Evening star., 1921-11-06
THE STORY THE WEEK HAS TOLD

the letter. and that the demand of the little
entente that Hungary pay the costs Of their
two notifications upon the account of Charles
Within six months will receive due consdera-
ton later. "a report just received states that
the royal pair ,,s, trs already lady, on the way to
SOVIET RUSSlA-The Moscow government
through Chicherin. its foreign minister. pro-
poses 'to recognize it's obligations to other
states and their citizens on government loans
concluded by the czarist government up to
1914, on condition of being granted privileged
terms giving 1t practical chance to fulfill
these obligations" and provided the great
powers conclude with 1t formal peace and its
government is recor nized by the other powers"
1t proposes an international conference to con-
slider the many details involved and to draw
up treaty.
Lord Curzon, replying for the British gov
ernment to the note conveying this interesting
proposition asks the questions which naturally
the noble lord, confines recognition TO one
particular class Of debts obligations
His % a, w,sn f TO obss hho~
e. loans to the czaTss ssv osnn snd
claims by foreign owners of property in Russia
coniscated destroyed by the soviet goveru-
ment-also correspond with the intentions of
they invite thaeasovernment explicitly to define
their attitude In regard to all such other classes
of claims" If Lord Curzon Is sarcastic, the
French press Is contemptuous; the offer is
inadequate. Moscow fails to suggest where she
proposes TO nnu the money. FTellcH TeCoSHilioh
Of the infamous soviet regime is not to be
bought, etc. The Moscovite offer seems to have
fallen rather fiat.
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TCRkEY.-Details have come in concerning
the important treaty between the French
government and the turkish nationalist govern
ment of Mustapha kemalud. France withdraws
from Cilicia and the dividing line between
French Syria and Turkish Cilicia is exactly
drawn. Alexandretta apparently goes to Syria.
the Turks being assured free use of the port.
The French get concession to operate the
Bagdad railroad from the Mediterranean to
Nisibin and thence northeast to point on the
Tigris. A French group obtains ninety nine
year concession for exploitation of certain Iron.
silver, etc, mines near the Black sea- Turkish
capital to participate up to so per cent. In
addition the Turkish government is ready to
examine with the greatest good will other
requests which may be made by French groups
relative to concessions in mines, railroads,
ports and rivers.
A desire is expressed for French specialists
in Turkish schools. The Angora government
promises to sign an agreement for the pro-
lection of mnorities along the same lines as
those laid down in the European treaties.
By evacuation of Cilicfa some. $1,000 French
troops are released for service elsewhere. The
French have certainly stolen a march on their
friends the British.
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CHIEA.-Some weeks ago it was reported
that DR.. Sun Yat-Sen. president of the Canton
or south China republic. had started north
from Canton with large army, resolved to
fight his way to Peking. overthrow that govern
ment of reactionaries. tuchuns and tools or
Japan ESQ he calls them). and re-establish the
constitutional republic of all. China. the. re-
public of 1911. of which he was the first presl-.
dent. Changes there should be ''indcated' by
the experience of the last ten years, but ef-
fected by constitutional methods For example.
the government should be greatly decentralized,