Evening star., 1921-08-21

Russia itself. The various American societies
(such as the American Red Cross. the American
Friends Service Committee etc.) which are to
assist in Russian relief are co-ordinated for this
purpose under the control of the American Re-
lief Administration. Of which Mr.. Hoover Is
head.
The supreme council before its adjournment.
decided to appoint an international relief COM
mission. to coordinate all the relief efforts of
the world, governmental and private, on
Russias behalf: but what has been done pur-
suant to this decision does not appear. Lord
Curzon has been suggested supreme head
because of his experience of famine in India.
The scheme ts plausible, but Of doubtful utility.
The American and Geneva organizations might
be thought to present all the machinery re-
qufred. The French, for example, have pro-
posed to turn over their relief supplies and
personnel to be administered by the Americans.
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NEAR EAST-A report. now a week old.
from Angora stated that King Hussein of
Hejaz. Sheref Of Mecca. had proclaimed a holy
to assist the Turkish nationalists. The
report Is doubtful for sundry reasons. not least
of which Is the fact that it comes from
Angora, the nationalist capital A good deal
we do not know about must be going on or
projected. If Hussein has repudated the British
connection, which has done much for his
house. The British have protected his royal
honors otherwise precarous), have made his
son Abdullah governor of Trans-Jordania, and
were Ono longer are presumably, If the Angora
report is true) about to install his son Faisal
as Emir Of Mesopotamia.
According to reports from Athens, the
Greeks have resumed their offensive in Ana
tolia. Four Greek columns are driving toward
Angora and toward Ismid Sivrihish has
been taken and some of the Greek troops are
on the Sakaria, deep stream without bridges
where the Turks have been expected to make
stand in powerful prepared positions But
ana
the salt desert to the south with view to
nanking the Turkish positions. The Turks ac-
cording to the same source. evacuating
Angora and Ismtd. The Greeks, it seems are
taking great pains to their lines of
communication 1t greatly behooves them to
do. Those lines becoming dangerously
long, as Marshal Foch told the supreme
council.
UNITED STATES OF AMERIcA-The
President has signed the packers control bill
great deal Of fur is flying in the Senate and
in conference over the "anti-beer" bill. One
senator ventured to say that the ''safeguarding
OF the constitutional rights Of citizens is a mat
ter OF far greater importance than any ques-
tfon involved in prohibition enforcement"
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MISCELLANEOUS.-Sp reinforcements
have inflicted a severe defeat on the trtbesmen
in the Spanish zone of Morocco. who in recent
A6Ht"S hilltQ S,uUU SpanlarQS and
tured considerable booty.
The supreme council at its recent session
took action toward relieving the critical state
OF Austria to the extent of adopting a resolu-
tion begging the governments of the United
States Rumania and Serbia to postpone for
twenty years their claims against AUSTRIA
upon such generous action, says the resolution
depends the life of Austria
King Peter of Serbia is dead The new king
Alexander, since 1914 regent. is in Paris
dangerously ill of appendicitis
Dispatches from Vladivostok and Manchuria
state that the government Of the Far Eastern
Republic has been overthrown by an uprising
OF anti-boshevist elements of the Chita popu-
lace, In which anti-boishevfst troops Of the re-
public joined Gen. sternberg tthat chief of
bandits and pretender to the role of white
Republic has been overthrown by an uprising
according to the same dispatches, he has al
most completely defeated the red troops which
have been supporting the chita government,
and has driven them out Of the republics ter
rttory matter of great Importance