Evening star., 1922-03-19

ceived instructions to declare 'tf that the gov;
their payment. but that IL it receives assurance
of payment. it does not forsee difficulties in
arranging , practical ira delays within which pay
Recovering consciousness, the finance min.
dividing the aforementioned marks among
themselves, but. in practice making dfsposi-
tween the allied governments and that of the
United States. through an added clause read
rights of the United States" The statement is
made in allied newspapers that. contrary to
the German gold is insufficient completely to
satisfy ALLIED claims for occupational costs up
it it 70 be a the of the
costs Of the allied armies of occupation up to
Kind d. e.. materials e" or pIa manufaetuped m P u pro-
ducts). and that the finance ministers propose
that that the the 27s.oooooo marks above mentioned
and allied occupauonal costs from May l, 1921,
to the end Of 1922. be repaid in kind.
,,'r They ~, would lke to turn over to Belgium
'2o,Ooo,oo0 gold marks cash $180.00o.ooo) re-
quired from Germany in 1922 upon the gen.
States may insist upon full payment In gold.
or may accept dixie the allies; part payment
in kind fmost unlikely,. insisting on her share
of the cash. or on condition of formal acknowl-
edgement Of her claim may postpone satisfac-
ton therof; may. indeed. do any one of a
Rumor has It that our government will
ponement OF course. the responsible allied
authorities never dreamed Of questioning
established by the armistice terms and the
Versailles treaty and re-aff1rmed in the Berlin
treaty.. but formal Acknowledgement was
Mr.. Boyden's note may have seemed a trihe
brusque. but that will soon be forgotten when
the kindness of the American heart is again
in evidence. The incident, however (per-
haps the chief news feature Of the wcek), can
officially makes clear the precise intentions
oi our government.
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Little hope Is entertained of averting a
strike Of tho unionized miners throughout
the country. in both the bituminous and an
thracite fields, on April 1. The strikes in the
textile mills of New Hampshire and Rhode
Island continue. with prospects Of general
settlement little. if any, improved.
The House ways and means committee has
reported to the House the bonus bill with
the twenty-year certificate provision
In consequence Of our governments declina-
ton Of the invitation to Genoa, LIE Temps
proposes that the European nations unite In
a refusal t" buy anything from nations with
high exchange. (That means us).
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Miscelleanous-Albaniai is in a condition of
anarchy. On March II Premier Gounaris of
Greece was refused a "vote Of confidence" He
and his cabinet therefore resigned. He had
just returned from trip to London. Paris
and Rome in the interest of Greece. The
sembly it seems, not satisfied with the
results. However, Stratos. invited to form
new cabinet having failed Gounaris formed
cabinet.
March % is the date last set for the i'm
portant meeting of the foreign ministers of
Great Britain, France and Italy to discuss
near and middle east questions. Missions from
both the Constantinople and Angora govern
ments are in London bringing pressure to bear
toward revision of the treaty Of sevres.
Gen. Semenov. Inke Semenov Of Mongolia.
Ataman of Cossacks. prince Of bandits. Of
lovers, master Of Squeeze" head Of the
league Of unspoled nations, Incompatible SOL
der. statesman and patriot. has arrived in
Canada, and hopes to be allowed toNenter the
United States to obtain funds wherewith
repair his fortunes and enable him to resume
his role of hero.
A considerable revolt Of natives Is reported
to have broken out In TripoN Qtalian subject
territory.