Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-06-03

of honor in front of the Mansion nous
der of the Polish insurgents in Upper
had been called up for the projected
occupation of the Ruhr. All married
men and those having dependents
were at once released from the serv-
ice. This was taken to mean that Bri-
and has confidence in the ability OF
the German government to close the
Upper Silesian border and to disarm
the German i%rregularS who have been
gathering to fight the Poles, and also
that he has been assured of British
military support in cas- further occu-
patton of German territory is found
necessary later on.
In Paris it is stated that the allies
are likely to establish Upper Silesia
as an autonomous state under the adj
ministration of the League of Nations
or the supreme council. The British
and Italians favor the creation of such
a state for a period Of at least thirty
years, covering the term Of Germanys
reparations payments; and 1t is be-
IlGNcu IuS Pldn Will OC oSNCPhCA 0NSO
by the French. Meanwhile it is likely
the. interallied commission in Upper
Silesia will be reconstructed, civilians
being substituted for the military off,
GERS.
China refused to sign the treaty Of
Versailles because Of the Shantung
clauses; but now China has made
what amounts to a peace settlement
with Germany. By this pact Germany
consents to the a~brogation of consular
Jurisdiction and undertakes fulhllment
of the obligations Of the sections of
the Versailles treaty relating to China
and reimbursement of China's ex-
penses for interning Germans.
The long awaited trials OF German
officers and privates for war crimes
began in the German high court at
Leipzig, but the list of defendants has
been cut down to SO and none Of the
outstanding figures Of the war appear
on it. The first man put OF trial was
a former sergeant accused of ill-treat-
ing British soldiers in q prison camp.
He admitted the truth of the charges,
claiming the methods used were neces-
sary to make the prisoners work In
the coal mines, and vas convicted and
sentenced to ten months imprison-
ment.
1t is announced in Athens that the
Turkish n~atienalists and soviet Rus
STA have made a treaty based on mu-
tual aid for "the emancipation of all
peoples of the East and the absolute
right of Standardization" All pacts
or conventions imposed by force on
Turkey are denounced by the treaty,
and the protocol of January 20, 1920,
is made effective. giving Batum to
| Georgia and making Azerbaijan an
autonomous state.
A raiding party Of Irish republic
ans" succeeded. in destroying by
flames the historic and handsome GUS
tom house in Dublin. They scattered
gasoline throughout the great building
and set it af1re, and then delayed the
fire department and fought a deSper-
ate battle with British troops that
came to the rescue. Several of the
raiders were killed by rifle and ma
chine gun bullets, and a number Of
persons p~erished in the blazing build
ing. All the archives Of the govern
49, 10000 Tho T~fCh Inn q
declares that this act of the Sim Fem
ers is mot merely a blow to Irish pride
and commerce., but it is a blow to all
our prospects of peace. Its political
effect in Great Britain will be to still
further discredit the republican de-
mands, but the effect in Ireland will be
to Increase the difficulties of any form
of national settlement"
Serious riots broke out in Alexan-
dria, Egypt, and before the British
soldiers gained control of the situation
there we're many casualties. The ma
tives attacked especially the English
people, but the lives of all foreigners
were In peril. English correspondents
there say the riots were instigated by
paid agents and were not an expires.
sion of political feeling on the part OF
the p~opulace. Nevertheless. there is
serious trouble impending In Egypt,
and it is reported that hundreds OF
Bedouins are gathering at Ramleh to
take part in a general revolutionary
uprising.
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1t now seems assured that the Uni.
ted States will take the lead In a move.
nent for a naval construction holiday
Or permanent disarmament plan. By
unanimous vote, IA to 0, the senate