Evening star., 1921-11-06
BY HENRY w. BUNN. =
Copyright, 1921, by The Washington starJ


T HE following s-a brief summary of the
most important news of the world Tor
the seven days ended November 5:
IRELAND.-On Monday, by vote
of 439 to- 43. the house of commons indorsed
Lloyd Georges Irish policy. approving con-
tintance of negotiations. The premier's speech
upon the occasion was not one of his happlest
efforts. He is obviously tired; and good reason.
He set forth more family than the subject
deserved the peculiarly unpleasant character of
a guerrilla war to the finish. and be pleaded for
examining every proposition and every path
which might seem to point toward an honor
able peace" before resuming armss
Should the negotiations fall to the ground,
the south will be constituted crown colony.
The government of ireland act confers on
northern and southern parliaments certain
powers to be assumed simultaneously. In
case of southern refusal of the gift should the
legal advisers to the crown fail to find authority
in the act for assumption of these powers by
ment will pass additional act to this purpose.
We have no official Information S'a,ss as TO the the
favorable and. strange to say. favorable IN
ferences have been drawn from Lloyd Georges
cancellation of his booking on the Aquatania,
which sailed for New York on the 5th.
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GEl,MANY.--It is reported that Wirth's
position has been greatly strengthened dur
ing the past week. He has reattirmed the policy
of strict fuIl!illnent of the London program,
but declares that the intsralled commission
whose duty it is to keep tab on German re-
sources Will find that German capacity is greatly
curtaled by the Upper Silesian award. 1t Is
iutimated that I,athrnau is likely to resume
within the near future the portfolio of recon-
Stru,tion. the other hand, Rathenau IS re-
ported as saying tappropriatins the language
of the .AlSace Lorraine delegate i'll the reichs,
tag in lS1D: once more We pronounce null
and void decision made without our consent.
The rcpar,tionS commission has granted a
delay in pay yment of the JUo.UO0OOO gold marks
due November II. the German government
promising payment December !, before which
time a large industrial loan will, it gives as
Surarce. be conSunlmated.
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IiUNGARY.--Upon the demand of the
council of ambassadors. Charles of Hapsburg
and Zita his wife. were turned over to the
British wal authorities at Budapest. They
were taken down the Danube in British gun
boat to Galatzn, fumania, where they now
await the final decision of the council of am
i.umor has it that the council is in negotiation
with the Portuguese government regarding sone
OF the Madeiras for that honor.
Complying with an uitmatum of the council
Of ambassadors, Horthy has submitted to the
Hungarian national assembly convened on
Thursday for the DurpoSe) a bill to exclude
forever the house of HapsburS from the Hun
g:.ran throne. There promises to be a merry
fight over the bill the opposition being led by
Count Apponyi: but with the CZechos and Jugo-
slaves mobilized on the Hungarian borders and
chatns at delay there seems little doubt tnat
the election of new king is indefinitely post
poned. The governments of the little entente
have behaved admirably. leaving the handling
of the delicate situation to the council OF am
bassadors. upon the latters assurance that
now at last. the disarmament clauses of the
Trianon treaty will be speedily executed to