The Washington herald., 1921-03-27
WHAT THE WORLD is DONG


aged and in broken health broke precedent OF 300
years in leaving the domain Of his church.
He came to London to plead that unredeemcd
members Of his faith under Turkish rule be provided
for in the proposed modification of the Sevres treaty
He fell sick and died in the British capital He has
been described the Cardinal Mercier OF the Balkans.
Typhus continued its deadly ravages in the Balkan
countries during the week The plague brought south
by refugees fleeing from the Boshevk is increasing,
with little provision care for its victims
With the death Of King Nicholas Jugo- -Slava ap-
pears to be rid of its Montenegro problem which
has been thorn in the side of the republic
Prince Dano, the heir apparent, it is reported from
Belgrade has given up the hopeless fight of his
father and accepted pension in lieu of his throne.
MASTERS approach, with bitter traditions of
r bloodshed, herads increased activity in Ire
lands carnival Of death Sim Feincrs launched
a new offensive Sunday night and crown forces have
had black weekend During the past four days
sixty lives both civilian and military, have been
crushed out in unhappy Ireland. Three four
pitched battles between Sim Fciners and
forces reported. The British government looks
with increased anxiety for the anniversary Of the
Faster rebellion, which bids fair to become the Sim
Fein national holiday.
Eamonn De Valera and other Sim Fen Iraders
have reasserted in published statements their determ
naon to fight out the issue and plans for
.
also well under way, they claim, ambitious projects
for economic beterment in Ireland itself, including
well developed underground foreign trade.
Strenuous and impartial efforts for Irish relief
conducted in the United States and the British do
minons furnish feature Of the problem less
merged in propaganda smoke clouds Genuine sym
pahy for the Irish civilian population, with all pot-
cal color removed, has resulted in collections that
total well into millions.
In British domestic affairs the outstanding event
has been the election of Austen Chamberlain, chan
cellor of the exchequer, to the leadership of the
Unonist party to succeed Andrew Bonar Law, who
resigned last week because Of i'll health. Law
of the most uncompromising supporters OF the
governments Irish policy and was firmly opposed to
signing trade negotiations with Russia Political OBJ
state that his resignation because Of illness
made in good faith. Chamberlain has taken
similar attitude most public questions
Following the completion of trade negotiations
with Russia, it is reported that British ENJOYS have
been Petrograd to complete arrangements for
full commercial revival
The specter of communist propaganda affecting
the already feversh situation in India has been before
the public of Great Britain with renewed force during
the week coupled with Socialist activities at home
British labor He appealed to the electorate to vote
against labor candidates because OF the which
they represent to settled government in England
@UTBREAKS against the Soviet regime in
I power appear to be still sputterng in Russia.
- Continued recruiting and drilling of Boil
shevist troops lend support to the fear that the
present Russian government has definite plans for an
offensive against dissatisfied eastern and southern
Europe later in the spring. 1t has been pointed out
that living conditions have grown harder during the