Evening star., 1921-11-13
STORY. THE, WEEK HAS TOLD

lord mayors banquet may not have given
rosy tinge to his speculations. =.
George expressed regret that the Intensely deli
cate state of the Irish negotiations prevented
RI 'ne that the
on ireland continues after De yaiera's message
to. the Pope is sufficient proof that the Irish
conferees Iare willing to concede the principle
xided they obtain sitsfsetion on other 9th, heads Is
the Ulster question. Can compromise be
evolved which shall reconcile and atone the
crown; Of naval and military security Of the
empire; of Irish unity; of Irish independence
military guarantees: Of absolute security for
Ulster. against coercion by the SOUTH religious,
fiscal; of whatever Sort % That , Is the j. Irish ;h
speech proroguing parliament, recognises that
the negotiations are in an Intensely delicate
in Ireland and all those In whose hands lies
the power to- influence the negotiations and
discussions now proceeding to exercise patience
"a dispatch just received informs us that the
a tOaTe oropoas eered for
their consideration by the British government,
ine na Would
cept. The Ulster cabinet will submit counter
proposals to the British governmento
GERMANY.-Payment of the reparation in
stallment of 5oo.O0O.ooo.Oo0 gold marks due
November Is seems to be assured through
loan from the great industrialists (the repara-
tions commission consented to postponement Of
the date of payment to December ~, but the
gravest doubt is felt about the next INSTALL
ment, due January Is In consequence of an
alarming report from the allied committee: on
guarantees (whose headquarters is in Berlin,
and whose function it is to follow closely
financial. industrial and commercial develop
ments in Germany. the entire reparations
commission Cincudng its very important -up-
official member, Mr.. Boyden) left Paris for,
Berlin Monday to study the situation; to
determine through what measures. If any.
Germany may come up to time: to investigate
that. mysterious phenomenon, the depreciation
of the German mark: to ascertain how Gar the
apparent German difficulties are genuine how
far due to sabotage.
Reports which have come in since the above
loan from the industrialists which4s essential
to meeting the November obligations. will be
R"i indussrsi nras leaders are Expressed in Cloudy
language. According to some interpreters for
the to S to-
Stresemann & Co., and Ito abandon the ex-
pertinent of state socialism Should the govern govern
tions fall through, there would indeed be a
serious crisis.
:. Sundry reports allege the Germans have ac-
quired ownership of important small arms and
artillery manufactories In Holland Holland SwtzeI-
legged. also. that large airplane: factory in
Switzerland is owned and operated by Germans
X X
HUNGARY.-The Hungarian. national as
sembly passed the bill submitted by the regent.
Hotthy which declares Charles of. Hapsburg
dethroned and the house of Hapsburg- excluded
for all time from the Hungarian throne,
Charles and the ex-queen Zta, are now on a
British cruiser route to Funchal. the capital
OF the Madeiras, their future home Czecho-
slovakia has begun to demobilize. apparently
satisfied that the council of ambassadors will
fulfill its promise to -disarm Hungary as per the
Trianon treaty. One should like news Of de-
velopments in the Burgenland, and assurance
that Hungarian chauvinism has been perma-
nently cowed.
ALBANIA-The council Of ambassadors has
at last reached decision concerning the