The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-12-17

lighters into regular army units. and
he recently added To his equipment
quantity of artillery obtail.esi fru.n
the soviet Russians.
From Geneva came story hat the
league committee ON Armenia, OF
which Lord Robert Cecil Is chairman.
probably would appoint Gen. Leonard
Wood commander Of the Armenian ex-
peditionary force with the title OF
high commissioner. The choice, II
was added. was on the recommends
ton OF Sir Frederick Morris and
Gen. Weygand, officials In Washing
ton did not take this report seriously,
but II may turn out to be true
BY unanimous vote the league com.
mission on new members decided that
Austria should be admitted. and there
was no doubt that the assembly would
ratify the action. Bulgaria also wants
to get In at once. hut Greece. Serbia
and Roumania all are opposed to her
admission and may prevent II. There
was reason 10 believe they would be
supported In this by France, which
seeks to gain strength II central Flu
ropean friendships. For the present.
at least. France has her way In bar
ring Germany from immediate mem
bership in the league. The commits
sion has decided against the admits
sion of Lichtenstein and Azerbaijn
but recommended that Costa Rica be
made n member.
Gustav Ador OF Switzerland, backed
by the delegates OF several other ma.
lions. tried 10 have the economic com
mission Instructed 10 study means Of
preventing monopoiies OF raw mate
rinls and measures 10 insure their
distribution throughout the world. the
argument beinL that raw materials
belong not 10 the nation In which they
are produced. but to the world. This
was blocked by Sir George T.. Foster
Of Canada, who said his country and
| the United States never would sub.
| scribe 10 that principle. futile ef-
fort 90 have Spanish adopted as the
third official language OF the league
| brought out the statement by the for
eign minister of Panama that the Is
states of Central and south America
are united around Spain as their
leader.
II the Greeks recall Constantine 10
the throne. they will forfeit the good
1 "a nd 81
France and Italy. These three powers.
II was decided AT n conference In Lon
don. should 30 warn the new Greek
government. and u note to that effect
was drafted. The restoration Of the
former king says the warning, could
only be regn rded ms ratification Of his
hostile acts" during the war. This de-
cislon by the entente is victory for
the French point of view.
DAnnunzio having refused 10 ae-
cept the agreement between Italy and
JuRo S'ayia. the Italian government
sent General CavigIia TO invest Fiume.
This he did. and sent 10 the poet war.
rior by airplane a proclamation an
Donncing the Intention OF the govern
meDt 10 enforce the conditions of the
Rnpallo treaty without delay and
calling on the regency OF FiuDe 10
withdraw all Its forces behind tie
frontiers, He next invited D'Annun-
zio's troops ia leave him and re-
enroll In their old units and threat.
ened n severe blockade ~ the city.
| D'Annunzio. seemingly undaunisd. re-
sponded I'm declaration Of q state
| Of war with Italy. effective December
2. GeaerHi Csyigiin ~ doing NIL he
/ ran TO avoid bloodshed and his troops
would hme "a fire on their broff or
/ Italians. but n II comes to actual war
fare the result cnnuot be In doubt
D'Annunzlo would soon he crushed
The warning issued by the British
| government that the Irish were about
20 carry the war to England, was
| justified. To date the chief weapon
used In this new development 81 the
/ conflict Is arson. A large number 81
lncendlary fires were started stimuli
'nns0usly along the Liverpool water
front and several hig cotton ware
houses we're destroyed. The insn-
diaries worked IN small groups and
som" Of them. being interrupted by
the police. killed one officer and 1
civilian About the same time the
London police said they had folies.
a plo; IN start fires IN the metropolis
on large Scaie. Elaborate fsrecnu-
lions Yer. taken In all tie large
cities Of England
Sunday night two mn'oriricks full
of black and ION recruits, all former