The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-07-14

Thrace. So far she has -taken no
overt steps, and II she does, the "lit-
tie entente" comprising Jugo-Slavia,
CZecho- SlOvakia and ROumania, will
get into action. for the real raison
d'etre of that alliance Is their deter
mlnatlon to keep Bulgaria within the
limits now fixed for her Moreover it
IL asserted that the little entente"
now has the complete backing Of
Italy.
one thing the great powers are de-
termined IN preventive seizure Of
ConstantinOple by the Bolshevlsts.
To this end the entire British Medi-
ttrru-~,,n -t;.-.,. is- haing congratulated
In the vicinity of the Turkish capital.
II may be that heavy re-enforcements
of allied troops also will have to be
sent TO that region, for the Russian
Bolshevists evidently are planning
some big coup. They are calling to
the colors all men from eighteen to
thirty-tive years of age, and general
mobilization is expected soon. The
rehabilitation order issued some time
ago has been cancelled. More inter
esting than reliable is the story that
Trotzky has been imprisoned on or
ders from Lenin. Similar reports of
disagreement between the Bolshevlst
chiefs have been heard too often.
Germany, still apprehensive that she
is 10 lose out in Upper Silesia, Is cry
ing wolf" again. The country Is
warned of an impending coup d'etat-
and the allies are permitted to over
hear the warning. The story, as II
comes from Berlin, Is that all the re-
dictionary elements are prepared TO
march on Berlin and upset the gov
| eminent, and that the decision
| against German possession of Upper
| Silesia IL To he the signal for move
ment. The German irregular forces
were withdrawn from the disputed ter
ritory, IN accordance with the agree
ment with the interalied commission,
but they have not dishanded or dis
armed, nor have they moved far from
the SIleSinn border. These troops are
| commanded by monarchlsts, and II Is
! reported that General Won der GOltZ,
who led the Baltic expedition and also
was mixed up In the Kapp revolution,
is now in Upper Siesia. few days
ago the German population of Beu-
then. In Upper Silesia. was making a
hostile demonstration against the
| Poles and when the French troops
| tried to dispense the marchers, the
! latter fired on them, killing French
major The troops retired 10 their
garrison and opened fire with machine
guns and number of Germans were
killed. So far the peaceful ar
| rangement made by the inter-allied
commission has not been consplcu-
Gus success.
The present German government
really seems to be increasing in
strength, aud the confidence reposed
In II by the allied governments Is
| growing daily That Is, the conn
dence that It will carry out the terms
Of the treaty as far as possible. In
a public address last week, Doctor
! Rathenau, minister Of reconstruction,
! said:
THE United States Is the worlds
chief creditor and Germany Is the
| worlds chief debtor with all other ma
tions sandwiched In between these
two as creditor and debtor n'-ions,
each tied to or obligated 10 one an
other.
Germany is not land OF gold OF
raw materials but nation which
lives, and will continue to live, by thu
work OF her hands. We are, there
fore, only able to pay our debts with
our products our Hs;itsJ aud manual