The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-07-14

subcOmmissiOn on debts the details OF
Russias budget covering extraordinary
receipts and expenditures SO that the
other powers may make careful
study of Russia's financial prospects
The subcommissiOn then practically
agreed upon cancellation of the Kus-
sian war debts and u moratorium on
pre-war debts and interest. The
financial information thus dragged
from the Russians has hitherto been
kept scrupulously secret by them.
Litvinoff told American CORE
spondents that the soviet government
had issued decree recognizing
pOst-revolutlon rights to private
property Of all kinds except land. The
allied and neutral delegates said that
II this decree were genuine, II was the
most important move the Russians had
made since the adoption Of their new
economic policy.
= EI,MAN nationalists who had
~ been planning great demonstra.
lions for last week In favor Of
restoration Of the monarchy. decidedly
overshot their mark by the assasslna.
tion OF DIR. Walter Rathenau, the min.
lister OF foreign affairs and one OF the
country's wealthiest Industrial mag
mates. The socialists and other groups
were so aroused by the murder that
drastic steps were taken which effec.
tually stopped the proposed uprisings.
chancellor With and the cabinet i'm
posed restrictions that approached
'fuartial law. state of emergency"
being declared. The monarchists.
however. did not remain silent and
their societies joyfulIy celebrated the
death OF Rathenau. In Bavaria. where
they are especially strong. the restric-
tive measures were ignored by popu.
lace and officials alike. Stormy scenes
took place I'm the reichstag in Berlin.
the nationalists being denounced as
inurderers. In the German section Of
Upper Sllesia alone was there any
actual monarchlst uprising. Govern.
ment troops and nationallsts fought In
several towns, and the affair then. de-
veloped into n pogrom, many Jews
being robbed and killed.
Rathcnau was considered one Of |
the ablest ministers In Europe and |
was doing his best 10 restore relations |
between Germany and the allied ma.
lions. In France his murder was re-
yarded ms probably ending any policy |
" Cancellation In settling the repara.
lions problem.
7 RISH FREE STATE forces. with
the MD OF English guns and advice,
fought fiercely with the republican ir.
regulars In the very heart Of Dublin
asst week. and at this writing the
ssue Of the battle II undecided. The
republicans held possession Of the
Four Courts building and also OF
several hotels In the vicinity. The
free Staters surrounded the Four
courts and attacked with rifle and
Irtillery fire and bomb-tbrowers. and
" Friday the casualties we're some
where near one hundred. The attack.
rs were hnmpered by their desire not
o injure the handsome building and
o spare the invaluable records II con-
aims. cannon de Valera In an inter.
lew characterized the irregulars rs
the bravest Of the brave In our na.
lon" In other parts Of Ireland the
Insurgents were active and the pro
isional government issued three mani
estoes explaining why Il was com
elled TO act against them.
Attest adyices from China are
- not encouraging. Gen. Chen
hlung-Mlng. who drove Sun Yat Sen
rom Canton. was said TO have been
while nj n meeting Of his
hillary leaders. Doctor Sun himself
no apparently Is again free. Is plan
Ing 10 retake Canton rs soon rs his
oops arrive from the north and to
establish his regime there. The
aders In the Peking government are
favor 20 establishing the United
tates Of China"