Evening star., 1921-05-08

to see that. Annexation not being the ticket
cultivation of cordial relations with the far
eastern republic seems indicated: but achieFe-
ment of such relations is prejudiced by reteh-
tion of japanese troops in Siberia. The anti
militarsts in Japan have long been clanorins
for their withdrawal 1t is possible that the
Japanese government is holding the balance
eager to withdraw the japanese troops
it may seem wse-hesitatins to DO
at present. because of genuine fear OF the
recrudescence Of bolshevism in Eastern Siberia
should the Japanese soldiers GO The situa-
tion of the most important in the world)
is dubious and disquiet1ng.
1t is reported that Moscow is greatly
alarmed by the situation in Western Siberia
that the peasants almost to man are up in
revolt: tn: t.on- forces have been dispatched
put them down
UNITED STATES OF AMERlCA-The
friends of retrenchment in the House have
played the devil with the Army appropriation
bill. They would reduce the Army to 10000
The immigration bill. having passed both
Houses, in conference. The Senate
Topped off the provision favoring victims Of
religious persecution.
The Senate passed the Knox resolution for
peace with Germany April 80. The com
mittce foreign relations of the House seems
in no hurry present it, waiting. perhaps on
certain developments. such the German
crisis and allied action on the Yap note.
Federal statistics show more than three
million unemployed in the country. Some labor
leaders place the total close to five million
The falling off for the whole country durin.
April. however. ess than one-tenth of one
per cent. The south and California seem to
be in the best plight. In New York city there
250.000 out of work
The budget bill, somewhat amended. has
passed both Houses and gone to conference
The Senate committee on naval affairs has
added items to the naval appropriation bill just
passed by the House aggresating s1eo5o0.ooo
for an addition to the personnel of 10000 men:
for beginning work several naval bases
the Pacific coast; for aviation. and for
mencing work two aircraft carriers.
The marine strike is at a deadlock.
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FRANCE-The centenary of Napoleons
death celebrated during the week in France
with that simple magnifcence of which the
French excepting perhaps the British at their
inspired momensI best know the secret.
Who but could wish to have been spectator
of the celebration Of high mass in Notre Dame
at which many notabes present. in
Guiding illustrious captains. academicans in the
dress of their society. etc? The cultivated
assembage. familiar with the memorious
glores of that great Zane. and each do Ibtless
picturins to himself the Of Napoeon's
nation, are waiting silent. when suddenly
roll OF drums followed by Ber iozs funeral
march. At the elevation of the host the
trumEets bare AUX Champs" So very French
and so very right again Who would have
missed. had the opportunity been offered. the
speech of Foch before the tomb in the InvaIides.
in the evening, at the hour Napoleon died?
Exactly hundred years after the emperors
death. to the minute, salvo of twenty -one
guns crashed along the banks of the Seine.
blending. to the ina gina ton. with the salute
of 100 guns being fired at the moment
far away at ST. Helena.
very Thersites one must be who should
not at such moment acclaim the incompatible
genius. the indomitable will, the Olyinpian
intellect. forgetting until tomorrow the cruel
cynicism. the even vulgar and sordid traits with
which these gifts were associated. One may
thank the boches for the splendor of this
tenary. What could be more in keeping than
the speech at the tomb by Foch. the greatest
military genius since Napoleon? Not Ma poleon
himself gave a more bri liant example of
military intuition than did Foch that day
when at the battle of the Marne he OWNED
tdid not see was not informed by his ''inteIli-
eence'') that the German line was being thinned
at a certain point: whereupon he gave the order
10 his beaten troops to attack, and saved the
world.