The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-01
NORMALCY SLOWLY, SURELY
 COMING BACK

London, June Peace normalcy is returning slowly to Europe but it is coming back. British officials pointed out today that for the first | time since the signing of the treaty of Versailles Europe is without the threat of a new war.
 There is only one sore spot-Sileia. Fighting is still in progress between Polish and German irregulars in Silesia, but the Allies are now mov- ing to restore peace by means of an international settlement and the pos sibility of war between Poland and Germany over disputed territory is now dead.
 This survey does not take into con Sideration the industrial troubles in Great Britain and Italy nor the com munist agitations outside of Russia. It is meant to convey the idea that the relations between the powers are drawing nearer to the pre-war basis. The disorders in Ireland, which have risen to actual warfare does not constitute an international issue. The Irish situation has not been consider ed by any European chancellory. The continental powers hold that Ireland is a British domestic issue to be set tied by the British government. One of the most noteworthy devel- opments, winch has assisted the gen era1 movement toward normal inter national relations was the adoption of a policy of moderation towards Germany by Premier Briand. This policy subsequently was upheld by the Chamber of Deputies and so to- day must be considered the policy of France.
 Premier Lloyd George had acted even before Premier Briand in ex- tending the hand of conciliation to- ward Germany and his attitude was emphasized by his public declarations regarding "Germany's rights during the controversy which threatened for a time to disrupt the Anglo-French alliance.
 France and Great Britain now ad- init that Germany is playing fair" and is making every effort to meet all the obligations imposed upon her by the treaty of Versailles and subse- quent protocols. Germany is paying her indemnity. she is disarming, she is trying her war criminals and she has promised to keep her hands out of Upper SileSia:
 The big fear that Soviet Russia might begin a new war has died out, the threatened spring drive against Poland and Roumania has never ma terialized. On the contrary Russia has entered into commercial treaty relations with Great Britain and France, has withdrawn all her sup port from the White Russian leaders, who from time to time -unsuccessfully made war against the Reds: Lenine is inviting foreign capital into Rus sia and there appears grounds for be- lief the present year will see amic- able relations established between Russia and the greater part if not all Europe. There have been uncon- firmed reports that Lenine has re- nounced the most radical of his Bo1- slavik political principles, but in the absence of official advices on the sub ject officials refuse to comment.
 Aside from the political relation ships of the Governments the work CTS have established an Entente of their own. German and Russian coal miners are sending funds to help the British miners.
 The long drawn dispute between Italy and Jugo Slavia over territory has been settled in a manner satis- factory to both sides.
 MurmurS of unrest from southeast ern Europe arising from old racial feuds and quarrels over territorial adjustments are dying down. Greece is protesting against the new arrange ments proposed by the Allies in the Near East bur advices from CoI-Stan- tinople indicate that Greece and Great Britain are drawing nearer together. And it is possible that British and Greek troops may soon be fighting the Turkish NationaEstS side by side. This warfare would be on Asiatic