Evening star., 1923-02-25
BY HENRY W. BUM.

most important news Of tho world for
4 the seven days ended February "a:
Ireland.-The Irish Free State govern
nlent some little time ago offered amnesty to
all in arms against that government who
should surrender, with their arms on or before
February 1S. The response was slight On
the 10th President Cosgrave Of the Free State
parliament published statement declaring
the amnesty to be final overture Of the sort
from his government. That government, he
said, had been falsely represented approach
ing the irregular chiefs with compromise
offers. 1t had not done SO. nor would 1t In
future negotiate with DE Valera. Liam Lynch
any of their collaborators in destruction.
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According to an Associated Press report of
the 10Th. there was tperhaps in consequence of
President Cosgrave's manifesto) at the end
Of the amnesty period a big rush to accept the
amnesty terms Nevertheless the burnings
the bombings and other ouuages are as nu-
merous as ever.
France.-The 10000 Lorraine coal miners
who walked out on the sth and the 10000 to
$4,000 miners scattered over France who struck
on the 18th have returned to work
munist plot planned to do infinite mischief
has been foiled French labor, though 1t may
temporarily be misled, again shows itself over
'whelmingly patriotic An end to the strike Of
the $4,000 German miners In the Saar valley
is said to be in prospect.
Occupied Germany.-Important effects from
the embargo on all export from occupied
into unoccupied Germany are not yet clearly
apparent In the occupied territory; as to
occupied Germany. we getting little news
of conditions there. Export from occupied
sl1i,1s Germany to allied and neutral countries is
OF the tax to French and Belgian customs off,
tions have been made for such licenses. Ap-
parently most of the larger plants have stocks
some time ahead. and apparently they do not
lack for fuel The unemployed whether In
pubic services are n beng r paG But M 0'rse ese
French have made their calculations for a
long struggle. The time will come they argue,
when. with increasing unemployment, neither
the employers nor the state longer find
shoe viii pinch. and will probably pinch even
more severely in unoccupied than in occupied
A French official statement OF the 18th
after referring to the fact that on the previous
left for France and Belgium. proceeded to
plain this small volume OF fuel shipments
under allied management could, the statement
declared. handle all the fuel desired. without
only fuel available was that loaded
prior prior. to the time the fuel embargo went into
ceased. as the German miners refused to load
No coercion against the latter had been at
remedy of the situation would come certainly
and completely when the general measures of
the Franco Belgian policy, including the m
barge on export into unoccupied Germany had
taken effect
That is most Illuminating and sensible
statement. 1t seems to be a proper inference
therefrom that the French and Belgians do not
propose seizure of German mines and INSTALL
ment therein of their own mining personnel.
If that inference is correct, one may expect
practical suspension in the near future OF ship
Inents of fuel to France and Belgium An in
teresting development but not one carrying
the Implication of French and Belgian de-
feat To be sure, French factories are clos
ing down in considerable numbers owing to