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weeks ago reached total of half
billion dcllars They also insist they
are the owners Of the Mosul oil fields,
which are In the Mesopotamian terri
tory inundated to Britain. This oil
question is perhaps the most trouble
some one the conference has to deal
with. 1t is reported the English may
finally consent to throw over Feisal
and his kingdom Of Iraq and let Tur-
key have the territory, provided they
are assured of concessions for the de-
velopment of the oil fields. Several
other European nations claim share,
however, and Americans have large In
terests In the region, which Messrs.
Child and Grew are trying to safe
guard by insisting on the open door.
The Angora government seems rather
partial to the Americans in this mat
ter. It also is desirous that the Amer
lean schools and colleges shall continue
In operation in Turkey.
Eastern Thrace and Adrianople have
been turned over to the Turks and
they are with difficulty being held back
from crossing the Maritza river and
seizing Karagatch, which they claim
because 1t is the terminus of the rail-
road from Constantinopie. The Greeks
have two army corps posted along the
western bank Of the river.
THERE were important develop
ments in Paris last week concern
ing the possible occupation of the
Rhineland by the French when the ex-
pected default in reparations payments
by the Germans comes In January. Ca
bles from Paris almost fatty asserted
that the government had completed its
arrangements for such action, includ-
ing plans for both military and civil
administration of the territory to be
seized. and 1t was assumed that there
would be no objection by Great Brit
ain, since France was supporting the
British program In relation to the Near
East. On Wednesday. however, Pre-
mler PoIncare cabled to Ambassador
Jusserand in Washington directions to
state that there was not the slightest
foundation in fact for the report that
the French government was contem-
plating forcible entry Into the Ruhr.
Chancellor Cuno had notified the al
lies that his government fully In
dorsed the "final" demand OF Doctor
Wirth for moratorium of three or
four years on all reparations payments
and huge International loan. Berlin
was greatly disturbed by the reports
from Paris. but could only reiterate
that fulfillment of the treaty of ver-
sailles would ruin both Germany and
France. Questioned in the house OF
commons. Prime Minister Bonar Law
said he had no information that would
justify him in saying the French occu-
patton Of the Ruhr was imminent; but
just before that he had long confer
ence with the French ambassador, and
this was significant because heretofore
he has insisted on leaving foreign af-
fairs to the foreign office.
TN HIS American addresses, especial
1 ly the one delivered in Chicago last
week, NJ. Clemenceau insists that,
although France does not desire to
crush Germany, she has the best Of
reason to fear another attack on her
by the Germans when. through alliance
with soviet Russia and Turkey, they
think themselves powerful enough to
seek revenge. He called attention to
As grave violations by Germany Of the
disarmament provisions of the treaty
discovered by the allied authorities,
mainly In the form of large hidden
stores of war material. Clemenceau
charged that Germany, in her efforts
to evade her responsibilities, had bank
rupted herself Intentionally to keep
from paying France; that the average
tax In Germany is only S14 In contrast
to an average OF S45 in France He
denied again and again and at length
that France Is militaristfc.
MAYHEM the ship subsidy measure
w came to n final vote in the house,
late Wednesday, the administration
forces were out in full strength and
the bill was passed by comfortable
margin. During the several days given
to Its consideration many amendments
were accepted by the Republican ma
jority. One OF them necessitates the
authorization by congress each year Of
payments from the merchant marine
fund to operators Of American ships,
this being generally Viewed among
members not only as doing away with
permanent appropriation, but also as
] affording check on expenditures.