The Holly chieftain., 1923-05-31
FOREIGN

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the men recently released from intern
ment In Ireland, appeared In Bow
Street Court, charged with seditious
conspiracy.
France is paying s,s0O,OO0, 600
francs in interest yearly on money
borrowed to reconstruct the devas-
tinted regions and pay pensions. These
figures apply to loans floated previous
to this year.
1t was unofficially reported in
Manila that troops will be sent to
China from the Philippines in the
event decision is reached to employ
Intervention in the Chinese bandit sit
uatIon. The Philippine garrison con-
sists of about $500 American troops
and $500 native troops
No compromise to the deadlock on
the question Of Turco-Greek repara-
tions has been found at the Near East
peace conference at Lausanne. n.
yenizelos, head of the Greek delega-
ton, has been In consultation with
various conference leaders, discussing
ways and means in an endeavor to
ameIoriate the situation.
Leonid Krassin, Russian soviet re
preventative In London, is unofficially
understood to have been instructed to
inform the British foreign office that
Russia cannot yield In principle from
Its recent note replying to the British
ultimatum. The instructions, 1t is
said, were sent as the result Of a
soviet government conference.
jamie @. de veyra, former resident
Philippine commissioner at Washing
ton, recommends an intensive publicity
campaign in the United States in favor
Of Philippine independence. He says
the American people are In favor of
insular freedom and that the expendl-
ture Of 100000 or 100000 year
In publicity will accomplish the de-
sired end.
Rioting has been in progress in the
Dortmund district. Several miners
have been killed and others wounded
in conflict with the police. Accord
ing to reports received at French
headquarters ut Dusseldorf 10000
striking miners held demonstration
In the square in Dortmund The Dort-
mund police, in endeavorrng to dis
perse the gathering, fired into the
crowd, killing several persons.
Pope Plus delivered an allocution at
secret consistory in which he de-
plored the struggles in Ireland, the sit
uation in the Ruhr and events In Rus
sla. He said he would continue to do
everything possible to alleviate the
sufferings of the world. The religious
demonstrations that occurred in Italy
and throughout the world on the occa-
ton of the eucharistic congress had
rejolced him, the pontiff said.
Stanley Baldwin is Great Britain's
new prime minister. He accepted the
premiership offered him by King
George. Stanley Baldwin, the new
British prime minister, played COM
paratively minor part in British poll
tics until the advent of the Bonar
Law regime following the resignation
of Premier Lloyd George and the
breakup Of the coalition which guided
British destinies during the war.
GENERAL
The 451 buildings in the village Of
Brooklawn, near Glocester City, N. j.,
brought S1,7O0,OOO at public sale. The
village cost the government little
more than $3,OOO,OO0 when construct
ed during the war.
Smugglers who bring liquor from
Canada across the Detroit river to
Ecorse, Mich, ten miles from Detroit,
have been carrying on smuggling oper-
atoms for years, and even generations,
according to the Chicago Daily News.
Col. Jacob Rupert, president Of the
New York Yankees, has acquired the
half interest of his partner, Col. T. L.
Huston, and will become sole owner
on June i of the American league
champions and their great stadium in
the Bronx, the largest baseball park
In the country.
Continued exodus of negro workers
to the North has resulted in the
Tightening of state law enforcement
covering contract labor in several
Southern states.
Saved from drowning in creek by
passing motorists, and half an hour
later struck and severely injured by
the same motorists on Lake road near
Rochester, Frank Akey, of Brockport,
died at the county hospital in
Rochester.
The American Wheat Growers, AS.
ISOLATED, one of the largest farm CO.
operative societies In the world, will
be set In operation when delegates
from twelve states meet In Mlnneapo-
lis. Officials of the association. which
will market wheat of the farmer mem
bers, estimate that 7500o.O00 bushels
Of the 1923 crop will be handled.
Mexican members Of the interna.
tional boundary commission who reside
tr,I - no1