Evening star., 1922-07-09

auelled ouickly-ouite possibly they were
much magnined in the telling. At any rate,
for weeks after those reports the press had
little to say of siiesian disorders. Very re-
Gently there has been . resurgencs OF dis
order, though on q smaller scale, the almost
inevitable protest, one might say. Of few
die-hards Tho administrative transfers re-
qufred by the German-Polish treaty concern.
operation is to be completed tomorrow. July
10. whereupon the interalited commission and
Commissions, headed by league Of nations rep
resentatives will set up shop.
4 X X
Russia.-Several weeks ago Col. Hankell,
head of the American Relief Administration
in Russia, made the following declaration;
1--WE have conquered the Voiga famine.
Speaking generally, can say that no one will
die Of hunger any more in the whole Volga
area We are distributing American food
(outside the volga famine area) to the Kali
muck tribes beyond the Siberian border, to
stavropol in the Caucasus, to the Don Cos
sacks to many affected areas in the Ukraine,
to Transcaucasia and to the Crimea."
The total mortality from the famine Is es-
s%aeso soooce 0' American -
i will be recalled that At Genoa the Musco. ss
sS the Value S 81 $500 900 900; Or rather that j.
accept less-they may demand more
Ninety-ff five and one-half per cent Of the cost
manner Of speaking) met by the printing
presses.
grad revolutionary tribunal for alleged inter-
ference with requisition by the soviet au-
demned to death. ffty-three have been SEN
fenced to Imprisonment and twenty-five were
acquitted Patriarch Tikhon has not yet been
Is. or isn't Lenin at deaths door?
Finland. the Baltic states and Poland nave
oil cd tho
of a disarmament conference between repre-
sentatives of those states and Russia MOSCOW.
of course. says that France Is responsible for
It is reported that Trotsky has massed about
100000 troops on the Polish and Rumanian
frontiers of Russia. upward of zoe. 900 Of these
being combatant troops well supplied with ar
sd"t acted for - moral ora effect at The Hague.
German naval mission" has arrived in
Kronstadt. where II has taken over direc,
to be preparing a scheme" for the rehablita-
ton of the Russian navy. The total tonnage
Of the vessels which might prohtably ts be oyer, r.
be about 100000 They are soe said to Include
$4,000 tons each. two battleships of $4,000
tons each, one cruiser Of 1900 tons: two light
submarines; large proportion Of these ships
are somewhat old and the more important
armament is lacking or incomplete.
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China.-President Ii Yuan-Hung announces
that the majority Of the Canton parliament
has sent him assurance of its support of
the Pekng government.
Gen. Chen Kwang- Ming handsomely pro-
posed to Sun Yat-Sen that the latter head
delegation from the southern provinces to
negotiate with Peking. But Sun refused
unless Chen should restore Sun to- the presi-
dency should admit that he had done wrong
in deposing Sun, and should punish the offi-
GERS who had assisted in deposing Sun. IF
chen will do those things 1 will pardon him."
says Sun. otherwise. I shall endeavor to
eliminate all opposition"
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United States Of acknowledgements
of operators and miners in the union coal
fields, both bituminous and anthracite. met
the President. by invitation at the White
House on July l. The President admonished/