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Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-19

Just as soon be run down by moderate
sized taxicab as stepped on by horse.
The styles of the last few seasons
have thrown panic into the corset in
dustry. Leading members Of the trade
don't know whether to attribute the
boycotts Of their products to the world
wide craze for disarmament or what,
but in any case they have decided that
a vigorous propaganda in favor of stays
and laces must be begun at once. The
opening shot in the campaign was the
corset ball." held at popular Paris
hotel few days ago.
London's Latest Stunt
At the same time comes news from
London that the latest musical comedy
stunt is to have the ladies Of the
chorus promenade among the audience
singing song, the chorus of which
runs, please, kind sir, hook up my
dress Each terpsichore pauses at the
end Of the chant before one Of the
male spectators and turns her unbot
toned back to him.
Some of the wives of these obliging
gentlemen are of the opinion that gal
lantry of this kind should begin at
home, and it is suspected that they
will make the punishment fit the crime.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-19
TH|BET LAMA BUSY
FELLOW, RISES AT 4,
WORKS To MIDNIGHT
British Office Just From Sac
red City, Says Ruler Has
Wonderful Personality.

London, Feb. 1S.-The Dalai Lama
of Tibet, the religious and secular
head of that secluded country, has to
work harder than the average British
or American business man. He gets
up at 4 o'clock in the morning and
labors until midnight, notwithstanding
the fact that he is unquestionably the
''big boss
Sir Charles Bell. British political
officer in India who has just returned
after years residence in the ro-
mantle forbidden city of Lhasa, the
Tibetan capital says the Dalai Lama
is "wonder:ul personality" Sir
Charles is one of the few Europeans
who have mastered the Tibetan Ian
guage and this helped him to become
friendly with the head of all Tibet.
"He paid ME the honor of inviting
me into the forbidden enclosure of
his country palace" said Sir Charles.
Wonderland of Flowers
"This was little wonderland Of
flowers, birds and wild animals-a
hidden retreat where he gives deep
thought both to his religious and state
affairs. Hundreds Of canaries were
singing here, and there were also
stays, pheasants and a great tiger
from Bengal"
The climate was intensely cold when
Sir Charles arrived, and for days the
temperature indoors never rose above
freezing point. In the place of win
dow glass, Tibetans use sort of
wax cloth Tt lets the wind in, but
they are hardy race and do not
appear to feel the discomfort of the
cold.
Mutton, yak beef and pork are
the staple diet" Sir Charles went on.
"Tibetans do not like either chickens
or eggs They do not sleep on beds
but on the floor, on which are placed
large downy cushions. You lie on top
of these and fold them over you.
They are very comfortable and warm.
Winter BY Calendar
'There is IN official date for win
ter to begin and end, and the fur hat
and other warm garments ordained
for officials are invariably worn with
out regard to weather conditions be-
tween those dates. However COM
Portable the official may be with the
fur hat April 25 or without it after
that date, he would never dream of
departing from the sartorial conven-
ton in public for five minutes. The
etiquette of the people is very elab-
crate and strict.
"There are, practically speaking, no
police, no firemen, and no wheeled
traffic in Lhasa. If man suffers
from toothache. he goes with a few
friends on the flat roof os his house.
His friends bring big stone, round
which they fasten string. The
string is then tied to the bad TOOTH
and the stone dropped over the roof
top. Two or three friends hold OH to
the patient to prevent him from going
over, too.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-19
SCANDAL RECALLED
BY CROWN PRINCES
DEATH HEAD WATCH
Incident of German Occupation
Again in Limelight by Late
Developments.
BY GRANT GORDON
sueciaI Gable to The Great Fails Tribune

Copyrjght. 1872, by The Great Falls Tribune
Paris, Feb. 1S.-One of the great
est scandals of the German occupation
in France is recalled by the finding of
the crown princes watch on the per-
son of a certain Bosano, picked up
dead drunk the other night in Mont
marie cafe.
When the German general staff was
at Lille the crown prince took fancy
to 17-year- old Gabrielle Beurrier. de-
scribed as a shy young thing. although
it appears she kept books for her
father. who ran an establishment OF
q clandestine nature.
Gabrielle was flattered by royal at
tention and made no objection even
when the crown prince had her father
elected from the house together with
the girls who made up the personnel
of the place.
Receives Many Gifts
For some months she lived on terms
of intimacy with him and received
many handsome gifts including the
watch in question which bore the skull
and cross bones of the Deaths Head
Hussars.
The German staff. finding that Cab
rielle was keeping the royal parsonage
from his military duties, h.d her alb
Quoted.
After the war Gabrielle fled with
Bosano, who quickly took the crown
princes place in her affections. To-
gether they opened bar at Mon
tone. Gabrielle at first was far from
ashamed of her previous alliance. and
willingly showed her souvenirs of the
royal lover to all who were curious
enough to ask. The watch was the
prize Of the collection i. But gradually
Gabrielle found herself more and more
the object of detestation and disgust.
Bosan On Mission.
The thing was too raw for. the sort
of neople who frequented her bar. Re-
morse set in. She became so sensi-
tive to references to the crown prince
and the watch that she finally decided
to bury that part Of her past as well as
she could.
So she sent Bosano to Paris to sell
the watch and other trinkets, hoping
to realize enough to enable herself and
her lover to escape to another place and
start life afresh Unfortunately for
Gabrielle's sensibilities. Bosano drank
too much cognac and the past, instead
of being buried, was dragged out into
the cold white Of newspaper front
page.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-19

publicly condemn misery bred strikes as
crime against the German people.
It is not incomprehensible that the
working class curse those who have
climbed to the heights on their shoul-
ders and who now, sitting at their full
managers, don't care a straw for the
misery of the people.
If government vengefulnes continues,
if old government servants are dis
missed merely for .picketing and dis
tributing circulars. then a new general
strike is unavoidable. If this strike
comes many of those who are now in
the uniforms upon which the govern
ment depends will be found in the ranks
of the strikers of the poor peoples
army
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-19

ment in the hope that the government
would be able to function effectually.
Mr.. Collins is evidently under daily
fear of coup de etat on the part o1
Cannon de Valera's adherents and
has appealed to American Irish senti-
ment to enable him to carry on until
the voice of the people can be heard
at an election.
Meanwhile the relations between
the north and south have become SO
embittered that Sir James Craig. Ul-
ster premier, has declined Dublin s
overtures for meeting. The only
colorado pretexts arising out of the
treaty for friction between the north
and south are in regard to the border
line. Collins and Craig had appeared
to have reached an agreement on it,
but a second meeting revealed unex-
pected divurgence of views and if Sir
james adheres to his refusal of furth-
er parley, then the matter falls to be
decided by commission provided for
in the treaty.
Sad Augury for Unity
This commission is to be divided by
economic and geographical considera-
tons as well as by the wishes of the
pockets of Catholics in the north
and Protestants in the south"
The disagreements and eruptions in
Ireland are sad augury for that
unity which such high opportunities
have been raised.
But the abiding feeling here is that
southern ireland must "dree its own
WEIR There is patience and sympathy
with Irishmen in their trouble and at
the same time an ardent wish that
they may speedily rise above futile,
factional and lawless violence.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-19

The Irish news of the past week
has proved profound disappointment
to those of us who have been most op-
timistic. Public opinion III England
is incensed over the outrages, due ap-
narently to mere sectional animosity
The conservatives in the British gov
ernment have agreed to the Irish treaty
only reluctantly, and more from feel
ing of loyalty to their leaders than
from any high regard for Irish self
government.
The conservatives, after all, it must
he remembered. are numerically domi-
nant in the government and in the
absence Of southern Irish representa-
tiyes they are indeed in a clear ma
iority over all parties in the house of
commons.
Bill Not Yet Passed
The significance of this is the fact
that the bill to give effect to the Irish
treaty has still to be passed into law.
One would have thought that south
rem Irishmen would have noted these
facts and so guided themselves as to
helm their friends here. Instead of
this they have been torn by faction
alism and over ridden by irresponsible
wreckers.
Ulster has been raided on some pal
try plea of grievances and many prom
inent Ulster men carried away.
Some trouble was to have been ex-
pected following the evacuation of the
British troops from the southern area.
/ pointed out at the time the withdraw
al began that it involved some risk,
but it appeared the sensible thing to
do. The British government had en-
barked upon policy of trust in the
people and this envisaged a condition
of things in which the majority and
minority would work together in the
elementary task of protecting life and
liberty during the transitory period
from British rule to Irish self express
ion.
Collins Fears Coup
The imperial government was still
responsible, but it delegated it's auth
ority to the Irish provisional govern
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-19
WORLD CONFERENCES
GETTING To Be FAD
FOR EUR0PE'S 400
Paris Scandal Magazines Find
Many Items of Gossip at
International Meetings.
By WILLIAM BIRD
SuecIaJ Cable to Tho Great Falls Tribune

Copyright 1922. by The Great Falls Tribune
Paris. Feb. 1S.-The cartoonist who
pictures Mr. Lloyd George with
gypsy wagon labeled international
conference" hits it about right. The
conferences are becoming so frequent
that they fairly merge into each other
in fact the principal item on the
agenda is always where will the next
one be-" or in classical language,
"wherc do we 60 from here?"
NJ. Poincaire pretends he does not
like the idea. but it is predicted he
will get over his aversion. The meet
ings are mostly popular, and who ever
heard of a politician dropping anything
that was popular!
Serious minded people may imagine
that these conferences are attended
only by tremendously important people,
the big wigs of politics, eminent econ
omic experts, repertorial trained seals
and, Of course. newspaper correspond
ents. Serious minded people are
wrong as usual
Just the other day in a fashionable
Paris drawing room minor politician
was talking to very pretty but ex-
tremely frivolous young countess.
Il have not seen you lately, said
he.
"No," she replied II have been down
at Cannes-for the conference.
A great many Of the fair and reput-
edly feeble sex attend these affairs,
and it is whispered that some Of them
are not. like Caesars wife, entirely.
above suspicion. .....
Gossip Journals Thrive
Paris has a flock of weekly gossip"
magazines which could hardly exist in
a land that had any libel laws. After
each of these international pow-wows
they take special delight in telling
what the various delegates did with
their time outside of business hours.
Sometimes names are not mentioned,
but enough hints are given out to en-
able anybody with an elementary
knowledge Of persons concerned, to
Identify them.
At Genoa, for instance, there will be
40 nations represented. The official
missions will number not fewer than
1000 individuals, and there will be per-
haps 200 representatives of the press
and their wives. But behind these.
whose presence is necessary there will
be thousands who come either as sight
Seers or as entertainers, amateur and
professional.
There are the smart sets Of the
various nations who will want an op-
portunity to entertain the mobiles. There
are jazz artists, dancers, singers, wo-
men of the world and of the half world,
three-card- monte men, stock jobbers,
and so on through list of professions
that would fill fair sized territory.
Advice to Autoists
The Paris police department is pub
fishing q book of advice to automobile
drivers, with the idea of teaching them
how to avoid massacring the populace.
This is all very well as far as it
goes, but what the public is anxiously
awaiting is q complimentary volume of
.'advice to pedestrians" showing them
how to dodge the taxis. The latest
scheme of having traffic controlled by
mounted police is not a great success.
certain people maintaining they would
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-19

3 Economically the. reopening of the
Russian market is not so simple.
What can Russia buy? She has nc
money.
What can Russia sell? She has Nc
factories, no crops. no railroads.
Where are Russia's horses and cat
tie and tools? After the devastating
famine where is her labor and in what
condition?
Tremendous reconstruction is needed
in Russia 1t will cost billions.
Where are the billions?
Germany alleges her inability to pay
reparations. Great Britain declares
she will not remit penny to her Euro
pean debtors unless the United States
first RENTS Great Britain's debt.
U. S. Starts to Collect
The United States has voted a law
for the collection Of every dollar owed
her. France has a debt of 336, 900, 900
q dozen billion francs for reconstruc-
ton and pensions. Therefore, / fear
the money for Russia will be hard to
find. The old proverb says "a scalded
cat fears cold weather." French thrift
dropped 20000,OOO,000 in czarist Rus
sia.
The situation as to Russia is hardly
reassuring when tomorrow's would be
borrowers openly announce that no
promise made to q bourgeoise govern
ment is binding. The Muscovites are
prodigal these DAYS with newspaper
interviews but in the flood of words
one finds neither precise promises nor
positive engagements.
Furthermore, We know that while
they are coming to Genoa to borrow
our money. the so-called peoples com
missaries will not renounce purpose
to stir another revolution among us.
Last week we published her bolshe-
visit plan for action among the land
and sea forces of France and Great
Britain, in which nothing was to be left
undone in n great work of disorgani-
zation. Every month subventions come
from Moscow to the communist papers
of various countries.
Propaganda Never Stops
Last year Krassin solemnly prom
ised Lloyd George that the soviets
would attempt no further propaganda
in British Asiatic possessions. but this
propaganda has never ceased for one
moment.
Make no mistake. The soviets will
take our money if we let them, and
then with these new resorces they
will scatter their seeds of revolution
to the four corners of the earth French
opinion has been greatly impressed
by the American governments persist
ent refusal to recognize the soviets.
The Americans are regarded as COM
mon sense people, whose attitude on
this question is worthy Of considera-
ton.
America shows an extreme distrust
of Russia. which we share. One opin-
ion confirms the other. In short,
the great majority Of Frenchmen be-
lieve that nothing good will come from
contact with the soviets. The future
will say whether we are mistaken.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-19
ONE BICYCLE IN FRANCE
TO EVERY NINTH PERSON

Paris, Feb. 1S.-Cycling which is
practically dead art in the United
States, as far as use of the wheel for
recreation purposes is concerned, is
more popular than ever in France.
With 4,3OS.129 bicycles in commits
sion, there is a wheel to every ninth
man. woman or child in France. In
1920 there were only 2,272,324.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-19
Sad Augury for Unity
COMMERCIAL. PLANE CROSS
ATLAS RANGE IN MOROCCO

London, Feb. 1S.-For the first
time, a commercial airplane has flown
across the Atlas Mountains in Moroc-
co, according to a message received at
the London air station. The Atlas
range is $4,000 feet high. The pilot
was Alan j. Gotham, an English
aviator.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-19
Cannot Kill Strike Spirit

Every one knows we must pay what
we can by honest labor and by public
and private economy without super
fluffy of official balances.
Official and semi official truths
which have harmed Germany before.
during and after the war have thrust
the German railway aud munition
strike into the background. But the
strike spirit will not down.
For years social democrats have up
held the sacred right of the railway
or municipal officials to strike. In
March, 1920, President Ebert and six
of his co-partisans now in high office
called upon all officials to join them
in a general strike parley to preserve
the nations economic life and thus
enable Ebert & Co, who had fled from
the capital. to return to Their COM
Portable offices.
Now the same officials declare that
such strikes are punishable offenses
and the strikers were not strong enough
nor clever enough to persuade the pub
lie that the transportation, electric.
water and gas stoppage was the sole
fault of the president and his cabinet,
who recently refused negotiations.
The symptoms are now temporarily
depressed by the disease that lies in
the blood.
Working Man Bitter
The bitterness of the working man
is terrible and it is impossible to
argue with men in actual misery. They
see a little ex-innkeeper now president
of the state, living in great palace,
drawing a big salary, entertaining
money magnates and cinema kings. Civ
ing dinners and parading in grand
automobile. They see him sending his
daughter, formerly distillery employe.
to college. But they never see man
who himself organized many strikes,
but who now confiscates union funds.
arrests union leaders and threatens
strike sentiment with dire punishment.
They see former working men. union
secretaries, schoolmasters and country
editors in the ministry with 100000
marks salary, living in gorgeous of
ficial residences. riding in rich mo-
tors. indulging in festivities. balls and
gluttony and hear the very men who
promised them an earthly paradise,
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-19

MpaHIlmP IHiS Sdme government is
seeking an industrial millionaire to be-
come German ambassador at Washing
ton. They want some one with lots
of money to spend AS if Americans
would not have greater respect for a
more simple ambassador who would
refrain from all state dinners and eco
nomicallly and openly showing himself
the representative of a conquered and
poor nation, suiting his expenses to his
country's debts and obligations.
But that is in keeping with the times
in Berlin. When Chancellor Wirth
and Foreign Minister Rathenau were
attending a fancy dress ball at the
British embassy. the recent Industrial
strike began. German ministers have
no right to attend balls while their
government is whining about Ger
many's poverty. its approaching bank
ruptcy and its inability to pay the re-
parations claim.
Foreigners will not respect these
ministers nor believe Germany's trag-
ic situation until they adobt stand
ard of life befitting people with such
heavy debts hanging over them.
Worshipped Ludendorff
The Wirth cabinet. although un-
productive and potentially poor, was
never unbearable, because of the lead
ers' apparent good faith. until Walter
Rathenau joined it. This talented
business man and dialectician who or
ganized his own renown with incompar-
able skill, managed in the years gone
by to get the kaiser's high favor de-
spite his Jewish origin. He worship
ped Ludendorff as "Germanys only
genius and called the armistice a
crime
Minister Rathenau. who called up
on the Germans to rise en- masse tc
war who prophesied sure victory fol
German arms in 1916 and then helped
the Munich soyiets, now calls himself
epublican-democrat and the con-
fidential friend of Lloyd George.
The Wirth government defeated a
resolution of lack confidence from
widely different parties because it
only succeeded in spreading the report
that its members alone possess the
confidence of the western powers and
alone can obtain an alienation of the
peace terms.
A1faviatiOnf
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-19
BY GEORGE N. BARNES
Special Gable to The Great Fails Tribune

London Feb 18-The parliamentary sessions have begun
the Lloyd George far has we'll maintained
it's position. But there troubles in the ofng COM
mission has just reported extravaganza in public
pendtures Difficulties have the Genoa conference
But of ALL Ireland has again become of possible
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-19
Irish Trouble May Rend
Coalition That Has Kept
Lloyd George in Power
Barnes, Heretofore Optimistic, Now Has Mis-
giving Over fractional Strife Presently
Raging in New Free State.

today
msgvngs the
putting the Irish
declares fears De
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-19
.S0v|ETS. HAVE NOTHING
TO SELL, NOTHING WITH
WHICH TO BUY, He SAYS
France and America Have One View in Com
mon, Distrust of Moscow, Asserts Former
French High Commissioner to y. S.; Points to
National Debts as Bar to Financing Reds.

Russia,
nothing
vwtheir
Adnscn
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-19
BY ANDRE TARDiEU
Special Cable to The Great Falls Tribune

Falls
Paris, Feb 18-The great AngloFrench debate the
date the Genoa conference be quetng down.
Before taking leap which would have placed all face
to face with Lenine soviet dictator quit excusabe
that should look The question of European relations
with the soes has however and cannot be lodged
Those Frenchmen who sympathize with Moscows ideas
the party which exists for nothing else and certain
bourgeose who pride themselves their progressivism
legged than such rapproachmne would not be perous They
that the golden age will return Europe when the Rus
market opened up This all very auring but
mains to be proved.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-19
MASSES WRATH RISING
! At |MPER|AL|ST|C WAYS
OF GOVERNMENT, CLAIM
GERMANY Foremost Editor Declares That High
Officials Who Were Hoisted to Places on
Shoulders of Workingmen Have Turned
Against Them and That Crisis Impends.

Germany pictured this
minister
forecasts strike which viii the uniformed forces at
This
mon)
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-19
BY MAMMALIAN HARDEN
Special Cable to Tho Great Falls Tribune

Copydgh. by he
Berlin Feb 18.-The Wirth government this week weather.
ed the of vote the Recsag but there is trouble
the state Gemanys industrious people threatened with
dark days Not until the cunning art of lying and vanity
high places wrecked the rocks of naked truth will
the disappear Germanys high officials placed in
office by the working man, have turned against him. while
misery bred strike is stopped by dire punishment More
repressve threatened than imperial
government would have dared to utter
Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-19
Collins Fears Coup

responsible, but it delegated it's auth
ority to the Irish provisional govern
The Washington herald., 1922-08-03
Duarte Opposes CLANCY
At SpOrtLand Tonight

Joe Clancy, Baltimore Knockout
king, win mix matters with Danny
Duarte. Of the naval air station. in
the ten round feature go at Sport
land Heights Arena. Berwyn. Md, to-
night.
Goldie Ahearn. another local favor
lite. and Charlie Barber. OF the Monu-
mental City, meet in the eight round
semi-final, and Johnny Reno will be
given another chance to make good
when he hooks up with Jimmy Burke
of Baltimore.
Three six round preliminaries be-
tween Bat Woodman. u s. S. May
flower. and Phil Boland, of Balti.
more; Eddie Bowen. of Baltimore
and Dannie Ferguson, of Jersey City
and Matt McLeary. Of Philadelphia
who will battle Billy Vincent, ol
Washington Navy Yard, wind III
thi-ty-eight rounds of fast and furi.
Gus milling. The first bout will start
1T $3.50 o'clock.