Evening star., 1922-06-11

The bolshevists tHeaven save the mark3
are aiming to reform" the Russian church.
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Middle Eaxt.-There is report that in May
the French government signed treaty with
that powerful chieftain of the Wahabis. Ibn
Saud. the Emir Of Nejd, under which the
French engage to supply money. and
ammunition to the emir, who. in return
cages to oppose "the projected formation OF
Arab confederation under British IN
fuence.' and to assist France should syria pc
attacked from Transjordania or Mesopotamia.
The journal des Debats charges that Britain
contemplates reinquishing the Mesopotamlan
state, and obtaining concessions from King
Fasal (more particularly as to Old mucn
The pee plot p is ali arranged. thinks the imagi-
native French editor. Faisal would repudtate
to the British, on condition that the French
(whom Faisal hates) "be allowed no share in
our advantage from them" Under the San
Reno agreement. the French, it will be re-
membered are allowed IS per cent OF the
Mesopotamian yield of oil
Wherever there is OIL there Is intrigue and
suspicion and the seed of conflict
Ch,nn.-A dispatch of June reported that
certain forces of WI Pei-Fu had reached Kim
chau in Manchura (about l25 miles southwest
of Mukden) by marching, that others were
proceeding along the railroad against opposi-
ton and that still others were being conVeyeo
to Manchuria by gunboats-altogether, 'o'o'o
troops on the way to finish Chang Tso-Lin.
dispatch of June announces that Wu Pei-f u
and Chang Tso-Ln have agreed to an armi-
stice and peace negotiations. . ,,.:
Gen Lii Yuan-Hung has made u coho,ion Gsi
of his acceptance of the presidency OF emma
that the Canton government be first abolshed.
Unifcation of China is up TO- sun a,,iiea Hen'
but continues to push north with a drassie-
tailed mob of heroes. 'Tis rumored that IN the
doctor is thinking of suicide. Suicide in emma
is not merely self slaughter 1t is often, rath-
er an elegant method of expressing disap-
prova1 contempt which (there's the humor
Of iD cannot be retorted this side the Vel.
low Springs. Nobodys stopping you. doctor
United States Of Americn.-On June the
Railroad Labor Board rendered decision cut
ting the pay of 100000 railroad shopcraft
workers by to cents per hour, effective
July l. The board is expected to cut the
wages of railroad clerks, telegraphers and
signal men prior to July /. The chief eXecu-
tives of eleven associations of railroad en-
ployes have been in conference in Cincinnati
throughout the week. The conferees decided
that there should be a strike vote OF the shop-
craft workers. to be followed by strike votes
of other classes of workmen whose wages
may De reduced by later board decisions A
strike vote of maintenance of way men. in
consequence of the boards decision Of last
week, had already been decided on The con-
vention of the American Federation OF Labor
which opened in Cincinnati yesterday. is
pected to indorse the conferees' decisions.
The Senate has passed the Army appropria-
strength Of $4,000 0he House figure was
125.Oo0) and an officer strength of 12.500 (the
House figure was 11.000). The bill is now in
conference.
Our government has accepted the invitation
of the British government to designate officers
to participate with British. French and
Italian otficers) in an investigation of the
Greek charges of Turkish atrocities upon
Greeks in Anatoia and Turkish charges of
Greek atrocities upon Turks in Anatolia.
The Supreme Court has decided that labor
unions may properly be sued for strike dam
ages and that strike funds are liable to execu-
tion in that connection
The McCumber bonus bill reported to
the Senate Thursday. Senator McCumber esti-
mates that. if enacted, ii will the people
total of i5,659,4S1. Senator Under
wood also economist of note. thinks the
cost would be between $4,000, 100000 and
$1,000 100000.