The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-06-23
Conditions in Upper SiIesia and
Turkey Discouraging to the
Peace Makers.
GREEKS READY FOR DRIVE
France and Germany Negotiating for
an Economic Entente-United
States and Japan Approaching
Friendly Settlement Of
All Their Disputes.
BY EDWARD w. PlckARD.

Premier Lloyd George, talking to
the Welsh Presbyterian general as
sembly, admits that he is disappointed
because, despite the formation Of the
League Of Nations, some Of the peo-
Piles Of the world insist on fighting,
and because the spirit Of national
hatred, greed and pride Is as domi-
nant as ever, notwithstanding the les
SONS Of the late war. He says he is
still all for the league, but fears that,
unless public opinion in all civilized
nations is better instructed, the league
will become a breeding ground Of in
trigues and feuds which might lead
to the greatest conflict yet witnessed.
Some small nations that have been
liberated, says the prime minister,
seem to have been rendered fercer by
being chained SO long, and they ap-
parently do not fear the interference
OF the league nor have they any re-
spect for its decisions. In this Lloyd
George undoubtedly was abiding to the
Poles, and the situation In Upper ST.
lesia justiies his feeling. The Ger
man defense forces there decline to let
60 of the ground they hold and reject
the plan for a neutral zone unless it
be created in territory which the Poles
control. The insurgent Poles, though
they have been retiring before the ad-
vance Of the British troops, are said
to be leaving a well armed force of
civilians in their wake. Great Britain
Is blaming France for "continued fail
ure to cooperate" in the restoration
Of order in Silesia. 1t is admitted in
London that the work of clearing up
the plebiscite zon is at a standstill,
and Berlin learns that the interallied
commission at Oppeln has decided to
a all military operations until the
German defense organizations with
draw from the territory east Of the
Oder, which they recently occupied.
Is It any wonder the usually opti-
mistic Lloyd George feels rather des-
pondent?
Moving further east on the world
map. n finds equally unpleasant con-
ditions and prospects, both on the
Russian border and In Turkey. With
the coming Of summer soviet Russia
has regained Its cockiness. In the
councils Of the leaders, it is reported,
Ienin and others who were inclined
to relative conservatism were out
voted and Trotzky and his fellow radi-
calls were given their way. II dis
patches from that part of the world
are to be believed, their way will lead
to another great attempt to invade
and sovietize the countries on Rus
sia's western borders, and already
huge armies are being massed for the
enterprise. These troops are well
drilled, often by former German OIL
Gers, and have ample supplies of arms,
ammunition and food. Their morale
IL said to be fair, owing to the care
given them and their families by the
government.
In what used to be the Turkish en-
pire, both the Turkish n~atiOnalists and
the Bolshevists are SO active that the
stiles are becoming alarmed. This is
Evidenced by the change Of their atti-
fnde toward the warfare which the
Greeks are carrying on against the
Turks. King Constantine, who was
being left to do the best he could
nlOne, now is receiving some encour-
Agement and indirect aid. The Brit
1T, for instance, have taken over the
11u1id defenses. thus releasing q con-
siderable body Of Greek troops to take
parf "A the new offensive which will.
~ launched BY the Greeks before
long. Also the allies have given the