Evening star., 1922-04-09
The Story the Week Has Told

dustriousy with members of the German
government and German industrial magnates
In the hope. doubtless. of repeating the bam-
boozling triumph of Riga. Put Chcherin for
all his cleverness. could hardly bamboozle the
willy Germans If any sort Of agreement was
struck, 1T may be considered as precarious as
the exchange value of the mark.
The Muscovites are now ensconced in Nv
fre ing a%asers at & tapa0 ,eeh has s s
signed them strong guard OF troops; not
AT Genoa" said Litvinov to a
spondent, we hope to put over several things
sailles"
On the same day that Lloyd George OBJ
in himself and his Genoa policy Premier Poin-
care was obtaining from the French chamber
to 7S) in himself and his Genoa program, the
latter expounded in his methodcal and
tive than positive and stresses exclusion from
the Genoa proceedings Gas agreed to by Lloyd
treaties and in OF the boundsry
arrangements and German reparations 1t also
discussion of Russian affairs. Watch out there.
sittin the rub that's likely to send the noM %
forgive the diction).
To Poincare's vote of confidence was at
tached instructions not to yield on a single
point affecting the rights of France
Britain. France and Italy. in conference at
Paris. passed the Armenian buck to the league
OF nations in a missve to the latter request
ing that the matter be settled in accord with
Armenian national aspirations" Some say
this is not as ridiculous it sounds for. if
Turkey should Join the league of nations, she
might be effectively dealt with But did not
Turkey withdraw her application for mem
bership. presented to the last assembly, be-
cause she had a "hunch" in that sense?
The Angora government has accepted "in
principle" the allied foreign minister's pro-
posal of an armistice between the Greeks and and
following be included in the terms OF the
armistice agreement: The Greeks to evacua'e
their present Eskishehr- -Afium karahissar-
Kutaia line within fortnight of signature of
the agreement: and to completely svacSa,r 1a,r
months. Mustapha Kemal. that old Ottoman
is true to form.
The old Ottoman says that if his condition
is accepted. Angora representatives will at
once meet representatives of Greece and the
The Constantinople government has also ac-
eepted "in principle" the proposals Of the
but ''t makes certain reservations with re
spect to Thrace." Quite
fancy the allied foreign ministers idea of
placing Armenia under the protection" of
Lord Curzon's idea of making Armenian
homeland of sorts in Ciica. of transferring
and Of Ervan They say the Lakevan region
is the birthplace of the Armenian nation and
that there they should remain. They say
that they are going to appeal to Washington
for Intervention 1t is reassurine to be in
Armenians alive (half of them in exile).
After all. "Pertinax' has the right idea
menians spiritual home"
X x x
siberia.-Fighting is reported between Japa-
troops and troops of the Chita govern
ment Gar Eastern Republic) near Spasskays
north of v1advostok, on the Usuri railway
1t wise to suspend definite judgment
until more details come in. but the following
explanation, made up partly from vague dis
patches and partly from inference, recon-
mends itself Professionally:
Some time ago the Japanese established
neutral zone across the maritime province
north of Vladivostok. Nevertheless. troops of
the conservative Merkulov government at