Evening star., 1922-09-03

1t. That talk of an economic. financial and
customs union between Italy and Austria was
just talk
Italy is acting the dog g-in-the- -manger. She
at Verona signor schanzer seems to have
offered nothing in lieu of the advantages OF
benevolence So Austria Is applying again to
the league. 1t Is expected that the Austrian
will be one Of the chief toPta. PIT.
month. Let US hope SO; and that there VIII
be not discussion only, but vigorous. sensible,
generoue action also.
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Russia.-A Berlin report declares that the
Odessa soviet has declared itself Independent
of Moscow-that all south Russia has Joined
it In revolt against the Moscow regime. and
that there has been fighting in consequence
This report should be received with caution.
The soviet government has ordered into
exile some 1900 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. essional
men and women and teachers charged with
counter.revoiutionary agitation. Some, it is
II dispatches tell the truth viii be sent to
farthest Siberia, and still others to Nova
the czars were not SO cruel as to send their
political enemies there: Yet Trotzky. in his
pleasant way. talks Of the clemency OF the
government in this matter.
Near East-The most startling news of the
week from Anatolia. Yielding to a
furious Turkish offensive. the Greeks have
abandoned the extremely important position
of Alum -Karapissar. where the railroad from
Smyrna meets the Bagdad railway. This
means that the Greek lateral line Of commu-
nication Is cut in two. Moreover. the town
was a great Greek supply depot. The Turks
are said to be using French artillery and auto
TSe GrssIs nce ae re oM
Ing the 10000 or SO troops Withdrawn from
mske the S and ID to to
Constantine isn't exactly Alexander.
It was reported from Paris that the Turks
and their most important front supply depot.
tack on the Eskishehr lines was repulsed.
It seems very doubtful now whether the
projected VENICE conference on the near east
Turks are taking. up the offensive very late
in the season. and It has been shrewdly sug-
gested that their object is not to challenge
decision, but to give punch to the claims they
would present to an allied conference by
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Miscellaneous-During the great war the
French colonies all over the world supplied
to FRANCE 100000 soldierS and workmen; of
these $4,000 came from Africa. SO, 900 being
soldiers The military value to France Of the
African colonies, now separated into two great
groups by the estranging Sahara, would be
immensely enhanced by the building of the
projected trans-Sahara railway
The hftieth anniversary of the discovery Of
the MarceWwave is about to be celebrated in
Paris. NJ Marcel. the inventor. still lives.
chateau in the country and retired thither.
The vote on prohibition in Sweden has
suited in wet majority.
Excavation the site of the ancient
lanuvium. a hill of the Alban mount has
restored to the light of day the theater of that
ancient Latin town; most exquisite. in good
condition, almost large the theater of
Pompeii. Lanuvium was the birthplace of the
Emperor Antoninus Prus.
strike of the workers the Peking-
Hankow line has ended in victory for the
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10 cents per week 1t isn't true. the report
cited by last week declared, that the
Guatemalan government of Orellana has been
overthrown and that Orellana has fed his
country.