The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-04-07

accentuate It's need of retaining the
civil military forces whose dlsband-
ment IS demanded by the allies.
For the second time the German gov
crnment has filed with the League OF
Nations formal protest against the
occupation of additional territory by
the allies: and the officials of the al
lied nations are proceeding with their
plans to exact further penalties II
Germany persists In Its refusal to pay
12,OO0, 100000 gold marks by the hrst
of May. There is no evidence that the
Germans will pay, and some of the
allies, especially the French, are con-
vinced their former foes are actually |
preparing for a new war; Marshal
Fayolle is quoted as saying the Ger
mans are making cannon and machine
guns and especially are forwarding
huge aviation program, and that In the
next conflict London and Paris VIII
be deluged with bombs from supposed
ly "commercial' airplanes. He Is
convinced that unless the allies take
firm action at once, Germany Will
never carry out the Versailles treaty.
The vigorous Greek offensive against
the Turkish nationallsts in Asia Minor
progressed merrlly until Eskishehr was
reached At this railway junction,
where the Greeks were defeated some
months ago, disaster again overlook
! them, according to dispatches IRON
! COnstantinople and after a day-long
battle they were forced to retreat
after losing many In killed and cap
tured. The report of the Greek defeat
may be exaggerated, for it emanates
from Kemalist sources.
Greek successes In Asia Minor are
not pleasing. to any but the Greeks,
and possibly the British, and even
the regular" Turkish government at
Constantinople protested to the allies
against the Greek offensive. Italy es-
pecially Is sore, and relations between
Athens and Rome were strained when
Greece announced blockade Of Asia
Minor and accused the Italians or
smuggling war munitions to kemal
Pasha. The French fear that proposed
occupation by the Greeks of the Oar
,onelles will insure British control OF
that important waterway, and Rou-
mania has entered formal and bitter
protest against the composition OF the
commission controlling the Darda-
nelles. Insisting upon equal voting pow
or with the Greeks and the Turks
Bulgaria will not overlook any chance
TO regain Thrace from the Greeks, Du'
the latter hope to obtain the support
of the Serbs In any conflict over tha'
) territory by helping them in Albanif
) and Macedonia. Thus, according u
} world diplomats, war clouds are once
more appearing over the Balkans.
There was one little CLEAN OF TIT
, sun of peace through the murk of tn
, Irish situation last week. Sir WI
, linn GouldIng Of Dublin, prominen
i railway man. and three southern lrls
. unionlsts. conferred with Carolina
n Logue. primate Of Ireland. at DundalH
| WltIl Inc ODJtCl VI SNNuiihk wv ~
n Ing Of negotiations between the IRIS
i republican parliament and the BIRTHS
n government. Meanwhile there Is
y cessation OF the struggle betwee
| the Sim Feiners and the BIRTHS
police and soldiers In the islant
IS every day bringing its stories or a
r tacks. usually with bombs on the aul
- tlxa rav,rioolq IF the In
IS ter.
% The commission of the volunte'
20 committee of one hundred which ne
n. been conducting In this country an II
n ouiry into the Irish question has mac
Of its report. Admitting that 1t lahore
pr "under the disadvantage OF lackir
=. the official British side Of the case
NJ the commission declares that I'll
80 imperial British army In Ireland nj
10 been guilty OF proved excuses, not J
81 comparable In degree and kind wi
o. those alleged by the Bryce report
~ Belgium atrocities. TO have been col
In mitted by the imperial German army
=. The report says the Irish people Ina
he Ind the protection OF neither Britt
lie nor international law and that tn
70 have been Systematically subjected
+ly "terror" which. however, has fall
TO re-establish imperial British ci'
Is government and to suppress the lri
NC republic. The published summary
le. the report does not show that the Iri
ms are blamed for anything except
N. secret execution Of spies, traitors q
he enemies Of the Irish republic who we
70 condemned in ex parte hearings.