The Washington herald., 1921-05-08
OF WORLD EVENTS.

SHouse Of that the rearatioh proposals sub
b mtted by Gerpany to the Uhited States were thor
Oushy hhsatisfactery and wholly inadequate.
The British coal miners have declined offer Of
the government to appropriate sIooooooo Tor the pur
pose Of keeping up wages during the next four months
e. ! April q Pie Italian government has expressed
itself in complete accord with the position taken by the
United States relative to mandates expressed in the
note Of April $ '''A
The control Of the city of Fiume has been seized
by the Fascist which have established dictatorship
1t is reported that a shipment OF $IoOooOoo worth
of gold i1gots has arrived in Patis from Russia This
is believed to be first payment for contracts negotiated
in Russia by the French mission.
April so.-The first meeting OF the allied council
in London developed difference Of opinion among the
allies regarding the occupation Of the Ruhr The Brit
ish and Italian governments favor postponement.
The reparation commission has demanded, that
the government surrender Immediately to the allies
stocks and bonds held by Germans in oil wells and
mines in Russia and the countries formerly allied with
Germany
May 1.-The allied council agreed to drop the
Paris plan of reparation and to demand from Germany
the sum of I32ooooooooo gold marks determined upon
by the reparation commission.
report from Athens states that negotiations will
be begun with the allies regarding the abdcaton Of
King Constantine.
Moseoy report announces the withdrawal of the
in the Persian capital
May a-Secretary Hughes notified the German
government that the reparaon offer recently received
unacceptable. He urged the Germans to make
directly to the allies clear, definite and adequate pro-
possls.
The Fresch government has called to the colors
the class of 1919. which will increase the army by
100000 men.
United States Supreme Court set aside the convic-
ton of Senator Truman H. Newberry of Michigan,
charged with other defendants of violation OF the Fed
eral corrupt practices act. The majority opinion set
forth that while Congress has power to regulate the
manner of elections it cannot exercise control
party primaries conventions for selection of cand-
dates for Federal offices
virtual ultimatum dispatched to Panama by
the SECRETARY of State. warning that United States
intervention would be necessary territory in dispute
between Panama and Costa Rica was not evacuated by
the former. No time limit set however.
May 3-Accordng to unofficial announc cements an
invitation has been sent to the United States be
represented on the supreme council, the reparation
commission, and the council of ambassadors.
The British Parliamentary Labor party the Ma
tional Labor party, and the Trade Union Congress
have appealed to British labor a whole to support
the striking miners.
The allied commission has declared certain dis
tricts of Upper Silesia to be in state of siege.
The supreme council has decided that Germany
will have until May IS to sign obligation by which
she is liable to pay capital sum of I3s,oooOooooo
gold marks Failure to consent will result in coercve
action the part of the allies which will include the
seizure Of the Ruhr district
President Harding notified Congress of his OBJ
jecons to inclusion in the naval bill Of clause request
ing him to call disarmament conference of the great
allied powers
May +-Polish forces to the number of 10000 are
reported to have occupied the greater part of Upper
Siesia and to have ciashed with allied troops under
the plebiscte commission.
The German cabinet Of Chancellor Fehrenbach
and Dr. Smons have resigned.
Reports from Lithuania declare that Polish troops
being massed in the disputed area about the city