The Holly chieftain., 1922-11-23

fire on the crowds. Smaller riots took
place in Berlin and elsewhere, and 1t
was feared the disorders would
spread to the Ruhr district There is
no doubt that the food situation in
Germany Is very serious. The repar;l-
tions commission when in Berlin re-
Gently learned that the. country must
get sO0.000, 100000 marks worth Of
grain during the next year.
FOLLOWING some days of genuine
alarm lest war break out between
the allies and the Turks, the latter
gave assurances that eased the situa-
tion. Postponement of the Lausanne
conference until November - made
them decidedly suspicious Of the good
faith of the allies. and the insistence
of Lord Curzon that Great Britain,
France and Italy reach preliminary
accord on matters to be discussed,
still more angered the Turks. The
allied military chiefs at CONSTANT
nople We're SO disturbed by the pros
poets that they sent messages to
their respective governments urging
them to begin the conference speed
lily and quit playing politics. intimat-
ing that otherwise tEey declined to
.-- Cor what might
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happen. All the time Hafet Pashn,
governor Of Cahstahtihobie, under
orders from Angofa was pressing the
demand for full control of that me
tropolis without allied interference.
Conditions were decidedly threaten
ing. However. on Wednesday the al
lies received note from the National
list government stating that It would
respect the terms of the Mudania
armlstice agreement and would not
insist on the withdrawal of allied
troops from the zones delimited by
that pact. The note continued: "The
national government, seeing that It
has assumed the duty Of insuring or
der and security In the capital, re-
quests the cessation of interference
in the shape of control by allied troops
in our internal administration"
Secretary of State Hughes instruct
ed Ambassador Child at Rome and
Minister Grew at Berne to 60 to Lau-
same as observers Of the peace con-
ference for the United States govern.
ment. Rear Admiral Bristol also will
be there when his duties as American
high commissioner Mt Constantinople
permit. The cruiser Pittsburgh. bear
Ing Rear Admiral Long. commander
of our naval forces in European wat.
ers, arrived at Constantinople.
4 EULI. returns from the British parll.
4 amentary elections held last Wed
nesday are not in at this writing. but
1t is certain that Prime Minister
Bonar Law will have a Conservative
majority in the commons Of about 81
over all other parties. The Labor
party made extensive gains, mainly
in the manufacturing counties and
northern towns In England and In
Scotland. This despite the fact that
both the Conservatives and the Georg
Ian Liberals directed strong cam
paign against the Laborite candidates
The four leaders of the chief parties
Bonar Law. Lloyd George, Herbert
Asquith and John R. Clynes, chief Of
the Labor party. all were elected te
the house. The prime minister's plur
ality was rather slender. and SO was
Asquith's. Lloyd Georges group o.
Liberals in the house will not be large
but may serve him In the making Of
opposition combinations.
OF the 33 women nominees the re
turns SO far show that only two were
elected. These are Viscountess As
tor, former American, and Mrs. Mar
garet Wintringham. Both are present
members Of parliament. Among the
men defeated was Winston Churchill
former secretary for the colonies.
DREMIER MUSSoLINI is losing nc
time in putting Italy on the road
to recovery of her prosperity. Last
week he asked and obtained from King
Victor Emmanuel full power to make
radical bureaucratic and tributary
reforms without awaiting for parlia
mentary sanction. These include re
arrangement Of the taxation system
and reduction of salaries and number
Of government employees. and the
leasing Of railroads and telephone ant
telegraph lines to private concerns
On Thursday the chamber Of deputies
began session which the premie
hoped would last only few days. h
outlined the policy Of his governmen
to the deputies and announced re
form of the electoral laws decided o.