San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
NUSSOL|N|
OUTM|TTED
BY P0|NCARE
French Premier Allows Him
to Torpedo League
of Nations.
THEN HE STOPS HIM
Fascist lmpudence Sud-
denly Subsidies in
Jugoslav Row.
THEN HE STOPS HIM
BY A. G. GARDINER.

Copyright, by The San Antonio Light.
London, Sept. 15.-The League OF
Nations has been torpedoed.
Premier Mussolini Of Italy released
the fatal charge, with Premier Poin-
care of France looking on approving
~ when he defied the leagues efforts
to settle Italy's conflict with Greek
over the murder of tue Italian mis-
sion for the aelimitation of the ltal-
ian frontier.
The Italian mad dog reasoned cor
rectly when he concluded that Poin-
care would not dare to oppose him
whole heartedly. For indeed, Mus
solini had only copied Poincare's ex-
ample in the Ruhr. 1t is true that
he used more impudent and audaclous
methods, but the motive was the same
and the policy was the same.
Had Poincare supported the authori-
ty of the league to put the extinguish-
er on Mussolini's escapade, he would
have found it difficult to resist the
right of the league to comment on his
own escapade.
Up to the present the league has
not dared to criticise the French in
vasion of the Ruhr. But admission
of its competence to interfere in the
Corfu episode would have been an
invitation to attack higher game. So
Poincare stood by and watched while
Mussolini sent the league to the bot
tom.
Ambassador Council Saved.
But though willing to let Musso-
lini torpedo the league, Premier Poin-
care had no disposition to see him
blow the council Of ambassadors sky
high too. There he took a stand and
helped extinguish the MI Itch that the
fascist leader had thrown into the
powder magazine of the Balkans.
Mussolini has learned that, while he
may defy the League of Nations at
will, he cannot exploit Anglo-French
differences to his own advantage. His
promise to the council to quit Corfu
by the 9th shows how well the les
son was impressed on hiI What he
did not realize at first was that Jugo-
slavia is more important to France
than Italy, and that Jugoslavia would
never submit to his obvious scheme
" ndhG al 1tdlldu ldhc VI Tic auIl-
etic.
Coal Trust In RuIr?
Meanwhile new complexion is COM
Ing over the Ruhr drama. Big bust
ness Is once more taking a hand in
the game, and behind the official dis
cussions between France and Germany
Is seen a revival of the idea Of a great
combine of Franco-German iron and
coal interests for the exploitation of
the riches OF the Rhineland and the
Ruhr.
The German chancellor, Stresemann,
himself big business man, is sup
posed u. be not unfriendly to such a
scheme, provided the integrity Of the
German Reichsbank can be preserved.
Such solution would give the French
trusts, which largely control French
policy, what they have long wanted
complete commercial domination of
Europe.
It remains 10 be seen whether this
will satisfy Premier Poincare. His
commercial sympathies are wei known
for he acted for twenty years as legal
advisor to the iron, steel and chemi-
al trusts. But his determination to
1Jre the political disrur ton of Ger
lay is almost not equally strong.
VIII that motive outweigh the advan-
tages Of a business deal which would
give France, supplemented by German
brains, the economic supremacy of
Europe?
Anti.British Bloc Looms.
Such o solution would have i'm
portant consequences for the English
commercial position and might con-
ceivably lead to the formation of that
ant-British continental bloc which has
been the dream Of some French and
German publicists and politicians. In
any case, the feeling is widely preva-
lent that events are moving toward
a definite issue.
Among the domestic events Of the
week. the defeat of Papyrus in the st.
Leger aroused exceptional interest in
view OF the coming visit Of that fam
Gus horse to America for a 100000
race.
Sensational scores have attended the
trial II Mime. FANNY, the French bride
OF the rich Egyptian, Ali Renal Fab
my Bey, for the murder of her hus-
band at the Savoy. Theirs is the
squad story, but the social world has
been greatly excited BIZ it and long
queus have been assemhl ng at the
court house as early as . o'clock in
the morning in order to make sure
OF admittance to the trial chamber.
School Kids Itch.
vanlshes after a few annlications .,f