Evening star., 1920-03-07
stention at this important juncture in the proceed
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defer prompt, favorable decision

stentOn at this important JuiCtuIo III Siie PioSsS-
lngs of the council was an attempt on his part 10
defer a prompt, favorable decision
Among the unfinished business Of the council
when it adjourned was the Turkish treaty. though
it is understood that consideration Of that docu-
ment has reached such point that it may readily
be concluded by conference of foreign ministers
which will finish the drafting. March % has been
set as the probable date for handing the treaty
to Turkey at Paris While definite data are
available as to the precise context of the treaty.
little doubt remains but that Turkey is to be moro
tom tom of pa1s her former sef We we ar are told with only
100000 people instead Of soooo,ooo. Her fleet
done to her army, though just what remains a
matter for speculation at present
The Turk, however. shows few signs OF taking
the humiliation in appropriate detection. He goes
on massacring available Christians-humiiiated or
etgn office to the effect that it had no definite
Information as to the capture Of Alexandretta by
10000 Armenians in Cilicia. the gravity of the
latter situation has been emphasized by the United
Of reports emphaucaly confirming the stories Of
massacres and French reyersals
The Adriatc controversy hanging fire
the supreme council adjourned. Premier Nitti,
who, it announced, disnclined in the clos
ing sessions to bring up the question again, did
however. have informal conferences with the Jugo-
sav delegation on the matter. According to Anton
Trumbitch. the Jugoslav foreign minister, no
understood. the allied premiers shall meet in Rome
in months time to discuss the problem. Mean
while Italy has ordered a. blockade of F'iume with
the idea of bringing d'Annunzio to his
Reports from Fiume indicate that the general pop
ulace-starved and hopeless-is struggling under
an appalling money situation and is idy for
other agreement which would let it out of its
dicament
Under the chapter dealing with affairs abroad
find during the of the week serious
labor troubles disturbing many countries From
a nationwide strike in Great Britain. involving
from 10000 to 10000 highways and transport
workers. to a walkout of 0.0OO employees of the
Tata Iron and Steel Works. Jamapur Bengal. the
barber walkout at Cordova. Spain. and a strike of
Danish dock workers at Copenhagen. After look
ing the list finds a source of optimism in
the fact that it was the French people who beat
the recent dangerous railroad strike in that nation
a happy commentary upon the common sense Of
those friends Of Jim and Jane known Jacques
The basis Of settlement of the French strike as
negotiated by Premier Nlierand. no pay for
the days Of the strike. no punishment for re-
fusing the formal request to resume work and a
review by each director in spirit Of justice of all
other punshments. The outcome is generally re-
garded severe defeat for French radical
elements.
On Tuesday the Supreme Court of the United
States handed down its decision favorable to the
United States Steel Corporation, terminating the
famous government prosecution which has run
since 1911. The vote was as close rs possible
standing to 8, and It has been pointed out that
ices Brandes and McFeynolds been qualified
to vote.