Evening star., 1921-04-24

projects: One Of an offensive in the east the
other of a war of revenge against Poland. Offen-
sive against whom in the east. pray. Against
the Japanese in East Siberia. belize. Surely not
against the British in India with the precious
trade agreement so recently signed and war
Of revenge against Poland when the ink is hardly
dry of the signatures to the Riga treaty. And
such nice speeches were made on that occa-
sion! However would remark that I think it
extremely likely that Trotsky frequently casts
over those two projects in his mind: especially
the latter. Trotsky also told the youngsters that
the red army numbers 10000 officers and mil
lie Is Of combatant troops Yet we have been
hearing the best authority of extensive de-
mobilization At any rate, Litovnov told an As
sociated Press correspondent the other day that
reports of soviet notifications on western from
tiers 'the usual sort of lies" and II Litovinov
said so, it must be
Same report as above: insurgents in the
Ukraine and Siberia playing the devil with
the red forces; especially in Siberia" Yet the
soviet minister to Finland told recently. in
language of singular loveliness. "the few spas
modic events along the transsiberian have been
liquidated." 1 do not know what to believe.
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NEAR EAST.-The allies have declared neu-
trality toward the struggle in Anatolia. How
ever the Franco Turkish peace treaty signed in
London several weeks ago, though the French
had no purpose therein friendly to the Greeks
(merely they were desperately anxious to get rid
of that white elephant Cilicia) operated to the
prejudice of the Greeks since it released some
twenty thousand Turks for service against them.
The Turks apparently read into that treaty what
was not there and called the French for active
support against the Greeks. Gen. Gouraud in
refusing it remarked that the French could not
regard with equanimity the presence Of red Rus
slams in the field against the Greeks.
The Angora assembly has invited the sultan
to pay a little visit to Angora. The sultan is
in 10 he
the Kemalists would gently but firmly detain
his sacred person; that If he should Decline
the Kemalists might proclaim another sultan.
This is hard sick man.
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M1SCELLANEOUS:-The will be a special
allied conference, neat Trieste. commencing
April 80, to consider measures for the relief Of
Austria. High time, if Austria is to resist the
dangerous Establishments of Germany. Report
has it that the United States is to have rep
resentative at the conference Indeed, at all
important allied conferences in future. There
is to be conference in London next month be-
tween British and Egyptian representatives.
concerning the future of Egypt.
There is pretty story afloat that the Hun
garian government will dissolve parlia-
ment and order new elections upon the issue
of the return of Charles of Hapsburg. The
enthusiasts say it will all turn out just like the
affair Of Constantine of Greece. The little
entente (Czechoslovakia Roumania, Jugo-
Slavia; Italy,. too may be counted in on the
declaration) say it won't. In all probability it
won't.
The new government-of-Ireanda act went into
effect on April 49, Doubtless the proposed sched-
ule will be carried through without hitch in
Ulster. Elections will be held. sufficient num-
ber of representatives for the conduct of business
will take their seats and the Ulster parliament
will be opened on June 81 by the Prince Of Wales,
attended by all the premiers Of the empire AS
to the south of Ireland, all is dubious. There is
a clamor for postponement Of the elections there.
Lloyd George is considering that matter
No important business was completed in Con-
gress during the past week except ratification of
the Colombia treaty after spicy discussion.