Evening star., 1923-02-04

remain Lausanne in conference with the
s1st ns soW the dss te5
considerable section of the British press.
The Frsneh Att, at their east tricks again
something very singular about the business
can It De taat Lord Gurzon was acting on his
an ultimatum. driven headlong on by his well
French government. govern e in desperate apprehension
as to the consequences of rupture of the
Lausanne negotiation, repudiate its repre-
treme danger of the situation to justify a
honorable a face7 Finally, since we have
not the text Of the French message to Angora.
m no ote ao M ne ser6
ed to 1t in dispatches-that it, in fact. urged
and the best obtainable?
However all that may be. Ismet Pasha has
remains ,u to see ' what % he viii do-what Aneora @
will instruct him to do. 1t seems certain (f
an w ths no 6s
treaty without very considerable modifica-
climb down or definitely break with Angora
Win he climb down once more. or has he at
ultimate ultimatum. Never was a situation
more dubious or more fascinating. Two con-
ventions embodied in the proposed general
peace treaty have been separately signed by
the Turks and Greeks. One provides for
other for compulsory exchange of populations.
Moscow has made the interesting offer of
understanding of the Lausanne situation to
allied terms. but evidently open covenentas
openly arrived at" is practice not approved
at Lausanne.
United States of Americn-Senator Borah
has again offered the resolution which he pro-
viously offered amendment to the naval
appropriations BILL but withdrew for reasons
sufficiently well known. The resolution, the
reader will remember. proposes that the Presi-
dent call an international conference to con-
slider world economic problems and further
Limitation of armaments
Secretary Mellon has written a letter to the
chairman of the Senate finance committee pre-
senting urgent reasons in disapproval of the
many Of one billion dollars for purchase of
foodstuns in the United States. 1t is the
foreign goyernments desiring to ne fnG fnanee nee
in the United States should appeal to the in
vesting public and not seek government aid"
He knows of mo reason for taking any more
favorable position with respect to the Ger
man government that toward foreign govern
ments associated with US in the late war"
The Senate has confirmed the nomination
Of Judge Sanford to be associate justice of
the Supreme Court.
1t is reported that, a result of thorough
investigation, President Harding has decided
to reinstate all but one of those officials of
the bureau of engraving and printing to whose
dismissal he gave assent last March.
Miscellaneous-The council of the league
of nations has decided to summon a confer
ence Of representatives of the naval powers
which not parties to the Washington ar
mament conference treaties with a view to
their adoption Of the provisions of these
treaties applicable to them.
The council (Which has been in session at
Paris since Monday has put the finishing
touches on it's plan for the rehabilitation Of
Austria.
Sun Vat Sen did not after all, sail for Cam
ton January ~ His return to that city has
been postponed indefinitely. In Canton there
Is confusion worse confounded, sundry fac
tions having fallen out for the spoils
President Harding has formally accented
the ONCE of arbitrator in the Tacna-Arica dis
pute between Chile and Peru