Evening star., 1921-10-30

The council of ambassadors has demanded
immediate abdication of the throne by Charles.
But Charles will not abdicate. Presumably the
allies will be satisfied with his deposition; but
there seems some Doubt whether the national
assembly will vote his deposition. so strong
is the opposition to Horthy The CZechs and
Jugoslavs moblized on the Hungarian
borders, and. If neither Charles nor the national
assembly will obge, invasion by these powers
and possibly also by Rumania tthe other mem
the note of the council of ambassadors states
that. in case the note is complied with. they
will not object to any action the little entente
may take.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.-The rail-
road strike has been called Off That is to us
Americans quite the most important news of
the week. The story of how the union chiefs
finally Thursday evening to the resolu-
tion to cancel the strike orders is a fascinating
one Not least in its psychological aspects;
but the theme is too controversial for this
article. 1t ungrateful to question ones
happiness; to inquire. before the sigh of relief
has spent itself, whether anything more than
a precarious truce has been achieved.
The House has passed the foreign debt
funding bill, which proposes to vest commits
tary of the Treasury, with full power to
range terms for retunding of the amounts owed
some $4,000 900. 900. Mr.. Mondell made a happy
speech. expressing his hope that the commission
would agree to an easy interest rate. Passage
of the bill by the Senate before November l
seems assured. Such passage would have
happy psychological effect on the conference.
1t has been decided to cut down the American
force on the Rhine from 500 officers and 1900
men to approximately 325 officers and $500
with the allies. This reduction will be made
gradually between November and March, the
troops returning by government transports.
The Senate education and labor committee is
holding a hearing ON conditions in the Mingo
The Canadian challenging schooner Blue
Nose beat the Gloucester schooner Elsie
handily in races off Halifax the ed and
thG int.
trophy. There is TO sport in the world more
genuine or jolly than that of these annual con-
tests.
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MlSCELLANEOUS.-It only after a
bitter struggle with his opponents that NJ.
BRAND obtained from the French chamber a
handsome vote of confidence, approving his
recent conduct of foreign and domestic affairs
and his proposed attitude at the Washington
conference. which he set forth with even more
than his wonted eloquence. The French dele
gates, he said. in effect. will back American rro-
posals looking TO peace in the far east and
the Pacific. but their main concern viii be to
seek openings for urging guarantee bv the
powers which will justify reduction of the
French army. 1t should be well noted that
there was no hint of bargaining in Brands
proposals
Thomas W. Lamont, who. in response to re-
peated invitations from the Mexican govern
ment went to Mexico $ the representative of
AN Internal tional committee of bankers to lay
before the Mexican government pLn for SET
ing that government its feet tlnarcialIy.
tailed to obtain acceptance of his plan He
seems, however. to entertain hope of its
ultimate acceptance.
The Angora tTurkish natonaIist) assembly
mas ratlhed an agreement with France. In what
respects this agreement differs from the Franco
- ~Ansorlan agreement repudiated by the Angora
assembly some months result of
Moscovite intrigue does appear. There is
reason to believe that Angora is dsil!usioned
concerning MOSCOW. The French acknowledge
the Angora government. This action of France
certainly does not please Greece; l doubt it
pleaseS Britain.