Evening star., 1922-04-02
The: Story the Week Has Told

tion by the German government looking to
balancing Of the budget, ana to stabilisation
sary TO point out that this definite demand for
taxation, the demand for repatriation Of Ger.
the paper-money printing presses. the decision
to continue Observation-Disclosures. all the "of-
sion's note fall easily within the provisions
of the Versailles treaty.
Herr SHINES or 1unker? A propagandist
howl. some wise ones say: and bid us consider
to sentiment in Britain and the United States.
publication OF Chancellor Wirth's note IN re.
awaited with brisk interest
The reparations commission holds out tho
pros1ed Ct loan to
Germans see the necessity to Germany and
the world of such an international loan. but
they are tnsulted by the presumptuous sug-
gestions that Germany como up to scratch.
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Russia.-The soviet authorities are profess
ing a desperate fear Of attempts on the lives
of the soviet delegates to Genoa The fear is
natural enough. but is doubtless being played
up for propagandist purposes. Everything
your red muscovite does he does propa-
gandishly.
The delegation arrived in Riga on March
20, thence it will proceed to Berlin. 1t Is
headed by Chicherin. and includes Krasin.
Titvinov. Joffe. Rakovsky (president Of the
Ukrainian soviet government), the chairman
of the council of commissars Of Azerbaijan.
Of the Far Eastern Republic. A conference is
now in progress at Riga between this oeiega-
snd noh PnIard enc canfsrenee u upon sandry mat
ters Of common interest and to determine $50
it is said. but can 1t really be SOD the "joint
Lithuania are mot participants but Finland Ian
conference fllips the Imagination. The Rus
sian delegates will spend several days in Ber-
wear red star with gold sickle and hammer
in the coat lapels. according to dispatch
Friday with signature of remarkable agree
ment. which shall discuss next week.)
out ehat oHss he was @ H. Not so. but Russia is
increasingly i'll and he the great physician,
said. creeps closer and closer to Moscow. The
RED .h said must soon r be put ON saoss do
well to remain at home.
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MiscelIaneous-Two Portuguese naval avia-
tors are attempting flight from Lisbon to
Pernambucco. Brazil. They left Lisbon on
the morning of March 80 and landed at point
in the Canaries (about 1000 miles) in the
Afternoon. The next stage (about 1000 miles)
will be to the Cape Verde Islands. The third
and final stage will be about 1900 miles A
hazardous leap. for the plane is small one.
carrying fuel for only about eighteen hours
of flight Portuguese warships have been sent
out on the course, which. however, is very
insuficiently patrolled. Sir John Alcock's
fight from Newfoundland to Ireland
about 1900 miles.
The expedition. which is to search for the
plesiosaurus in Patagonia and bring him in,
dead or alive, left Buenos Aires on March 2s
with elephant rifles. lassos and subwater
mines (to scare the crittur of the lake
where he lives). A gasoline motor goes along.
to be emplaced in a boat which will be con-
structed on the shore of the lake. which lake,
some fifty miles from a settlement will be
reached on horseback. Good luck. gallant
gentlemen.
l must postpone to next week notice of the
important action taken by the foreign min
, listers of Britain. France and Italy at their
recent conference in Paris, looking to settle
ment of the Turkish question.
Charles ex emperor of Austria, is dead from
double pneumonia.