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sembly are content to go on in
the old way that brought the
world to disaster. Italy made a
vain attempt in 1920 to group
the smaller countries to resist
the domination Of the Great
Powers.
This year Italy, which has been
much less well represented than
on the two previous occasions,
has gone back to the methods Of
the old diplomacy. Italy has Of
late obviously been influenced by
the quarrel over who shall pos
sess Mesopotamia. On that France
and Italy have taken the same
view, in opposition to England's
claims.
1t is not, however, entirely or
even principally the fault of the
delegates that the assembly is so
futile. The fault lies in the very
origin and constitution Of the
league. Child. Of the Treaty Of
Versailles, the league has been
tainted from birth.
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occupy it temporarily as their
representative.
More than three years have
passed and the allies have not
yet decided what is to be done
with Eastern Galicia. 1t is still
occupied by Polish army and
the Polish government has called
for elections in the territory for
the Polish parliament, thus calm
ly annexing it.
The majority Of the inhabitants
Of Eastern Galicia are Ukrain-
ians, or Ruthenians, as they are
sometimes called, who strongly
object to Polish domination. The
present situation of that unhappy
country, without any recognized
status at all, is intolerable and
the conduct of the British and
French governments in leaving it
without a status Is abominable.
The reason again is that they
cannot agree.
They will not allow the League
of Nations to intervene and they
let matters drift. 1t is quite pos
sible that the consequence may
be civil war in Eastern Galicia
between the Poles and Ruthen-
ians, in which case the Bolshevik
government of Ukraine-that is
to say, in fact, Russia-may go
to the help of the Ruthenians and
the developments may be ap-
Mailing
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One Good Thing

Not only are the activities of
the league limited by the doc
trine that it must not interfere
in matters connected with the
peace treaties, but the real
power of the league, such as it
is, is vested in the council, not
in the assembly, and the council
Is completely dominated by the
four great powers-Great Britain,
France, Italy and Japan-whlch
have permanent seat in it.
So, with the best will in the
world, the assembly will be I'M
potent unless and until the
constitution of the league is
changed.
The assembly has just adopted
Lord Robert Cecil's proposal for
a treaty of mutual guarantees ac-
companied by a general reduction
of ornaments. which will be con-
sidered by the permanent disarma-
ment commission and brought
up again next year.
But the unanimity Of this mat
ter is fictitious. M. Henri de
JouveneI, the French delegate,
made it very clear in his speeches
both on the disarmaments COM
mittee and in the assembly that
what he wants is just an alliance
against Germany and Russia with
no disarmament at all.
A loop hole has been given for
that by the declaration that the
treaty guarantee may be partial
to begin with. Moreover, what is
called reduction of ornaments is
really only reduction Of military
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-25
Moon IsCElip
of Old Block

pROF. TURNER'S reference. In
his recent lecture at the
Royal Institution, to the theory
that the earth was once shaped
like a. pear, and that the moon
originated by a fracture at the
stalk end, is a reminder that re-
cent demonstrations Of the dia-
meter of the earth on different
longitudes show 1t il still some
what pear-shaped.
The mathematical Investigations
of DR.. j. n. Jeans. for which he.
was last year awarded the gold
medal of the Royal Astronomical
Society, place the top Of the pear
in the southwest Of England and
the stalk end in the South Pa.
cific.
BY an independent method,
based on the similarity between
photographs Of the extinct vol
canos on the moon and the vol
canic islands in the Pacific,
photographed from a balloon,
Prof. Pickering has produced evil
dence which supports the theory
that the separation Of the moon
from the stalk Of the earth oc-
Cured in the Pacific ocean.
The Importance Of this theory
lies in the fact that If the earth
is still somewhat pear-shaped, but
tending to the shape of the sphere
through a series of ruptures, the
latter will be apparent by earth
quakes in region about mid
way between the top Of the pear
(the British Isles) and the end
of the stalk (the South Pacificl.
The region of the earth thus de-
fined is approximately what is
called the earthquake zone" in
side which practically every big
earthquake occurs.
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Thus the state of Europe goes
from bad to worse and the gov
ernments responsible for the sit
uation continue the very methods
that have created 1t. The League
of Nations is impotent. Even
when a question does go before
the council, it is settled by
deal between England andaFrance.
The sittings of the council are
usually public, but they merely
confirm decisions arrived at in
secret.
The case Of the Saar valley 10
a good example of the methods
employed. The regime imposed
on the Saar by the treaty OF
Versailles is a gross injustice, but
the injustice has been aggravated
bv the conduct Of the council. It
has allowed the governing COM
mission Of the Saar. which has
arbitrary powers, to violate the
treaty by bringing in q French
army and oven French gen
darmes.
It refuses to receive delega-
tons representing all the political
parties in tho Saar and turns
down all their petitions.
The reason IL simple. The
British government is not inter
ested in the Saar. There 10 no
oil there and the coal belongs
to the French government.
There are so many causes OF
disagreement between the British
and French government that the
former likes to give way 70
France on matters in which It Is
not interested and it's policy is
to let the French do as they like
in the Saar.
Europe Is still ruled by powers
of greed and hatred, Until a new
spirit is awakened, peace 10 i'm
possible, Any League OF Nations
is impotent. What is needed above
all is the temper of Abraham Lin
coin, after our great civil war,
when he wrote! /.
with malice toward none, with
charity for all, with firmness in
the right, let u strive On =
finish eur work We are y
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British Humiliation

The war between Greece and
Turkey was particularly scan
dalous, since it was in fact a
war by proxy between ENGLAND
and France. In reality, it was
conflict between British and
French imperialism for the DOM
nation of the Near East. Eng
land egged on the Greeks and
supplied them with munitions;
France egged on the Turks and
supplied them with munitions.
It is a beautiful example to The
rest of the world.
The British government has
been abliged to capitulate by
British public opinion, which
made it very plain that it would
tolerate no war to keep the Turks
out of Constantinople or to main
tain British domination over the
Dardanelles on the excuse Of max
ing them free"
From the point of view Of the
British imperialist, it is one of
the worst humiliations that any
British government has suffered
for centuries. I do not regret
1t. On the contrary, I rejoice
that the English people has
shown it's determination to curb
even British Imperialism.
But the British government
would have been wiser not to
have landed itself in this situa-
ton by it's insane encouragement
Of Greek imperialism. Anybody
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Example of Turk

That treaty gags and binds it.
Last year M. Bourgeois, head of
the French delegation, laid it
down as a principle that the
league has no right to deal with
any matter arising out of the
war or the peace treaties unless
asked to do SO by the allied pow
ers.
There is no doubt that the
overwhelming majority Of the
league would like Germany to be
in it, but it is their business to
say so publicly and to invite
Germany to join. The great al
lied powers have just sent an
invitation to Turkey to join the
league in spite of the fact that
the Turks have torn up the
Treaty of Sevres and made war
to alter its provisions. Yet the
French government, which has
signed that invitation, opposes the
admission Of Germany on the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-25

returned to Marseilles after
having been expelled three
times.
"What will you?" he re-
torted. 81 wanted to work
and | couldn't find anything
to do in Naples, my home
town.
Di Sena also served in the
French ranks during the
war. He was a "soldier of
the Legion, wounded sew
eral times, cited for conspic-
uous bravery and discharged
with an excellent record.
Of a. similar type was
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Casual Manner

because they have fought vic
torious war.
Germany, Austria and Bulgaria
were also unjustly dealt with by
the peace treaties, but the only
conquered country that has been
able to get terms of peace re-
vised is the country that has
used force.
The moral is shocking one.
The Allies talk about right and
Justice, but they yield to force
and they refuse to yield to right,
reason or justice.
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ScundaLous War

This is how the affairs of
Europe are managed three years
after the foundation of the League
of Nations.
The worst case of all, how
ever, Is that of Turkey. In my
opinion Turkey was unjustly
treated by the peace treaties
and the Turks should have Con-
stantinople, but that is not the
point.
The point is that the Turks
are being given what they want,
not because 1t is recognized
AAAt they have q right to it. but
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A series Of hands showing
"A the rings as they are held
by the Apaches when in ac-
ton. Second from left the
fingers grasp a thorn"
punch, a weapon with which
many brutal murders have
been committed.
ted murders and robberies
with the sole aim of making
a fortune.
Rene Jean was a. soldier
during the war. He was
wounded four times, cited in
divisional orders and re-
ceived the croix de guerre.
He is married and has two
children. When the judge
referred to his record "now
furnished, !" Jean actually
blushed and murmured:
Yes, it's too bad. +"
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"Good Europeans"

The spirit of some Of the
smaller countries-the old ones
such as the Scandinavian nations
and Switzerland-is that of good
Europeans" to use the phrase
invented by Goethe and popular
tied by Nietzsche.
But the small countries are
helpless and the bulk Of the As
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ground that she has not fulfilled
her treaty obligations!
The Germans might well come
to the conclusion that the best
thing they could do would be to
follow the example of the Turks.
In any case nobody can now ex-
pect Germany to apply for ad-
mission without a similar invita-
ton.
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Dressed As Clerks

By Jeans side in the pris-
ers' box were his thirteen
accomplices. The bandits
were dressed as everyday
clerks and seemed peaceable
and home-loving citizens.
There was Di Sena, an Ital-
ian. He was asked why he
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-25
By Robert Dell,

Formerly Chief Staff Corre-
spondent of the Manchester
Guardian, Who First Exposed
the Iniqatities of the Treaty of
Versailles.
Written Expressly for Universal
Service.
LAUSANNE, Feb. "a.
"HE first session Of the AS
sembly of the League Of
- Nations had just begun
when 1 came to Geneva two
years ago, and 1 saw it through.
Last year 1 attended the second
session from beginning to end.
the third.
Beautiful sentiments have been
expressed in the debates-one
hears the words right" and Jus
tice" SO often during a League
Assembly that one wishes never
to hear them again-but uncom-
monty little has been done to put
the sentiments into practice.
The Assembly is mainly COM
posed Of diplomatists and poll
ticians, and, in Europe at any
rate, diplomatists and politicians
are incorrigible. The war seems
to have taught them nothing.
Europe is in ruins. and they con-
tinue the methods that have
brought it to this pass.
A few men in the League of
Nations Assembly, like Robert
Cecil and DR.. hansen, recognize
the realities of the situation and
know that Europe must be united
or perish.
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Chief of Gang

Most of them have served
time in two or three coun-
tries, or will when the au-
thorities of those countries
get hold of them.
They include Frenchmen,
Italians, Spaniards and AL
gerian Arabs. But, gener-
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comment when the judge
questioned him about his
record.
And another Of the bandits,
Tissier, excused himself for
a little matter Of killing a
man in a night restaurant
by saying with a smile:
"Quite so. I remember, it
was New Years Eve. -
The two Arabs admitted
to membership in Rene
Jeans club were Rasel Oued
and Melka, whose military
record bears this as a final
mention: Excellent worker.
Splendid conduct. !"
Rene Jeans history sur
prised the police and the ju-
dicial authorities. He was
always a hard worker and
ambitious. This is what
proved his undoing. In his
confession he told how he
had seen Nine. Dreyfus, wife
Of his employer when he was
an assistant butcher, return
from the market with as
much as 100000 francs in
satchel, the product of the
mornings sales. Rene Jean
decided that he also would
be a wholesaler and planned
to get hold of money to start
in business by numbering
Nine. Dreyfus.
This was accomplished
with the aid of three mem
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WHY THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS HAS FAILED

with any sense might have
known that the Greeks had bit
ten off far more than they could
chew and that they could never
hold their swollen territory.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-25
Galicia a Problem

Another case is that Of East
ern Galicia. BY the peace treaty
1t was put under the allies, who
were to decide its fate. The al
lies gave Polaad the right to
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expenditure. That would be a
good thing in itself, but is not
the same thing as disarmament.
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A B0VE-samples Of the ia
"A nous knuckle buster
rings used as weapons by
the Apaches. Each is
equipped with a sharp wea-
pom for human destruction.
At extreme left, the fiend-
ish thorn" punch.
ally, to paraphrase an Amer
lean poet who sang Of the
marauders of the Spanish
Main, they are "the mildest
hammered gentlemen who
ever cut a throat or riddled
a bank cashier. -
Who are these criminals
whose trial attracted to the
Palais de Justice Cleo de
Merode, Gina Palermo, Emil
lienne d'Alencon and a host
of other Partisan celebrities,
who were left unmoved by
the trial of Nine. Bessarabo
and her daughter, who killed
madam hus band and
shipped the body in a trunk
to the frontier? Let's take
a look at these new Apaches.
First, of course, comes the
chief of the gang. He is
Rene Jean, proprietor of a
wholesale butchers estab-
lishment in the Paris slaugh-
terhouse quarter known as
La Villette.
In the police record he is
described as "the whole
sale butcher, Rene Jean,
known as a serious business
man and enjoying the esteem
of everybody in the sfaugh-
terhouse district. "
And Rene Jean looks the
part. Looking at this young
fellow twenty-five or so,
with his smiling face, frank
gaze, solid build and quiet
bearing, it is difficult to
imagine that he coldly plot
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bers of the band. he OBJ
tanned only 10000 francs Is
his share Of the plumber.
Jean decided that he would
have to try again. Thus
started the career Of crime.
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RINGS ARE .
WEAPONS
OF DEATH


Caps, Bolero Coats
and Corduroy
Trousers, Stage New
Series of Outlandish
Crimes.
IF any doubt persisted re-
garding the disappear
- ance of the Apache of
fiction-the Paris bad man"
in the velvet cap pulled over
one eye, bolero coat and
corduroy trousers fitting
tightly around his ankles
and held up by a gorgeous
sash, cigarette butt hanging
nonchalantly from his lower
ip-it would be dispelled by
a visit to the central crimi-
nal court, where fourteen
members of the Villette gang
appeared for trial.
Half a dozen brutal muir
ders, scores of robberies with
violence, swindling games of
all kinds are set down on
the police records as having
been committed by the gang.
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A N Apache ring with a sup
: port that fits the palm,
so that the Paris bad man"
may give more force to his
blow.
Travail was arrested in
South America and extra
dited, but escaped and was
rearrested in Spain.
Casual Manner
"You mustn't believe all
the police tell YOU" was the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-07
Deadlocked Over
Druggist Permit

After continuing thru n night ses-
sion Of federal court until II p. IN.
Friday. neither side in the case OF
c. T. Belinger. druggist. versus Roy
c. Lyle, state prohibition director.
could reach g settlement. and the
case was set over. Belingci charges
Lyle with Illegally refusing to re.
new his alcohol license and flied a
show cause order recently He had
80 doctors in the court room as wit
nesses in his case.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-07
Special Display Is
Coming for Exhibit

a display Of articles made in vien-
ma is being shipped to Seattle BY the
Wiener werks,astte Co. Of New
York. for the exhibit OF European
art craft which will DO hold April
IL. IL and 10 in tho Philosophy hall.
University Of Washington. under the
auspices OF the lambda Rho. honor
airy art fraternity.
The display will include fairy tales,
beautifully illustrated. printed silks.
linens and !aces. and pottery.
Many other beautiful art creations
will be on display at the exhibit, in
Guiding a special grouping Of Seattle
art creations.
On Friday evening. the opening
night, special program OF folk dane
ing in the styles OF the different
European countries. will DO featured.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-07
How to Fight the Grip
81 IN l. W. LOWERS

III LII Ia W. BoN LKS
Avoid crowds. Keep the system in
good order. take plenty OF exercise
In tho fresh air and practice olcanl!.
nesB. Remember n clean mouth, n
clean skin, and clean bowels are n
protecting armor against disease. To
keep the liver and bowels regular and
to carry away tho poisons within. Ii
In best to take n vegetable pill every
other day. mado up OF May.applc.
aloes. jnlap, and sugar-coated. to be
had rs most drug stores, known as
DIR. Plorco's Pleasant Pellets. II
there Ia a sudden onset OF what ap.
pears like a hard cold, ono should
go 10 bed wrap warm. take n hot
mustard foot.bath and drink copious.
ly OF hot lemonade. II pain develops
In head or back, ask the druggist for
Dr. Plcrco's Anuric (antl.uric ncid)
tablets. They will flush the bladder
and kidneys and carry off poisonous
germs To control tho pains and
aches. take ono Anurlc tablet every
two hours, with frequent drinks OF
lemonade. The pneumonia appears
In n most trcochorous way. when the
Influenza victim is apparently rccov.
orlng and anxious TO leave his bed.
In recovering from n bad attack OF
Influenza or pneumonia tho system
should bo built IN with good herbal
tonic, such as Dr. Picrco's Golden
Medical Discovery made from the
roots and bnrls of American forest
trees, without alcohol. II can DO oh.
tanned at any drug store In tablets or
liquid, or send I0c 20 Or. Plcrco's
Invallds' Hotel, Buffalo, N. ". for
trial package. and write for free
medical Observation-Disclosures.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-07
Sustain One-Man
Street Car Veto

Mayor Browns veto OF tho ord.
nance providing for the leasing Of
100 ons-man type street cars vas sus.
tainod b. tho city council finance
committee Friday. The COMMITTEES
decided that the expenditure az tbie
time Is unWlse, due 70 the unsettled
street railway situation.
The city VIII convert rs OF The
large 200 type cars into one-mau
cars. cutting down the weight OF the
cars. In its own shops. The cost ~
the work VIII be approximately
$3.50 900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-07
Here's Relief
For MeuritiS

Never mind where. when or how
those awful. stabbinE pains OF neu-
ritis got their start--you want re-
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Stop at any flrst-claHs drug store
and get supply OF TyHmol. Apply
n small quantity OF this soothing
preparation over tho spot that hurts.
and in n short time you should be
FREQ from pain.
Tysmol Is taken up through tho
pores OF the skin, going direct TO tho
throbblnE. aching peripheral nerves,
which quickly respond to It's healing
Influence.
There IL no "dopo" in Tysmol-no
dangerous drugs OF any kind. Guar
anteed TO be absolutely harmless.
People everywhere say that nothing
ever gave them such wonderful ro-
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gists. Tysmol Company. Mfg, Chem
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-07
'IIIUIIIENlIIlIIII

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II IL such letters rs these that tes-
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later the disappearance of those
symptoms. II Is a sincere expression
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For nearly fifty years Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-07
Present Plays in
Three Languages

Saturday evening. April II. the
Young Workers league viii present
three one-aot plays in English. Rus.
sian and Finnish. Those In charge
OF the respective language dramatic
groups announce that after several
weeks OF hard work the plays arc
ready TO DO presented in fino style.
They viii DO presented ut Finnish
hall. Ninth and Ycsler. Saturday. s
p. m. The names OF tho plays are
as follows; In English. Suppressed
Desires" an up.to.the.mlnuto com.
cdy; in Russian. Proposal" consId.
cred by many as ono Of Chcckors
best: in Finnish, "Manda OF April"
a play 10 tho liking OF all.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-07
Would Solve Fire
Equipment Middle

~ a conference between Mayor Z.
J. Brown and the city council flnaneh
committee. Friday. Il was agreed
that an ordinance should bo passed
repeating tho ordinance which appro.
prlated $780, 600 for tho purchase OF
fire apparatus, Mayor Brown recent.
~ vetoed such an ordinance, which
also provided FOR appropriation %
$4,000 for purchasing equipment.
on advice OF tho mayor. the commit.
tee agreed 20 repeal the old appr.s-
prla,ion and delay buying new equip.
ment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-07
Character Damage
Suit Is Settled

SAN ANTONIO. Texas. April L.
Settlement OF the 100000 character
damage suit brought against Col. A.
l.. Conger. commander OF the goth
infantry. by Capt. Edwin r.. handle
and his wife Agnes Karnes handle.
vnH revealed In papers filed IN the
district clerks Office here yesterday.
a petition asking dismissal Of the
suit states that ian amioabls settle
ment was reached between the
parties concerned" The papers were
filed By attorneys for the Randles.
They dld not mention any money
consideration.