Evening star., 1922-06-11
The Story the Week Has Told

been considering the conditions under which
an international loan to Germany might be
foated were, In response to query as TO
the limits of their mandate, authorized ~ the
reparations commission (by vote of to -
to extend the scope of their inquiry to include
the subject of reparations. They were thus
at liberty to debate whether modification of
the London schedule of reparations payments
or reduction of the reparations total, or both
might be essential to foatability of loan and
to report yea or nay, and. II yea the nature
and extent of the modification or (andl reduc-
ton thought necessary The French member
of the commission (under instructions from
Poincare) opposed this authorization; nor. NJ
discuss modification OF the London scneduie OF
payments over a term of years nor that they
would refuse to consider releasing enough
liens German assets to guarantee loan,
but they cannot endure that the suggestion
of reduction of the reparations total be made
unless it be coupled with the suggestion OF
cancellation of war debts and they are un-
put forward for fear of affronting the United
States. So. at least. it would seem from
statement in the semi official Temps that the
whole matter is extremely fogsy.
Having their authorization. the bankers, 1t
seems. embarrassed by 1t. 1t is report
ed that they have virtually decided to pro-
pose to the reparatons commission adjourn
ment for three months and resumption OF their
deliberations at the end of that time They
Will, according to this source or lntormauon
sumably. it will be very incomplete and
tentative.
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Portuenl-It will be recalled how, several
weeks ago. two Portuguese naval avators.
Capts Sacadura and Coutinho. completed three
hops" of airplane voyage from Lisbon TO
Brazil from Lisbon to Of the Canaries,
thence to one of the Cape Verde islands,
thence to st. Paul's Island, mere rock about
$50 miles from Pernambuco, and how their
hydro -airplane was wrecked in the attempt to
moor it in the tiny harbor OF that island A
Fernando Noronha, about $50 miles from Per
nambuco whittier machine was sent
them from Portugal They proposed to re-
turn to St. Pauls rock in this machine. circle
about it and fly back to Fernando Noronha
but in the attempt they were blown far from
their by gale, had a mishap the
machine was unfamiiiar) and plunged into the
sea. By happiest chance British steamer
picked them up and took them back to Fer
Portugal and In this. on Monday, June 5. they
made the flight from Fernando Noronha to
ed them with a frenzy of enthusiasm-quite
justified. for the feat deserves to be sung by
Camoens, and is worthy of those great days
of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries when
Portuguese prowess was the admiration of
the world. These heroes are no springals.
since they muster between them more than
hundred years. Our youngsters are grown
insolent and disparage their elders. Well
and Coutinho, not to mention Lord Bryce. who
at eighty would climb you an Alp before
breakfast. OF. Col. Roosevelt or the Pope?
Russin.-The Protestant churches of Great
Britain having. through the Archbishop Of
Canterbury. protested against the action
taken by the soviet government against
former Patriarch Tikhon and other ecclesias
tics of the Orthodox church tweve priests
have been condemned to death and Tikhon
is being tried) the soviet government replied.
telling the archbishop that the protest rs
dictated by a narrow caste and is entirely
directed against the real interests of the Rus
sian people and the elementary demands of
humanity Tikhon and the others having re-
sisted 1.-The soviets measures taken to save
the lives of millions g. e.. the requisitioning
of church treasures). The Protestants are
reminded that they did not Protest when Rus
sia was blockaded. The Archbishop of Can
terbury has replied, protesting once more and
declaring that Patriarch Tikhon time and
again offered the help of the church to
lieve the famine situation. but his offers
declined.