The Raymer enterprise., 1921-08-04


and agreed to a meeting Of the inter-
allied supreme council In Paris Au-
gust 4. But she Insisted the question
Of strengthening the allied forces In
the region must first be settled, and
also warned the British that any hos
tile act against the French troops or
the Poles in the disputed area would
result In the immediate occupation Of
the Ruhr basin, regardless Of allied
action.
Premier Lloyd George, on his part.
consented to meeting Of experts to
examine into the Silesian problem. and
also conciliated the French by giving
the German government sharp re-
buff. When France was preparing to
send more troops TO Silesia. she asked
the Germans to supply the uanspor-
tatlon. Berlin sent note to London.
asking II the British indorsed this
demand. To this Downing street re.
piled curtly that It was an interailied
affair and not discussible with outsid-
ers. British Ambassador Lord D'Aber.
non ip Besiin also told the Germans
|. .tllatsif the French or Poles were at
tackled the British would help In the
ieecsQgtion Of the Ruhr basin.
For some time there have been ru-
mors that former Emperor Charles
wax RlRnnipx another coup to regain
tAe tRlone Of Hungary. Last week
MAkgneoia.. 1ago-Slavia and Czecho-
SlpHekia signed q treaty providing for
q declaration Of war against Hungary
II Charles shonld return. 1t Is Off.
ciallye snnounced In Madrid that ne.
R1tsataQps are under way for giving
the ex-emperor and his family asylum
In Spain. The consent Of the other
powers Is necessary.
Having destroyed q considerable
part Of the Turkish nationalist army
and advanced 50 far that even Angora,
the nationalist capital, is threatened,
the Greeks are restoring their lines Of
communication and preparing for the
second phase Of the offensive. Gen.
eral Papoulas their commander.ln-
chief on the Smyrna front, says: 1--WE
are not going to let up on Mustapha
Komal ocho u,,til avn ho,o az. .o,,
pletely dissolved his forces that he will
never again be able to put an army
In the field" Apparently Kemal re-
Allies that he is being thoroughly
whipped, for he has appealed to the
government at Constantinople to In.
tervene and stop the warfare. How
this can be done Is not clear. Keinal's
own government ls said to he aban-
doning Angora and transferring its
archives to Sivas.
Evidently kemal has not been re-.
ceiving the aid he expected from the
Russian bolshevlsts. Ienin and
Trotzky and their soviet crew are
themselves In hard straits due to the
rapid spread Of famine and cholera
In Russia. They have appealed loud.
ly for help, but the governments they
have 90 long AOut4d are deaf to their
calls. Even the United States, al
ways generous 10 response to the walls
Of the suffering, has told the soviet
government. through note from Sec.
retary Hoover. that any relief meas.
ures would depend largely ON the
treatment Of the Americans held pris.
oners by the bolshevists. This was re-
enforced BY note from the State de-
partment formally and curtly demand.
Ing the release Of those prisoners, and
the soviet rulers already had been told
there would be no consideration Of
closer relations with Russia until the
Americans were set free.
The distress In Russia is such that
Trotzky has been given dictatorial
powers to handle the situation, and
all government projects except those
for relief have been suspended.
The Irish affair Is still in status quo,
DE valern and the Sim Fein cabinet
have been studying Lloyd Georges Of
fer. but have let II be known that II
cannot he accepted until the British
have released the imprisoned members
Of Dali Eireann 20 that parliament can
have full meeting to discuss the
plan. The British government Is will.
Ing to free these men II De Valera
will make the request, but the Sim
FeineTs feel that for him to do this
would be In effect a recognition Of the
governments right to imprison repre-.
sentatives Of Ireland. Lord High
Chancellor Birkenhead In a speech In
the house Of lords asked that parlia.
ment and the country have patience