The Raymer enterprise., 1921-06-23
Conditions in Upper Silesia and
Turkey Discouraging to the
Peace Makers.
GREEKS READY FOR DRIVE
France and Germany Negotiating for
an Economic Entente-United
States and Japan Approaching
. Friendly Settlement Of
All Their Disputes.
BY EDWARD W. plcKARo.


Premier Lloyd George, talking to
the Welsh Presbyterian general as.
sembly. admits that he Is disappointed
because, despite the formation Of the
League Of Nations, some Of the peo-
Piles Of the world insist on fighting.
and because the spirit Of national
hatred, greed and pride Is as domi.
nant as ever, Notwithstanding the les.
sons Of the late war. He says he is
still all for the league, hut fears that,
unless public opinion In all civilized
nations Is better Instructed, the league
will become breeding ground Of In.
trigues and feuds which might lead
to the greatest conflict yet witnessed.
Some small nations that have been
liberated, says the prime minister,
seem to have been rendered fiercer by
being chained so long, and they ap-
parently do not fear the interference
Of the league nor have they any re.
spect for its decisions. In this Lloyd
George undoubtedly was alluding to the
Poles. and the situation In Upper ST.
lesia justifies his feeling. The Ger
man defense forces there decline to let
go Of the ground they hold and reject
the plan for neutral zone unless It
be created In territory which the Poles
control. The insurgent Poles, though
they have been retiring before the ad.
vance Of the British troops, are said
to be leaving well armed force OF
civilians In their wake. Great Britain
is blaming France for CONTINUED fail
ure to cooperate" In the restoration
Of order In SIlesIa. It is admitted In
London that the work of clearing up
the plebiscite zone is at Il standstill,
and Berlin learns that the interallied
commission at Oppeln has decided to
cease all military operations until the
German defense organizations with
draw from the territory east Of the
Oder. which they recently occupied.
Is It any wonder the usually opti-
mistic Lloyd George feels rather des.
pondent?
Moving further east on the world
map, one finds equally unpleasant con-
ditions and prospects, both on the
Russian border and In Turkey. With
the coming Of summer soviet Russia
bas regained Its cockiness. In the
councils Of the leaders. It is reported,
Lenin and others who were inclined
to relative conservatism were out
voted and Trotzky and his fellow radi.
Gals were given their way. II dis
patches from that part Of the world
are to be believed, their way will lead
to another great attempt to invade
and sovietize the countries on Rus.
sia's western borders, and already
huge armies are being massed for the
enterprise. These troops are well
drilled, often by former German Off.
GERS, and have ample supplies Of arms,
ammunition and food. Their morale
Is said to be fair, owing to the care
given them and their families by the
government.
In what used to be the Turkish em.
pire. both the Turkish nationallsts and
the Bolsheyists are so active that the
allies are becoming alarmed. This is
evidenced by the change of their atti.
tude toward the warfare which the
Greeks are carrying on against the
Turks. King Constantine, who was
being left to do the best he could
alone. now is receiving some encour.
agement and indirect aid. The Brit
fish, for instance, have taken over the
Ismid defenses, thus releasing con-
siderable body Of Greek troops to take
part in the new offensive which will.
be launched by the Greeks before
long. Also the allies have given the