Evening star., 1923-12-23

The reparations commission has invited Gen.
serve as the American members of the COM
mission, which under its auspices win seek
to discover how the German budget may be
balanced and the German currency stabilized.
and has offered the chairmanship to Gen.
the American member of the other commission.
ana I sees OK to
sets The reparations commission has referred
to ,s.he the governments represented on the com.
for permission to float a loan not to exceed the
equivalent % OF $4,000 900 in the form Of credits
thereof to take precedence of reparation dues
an dvsory TO IN Of een
members is associated with the German cabi-
etc. powers conferred by the authorization"
act.
ALBANIA
]. D. Hunger, Dutchman and financial ad-
wiser to Albania, under the auspices Of the
league of nations reports that Albania Is
riding for financial fall. Her budget shows
a 80 per cent deficit The main cause thereof
seem to be too large an army, an excess of
officials and the extreme difficulty of collecting
taxes from the wild highland trbesmen. There
is rumor that with charming naivete the
provisional government has offered the AL
banian throne. since William of Wied in
gloriously ran away in 1914. to an American
millionaire. no doubt expecting that he would
make good the deficit But after ALL though
amusing, the idea is not preposterous There
American millionaires who could afford
annual million so for such a purpose, and
no more satisfactory way to employ. a fortune
can be imagined than in helping Albania. 1t
needn't be so expensive either if the Office
to Sensible size % and t the Spirit m i Of innovation
sensibly controlled. OF course. the millionaire
should have the artistic temperament Nor
should it be esteemed small honor to wear
the he, Albanian crown. for the Albanians, espe-
on earth, the oldest established race in south
as You can find. magnificent t0f fighters. as the
Italians and Serbs know. No need of birth con-
in some districts accounts for 25 per cent of
the deaths.
GREECE.
The elections December 16 for
national assembly resulted in a sweeping vic
tory for the liberals, who are still popularity
known Venzelists and who divided
into two, ie.. ''moderates" (who have hitherto
favored very limited monarchy, and 'repub-
licans"
1t would seem that the moderates the
more numerous, but the republicans. who ap-
parenty include most of the army and navy
Venizelists remained away from the polls al
most to a man. so that their strength is. not
manifesting and resolutionng for immediate
dethronement of the king and proclamation of
provisional government have SO far succeed
ed In averting so dubious proceeding. one SO
great powers They acted wisely in providing
ship for the * king his family and sntoSrage age
little vacation outside his realm pending de-
cison by the assembly to the future
form of government for Greece. The king.
long since sick Of his job. was fain to comply.
An admiral has been installed regent.
The assembly is to decide whether the
future government shall be a monarchy or
republic. and in the former case whether the
present dynasty shall remain a dynasty
shall be established. The auspices are generally
interpreted pointing to a republic, with
Venizelos president There is very little
likelihood OF retention of the present dynasty.
Eenzelos. having eye to the great pow
ers, has been holding aloof and advising all
hands to keep cool and go slow. committee
has gone to Paris to escort him back to Athens.
1t is understood that King George is taking