The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21
Italy Promises to Evacuate the
Greek Island Of Corfu on
September II.
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gage All German Property-ReIlef
Work for Japan-Spanisia Army
Revolts Against Government
American Destroyers Wrecked.
By EDWARD W. PickARD

BY EDWARD w. PICNAhO
TTALY-which means Premier Mus
i solini-became more reasonable last
week in the matter of the occupation
Of Corfu and the dispute with Greece.
In the council of ambassadors Lord
Crewe intimated that Great Britain
could not permit the Italians to hold
Corfu until Greece had executed all
the terms and demands, including the
arrest and punishment of the muir
derers of the Albanian boundary COM
missioners, and there were unofficial
references to the British fleet, which
was supposed to be concentrated at
Malta. Baron Ayezzana thereupOn
agreed reluctantly that Italy should
evacuate Corfu on September ~, and
the ambassadors accepted this promise.
Italy, however, insisted that If the
assassins were not discovered by the
interallied commission Of inquiry and
duly punished, Greece shall pay heavy
indemnity, not to exceed the $4,000, 900
lire she has deposited in Swiss bank.
If the murderers are found and pun.
ished, the payment to be exacted will
be nominal. To this also the ambas-
sailors agreed Baron Avezzana said
his government fully believed Greek
officers were responsible for the crime
and that the Athens government would
do all 1t could to hide the criminals
and save them from punishment.
Early in the week it-seemed that the
Italo- Greek row had been ended by the
decision of the ambassadors, who i'm
posed on Greece conditions almost iden-
teal with, those in Mussolini's ulti-
matum.. Both nations accepted these,
but the quibbling that followed almost
exhausted the patience Of the League
Of Nations, and the little powers In
the league saw in Italy's tactics a
threat against their own future safety.
Mussolini complained that Greece was
doing nothing to find the murderers Of
the boundary commissioners. There
upon Greece arrested a number Of men
and also, asserting that the real Grim
inals were Albanians, called on AL
bania to capture them. Albania re-
piled that the Albanian authorities
would be pleased to cross over into
Greece and arrest them if the Greek
government was not able to do it.
nF ITALY'S two quarrels, that with
~ Jugo-Slavia held the greater pos
sibilities Of expanding into actual hos
tilities. If 1t should result In warfare,
however, Greece also might well be In
volved. M. Ninchich, head Of the Jugo-
SIavian delegation in Geneva, said he
had not yet gone beyond the stage Of
negotiations. In Paris it was asserted
that Italy was about to proclaim the
annexation Of Fiume and that Jugo-
Sievia would make no serious protest
provided Sussak and Porto Barros,
adjacent towns, were not directly at
fected. Italian troops are concentrated
at Trieste and the italian navy Is
ready at laramie. The Serbs are hur-
riedly ,reorganizing their army on
French lines and are getting great
quantities Of ammunition from France
purchased with part Of their new
French loan of 3OO.O00,O00 francs
Colonel Gonatas, head Of the Greek
government, says Italy is sending
large quantities of arms and ammu-
milton to varna to equip the Bulga-
rians for war If Jugo-Slavia and
Greece combine against Italy. Ru-
mania ana Czechoslovakia show indi-
cations of remaining neutral or siding
! with Rome.
A S MAY be supposed, the sessions
IA of the League of Nations last
week were not especially pleasant.
Delegates of the lesser nations were
impatient and dissatisfied, and repre-