, 1922-10-05

ms of 40 victims of the Argonaut mine
ish commanders made several de
mands for the withdrawal of the
Turks, but Renal responded that he
knew of no neutral zone. To the
French he explained that he had oc-
cupied these places because the Brit
ish had ~disregarded the neutrality of
the straits by permitting the Greeks
to have free passage through them.
D EVOLT by the Greek army against
N the government. which was ex-
pected, came on schedule time. The
troops that had returned from the
scene of disaster in Anatolia and
were concentrated in the archipelago
Islands rebelled and, using battleships
and destroyers as transports, sailed TO
the mainland and moved on Athens
under the leadership of regular Off
GERS of the army and navy. Military
airplanes dropped in Athens procla-
nations demanding the abdicatlon of
King Constantine, the formation of a
ministry friendly to the allies and the
sending of endorsements to Thrace.
On Wednesday the cabinet resigned
and Constantine formally abdicated
the throne in favor of Crown Princ
George, who was sworn in. For the
present a revolutionary committee is
in charge of the government. The
object of the coup d'etat as an
nounced In Athens was to Dust Con-
stantine in order TO unite the country
in firm opposition to the Paris confer
ence's peace terms to Mustapha Renal
Pasha and to wage an immediate and
aggressive var to retain Thrace.
Army and navy leaders fully support
the Thracian war, n they say they
can tab Constantinople.
THOUGH 1t had been reported thar
L Bulgaria was ready to seize the
part of Thrace which she claims,
Dimitri Stanciof. Bulgarian minister
to England, denies this. Bulgaria Is
firmly resolved to avoid participation
in any military action" said he, mot
only because the country is practical
ly disarmed, but also because the new
Bulgaria is an agricultural country
and does not wish to risk a repetition
VI uti DItNlOuS mlSiOTluutS.
COvIET Russia formally declared
herself the champion of Islam last
week. She sent a note to the en-
tente. the Balkan nations and Egypt
demanding the restoration of Turkey
in Europe and warning the world that
she would not recognize 'any decision
concerning the Turkish straits taken
without her participation or arrived
ut against her interests"
n CCORDING to an agreement
IA about completed between the
United States and Japan, the interna-
tlonal technical control of the Chi
nese Eastern railway by the Stevens
commission will soon be terminated.
1t is provided hat the commission
shall cease to function upon compile
tion Of the evacuation of Japanese
troops from Siberia. The Chinese
government Is to be made RESPONSE
BILE for the continued operation and
protection of the railway. and II IL
falls In this, there will be a resump-
ton of international control. The
other allied powers are In accord with
this plan. That is the news that
ONE from Washington. From Picking
come reports that put another face on
the matter. The president of China
has suspended the Russian Boxer In
demnlty of about S5.OO0.OO0 annually
and the soviet government. in It's re-
ply Of protest, intlmates that II will
seize the Chinese Eastern railway.
John r.. Stevens. the head of the COM
mission, according to n correspondent.
is convinced the line Is lost to Chinn.
REAT BRITAIN has offered to
" pay SJ0,OOO.OOO OF Interest due
the United States, and the World war
debt funding commission has been
considering the proposition. AT the
rnte Of 3 per cent, the interest due In
the next two instnllments. October 10
and November 10. amounts 10 500. 900.
600. but the funding law authorizes n
rate OF IA per cent, so IL Is suggest
ed that the %SJ0,OOO.OOO be paid Oc.
tober 10 and adjustments he worked
out with Sir Robert Horne. who is
coming over soon. Congressman Bur
ton Of Ohio, who * n member of the
funding commission. Is IN London. md
at a luncheon attended by prominent
n%nanclers he said plainly thnt the
United States expected Great Britain
to pay In full. He pointed out that
the loans made by America were not
given out of nm overlooking treasury,
but were rnised, sometimes with dinl-