The Holly chieftain., 1923-04-19

adverse vote usually means the resig-
nation of the ministry, but Bonar Law
and his colleagues considered this was
a snap division and 1t was arranged
that the vote should be taken over
again another day. This resulted In a
wild scene In the house Wednesday
and the speaker ordered adjournment
for an hour. The Labor members stood
up and sang '"rhe Red Flag" despite
the efforts of Ramsay Macdonald and
others Of their leaders to quiet them,
and two government supporters were
hit In the face. Press comments in
London scored both sides-the govern
ment party for being slack and stupid,
and the Laborites for their violence
COUNT DE ST. AULAIRE, French
~ ambassador to England, made a
quick trip to Paris last week and car
ried back to Prime Minister Bonar
Law a statement of the views of Pre-
mier Poincare on me Ruhr occupation
and the chances for settlement of the
reparations problem. 1t was In the
nature Of an offer by France and was
based on the report which Louis Lou
cheur made OF his recent interviews
with certain British leaders. No In
formation Of its nature has been given
out In London at this writing, but the
Paris press said Poincare insists on
the occupation of the Ruhr until the
reparations payments have been made,
and on this condition agrees to reduce
the total sum, make the methods of
payment easier and adjust the matter
of guarantees.
The plan provides for the payment
by Germany of $4,000 100000 on the A
and B bonds within ten years, French
and Belgian claims to have priority /;
and the surrender of much of the $2O,-
5OO,0OO,O0O in @ bonds to the United
States in payment of the interallied
debts. Italy, Jugoslavia and Rumania
are supposed to get something from
the A and B bonds, and England per-
haps some of the Q bonds, although
the plan does not provide reparations
for England. All emphasis Is placed
on the payment Of 10000, 100000 gold
marks within ten years, Of which
France is to get 2e,OOO.OO0.O0O gold
marks. The rest of the plan is large
ly up to England, the United States.
and Germany to decide.
Chancellor Cuno was about ready to
announce new German proposition
which he described as not an offer for
reparations but detailed plan Of set
tlement on which Germany is ready to
discuss the problem. He has prepared
what he thinks are sufficient guaran-
tees for the safety Of France for 80
years and says that II there are to be
negotiations the Ruhr occupation must
be ended at once and the status of the
Rhineland left unchanged. 1t 10 under
stood In Berlin that Germany is pre-
pared to offer total Of SIC, 1000, ,OOO, 900,
II she Is granted an international loan,
an extension of raw material credits
and moratorium for few years.
DOLITICAL disturbances in Ruma-
= MIA have been SO alarming that
there were rumors-false or at least
premature-of revolution and the
ousting Of the royal family. So far the
government under Premier Bratiano
has retained control Of the situation,
and the army remains loyal to the king.
The great danger now is In Bessarabia,
where bolshevism remains strong.
YREI. .AND,S raDvhl,,or roho,. H..
= one of their strongest men when
Liam Lynch. chief of staff Of the ir-
regular army. died Of wounds after
being captured during skirmish in
County Tipperary. He had been for
some time the military leader of the
revolt and 1t Is thought by many his
death will be fatal to the rebel cause.
Unconfirmed reports say the Free State
troops captured Count Plunkett, Coun-
tess Markiewicz, Miss MacSwiney and
other influential rebel leaders,
DR. W. w. CAMPBELL, director of
- the Lick observatory, announces
that DR.. EInstein's theory OF relatlvity
is confirmed by results daduced from
of the eclipse Of the sun
made In Australia last September by
the expedition from the observatory.
These photographs, shaving stars ap-
close to the sun's rim when
by other methods they were known to
be farther from the rim, demonstrated
that the light rays from them were de.
fected by the gravitation attraction
exerted by the sun, seemingly proving
Einstein's assertion that light is SUBJ
stance. OF course the theory is much
broader and more complex than this
assumption. and some astronomers
still do not believe 1t is capable of
proof.