Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-01-14

occupation of Essen and the installation there
marking the first German move by way OF
passive resistance"-namely. the removal Of
ton syndicate to Hamburg. with its archives.
So far, the French commission has not got be-
other industrialists with a view to co-opera-
ton. 1t is not perfectly clear. but apparently
the German government has ordered cessa-
ton of deliveries to France Belgium and Italy
upon the reparations account. If this is so and
the order should be obeyed, the French would
what?
Germany last August lapses and the London
program of May. 1921. would automatically go
mission, at theainstance of France, has al
lowed delay until February of payment OF
due on the.1Sth. Rumor has it that Potncare
resumpton Of negotiations nnns in for the
satisfactory German offer.
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United states OF America.-Senator Robin
sons joint resolution. authorizing the Pres1-
dent to appoint a person or persons to repre-
sent the United States the reparatons COM
mission" seems to have died still-born. The
administration is said to be opposed to it,
which, IL true, is significant enough, since as
late as December 81, in his letter to Senator
Lodge the proposed Borah amendment to
the naval bill, the President strongly limited
Cat any rate the passage was so interpreted)
the 0eSlraDll1ty OF OIlCldl representation VI
our government on the commission There is
threat of Senate resolution directing or
recommending withdrawal of our unofficial
representative observer" or call him what
you will, with the commission
On January 6, by vote. of 81 to 6, the
clarng it to be the senate's opinion that our
force on the Rhine should be brought home
taken quite independently of the Senate reso-
lution) the President ordered the return home
fcers and men. The Army transport ST
Mihiel left New York on the 18th on this bust
wives-certainiy an entente cordiale of sorts
The order of recall was issued before the
but after the French government had an
nounced its resolve 10 cross that Rubicon IL
illusions to be drawn from the order of recall
and the time of its issue.
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MiscelIaneous.-The other day DR.. Rasin,
minister of finance of Czechoslovakia, was shot
and badly wounded by some person aggrieved
against him because of his drastic economies
on behalf of the state. DR.. Rasin is the Alex
ander Hamilton of Czechoslovakia-he touch
ed the corpse" of Czechoslovakian credit and all
that. He balanced the budget-a miracle. He
made of Czechoslovakia an oasis of sound
finance in that quarter of the orb.
EX-King Constantine OF Greece died OF
heart-failure at Palermo, Sicily. on January IL.
British air and artillery reinforcements have
been sent to constantinople 1t is said that
entered Constantnople in civilian clothes and
have since received full military equipment.
Under the Mudania convention the Turks
were permitted have 5000 gendarmes in
eastern Thrace pending final decisions at
Lausanne. According TO British information
they have 10000 troops recruited from that
district
caravan of five French caterpillar auto
mobiles has just completed trip of 1000
miles across the desert of Sahara from Algeria
to Timbuctoo in twenty-one daSs-the first
automobiles the desert. Camels take
three months to make that journey.