywhere In the world. As to the larzer question of the limitation of armaments France has profed by acts speak- ing louder than words her pur- Doses‘and desires. - Wide World, .!“‘ WILLIAM COATES, Bart., Lord mayor of the Ulster capital. 1. SHPSHAY W CARGDES N EGHP Controversy on Way to-Set- . tiement Favorable to Americans. At The Hague Conference. At hoth The Hague copferences. which met on the initiative of Czar Nicholas, France, through Leon Bourgeois, worked heartily for the agreement which was pre- vented- by Germany already pre- meditating _an aggressive Wwar. Simultaneously, despite the threats of her neighbor, France reduced her term of military service. Be- tween 1883 and 1913 Germany in- creased her milrary expenditure 227 per cent; France only 70 per s than any other Eu- CRISIS IS STILL ACUTE I.qwer Rates on Cotton to U. S. Ports Fail to Break Combine of British Interests. BY HIRAM K. MODERWELL. Ry Cable to The Star and (' Copyright, 1 LONDON, July 16.—Dispatches from Cairo indicate that the long contro- versy over the right of American vessels to carry cargoes of Egyptian cotton to the United States is being settled favorably to the American interests. In a former cable from Cairo ‘the writer explained how American ships were in danger of being driven from the Egyptian lit- toral because the combination be- tween British shipping Thterests and Egyptian shippers made it impos- sible for the Afmericans to obtain return cargoes. The Alexandria Produce Associa- tion, comprising all the cotton ship- pere, signs an annual qgreement with the * Liverpool .LinerS" Conference, comprising all the British shipping lings calling at Alexandria. The as- soclation pledges itself to ship no cotton except in British bottoms, and not to sell f. 0. b. (free on board) at Alexandria, unless promised that the goods will be British shipped. American importers of Egyptian cot- ton “are, therefore, obliged to ship their goods to Liverpool ang_there transship them for the United States. Freight Tariffta Fixed. . The conference annualy ‘#xed the freight tariffs. The United States Shipping Board quoted “d *tariff & shillings (normally $1.20) lower for direct shipment to the United Stales, but could hot get the business. Last year the American shipping inter- ests made extraordinary efforts to be recelved into the conference or to receive the privilege of dealing di- retly with the shippers, but failed. Americans in _Alexandria have con- tinued their efforts, pointing out the serious results to the merchant m rine in the eastern Mediterranean if_deprived of return cargoes. Now |t appears that their efforts are rearing success. Vice-President Mus- tapha Maher Pasha, of the Egyptian general agricultural syndicate has ap- pealed to the Egyptian government to cancel those contracts made by the Alexandria shippers with the eonfer-| ence lines, which. he alleges, were This means that the Egyptian government should guar- ntee the right of any shipper to ship ited States bound cargoes in Amer- ican bottoms without being ostra- cent, or I ropean country. 1In 1914, when Germany unmasked her offensive Intention, France made a heavy sacrifice to maintain peace, withdrawing her troops ten kilometers from the frontier to avoid possible incidents. So much for the past. . At the 1919 peace conference, France was the only nation to propose a positive plan for the limitation of armaments. To limit armaments eftectively two condi- tions obviously are indispensable. The first must be a means of veri- fying the disarmament actually effected. Secondly, nations hon- estly complying must not be vic- timized by others secretly arm- ing. Leon Bourgeols, one of the French representatives, acting in accord with Clemenceau and my- self, upheld this common sense and just thesis. Despite his ef- forts this thesis was rejected by President Wilson, backed by the English representative, Lord Rob- egt Cecil. ~Proposals to Peace Conferemcd” The French ' proposals sub- mitted at that time follow: “Amendment to Article Eight— The high contracting partiep de- sirous of glving each other full and frank mutual knowledge “as to armaments and military and naval programs, as well as the situation in industries capable of war adaptation, will appoint com- mittees charged with the neces- sary investigation. “Amendment to Article Nine—A permanent body will be consti- tuteq to provide and prepare mili- tary and naval measures to exe- cute the obligations which this covenant imposes on the high contracting parties and to insure immediate efficacy in case of ur- go Daily News, ofsed from Alexandria business life| 8ency.” and from the services of British ships, In other words, this would have as it is alleged would now happen| provided an opportunity for under pressure from the conference. Duty to Protect Nation. “It is the duty of the Egyptian gov- ernment,” says Mustapha Maher Pa- sha, “to prctect the nation against the harmful consequences of a deci sion by the American government, for bidding, by the appifcation of the Jones act, the entrance into American ports of Egyptian cotton. Such a policy is bound considerably to harm the Egyptian cultivator because it will hand Lim over entirely to the mercies of British shippers. It is easy to obviate this danger by checking up on one hand and for’ Special Dispatch to The Star. OTTAWA, Ontario, June 16.—The intense heat In Canada drove sev- eral of the United States senators and representatives to leave their steamer, on which they have been inspecting proposed waterways, and take a bath in the Cornwall canal. Canadian writers describe some of the serious-minded Ameri- can business men as forgetting to bring their bathing costumes, but diving gallantly off the contrete abutments in their underwear. HAWKER HAD STROKE. Physician - Says Aviator’s Tuber- culosis of Spine Was Cause. By, the Associated Press. LONDON, July 16.—Harry G. Ha: ker, the famous aylator who killed Tuesday last, probably suffered a sudden stroke -of paralysis, due to spinal disease, which cdused him to lose control of the machine in ‘which he was flylng and crash to the .earth, according to testimony fintroduced a the inquest over the body today. Hawker did lose control of his ma- chine was established, and testimony was _given concerning condition, which came as a surprise view of the fact that.he was entere in the 200-mile aerial derby around London today. carry Egyptian cotton to United States ports. The American Shipping Board has agreed that cotton destined for England shall be ~fransported by English firms.” - The Morning Post asser{s that the crisig ig still acutef but says that “the hope. 1g® entertained that a solution will be found before September, but for ‘the time being it seems that the ust- fheet the American. terms.’ P 7 HQELZ, “RED GENERAL,” BEGINS PRISON SENTENCE Taken to-Muenster in-Closed Car, I Accompanied by Other Machines Carrying Armed Police. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, July 16.—Max Hoels, 'the Saxon communist, who. was sentenced to life imprisonment last month, with the loss of civil rights, on- convic- tion of the charges of murder, high treason, robbery and other. crimes, has been transported in, a closed mo- tor car to ‘the Prussian penitentlary in Muenster, Westphalia,” where he commenced serving his . sehtence ‘Thursday night. % The “red general,” failing in an at- tempt he made.on' his life, asked that he be accompanied by one of his, at- torneys and a representative of .the state prosecutor. Both of them made the trip in the car with Hoelz, while two additional motor cars carriea squads of armed.-police. The -trip was uneventful, as the public had not been informed as to the time Hoels was to be transferred dbr his destina- tion. The/ warden of the Muenster peni- tentiary has been given special in- struction by the frosecutor general with respect to fhe measures to be observed to safeguard Hoels during his confinement. Muenster is the gar- rison for a division of government troops. NATIONS REACH TERMS. MADRID, July 16.—The Spanish and Swiss governments have reached a temporary commercial agreement un- der which Swiss merchandise will enter Spain under the minimum tariff, while Spain will enjoy the privilege of the most favored nation clause for goods sent to Switserland. The agree- be terminated at a- mo- ment’s noticz. : that a very slight movement or strain he physician sald he thought Haw- 30: ‘%li seized with paralysi The to bed eighteen months ago, he as- g:r!:d, but had persisted in flying. Few of Hawker’s friends knew the smil- ing aviator had a deadly disease. EVA, July 15.cA A!‘n}lsrru.n Rotarians, under the leader- ship of Dr. A. J. Armstrong, Crosse the Simplon Pass, in the Swiss M& near the Italian frontier,. yesterd: accomplish the feat since 1914. For- mer International McDowell of - the Rotary organisation and his wife were in the party. —_—— In some parts of China two coins are put into the sleeve of the deceased, and are then shaken out, to test his satis- faction, or the reverse, at the arrange- ments made for his funeral andinter- :‘;n!. If the l%vlil:l fall wl.(.h the -n;: o upward, taken as &’ approyak; if. noti as a sign o thing has I-* omitted. =S % HE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. DECLARES FRANCE EVER ‘READY TO LIMIT ARMING Tardieu Discloses Peace Conference Discus- sions, Showing His Nation Was Pre- pared for Drastic Measures. CONGRESSMEN FORSAKE DIGNITY; SHOCK CANADA BY SWIM IN B.V.D.’S was That | his Bhyllcl\I al ‘A physician stated that Hawker had tubeprc?nosll of the spine, and that the disease had progressed so far would be sufficient to cause a rupture. famous aviator had been advised to party of d s They are said to be the first party to Vice Presilent clubs C., compelltig compliance on thef other. France in these two arti- cles proved the absolute sincerity of her intentions. Proposals Defeated. The allies would not follow her. 1 think it Interesting :o-disclose the hitherto unpublished minutes of the commission, showifig Presi- dént Wilson's and Lord Robert Cecil's objections. 1 shall quote tesually. At the meeting of “February 11, 1919: President Wilson—RXo nation will consent to an outside investi- gation of its armaments. We Americans cannot consent on ac- count.al our Constitution. As tor” constructing’ a unfued military machine in time of peace it 15 unthinkable. 1f We now organ- ized &n interngtiona. force it hould Beem Lial ye were Suubii- wtng inte TUF WatiVnds siitatentis, HCCCPL WUl tws I 0L VUF LOBSLuLO Lusd aduert ‘Lecw—There would be struny vojecuion in asagiand to 4N oUlsiues chiecking up on the numoer o Bitisa soidiers under arms. I do not taiuk tnis formula is adoptable. ’ * Meeting of February 13: Loird Hobert Cecil— ask our French colleagues not to insist. The drafting committee tried to get as close as possible to their point of view, but under the pres- ent system it seems to me impos- sible to adopt in entirety their idea of a verification of "armaments. 1 assure ‘you our parliament never would vote the laws necessary to render such a verification effective. Similarly, no country would accept an interantional general staff hav- ing the right to meddle with its naval and military plans. Meeting of March 21: Lord Robert Cecll—A majority of our public thinks this project already too radical and too menaefhg to the sovereignty of the state. Let us not go farther. Meeting of March 24: President Wilson—I1 fear the vis- its of such a commission as that provided for in the French amend- ment to examine whether nations were keeping their engagements or not would be unfavorably looked upon in many countries. Such a procedure is not comparable to a similar process within one state. If we were considering a unioh of states, with a common legislature, we might conaider such a mechanism, but our constant thought has been to get away from the concept of a superstate, and in these conditions it seems difficult fo make certain verifica- tions in the interior of associated nations. Bourgeols finally was beaten 12 to 3. No verifications were pro- vided, mno sanctions envisaged. nothing practical accomplished for the limitation of armaments. At a moment when President Harding is proposing a question betore which President Wilson re- treated through fear of Senate op- position, France's readiness re- mains invariable. France cannot forget, in the face of Germany's failure to fulfill her obligations, that she is the most menaced coun- try in Europe. But she is always ready to agree to the reduction of military burdens provided such an agreement will afford real and not hypothetical security. ‘Such was the meaning of the 1919 proposals which I have deemed essential to recall to the American public to- day. (Copyright, 1921, by The Washington Star.) 1 | ucional heasisin Caaaut Cumiradiction | i | Reference is made to Gov. Me- Master of South Dakota leading the procession gracefully garbed in any airy suit of B. V. D.'s. Gov. Sans Souci’s dive could not be compared . with the thundering header taken by Gov. Allen, who is stout. His advent into the calm waters was greeted with joyous shouts of “There she blows!" Rep- resentative Jefferies of Nebraska, Gov. Preus of Minnesota and Sena- tor Townsend were among the Washington politicians who were in the swim. ISTART TO REBUILD TOWNS American Architects Begin Work in French Devastated Region. PARIS, July -16—Fifty American | students of architecture who recently | came to France to asist in the con- | struction of bulldings in the devast- ated zone have begun work. Fifteen are engaged at Soissons, [under the direction of Professor | {Beuhen of Princeton University, { elghteen are at Rheims, in charge of i Prof. Donald Tarpley of the Mass {chusetts' Instjtute of Tecnology, and | seventeen are at Verdun, their wark being supervised by Prof. gHenry Moreau of Columbia University. | GETS HONORARY TITLE. Iheflowd by Paris University on - Nicholas Murmay Butler. PARIS, July 16.—The title of .hon- | orary doctor of the Academy of Paris | was conferred upon President Nich- olas Murray Butler of Columbia University by the University, of Paris, at the reception to him at the Sor- bonne today. This title i foreigners. . OPERATE ON QUEEN’S EAR. LONDON, July 16.—Queen Victoria of Sweden, who, it was recently an- nounced, had suffered a recurrence of her ear trouble, underwent an opera- tion yesterday, says a Stockholm message to the Exchange Telegraph Company. The operation, adds the dis- patch, is reported to have been suc- cesstul. one rarely grdnted to | ' Sow “To s one st ten er lew 16 of ten i a fortune of -$7,000,000_left ‘t" a Russian ‘who umn d‘:c! New m Sho Intends €0, §o on”as befors, and that no amount of money can induce herito'leave her typewriter. “JULY 17, 1921—PART 1. Noted Sinn Feiner at Peace Parley in London \ + - PROF. JOHN MACNEILL, Who har been awsociated with the re- blican mcvement in Ireland for a % time and for a period command- ed the Sinn Fein forcen. COMMUNISTS PLAN POLITICAL CONTROL Third Internationale in Ses- sion at Moscow Out- lines Future. ADMITS DIFFICULT PATH Vigorous Agitation and Propa- ganda Decided Upon in Effort to Disarm Bourgeoise. BY LOUIS LEVINE. By Wireless to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1921 RIGA, Esthonia, July 16.—More than two weeks have now passed since the third internationale began its Bses- sions in Moscow, and every day seems to bring it nearer the goal those who called it had in mind. That goal is the consolidation of the international communist party principles with the fighting political program. Those who predict a split in the communist ranks are likely to be dis- uppointed. There can be no splitting where all differences are ironed out by excluding those who persist, in differing with the majority. There re three distinct elements in the con- gress—the right wing, represented mainly by the Italian socialist party; the left, represented by the German workmen's communist party. and the center. Or pure COmMmuniss, repre- scnted by the Russian bolsheviki, the Italian communist party, the united communist party of Germany, the communist parties of Frauce und Czechoslovakia, all led by the exec- utive committee of the third interna- tionale, the most active members of which are Zinoviev and Radek. A line_dividing- the groups canuot eas- ily be drawr. Pure Communists Peacefal. The pure communists denounce the right for refusing to break complete. 1y with the reformers and for lack of revolutionary energy in decigive mo- ments, such, for example. as in Sep-{ tember, 1920, in Italy. On the other hand the pure communists have no use for the left because it is anarch- istic and syndicalistic in spirit, indif- ferent to politics, inclined to encour- age individual terror and the organ- ization of small underground groups. | The extent to which the majority con trols the situation was revealed dur ing the debate on the report of the executive committee. The German workmen’'s communist party was al- Jowed half an hour in which to make a statement. The delegates represent- ing that party demanded an hour, but these were voted down despite their protests. The Italian socialist party | was given an ample opportunity to! present its case, but the decision was | against it. The congress demanded | that the party shoul@ exclude the re- formist followers Turati or re- main outside the third internationale. Plan to Seize Power. The debates in connection with the | reports of Leon Trotsky and Karl ! Radek made clear the policy of the communist parties in the future. Briefly, the congress expects the| communist parties in all countries systematically to prepare to seize political power and establish prole- tarian dictatorships. Both Trotsky and Radek admit that there is a luil in the revolutionary movement, but claim that it is temporary and that greater revolutionary struggles are inevitable in the near future. They claim that the capitalistic classes and governments are incapable of re-establishing peace and prosperity, and that while the economic crisis may be mitigated for a time. the causes for dissatisfaction will remain and lead to further economic dis. turbances. “"The social democrats.” said Radek, “assume that the capitalistic order will 1ast a long time, and therefore they mean to work to improve the condition of .the workers within the framework of the existing order. They dream of re-establish the tottering capltalistic system.” Admits Difficult Position. Radek says that the communists must act differently, thougn he ad- mits that it is impossible to call upon | the workers at all times to selze pow- | er and take the factories, because the workers are weak and may be crushed. The communists must, how- ever, he declares, carry on a vigorous agitation and propaganda, penetrate all workmen's organizations, take the leadership in all spontaneous mass movements and urge the workers to arm themselves and disarm the bour- geolse. Thus the communists will differentiate themselves as the revo- lutionary proletariat party and will be ready to establish a working class government when the opportune mo- ment comes. The congress still has many im- portant questions to consider, such, far example, as the Russi situation and the eastern question. Interest in the meetings of the third interna- tionale are partly overshadowed by other gatherings taking place at the same time. One of these is the meet- ing of the red trade union interna- tionale. T R “Say It With Flowern.” They are most expressive. flowers, of course. tisement. CONSUL NEARLY DROWNS. Cuban at Belfast Saved by Other Boats. BELFAST, July16—Tomas Estrada Palma, Cuban consul in Belfast, and his_son narrowly escaped drowning in Dundrum bay last night, their boat belng caught in a squell. Other boats effected -their rescue with difficulty. Palma is the son of the late Tomas Estrada Palma, former President of Gude's 1214 F.—Adver- S S -A 3 ONLY U. S. ALLIANCE, FAVORED BY FRANCE Stephane Lauzanne Quotes Ex-President Poincare in Opposition to Commitment - to Partnership With the British. BY STEPHANE LAUZANNE, Editor Paris Muntin. By Cable to The Sta | PARIS, July 16.—Nations are just like | women, they sometimes find themselves | in extremly difficult sentimental situa- | tions. Today France finds herself in one | of these situations. | In truth, France, who is at present en- tjrely untrammeled by any alliance or | ledge, would only be inclined to marry | one single nation in the world, and that | is America. But the Amertcan people, for numerous reasons, do not wish to hear of marriage with anybody whom- soever, and America desires to remain a bachelor. Thus, Erance being denied the partner of her choice, feels disposed to turn down all the other wooers of her hand. This is exactly what has recently happened regarding the British alliance. At any other time. this offer would have been accepted with joy and eagerness, but today it is received coldly and there is nothing that proves it will be ac- cepted. | The dominating reason for this is that France fears such an alliance may displease America. And now, more than ever, France desires to please America. Ex-President Poincare, in ghe statement following has expressed the {‘rench feeling in remarkably exact erm: Poincare’s Statement. “Just as England wculd not come to our help if by any impossible chance we ever became the aggressors of Ger- many, we also could not possibly prom- ise to aid ker eventually in a war which would not be strictly a defensive one. In particular we must above all guard ourselves against all agreements which wouid be liable to lead us, indirectly, to untimely contests with the United States of America. “We are the friends of Japan, and the visit of Prince Hito-hito to Paris has recently consecrated this friendship anew by well seasoned demonstrations. But England is the FREE TRADE GIVEN | BOOST IN RUSSIA Independent Producers Now Allowed—Big Field for Out- side Investors Opened. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1021 RIGA, Esthonia, July 16.—The com- munists are clearing the ground for private business enterprise. Two Jdeccrees have been issued within a week which leave no doubt as to the new trend of economic develop- ments in Russia. One is a decree allowing every citizen to engage freely in domestic industry and to organize small industrial establish- ments. Those familiar with Russian cconomic life know the important role the so-called “kustar” or small home manufacturer plays in the indus- trial life of the country. Even after the bolshevist revolu- tion in Russia this remained true. In 1920 more than 1,500,600 persons were working et home industries under more or less primitive con- ditions. In the course of the year they produced 6,000,000 pairs of peasants’ shoes, 23,000,000 pieces of wooden dishes, and milions of articles of haberdashery, office supplies, etc. The new <decree undoubtedly will stimulate many factory workers to turn to small enterprises, which means a further growth of the class of small independent producers. The other decree concerns the leas- ing of factories and other industrial enterprises belonging to the state. The decree grants the right of rent- ing such enterprises to co-operatives and private persons. Those renting them have the right to take orders from private person: manufacture for the free market and make con- tracts with individuals and the gov- ernment and also, by special permis- sicn of the department of foreign trade, to buy machinery and supplies abroad. Who will benefit by the new rights? The statement that some of the fo! fuer owners of manufacturing estab- liskments have been invited by the Lolsheviki to come back are denled. 1t seems that nothing, however, wili | revent nombers of the manufactur- ing classes who have remained in Russia all these years from making application to lease some enterprise. The opportunities for abuse are evi- dent. The decree, for instance, allows state employes to take part in the renting. Prof. Dolgov, who has charge of the industrial division of the supreme council, says in an interview that a large number of applications have aiready been made for permits to manufacture articles of food and for similar establishments. Only a few applications have been made for leasing iron and steel mills, coal mines and other large industries. The professor believes that these indus- tries form a special field for foreign concessions. According to the reports many shops and factories are being ented throughout the country to as- ciations of workers and private I not be car: i, requested M. President Harding regarding the at- titude of the Islund of Yap by the govern- ment of the republic, ment of the eminent has_produced a most favorabl at Washington. gards the offer of the and I should be greatly surprised if persons. — The first use of the word “strike,” as applied to labor troubles, occurred in a London newspaper in 1765. In Sep- tember of that year are numerous ref- erences to a great stoppage of labor in the coal flelds, and the workers are stated to have *struck out” for higher wages. ECONOMY Is the price of riches and a duty to vourself. Let us rebuild th old ‘worn tire with a 1628 14th st. n.w. TTERIES Rochargad aad Babuilt SPECIAL oFvER tire new oloments $17.30 Guaranteed One Year. General’ -fimho‘g 1217 E st. N.W. 0 TR WE_SPECIALIZE IN Hard to Get Let us know your needs. We'll supply them in short order. PEARLMAN’S 933 G St. BOOK SHOP — Health Candies 0,60 &8cib. | (TN 8 ally of the government of the mikaco. Tomorrow, in the ver: thousand questions m near future, ¢ arise in th Pacific between the United States and Japan which will be embittered by the hatred of races. How far will England then be drawn by her al- lance? No one is in the confidence of fate. We have, therefore, the right and -the duly to main freedom, so that we oursel d away later on on the of adventures, esterday M nd to fitly surc very Viviani T taken as regards the matter nd the h state- e It is, howeve understood that this proof of | friendship is not a mere occasio present, not any more so than was the voyage of M. Viv a m manifestation without future result “Our relations with the United States are unchangeable!™ French Opinion Expressed. It would not be po ile to ex- press French opinion better as re- British alliance, Premier Briand in the recent conver- sations he has had with Lord Curzon has not expressed himseli somewhat similarly. In order th British alliance be accepted by France, a multitude of conditions are required: but two are especially essential: First, we must know whether England intends to re new her alliance with Japan. on what terms she proposcs to re it, and against whom thi ce is dircet- ed; then France will have to b tain not only that su does not displease America that it be both encouraged ar proved by he In a_word, any proposal in riage from London. in order to accepted, must not be made in Paris it must first of all be made at Wash ington. (Copyright, 1921, br the T'. §. Ine.) CHURCH GROUP AIDS FIGHT ON FASCISTE “Arditi of God” Now Assists Semi-Socialists in Italy. BY EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Coprright, 1921. ROME, Italy, July 16.—The “arditi of God,” newly recruited in the prov- inces of Verona and Vicenz have joined the semi-socialist “arti mar- be Features Serv i of the people” in opposing fascisti ug- gression. These “arditi of God" re: resent the clerical and popular party, whose labor organizations shared with the socialists virtual control of the labor market in the agricultural resions of the Po valley. There they are accused by their fascisti adver- saries of ferocious combative methods rpassing any hitherto displaved in Italian factional battles. The fas- cisti declare that the clerical arditl do not fight fair. For example, they stretch wires across the _roads, bringing disaster on the fascisti night-riding_automobilists. Undoubtedly the organization of the “arditi of God” was the inevitable reaction to fascisti aggression. Meanwhile the semi-socialist organi- zation arditi of the people is spread- ing. It now exists in most of the important tewns and has received the adherence of one socialist deputy, ex-Captain Suce. 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