The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-23

the commission an amount Of gold
bonds amply covering the credit for
such purchases will be forwarded to
the exporter with whom the order u
placed.
The plan, devised by the economic
section Of the assembly. has the ap.
proval Of leading European bankers;
an American banker probably will b.
asked to serve on the commission.
With the utmost dificulty the Amer.
lean government has convinced the
European and japanese delegates to
the International communications con.
gress that II means business when Il
demands q restoration Of its pre-war
rights In connection with the alloca.
tion Of the former German cables. A
modus vivendi has been adopted GOV.
ering the situation until a flnal agree.
ment can be reached. II puts into
writing an acknowledgment by the a..
lied powers that the United States
government, a. q result Of the war,
shares In the ownership Of the 1900
miles Of German cables throughout
the world. For the time being the
cables are to be operated as at pres.
ent, but for the financial account Of
the I'VE powers-the United States,
Great Britain, France. Italy and u
pan.
Constantine has gone back to Greece
to resume his throne. and before he
LETT Switzerland he said he had not
the slightest intention Of abdlcating.
He was due to arrive In Athens On
Sunday and elaborate arrangements
were made for his reception. II was
said ,th.st as soon as he reached the
capital the diplomatic Representatives
Of the allied powers would leave for
their homes.
Despite certain concessions granted
BY Premier Lloyd George. nothing
definite has yet come out Of the efforts
to bring about a truce In the Irish
war" In response to the request Of
Father O'Flanagan. acting head Of the
Sim Fein, that he might be permitted
to confer with Arthur Grifiith and
Eamonn De Valera regarding a set.
tlement, the premier said: "The Irish
governmental authorities will afford
you the necessary facilities for see.
Ing Mr.. Arthur Griffith. and, as 70.
CARDS Mr.. De Valera, the ordinary
methods Of communication with
America fully are open to you"
At about the same time II was re-.
ported that Do Valera was on his way
from America to Ireland, and In Lon.
don Il was understood tacit permission
for his return had been given BY
Lloyd George. The dispatches said
he would b. met At Liverpool and per.
mitted to 90 to London for q confer
ence or would BE- given safe conduct
to ireland, as he preferred.
Meanwhile the rank and Gle on both
sides seem to be doing their best to
keep the contest going. The worst
happening Of the week was the burn.
Ing Of the city hall. library and other
buildings III the business center Of
Cork. Presumably this was done By
the auxiliary police In reprisal for the
ambushing Of some Of their members,
though this was denied BY tie English
omciali, The property damage was
immense and the affair caused such
an outcry that the government Of.
dersd immediate investigates By the
military Asthositi6s and ths punish.
ment u the guilty. Another sxasper
ating Incident was the killing of Z
prieA at Dufmanway while 10 was
trying to ave ne M Of q yosing man
who also Vas slam. 4 uniformed
man accsssd n tAsss murders WIS o.
rested. TIE Slim Fsinsrs wsfe mol
idle, w1yIayfng and assassinAtins
Ensliah officers 10 varisus plscss.
Here In the Unitsd States the seif.
constituted committee On Ireland con.
tinued the bearing Of stories By Irish.
men and women. doing IT. part In
keeping alive the controversy under
The pfstense Of helping to bring peace.
Ten Of our senator's took It upon
Themselves to send to Secretary ol
State Colby q protest against the no.
ftsal Of the British ambassy to wise
the passports Of four emissaries Of
the commission Of inquiry. They
asked Mr.. Colby to call on the British
government for an explanation, which
he probably VIM have sense enough
not to do.
Passage Of the Poindexter bin b. the
senate was somewhat Of q surprise
Il forbids strikes on railways and IN
industries essential 10 their ou,r.ttcn