Evening star., 1921-05-22

vanished; q temporary settlement ts indicated"
Lord Justice Banks rendered an extremely
important decision in the court OF appeals on
May II. ruling that the soviet government has
been recognised by the British government as
the de facto government of Russia (through
the trade agreement) and that 1T Is not within
the jurisdiction Of the British courts to con-
slider the Justice or morality Of the confsca-
tory decree" (of the Russian Soviet government
in 1919, though such principles are repudtated
by the vast majority Of citizens Of Great
Britain and not recognized by its laws" Tho
justice was doubtless correct Property. the
title to which rests the connscatory decree.
cannot be validly attached in Britain. The
angels weep, some say; others will have 1t that
they rejoice
sPA1N-Dispatches from Barcelona read like
details of fantastic novels. A double terror
reigns In Barcelona-red and white You are
an employer. One day you get a mfssive
telling you that you are condemned to DEATH but,
II you will quit town within certain number
Of days, your life will be spared. You stay. and
almost certainly you are murdered. and almost
as certainly the assassin Is not caught Then
your friends hire bravos who kill one or maybe
two syndicalists. Perhaps you are only danger
ously wounded, You get no surgical attendance.
for any doctor who should attend you would be
murdered. Suppose a syndicalist is charged
with being your murderer. He is in bad way.
No lawyer will defend him, for he knows your
friends will have him skewered if he does
That's the way life is in Barcelona, and has
been this long time The syndicalists started
the little game. but the employers are giving
'em tit for tat and little more
But the fun doesn't stop there. The syndi-
calists. being heshed. must have more and still
more victims, and murder each other in fac
tional fight
UNITED STATES OF AMER1cA-The i'm
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The Senate military affairs committee will
report the Army appropriation bill amended
to provide an Army of 100000 instead Of 10000
voted by the House.
The important Kellogg cable bill, which
gives the President authority over landing of
cables in the United States, has gone to
ference.
The European situations engross my space
that may merely note or defer to later dis
cussion many important things. such the
naval appropriation bill, discussion of which
involves the grand issues Of armament reduction
and retrenchment Of expense the revival of
hostilities among the miners on the West
Virgina-Kentucky border; the development Of
the administrators petroleum policy with spe-
cial reference to curious Djambi oil affairs; the
development Of the administrations European
policy. beautifully illustrated by its refusal to
intervene In the Upper Silesian business; the
recent decision Of the Railroad Labor Board the
prospects Of the Knox peace resolution in the
House: the marine strike, ETC., etc.
note the death Of two great men-Chief
Justice White and former Secretary Lane.
X X X
MISCELLANEOUS-Less and less
comes to US from Russia. recent report
through Copenhagen states that the anti-red
revolt in western Siberia continues to gather
head.
General elections were held in Italy last
Sunday; Giolittt Is now safely intrenched in
power. His constitutional bloc won 221 out
of the 535 seats in the camera. The socialists
won 1875; the communists 15 The government
should be able to command enough votes of
other parties than its own to proceed boldly
with a constructive program.
Important situations in Australia, in ireland,
in China and in Mexico demand consideration.
Obregon's regime is wobbling little.
Interesting things must be happening in
Africa, in Anatolia, in South America, in Aus
tralia, in India, in Turkestan, in whatever spot
is graced infested by man; but concerning
these the cables are almost wholly silent