Evening star., 1922-04-09
BY HENRY ". BUM.
. HE following Is a brief summary of the
most important news Of the world for
the seven days ended April g.:

the seven days ended April 8:
The British Empire.-rhe insolence of the
Irish republican army mutineers increases day
by day, and daily they commit fresh outrages.
Doubtless Griffith and Collins know their busi
ness, but to an outsider it would seem that
drastic measures to end condition that seems
10 be developing toward a new reign of terror
in south Ireland cannot be much longer de-
layed.
1t does not appear from dispatches
whether or not the situations in Belfast and
the border between Ulster and the Free
State have materially improved in consequence
of the agreement between Collins and Craig
which I noted last week. Statements regard
ing Ireland should be made with meticulous
caution. since we really know very little about
what is doing there.
Lloyd George went down to London on
Monday refreshed by his three weeks vaca-
of his political demise; like Pat Malone in the
song. he forgot that he was dead He ad
to his
which, examined anime, in cold print: only makes
George up his sleeve?'
The speech was really a marveously skill
full thing. 1t created broad path of retreat
policy. should he need desire 1t. and at once
conciliated the commons and shifted the final
responsibility to that body by the declaration
that engagements entered into at Genoa would
be only provisional and. to be effective must
be ratified by the commons. Lloyd George
was unusually witty that critical day and
convulsed even the opposition by his genial
there in double force. He won humping
vote Of confidenee den, And now.for Genoa.
cepted earldom.
There is something bit disaueting
about the absence Of news from India.
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PortguaI.-The two Portuguese naval
aviators who attempting the fight from
Lisbon. Portugal. to Pernambuco. Brazil.
complished their second stage (about 500
nniles). from Las Palmas. Canary Islands. to the
Island of Sac Vicente. in the Cape Verde group,
on April s. They left Las Palmas at $3.50 am,
and reached Sac Vicente at $50 PM The next
hop will be 1:4oo miles: to the penal island
and the last to Pernambuco. about 300 miles.
successful termination of this fine ad-
venture will rejoice the shade of Henry the
Navigator.
The Genoa Conference.-The soviet dele
cation to the Genoa conference (headed by
chicherin). stopped over at Riga for con-
ference with representatives of Poland. Latvia
and Esthonia. CLithuania did not participate
because of her strained relations with Poland;
Finland has official observer presently An
agreement was signed expressing a sincere
desire for universal peace" and approval of
"the principle of armament limitation" pro-
viding for "semi-neutral' zones on the from
tiers of the participating states, and engaging
the participating governments to endeavor to
settle disputes among themselves by peaceful
If the above were all, it might be cynical
ly discounted. But the following calls for
profound obeisance and hat-doffing to that
astonishing fellow Chicherin. who certainly
put over" If the following language of
Associated Press report is accurate:
In the interest of the consolidation of
peace, the participants agreeito support Russia
in any proposals toward de jure recognition
of the soviet government, and. aid to the
reconstruction of eastern Europe. they agree
also upon joint attitude at Genoa regard
ing foreign credits designed to assist the
From Riga the bolshevist delegates pro-
ceeded to Berlin, where they conferred in