The Arvada enterprise., 1923-05-03


are inclined to support the French CON
tentions In the matter. and II may be
the whole dispute villa be referred to
arbitratOrs.
France and Turkey now have 4
mad on at each other. and both have
made threatening gestures In the way
OF military concentrations along the
Syrian frontier. The Turks, however.
say they do not expect war. and All
ofYiciai statement from Angora indi.
Gates they will make enough conces-
sions to insure peace. At present they
are assuming an unyielding attitude In
the conference.
A IL THE world has been waiting
"A to see whether Chancellor Cuno
would give into the demands Of the no
cialists and others and make . deh-
mite offer on reparations. 1t may be
he will have done SO before this Is
read. For q few days the Germans
were encouraged in their fight against
the French in the Ruhr BY Earbled re-
ports Of q speech by Marquis CurIOn.
indicating that England might inter
vene. Then they learned that C,rz0n
had meant just the opposite. and later
he also made 1t clear that Great Britain
would not act as an intermediary for
any offer from Germany to France.
The Berlin socialist press says the
Industrial magnates. BY buying foreign
exchange heavily on the Berlin bourse.
have negatived the efforts Of the
reichsbank to maintain the marx at .
stable level. and Cuno Is called on to
investigate. II Is believed, however. he
will do nothing because an inquiry
might implicats him.
ID ENITO MUSSOLlNl 10 preparing to
- put into effect In Italy some more
drastic reforms, according to reports
from Rome. and IL likely to drive oil
non.fascist members from his cabinet
NO that there shall be no effective oppo'
sition. Moreover. he proposed to the
Fascist supreme council that all the
Fascist he embodied into 4 national
militia rs . reserve naval force. and
to this the council agreed. The Iniiitia
thus becomes an army Of 100000 men,
but no additional expenditure Il en-
tailed. because the new men enter the
actual service only In an emergency
In this way Muxsolini. It would appear
would hold the whip-hand over all his
opponents.
Having effected many ecOnomies
since coming into power. Premier Mus
sOlini has reduced the budget deficit
for the hscal year l923.24 to three hll
lion lire or less. BY dIscharginE su
perhuous political employees anc
checking the waste Of coal and sup
plies, he cut some JOOO0O.O 900 lire from
the huge loss on the operation Of rail
ways. and he hopes to lease the state
owned lines to private capital. Tho
Italian lira. II may he remarked. II
now worth . little less than . cents
TURKS. repara,ions amt all othsi
1 kinds Of trouble were forgotten fol
= few days in London, and the people
turned their attention 10 the marriags
Of the duke Of York. second son OF
King George and Queen Mary. and
Lady Elizabeth lowes.iyon, daughte,
Of the earl Of Stra,hmore. The cere
inony was performed In Westminster
abbey and the whole affair WAS ra'el,
and magnificent. Our ambassador ant
his VIII. were present In the abbey. Mr.
Harvey being rcsplendenl In full rourr
rcgalia. including yelvc, knee hrreches
Only seven other Americans all news
paper witnessed tn. wrddln,
ceremony.
CALlfORNlA'S an,Iali"n land law
~ were before the United States Su
prrmc court last week In n hearing ts
test their cous,itn,!onallty. Artorne,
General Webb. presenting the state
ease. was interrupted by questions
from til. bench.
what We wan, 10 know" chie
Justice Taft int-rjccted. ''is what IN,
Japanese nre doing to which you tax,
objection"
"The white people refuse t" asslmi
late with the japanese" Mr.. Webb 70
piled. land As the Japanese line I'D
vnnccs We retreat. and We do no, TX,
TO retreat.
when the japanese occupy land II
our state. they exclude from Il peopi
whs might become citizens. We bs
'isve our government. state and M
tional. will be best protected an,
served when our iapds are occupied b,
ihoss Who have sympathy with our In
satuteas and can ~ compelled 70 esu
tssSsts 70 its pessssvstlea."