, 1920-12-09

fighters into regular army units, and
he recently added to his equipment a
quantity of artillery obtained from
the soviet Russians.
From Geneva came a story that 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, vas on the recommended
ton of Sir Frederick Morris and
Gen. Weygand. officials in Washing
ton did not take this report seriously,
but 1t 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, but Greece, Serbia
n Roumania all are opposed to her
admission and may prevent it. There
was reason to believe they would be
supported I'm this by France, which
seeks to gain strength In central Eu-
ropean friendships. For the present,
ut least, France has her way in bar
ring Germany from immediate mem
bership in the league. The commits
sion has decided against the admis-
but recommended that Costa Rica be
made a member.
Gustav Ador of Switzerland, backed
by the delegates of several other ma
lions, tried to have the economic com
mission instructed to study means of
preventing monopolies of raw mate
rails N measures to insure their
distribution throughout the world. the
argument being that raw materials
belong not to the nation in which they
are produced, but to the world. This
was blocked by Sir George f. Foster
Of Canada. who said his country and
the United States never would SUBJ
scribe to that principle. A futile ef-
fort to have Spanish adopted as the
third official language of the league
brought out the statement by the for
eign minister of Panama that the 10
states Of Central and South America
are united around Spain as their
leader.
If the Greeks recall Constantine to
the throne, they will forfeit the good
Will and support of Great Britain.
France and Italy. These three powers,
II was decided at a conference In Lon
don, should so warn the new Greek
government, and a note to that effect
was drafted. The restoration of the
former king. says the warming, could
only be regarded as ratification of his
hostile acts" during the war. This de-
cision by the entente Is a victory for
the French point of view.
D'Annunzio having refused to &C.
cept the agreement between Italy and
Jugo-Slavia, the italian government
sent General Caviglla to invest FIume.
This he did. and sent to the poet war
rlor by airplane n proclamation an
nounclng the intention of the govern
ment TO enforce the conditions of the
Rnpallo treaty without delay and
calling on the regency of Fiume to
withdraw all Its forces behind the
frontiers. He next invited D'Annun-
zlo's troops to leave him and re-
enroll in their old units, and threat
ened n severe blockade Of the city.
D'Annunzio, seemingly undaunted. re-
sponded I'm n declaration OF n state
of war with Italy, effective December
3. General Caviglla Is doing all he
can 10 avoid bloodshed and his troops
would hate TO fire on their brother
Italians. but If II comes to actual war
fare the result cannot he In doubt.
D'Annunzlo would soon he crushed.
The warning issued by the British
government. that the Irish were about
to carry the "war' to England. wns
justified. To date the chief weapon
used in this new development Of the
conflict Is arson. A large number of
%lncendlary fires were started stimuli
t%aneously along the Liverpool water
front and several big cotton ware
houses We're destroyed. The incen-
diaries worked In small groups and
some OF them, being interrupted by
the police. killed one officer and a
civilian. About the same time the
London police snld they had folled
n plot to start fires In the metropolis
on a large scale. Elaborate precau-
lions were taken In all the large
cities OF England.
Sunday night two motortrucks full
OF black and tan recruits, all former