Evening star., 1921-10-09

government to accept the services Of these
troops. Assuming the charges to be true. why.
desperately pressed several weeks ago. refuse
the proffered help? H. Charles Woods, one of
the best authorities on the near east. suggests
Il plausible answer. 1t looks as though Moscow
has been playing double game in Anatoaa.
She. of course wished the Turkish nationalists
to defeat the Greeks, and to that end furnished
the nationalsts considerable munitions But,
that defeat accomplished. she did not wish to
really strong nationalist government.
recognizing that for all the bouquets Moscow
and Angora have been throwing at each other,
Islam and bo .shevism are fundamentally an
tagonistic. So then the cleverest Muscovte
agents We're sent to Anatoa to SOW the seed
of boshevism. Mr.. Woods ascribes to the
decentralization caused by their propa ganda and
intrigues the recent Turkish defeats. Things
being at a desperate pass for the Turks.
what sinister ultimate aims may be guessed.)
But by this time Mustapha kemal was en-
be eaten, he might well be eaten with Greek
as with soviet sauce. So he declined
agents were sent packing and their pious work
is being undone The Turkish morale now ap
Russian help the Greeks have been sent flying
westward toward the sea. For once Tchicherin
has been little too smart; Those red divisions
may well move off. The above may not be
Il precisely correct explanation. but think it
is warm"
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UNITED STATES.-Senator Penrose de-
ciares that the republican leaders have in
tentoon of abandoning the permanent tariff
bill of delaying its enactment Should the
permanent tariff fail of enactment before No
vember 81, it is probable that Congress will
Ect vote extension of the period of operation
of the Fordney emergency tar:H bill.
President Harding has Appealed to governors
and mayors to put into effect the recommends
tions made by the Aational conference on unem
ployment. especially as to organization suitable
deal with the present emergency. The response
has been hearty. Secretary Hoover has desg-
mated Col. Arthur W. Woods to head a special
committee which shall act clearing house
for exchange Of information emergency
activities relating to the unemployment.
Col Woods has been police eommissooner
while still i'll the army, headed the work of
finding jobs for ex-service men. The American
legion Will address itself to the tremendous
task of looking after the unemployed eA-Service
men over the winter. Their number is alleged
TO be 90o,o0" e., about y per OF all ex-
service men.
y slight increase in the number of employed
iso IL reported Tor sspts,nher General trade
look is definitely more hopeful.
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MISCELLANEOCS.-Th Albanian delesa-
ton informed the league assembly that Albania
would accept the decisions of the council OF
ambassadors upon its controversies with
Greece and Jugoslavia.
China has rejected Japan's proposals for
negotiation of the Shantung controversy il,
language almost contemptuous. The league as
sembly ended its session on October 5. 1t has
one definite achievement TO its credit-the inter
national court
Belgium. the Netherlands and Portugal have
been invited to participate in the discussions
n, the Washington confe. ence on far east and
Pacific questions. The invitation to Portugal
is Il tribute to her ancient rather than a reco.-
milton of her present Importance in the orient
il is reported the British empire viii have
six delegates to the Washington conference in
cludine three dominion rep esentatives. Premier
Hughes of Australia continues to express dis
satisfactin because the dominions have not
been granted separate representatives at the
conference.