The Hope pioneer., 1921-05-19

guards. offering to place these under
the control of French authorities.
AS for the repararions, Germany can
pay. and she will pay if she is com
PEELED TO pay. Bu, if there is any
way Of wriggling out OF paying. Ger
many may be depended on TO try it.
Only i'll informed senimentalists now
take any stock in the German walls OF
poverty and threatened bankruptcy:
and mighty few people have any re-
naming confidence in German good
faith.
Before the end Of May.'it is be-
ieved. the allied supreme council will
meet again. either in Belgium or Italy,
to discuss the modalities for securing
the reparauons payments and to take
UP the problems of Upper SileSia. At
that session Of the council the United
States will be represented. probably by
Ambassador Harvey, who has arrived
In England with promises of the close
cooperation of this country in the
TASK OF readjusting the affairs of
Europe 50 far as they affect America.
at least. This is in accord with the
policy adopted by President Harding.
policy which probably will not he
changed b! the attacks on it already
being made by certain elements in the
senate. The 6sht in that body was
opened by Ls Toilette of Wisconsin.
who Introduced a resolution declaring
il 70 be the sense Of the senate that the
CniEed States should take no par, in
European affairs under the Versailles
treacy. eienouneing the psc, and point
ing ou. 7hst it has been repudiared by
the senate and the American people.
Anba Ssaior Wallace in Paris last
week resumed his place in the amhas-
sadoes council. which is trying TO set
tie the Upper SileSis embroglio: and
Roland Boyden again took his old
place on the reparsuons commission.
under instructions from Washington.
AT this writing the situation in Cp-
Per Siiesis spears more serious than
ever. despite reports of an arnIsuce
and statements by Korfanry, leader of
the Polish insurgents, that an agree
nent with the allies had been reached.
The Germans in the region and near
oy. forbidden by the French TO make
actual war OF the Poles. are making
full use Of their armed civilian forces
there and are reported 30 have defeat
ed the Poles in the Cosei district. east
ot the Oder river. A, Raubor and
Rosenberg. also. there was severe
fighting. The Poles were using heav!
artillery and other guns they had cap
tu-ed from the Italian plebiscire force
. and the Germans had batteries pro-
vided By the Italians for defensive
Use 1t was fairly evident that the
French were 81 least tacilly supporting
the Poles and there was reason to be
, ,ieTe that i: the British and Italians
could restrain the German civilian
forces temporary truce could be az
ranged pending the settlement OF the
entire conuove-sy by the supreme
council or .ie League %: Nations. The
Poles feel they. have been double
crossed ay the allies. abou; Te>cten.
ahou; the Ukraine sbouc Danzis. and
Tow abou: Upper SiIeSia: and iheir
; patience was exhausted. Those who
! are Informed concerning the ,rea tu,ent
Poland has received are inclined to
( >y!Irss ri.ize with Ter in this instance
! Others i'-ok On h.ar action at this time
! as another example Of the lmperuous
I ans: un-uly hehavio. that has been
characteristic Of Poland in the pas,
( The allies are about 10 emphasize
( their alo-1tne>S f-p,n the struggle be-
tween the Greeks and the Turkish Ma
.iolalists in Asia Minor. Dispatches
from Constantinople say The allied
( high commissioners. generals and adj
+ mi1al> there have decided TO proclaim,
the neutrality OF that city and Of the
5 B'>poTu> and the Dar;Ianelles while
! the warfare between the Greeks and
| Turks continues. Greece will be aske,.
! 70 remove her wa.sh;pS from territorial
waters and will not longer be able TO
/ Use The city as base. Her forces on
/ the Rrusa and l>nid fronts must be
supplied by way Of Rodosco.
( The difficulty in understanding the
/ situation in the Near EaS, is il!uStra,.
( q! i'y the news that The Russian soyie,
authorities. who were supposed to be
supporting ke.nsl Pasha. leader OF the
/ Turkish Nationalis,s. have been plo:.
ting against him with the obiec, o.
establishing soviet republic in AT.
/ CORA. The scheme was uncovered in
time and man! arrests 0! Eolsheviki
were made.