The Holly chieftain., 1923-02-01

sed many deaths there this year.
mines, smelling works and postal serv-
Ices to hold themselves at the disposal
of the French government.
D0LAND has assured the German
L foreign office that 1t is preserving
the strictest neutrality regarding the
Ruhr occupation. that 1t has no belli-
cose intentions and that recent move
ment of troops from the Lithuanian
frontier has no Significance Great
what attitude TO take. She has no in
tention Of abandoning her ally, but is
skeptical of Frances success. Some
public men md some newspapers there
are demanding that the British army
of occupation be withdrawn, and 1t
was decided that cabinet meeting
should be held to discuss this question.
Italy is still hoping that the whole
affair can be settled by mediation and
it was reported in Rome that Premier
Mussolnl would nsk the United States
to issue call for world conference.
Premier Branting of Sweden notified
France that he would suggest to the
League of Nations that 1t intervene,
at the meeting of the league council on
January 30. SO far Germany has con-
sistently refused to take part In any
mediation parIey so long as French
troops are in the Ruhr.
THAT the United States will inter-
fere in the embroglio in any way is
said In Washington to be quite i'm
probable, Mt least for the present. Un-
der the situation that has now devel-
oped the administration believes that
ifit does anything, 1t must do some
thing that will be helpful and not
harmful, and up to the present mo-
ment officials hold that there is no OPP
portunity for anything more than has
been done without making the situa-
tion worse.
gesture toward France. the French
would claim that the Germans had
thereby been stiffened in their resist
ance and If the Ruhr expedition falls
they would blame the United States
for Its failure. On the other hand, IL
the United States should assume a
course which the French could inter
pret as encouragement, the feeling Of
evaporation In Germany would be
heightened. Either way no good would
be done and the United States would
be incapacitated for helpfulness in the
future.
nN WEDNESDAY, with simple, dig
~ nitied ceremony, the American flag
which had been flying over Ehrenbrelt-
stein for four years was lowered as
American and French bands played
''rhe Star Spangled Banner; Major
General Allen turned the old fortress
over to the French, and the little Amer
lean army Of occupation, with tears
in Its eyes, took train for Antwerp
where 1t was given rousing welcome
by the Belgians. Then the boys board
ed the transport ST. Mihiel and sailed
for home In the Rhineland there re-
mains only small detachment to com
plete the details of the evacuation.
Secretary of War Weeks has ordered
that there shall be no American Off
GERS with the French or Belgian forces
of occupation as observers.
DISPATCHES from the Near East
- and from Lausanne were not SO
reassuring last week. Ii seems the
M0sul question was not settled outside
of the peace conference and yet re-
mains the chief obstacle In the way OF
an amicable settlement. Great Brit.
ain insists that the dispute must be
referred to the League of Nations, and
the Turks are equuuy insistent that
the matter be settled by plebiscite
Lord Curzon gave the world good
laugh by stating that England was moi
interested In Mosul because of Its al
legged oil richness, but only In keeping
her pledge to the Arabs of Irak TINT
they should not again be placed under
Turkish rule. Most of the other ques
tions arising at Lausanne have beer
settled and the conference, 1t is said
will go ahead with the drafting Of the
treaty. In this will be clause re
ferring the Mosul matter TO the league
This will give the Turks an excuse tt
refuse to sign. and then, according t.
Curzon, there may be u renewal OF wal
In the Near East. 1t was announced
that France and Italy would not asso
ciate with Great Britain In forcini
Turkey to accept the treaty.
The Angora government, after pro
testing to the allied high commission
J ers against the concentration Of Greel