Middletown transcript., 1921-02-19

ernment will send qualified delegates
to the reparations conference in Lon
don March 1, provided negotiations
are based on proposals which the Ger
man government reserves to itself the
right to lay before the conference"
This acceptance being satisfactory,
Doctor Simons called into cOnsulta-
ton a large number of experts in
finance, industry and economics, and
they proceeded to frame the counter
proposals which Germany will submit.
Premier BRAND has obtained from
the French chamber of deputies the
support he required before going to
the London conference The chamber
voted 395 to SO to approve the repara-.
tions terms framed by the supreme
council, and then gave vote Of con-
fidence in BRAND, 3S7 to 125. The op-
position was led by members of the
former Clemenceau cabinet. The pre-
mier closed the debate with the state
ment: "The fate of Germany lies in
her own hands. Should she, after
May 1, 1921, refuse to fulfill her
pledges the French government can be
relied upon to take all measures to
make her."
The Hansa league, the great eco
nomic association of Germany, says
many of it's members urge a boycott
of French and English goods in favcr
of goods from America, and adds that
the directors of the league may adopt
the suggestion if Great Britain con-
tinues to support France in the repa-
rations claims.
Of the two great military operations
be impending, one, that of the soviet
Russians against Poland and ROu-
mania, has not yet been started. The
other, the conflict between the Greeks
and the Turkish nationalists, may al
ready be under way. The news from
Asia Minor that comes through Paris
is carefully censored. and advices by
other routes are conflicting at this
writing. There is no doubt, however,
that the Greeks have been concen-
trating large forces for this fight, and
that Kemal Pasha also has gathered
together most Of his troops for what
he hopes to make a decisive opera
ton. Greece relies on financial as
fare, and without it she will have
great difficulty, for her expenses are
now vastly greater than her revenues.
Chronic trOuble-makers and trouble
seekers are trying to find in the Greek
operations in Asia Minor cause for
serious conflict between France and
Great Britain; but there is no reason
to believe that their hopes will be
realized.
Walter Lyman Brown, director of
been making tour of all the coun-
tries in his Jurisdiction, and is skep-
tical concerning the expected Russian
offensive this spring. He thinks the
Bolshevik government would scarcely
dare to undertake an attack on Poland
that would lose to its cause the sup
port of the workers of western
Europe. He says Hungary and Latvia
are sure the attack is coming, Poland
is nervous, and Czecho-Slovakia and
Esthonia believe the Russians will re-
frain.
The loyalists of South Africa, head
ed by General SHUTS, won a great vic
tory in the recent elections, and as
result the provinces of the Cape Of
Good Hope, Transvaal. Natal and
Orange Free State will continue as
one of the self-governing dominions Of
the British empire instead of setting
up an independent republic. The op-
position was led by General Hertzog,
who asserted the right of South Africa
to secede from the empire despite the
act of union.
In India q more liberal self-govern-
ment was put into effect last week
when Prince Arthur of Connaught ar
rived at Delhi as personal representa-
tive of the emperor, King George, and
issued proclamation announcing the
surrender of much government power
to the native princes.
r. c. Roper Of Nebraska makes the
interesting announcement that Will
liam j. Bryan and his brother,
Charles, whom Mr.. Roper represents,
are planning to reorganize the Demo
cratic party so that the Cox-White
and McAdoo-Woolley factions shall be
eliminated and the control put in the
hands Of the middle class Demo
crats." The program, said Mr.. Roper,
will be made public on March 18, w.
J. Bryan's birthday.