The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-04-30

accentuate it's need of retaining the
civil military forces whose disband-
ment IS demanded by the allies.
For the second time the German gov
eminent has filed with the League OF
Nations formal protest against the
occupation Of additional territory by
the allies; and the officials of the al
lied nations are proceeding with their
plans to exact further penalties II
Germany persists in its refusal to pay
1900. 100000 gold marks by the nrst
of May There is no evidence that the
Germans will pay, and some OF the
allies. especially the French, are con-
WINGED their former foes are actually
preparing for a new war. Marshai
FayolIe is quoted as saying the Ger
mans are making cannon ana macnine
guns, and especially are forwarding a
huge aviation program, and that in the
next conflict London and Paris Will
be deluged with bombs from supposed
ly commercial airplanes. He is
convinced that unless the allies take
firm action at once. Germany Will
never carry out the Versailles treaty.
The,visorous Greek offensive against
the Turkish natiOnalists in Asia Minor
progressed merrily until Eskishehr was
reached. AT this railway Junction
where the Greeks were defeated some
months ago, disaster again overlook
them, according to dispatches from
ConstantinopIe, and after day-long
battle they were forced to retreat
after losing many in killed and cap
tured. The report Of the Greek defeat
may be exaggerated, for it emanates
from Kemalist sources.
Greek successes in Asia Minor are
not pleasing to any but the Greeks,
and possibly the British, and even
the regular" Turkish government at
Constantinople protested to the allies
against the Greek offensive. Italy es'
pecially is sore. and relations between
Athens and Rome were strained when
Greece announced blockade Of Asia
Minor and accused the Italians OF
smuggling war munitions to Kemal
Pasha. The French fear that proposed
| OCCUPATION by the Greeks Of the Oar
| danelles will insure British control Of
that important waterway. and Rou
| mania has entered formal and bitter
protest against the composition OF thu
commission. controlling the Darda
nelles, insisting upon equal voting pow
er with the Greeks and the Turks
Bulgaria will not overlook any chanc'
| to regain Thrace from the Greeks, bu
the latter hope to obtain the supper
Of the Serbs in any conflict over tina
territory by helping them in Albania
and Macedonia. Thus. according T
world diplomats, war clouds are ono
more appearing over the Balkans.
| There was one little CLEAN of tn
sun OF peace through the murk OF tn
Irish situation last week. Sir Wi
liam Goulding Of Dublin, prominen
railway man. and three southern Iris
| unionists, %cOnferred with Cardina
Logue, primate of Ireland, at Dundall
with the object Of securing the open
ing Of negotiations between the Iris
/ republican parliament and the BIRTHS
Ii government. Meanwhile there is y
N cessation Of the struggle betwee
D the Slim Feiners and the BIRTHS
lpoiice and soldiers in the island
isl every day bringing its stories OF a
r-ltacks, usually with bombs. on the au1
e liliaries and Of the reprisals Of the la
8 ter.
e The commission Of the voluntee
e |tommittee Of one hundred which ha
,-lleen conducting in this country an II
h htry into the Irish question has mad
Il 8 report. Admitting that 1t lahore
r kinder the disadvantage of lackin
: IL Official British, side Of the case
L II commission declares that 18th
D i1berial British army in Ireland he
e b4n guilty Of proved excuses, not Il
i comparable in degree and kind wit
: th&e alleged by the Bryce report 9
' Betium atrocities, to have been cor
4 mited by the imperial German army
8 Tie report says the Irish people hay
! had khe protection Of neither Births
! nor International law and that the
D have been systematically subjected
' q steAtor which. however. has faile
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