Evening star., 1920-03-28
THE STORY THE WEEK HAS TOLD

will be generally applauded by public all
too unused to such treatment
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From the chapter dealing with foreign af-
fairs for the week comes announcement of the
successful closing of the French peace loan.
which according to all commentators. achieved
great success. The amount received IS Vari,
ously estimated as between 15000,0O0.000 and
1900. 900 francs. The loan was raised after
a vast advertising campaign, familiar enough
feature to Jim and Jane, but a novel expert,
ence to their French cousins America VIII
rejoice with France in the successful floating
of the loan. yet the rejoicing on this side OF
the water cannot but be tempered by the re
gret that France persists in what has come to
be regarded here unwfse fiscal policy
postponing through borrowing the day of pay
uonals. and thus delaying the settling of the
heavy debt under which the nation at present
labors.
Poland has announced the five points upon
which she is willing to enter into peace nego-
lures of the terms refer to territorial resti-
tuition and reparation by Russia. The govern.
from Poland by Russia 14S years ago. Lenin
is invited to agree to the % points IS set forth; on
sorsider peace negotiations more in detail"
There Is. however no evidence that these
by the reports Of increased military activity
of the reds against Poland.
Over in England the political battle between
Premier Lloyd George and former Premier
Asquth has been launched in full vigor. The
challenge of the Welsh statesman has been
accepted by Mr.. Asquith, and it has become
clear that the former premier intends to make
a bold bid to regain his old post the leader
of British liberalism In nationwide fight.
In an address delivered In London on Wednes-
day Mr.. Asquitf vigorously condemned the
governments Irish policy and Lloyd Georges
characterization of British labor as bolshevik.
The fighting Welshman was not long In re
plying in equally hostile terms. and what is
expected to be the hottest political battle
that has been waged in England in years is
81 The labor situation in Great Britain is there
PREMIER Lloyd Georges refusal later retracted.
to negotiate further with the miners fedora
neVabe in the near future and thepe ars
apparently grave fears that the transport
1s es aoaa ss I The the
government has offered the miners a 20 per
cent Ct in Which f. + sw Sg y
for them from the British press or public
An interesting development in the tangled
affairs Of Armenia occurred during the week
when the Senate foreign relations committee
ment should provide arms and equipment for
Armenian army sufficiently large to po
the Turks and Kurds 1t was further
recommended that an American warship and
marines be sent to Armenia to protect Amer
lean interests therein.
Another state during the week added
to the list which proposes to give Jane the
right to vote at Jim's side in the coming
tional election. Ratification Of tha proposed
suffrage amendment to the I federal constitu
Washington upon Monday. Thirty-ive states
Of the thirty-s necessary are now in line.
And up in Dover. Del. the general assembly
is convened to take action. The contest in
Delaware is very close, and situation ap-
parently exists in which handful of members
of the house and senate can throw the bal
ance way the other. Yet while the
question in Delaware is of immediate impor-
tance to the entire nation because of its di-
rect bearing upon the national election in
1920, it is very generally felt that the most
the anti-suffragists can accomplish today is
to postpone the date when the suffrage amend
ment shall go into effect. 1t well may be that
Delaware is not to be the state to round out
the necessary three dozen. and it Is not i'm
possible that in this event many American
women will be unable to vote in the approach
ing campaign. At most. however, this will
mean but delay. For the fight for equal suf-
frage is today recognized as