Evening star., 1921-08-14
THE STORY THE WEEK HAS TOLD

ordinate all relief measures for Russia, govern
mental and private; perhaps to be headed by
Lord Curzon. who once handled famine OF
seventy million people in India. But Mr..
Hoover while believing in coordination, has
expressed an opinion that "the actual work Of
coordination of the efforts of all societies"
should "be determined by the heads Of organi-
cations upon the ground in Russia itself"
Dispatches from Riga in the Saturday morn
ing papers contain imperfect dgests Of certain
DEGREES recently signed by Lenin ostensibly
framed to give effect to his economic
policy. Should these decrees really go into full
effect, the stage reached will be no long journey
from capitalism and the bourgeois iniqusties.
THE wAsH1NaroN i X coNrERENcE.-
Formal identical invitations have just been
sent by government to the governments Of
Great Britain, France Italy and Japan, to par
ticipate in conference the subject Of
Limitation Of ornaments. in connection with
which Pacific and far eastern questions will
also be discussed" to begin in Washington on
November II.
"It is not the purpose of this government"
says the invitation, ito attempt to define the
scope of the discussions in relation to the
Pacific and far east. but rather to leave this to
be the subject Of suggestions to be exchanged
before the meeting of the conference" This
leaves the field open for lively discussion.
1t is difficult to see how a final agreement as
to the agenda can be reached before the opening
of the conference
Our government hopes "it may be pos
sible to find solution of Pacific and far
eastern problems of unquestionable Importance
at this time. matters which have been
and Of international importance"
Have been" Critics have seized on these
words Of special significance. providing
against exclusion Of certain matters on the
ground that they are accomplished facts"
AS to armament. the invitation confines it.
self to generals: except that "a notable ex-
ception) 1t suggests that at may be found ad-
visable to formulate proposals by which in the
interest Of humanity the use of new agencies
Of warfare may be suitably controlled"
China receives a special invitation to par
ticipate in the discussion of Pacific and far
eastern questions.
X X X
MISCELLANEOUS.-A message from Mr.
De Valera to the British government reached
Downing street Thursday. The members
OF the cabinet not in Paris met and forwarded
the message by airplane to Lloyd George at
Paris. Rumor is busy with a thousand tongues.
THE message Is of first Importance: "It is
not. Lloyd George is only pretending 1t is. to
cover his fight from Paris and the Upper
silesian problem" So rumor, quite ignorant:
like the writer
The recent conference Of foreign ministers
of Latvia, Esthonia. Finland and Poland at
Helsingfors. to discuss a Baltic league of
these powers. plus Lithuana. ended like pre-
vious conferences on the same subject. No
league yet: but another conference later at
Warsaw. In the meantime intimate CONNER
cal treaties between the several states. now
being drafted. will probably be signed.
strike Of some $4,000 shipyard workers
at Kobe. Japan, lasted from July to August 9.
The demands Of the workmen were very like
those Of the Italian workmen last year. Like
the latter. they tried to seize the works; but
did not succeed like the latter. being prevented
by troops. who shot considerable number
down. Some concessions the strikers seem to
have won; slight in themselves. but important
opening wedge.
Extraordinary developments are taking
place within Japan; bound. in European
countries. to have important effects on foreign
policy.
The United States Army is to have the old
battleship Alabama target for aerial
bombers. This time bombs up to 1000 pounds
are to be used, and the effect will be scien-
tifically and methodically studied. The target.
we are informed. will probably be towed.
The Senate voted on August 10 to make the
Borah canal tolls repeals bill its unfinished
business. Hot work ahead for the dogdays.