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

sions-the Greek patriarch is allowed to
main in Constantinople.
deprived of all his temporal prerogatives,
which were very important II he stays he is
or so Constantinople Greeks. doubtless most
will remain, for cupidity will carry one as
tinople Greek. I'd rather be a goat herder in
Arcadia or on the slopes of Parnassus than
There is no more talk of a homeland for the
Armenians' or HISTORIANS.
The stencil of this business of the minortties
unguents found on King Tutankhamen's dress
ing tableY still agreeably pungent after more
No doubt in the course Of the e, rolling pl1e
if the allies continue to surrender
The Ruhr Afair.-This is the great develop
ment of the week. but far less attractive
subject than the Lausanne conference. There
is fun of sorts at Lausanne-none at Essen.
Lausanne is tragi-comic piece, rather
ShakeSpearean. Essen is a modern problem
play. dull and drab.
ON the 9th the reparations commission, by
a vote of to I. declared Germany in vol
the British representative voting no 1t is
now some three weeks since, by similar
f 'Ge he resnern % eyeries of Wood
On the 18th the French, Belgian and italian
Intention; sent into the valley Of the Ruhr
joint mission Of control c'the industrial
D,
application of the schedules fixed by the
PREPARATIONS commission e. e., the coal, coke
and wood schedules)
The mission was accompanied by about
10000 combatant troops. mostly french. some
Belgian. not any Italian. THE French gov
ernment." says the notification to Germany.
has no intention to carry out at the present
moment an operation of q military nature,
nor an operation of political character. 1t
IS only sending into the Ruhr those troops
which are essential 10 safeguard the mission
and guarantee the execution of its mandate.
No dislocation and no change, therefore. is
made IN the normal life OF the population,
which can continue to work in order and
peace. But in case the activities of the Off
erals OF the mission and the installation of
the troops accompanying it are hindered
compromised by any maneuyer whatsoever.
ana IN case local authorities, either by their
action or by their abstention, cause any dis
turbances whatsoever in the material eco
nomlc ire OF the region, all coercive measures
and all penalties which may be deemed rec
essary will be taken"
The action of the three allies is legally
based on treaty provisions and the repa-
rations commissions declaration of Germany's
treaty The British government does not
question the legality of the opera tiou--it holds
aloof because ii questions the wisdom of it,
Bonar Law has heartily wished success to it,
though expecting it TO fail. The British au-
thoriieS on the Rhine have cordially facil-
dtated French movements through the British
chancellor Cuno has memorialized the Brit
iSh and American governments, declaring the
Ruhr operation TO be in violation of the Yer
sailles treaty and of international law. He
does not repudiate the treaty. but declares
that il is in suspense regards PREPARATIONS
payments and deliveries to France. Belgium
and Italy so long as they persist in their
present course of action He declares that
the treaty does not authorize territorial sane
tons" beyond those specifically mentioned
therein. and that, even assuming that it does
punitive measures under the treaty require
unanimous consent Of the allies, including
Britain. Cuno says he will deal only with
the Preparations commission Con which all the
allies reprcsented) respecting PREPARATIONS
he will have no direct dealings with treaty
breaking powers alone
1 think it well not TO carry my narrative