Evening star., 1923-09-09

HE following Is q Drlef summary OF
the most important news Of the world
for the seven days ended Septem-
Der s:
Germany and Belgium were restored on Sep
tember Z, which date the German ambassa-
dor to Belgium, withdrawn when the Ruhr
occupation began. returned to Brussels.
Chancellor Stresemann has announced that
issue of the long. promised new currency
based rye and gold will begin i'm
The air is full of rumors mpar,ing sundry
things, new German repara tions offer
about to take or from Wihelmstrasse: a
Bavarian monarchist revolution about to erupt
a Saxon communist revolution about to erupt;
this and that AS to which j have to remark
that Missouri is my native state This much is
certain: The paper mark was ofhcially worth
53. 900 900 to the dollar on September Z.
x X *~ss
Italy and Greece-On September i the
Greek government formally invoked the inter
venton oil the league Of nations in the Greco
italian dispute under the provisions of articles
MI and XIV of the covenant of the league. The
council voted postponement of definite action
the appeal pending receipt by SignOr Salan-
dra. italian member of the council, Nof precise
instructions from his government
Immedia tely hearing of the murder of
the Italian members (including attached per
sons) OF ,he nterallied commission for the de-
.ncr of ambassadors at Paris. to which that
commission is subordinated, addressed a mote
ter.
The Greek eovernment-replied i'll becoming
tone. suggesting among other things an inves-
tigation under the auspices OF the conference
OF "the circumstances which preceded and ac-
companied the crime" As ] interpret. the
Greek government suggested only a fact find
ing Investigation under the direction of the
anIba ssadors' conference II did not withdraw
Its appeal the league for intervention in
respect of the Corfu seizure and the indemnity
and other demands OF Mussoni.
ON the 9Th Signor Salandra now fully in
structed by his government read to the coun-
ell statement whereof the sist is as fol-
lows:
The Italian government challenges the COM
netency Of the league to deal with the Greco
Italian dispute. for three reasons in chief:
l. The dispute is which touches Italy
profoundly in her honor and prestige.
:. The seizure OF Corfu was not an act of
is UNSTABLE and morally inferior" (The in
sential attributes OF a true government. includ-
ing the right of appeal to the league) There is
even is there a diplomatic rupture.
3. The controversy is one which properly
appertains to the jurisdiction OF the confer
ence of ambassadors. pending whose decision
on the fundamental question any discussion of
the matter. any step taken in relation thereto
by the league would be out of place
The Italian government ends the state
ment. 'irrevocably expresses the opinion that
the council of the league should not proceed to
take action on the request of Greece"
The chief Greek delegate replied. ending as
follows:
eff the thesis were adopted that the council
of the league should refrain from taking ac-
tion every time one of the parties contested
league of nations
Then Lord Robert Cecn, not the least dis
tinguished of a great house, said TO the official
translator:
Read articles y. MI and Nv of the treaty
The translator. supposing the noble lord TO
have made error. prefaces his reading by
the observation that he is about to read arti-
cles y, MI and Nv of the covenant of the
league.