The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-09-09
THE WITCHES CAULDRON
in HAPLESS EUROPE
(Bx The Federated Pressl

| London, Aug. 2. - For five day:
| the International Peace congress me
in London and debated the possibility
lof restoring order to the chaos of the
Iworld by reverting to kindness anc
brotherhood
Almost unanimously resolutions were
passed on the abolition of ornaments,
on the control of war and peace poll
cies by parliaments, on the sane policy
for the reconstruction of Europe, on the
formation Of more effective league
of nations. French and German and
Italian and American and Checho-Slo-
vakian delegates met with delegates Of
most Of the other countries Of the
world, and by their mere meeting p~o-
badly accomplished more than all the
resolutions that were passed.
The great No More War demonstra-
ton of July % recalled ironically the
war fever of the same weekend, eight
years ago. Thousands walked thru the
streets Of London to Hyde Park. where
from eleven platforms the peace resolu-
ton, basing its hopes on international
ism, was passed. This was only one
lof many similar demonstrations held
all over England and. Wales and in
parts Of Scotland. Judging by the
numbers who took part, the want of
opposition. and the coed press notices,
one might have supposed that lions had
become indistinguishabIe from lambs
and would never roar again.
In parliament the scaremongers who
make wars have again won a victory
in securing an increased air force.
But one thing stands out amid all
this contradictory welter of pacifism
and militarism. To-day's note from
the British government to the allied
powers offers to cancel the debts owed
to her. if the United States will make
similar bold gesture and cancel, not
only the debts, that Great Britain owes
her but also the other foreign debts
that were guaranteed by Great Britain.
In France. Poincare continues to
breathe fire and thunder against the
German note asking for a reduction of
The monthly payment of two million
marks.
In Italy. the workers have taken
serious step in calling a general strike
in. order to defend their Liberties against
the increasingly savage attacks of the
reactionaries, demonstrated by the I'M
bridled terrorism of the Fascist. These
are now said to be 100000 strong.
With the connivance of,successiye gov
ernments they have, during the past
year, forcibly dissolved 900 Socialist
municipal bodies, and have burnt down
500 labor halls and cooperative stores.
They are the black-and-tans of Italy
and it is said to be in fear Of a reac-
tionary government being formed as
the outcome of the present political
crisis in Italy that the workers have
taken their step.
The Greek note. declaring that only
the occupation Of Constantinople by
the Greeks would bring about peace
was answered by the British note warm
ing them of the serious consequences
of such step. In reply to this the
Greek minister gave a positive assur-
ance that the Greek forces would not
enter the neutral zone without allied
In Egypt. the puppet government set
up by Allenby and only kept IN power
by British armed support, continues to
act against the Nationalist. whose lead
Il, Zaglul Pasha, it has deported, and
whose house ii has invaded and search
ed. submitting his wife to much indig- |
nifty in the process.
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