The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-10-12

| S,cpS 10 protect those Greeks and to
| prevent IIrH!Sli troops from crossing
| ~ lhiacc until the Christians there.
rave been evacuated. Already there
| are Sirig bodies Of Turkish irreyu.
! ihrs in 1hracc and, to prevent atrocl-
| Ties and protect property, three mill.
fhrE missions composed OF British.
frcnrl and Italian officers have gone
to AhrihEoplc. Luluc Burgas and RD-
dosto.
TNllE United States has sent ~ dc.
Sr"ycrS 10 the Near East TO re-
ihi"rc" our naval fleet there and help
IN protecting life and property, but
mere is not the remOtcst chance Of
Americas being drawn Into war there
Ihsii"p James Cannon Of the MethO.
hist church, South, sent rather lysteri-
chl cables to the State department
from Constantinople urging militant
Intervention TO save Christians In the
East from Turkish massacrcs. In re-
ply Secretary Hughes said the govern
lhcht had done and was doing all IL
could In this way through representa-
tl"hS ana by helping IN Tie cvacua.
iibn Of The refugees from Synyrnn
He iacd
~ arc iprolably aware, tie
&c fii no authority TO 20 be-
!. .4Wfh nd there has been no nc.
fioh srcsa which would justify
! ms ..nmcnt In an attempt by
armed forces TO pacify the Near East
or TO engage in acts Of war in order
TO accomplish the results you desire
with respect to the inhabitants Of that
territory and to determine the prob
lens which have veXcd Europe for
generations"
TiIOCGIf the rcvolutlonis,s in
Greece are having considerable
trouble In getting together Il cabinet,
they are making progress In other ways
ana the new government may be con
Sldcrcd rs established. Actual recog-
milton Of King George n by the allied /
powers and the United States Is cX-
pcctcd sGon. Former King Constantine
and his wife and younger son are
In Palermo, Italy. and 1t Is said they
Will come to America
hostile designs on Greek territory in |
western ThrAcc, hut the Serbian min.
lister to Athens has rcnssurcd the new
government on this point, ut the same
time stating that his country would
like to he assured free port rights ut
Snlonki. He said Greece could count
on Scrbin's help In restraining Bull
gnria should she become aggressive
NlSpATCIlES from Moscow indi-
- cate that the Turkish affair has
brought within sight rapprochcment
between France and Russia, Which
have bccn such bitter enemies since
the advent of the soviet regime. AS
was stated above, they find their Near
east policies practically identical, ana
now the French are being given as
Surnnce that the Russians will recog-
nizc their prc-war debts to France.
| The new feeling OF fricndlIncss is be-
! Ing foStcrrd by Il French business mis-
| sion now In Moscow, and also by NJ
licrriot, mayor Of Lyons and prcsi-
dent OF the radical socialist party OF
France, who also IS visiting Russia.
\ uSTRIA Is saved from disaster,
"A ut least for the present, by the
League Of Nations plan which was
made effective last week when Chan
cCllor Scipcl and representatives Of
Great Britain, France ana Italy signed
the protocol. Austria Is authorized
to Issue and sell bonds for nearly
%l32 100000, and the three allied now
crS named, together with Czcchoslo-
vnkin are to be gunrantors for so
per cent of it; Austria pledges her
customs receipts and the tobacco mo.
n"poly for the interest, agrees TO bal
nncc her budget and accepts supervi-
sion OF reforms by commission Of
ihc league. The four guaranteeing
powers declare they Will respect Aus
tria's territorial integrity. independ
cncc and sovereignty.
T OUIS BARrIOU, who has bcen
- French minister OF Justice. hos
succeeded Louis Dubois as president
OF the reparations commission ana
French member Of the board. He mov
be a little more lcnicnt toward Cor.
many than his predecessor There
doesn't seem to be any Improvement
In Germany's financial condition. The
new tariff OF tho United States has
hit her steel industry n hard blow.
For instance, about half OF the Solln.
gen steel output formerly came to
America: now there has been heavy