The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1921-03-03

tIon until the May meeting Of the
league.
The conference In London dealt
with the problem Of the Near East
and the possibility Of revising the
Sevres treaty. Turkish delegations
representing both the C0nstantin0ple
and the Angora governments were
present and the first part Of the week
was wasted In their efforts to get to
gether and present a detailed state
ment Of their desires. They finally
agreed on demands that Thrace, Smyr.
M and the Dardanelles be restored to
Turkey, and objections to the polit.
ical. economic and financial control
exercised by the allies. However.
Rechad Pasha speaking for both
groups. assured the conferees that
both sections would accept the de.
cision Of the allies. The demand that
the custody Of the Dardaneles be re-
signed again to the Turks caused
much surprise and unfavorable COM
ment, even among the French dele
gates, who have been generally on the
side of Turkey In the present contro.
yersy The Greeks remain uncompr0-
missing in their demand that the treaty
Of Sevres stand virtually unaltered,
and II was considered possible the
great powers might permit them to
try to hold their positions In Turkey,
though without assistance from the
allies
According to advices from Constan.
tinople. the Bolsheyists In the eau
casus region have begun warfare
against the republic Of Georgia and
already have occupied considerable
territory. First dispatches said the
Reds. under command Of Budenny,
hal captured Tiflis, the capital. but
later It was reported they had been
driven back from the city by the
hastily gathered Georgian troops.
There Is little doubt Of the ability Of
the BolshevIsts to overrun. Georgia
and reach Erzerum, there establishing
contact with the forces Of Mustapha
Kemal Pasha.
Another Red drive took place In
Persia and resulted In the capture Of
Teheran, the capital, and Of the shah
himself. This exploit was carried out
by several thousands Of Persian Cos.
sacks under Reza Khan, who landed
on the south shore Of the Caspian sea
and marched to KasbIn and thence to
Teheran. Notwithstanding these
movements In the east. the great bulk
of the Russian BOlshevist army Is On
the west border preparing for the big
spring drive there.
From German news sources comes
the information that Montenegro,
which has never ceased TO protest
against the loss Of her identity In the
formation Of the new Jugo.Slavian
state. has declared a holy war against
Serbia. The message said two Serbian
regiments had occupied Cetinje. the
Montenegrin capital, and that the stu.
alton was considered serious.
While the war" In Ireland was be-
Ing carried on with renewed vigor by
both sides, the house Of commons last
week engaged In long and exciting de.
bates on the Irish question. At one
time, In rejecting an opposition amend.
ment by vote Of 257 to 50 the house
placed its seal Of approval on the gov.
ernment's Irish policy. Lord Robert
Cecil made his debut as whip Of the
opposition party In an effective
speech in which he demanded that q
parliamentary commission make an
impartial investigation Of the alleged
atrocities In Ireland. Sir Hama1
Greenwood warned the house that the
conspiracy Of the Sim Fein was now
directed against England; and he told
Of captured document which showed
an appropriation Of 100000 a month
for the republican army most Of
which money, he asserted. came from
Irish.Americans.
Justice Cohalan Of the Supreme
court Of New York, one Of the most
obnoxious Of the antl-English Irish.
men In this country, made himself
more ridiculous than usual last week
by voIcing, In public address. the
opinion that the United States should
demand Of Great Britain that she
make Canada free and forever remove
the British flag from this continent.
A notable achievement In aviation
was the carrying Of mail from San
Francisco to Mineola, L. l.. In 50 hours
and 20 minutes. Four planes. two
from each coast, started, but only one
finished. It was driven by seven DIFF
ferent pilots.