The Holly chieftain., 1923-02-15

the Turks would have the advantage In
Asia Minor at the start and could
speedily drive the British out of Mosul.
On the other hnnd. ConstantinopIe
would be at the mercy of the British
feet, and the British troops there could
retire to Chatalja and there join forces
with some 100000 Greek troops from
the Martha river line.
II Turkey counts on the active sup
port of soviet Russia, 1t appears from
dispatches from Moscow that she will
be fooled. The soviet leaders, these
reports say, have been holding series
of conferences and have come to the
definite decision that Russia will not
participate in any war growing out of
either the Near East or the Rubr stu.
alton. She Will defend herself If ut.
tackled but will not even help the Ger
man workers should they start revo-
luton.
DOL. WILLIAM HASKELL, former
~ head of the American relief work
in Russia. has added himself to the
growing number OF those who do not
believe the Turks are as bad as they
haze been painted for many years.
After visiting Lausanne and Constanti-
nopie he went to Moscow, and there
told American correspondents he be-
lieves America should feed the 100000
Turks at Smyrna and It's hinterland
whose homes were demolished wilfully
by the retreating Greeks. Instead of
aiding the Greeks and Armenlans. who
lie says. are sitting around waiting for
America to give them their next meal.
Colonel Haskell gave the lie to stories
Of Turkish atrocities circulated In
American churches. On the contrary,
he believes that the Greeks acted like
barbarlans.
= ERAAN opposition to the French
~ In the Ruhr was considerably
strengthened by visit which Chancel-
lor Cuno made to Essen at the call of
the labor unions. The food situation
had grown acute and the union leaders
made 1t plain that the government con-
troll Of foodstuffs from the producers
to the workers was the only way to
save the Ruhr from communist up
rising. CunO consented TO try the plan
| and appointed Burgomaster Schmidt
of Dusseldorf as Ruhr dictator, with
power to ration food and Ak prices.
CunO and his cabinet then decided
not to break of diplomatic relations
with France entirely. It was said they
feared further French seizures. but the
French went right on with the selling.
Across the Rhine from Strnsbourg they
occupied two junction points on the
Transalpine railway; In Hesse they
advanced to GOddelau, apparently on
their way to Frankfurt; and in the
Wupper valley they seized several
towns between the English zone of oc-
cupation and Elberfeld. which city
they surrounded with troops, prevent
Ing the export of any coal to southern
Germany. The Germans have been no
tilted that persons found damaging
railway property will be sentenced to
death. and In other respects the French
regulations are growing more and more
stringent. Still public opinion in
France Is that Premier PoIncare is too
lenient to the Germans.
THE naval Limitation treaty and the
pacts relating to submarines and
gas In warfare and to China and the
Chinese tariff, negotiated In the WASH
ington conference, were ratified on
Wednesday by the Italian chamber of
deputies. Premier Mussolini and his
government had declared In favor of
the treaties, so the opposition was neg
ligible.
From Paris comes word that the
navy treaty will soon be presented to
the French parliament. with recon-
mendation for its adoption, but with
the understanding that the limitations
on French armament shall not be ac-
cepted as establishing principle.
DRESIDENT HARDING appeared he.
fore congress and asked that legisla-
tion be passed approving the agreement
on the funding OF the British war debt.
He read the report OF the American
commission and heartily indorsed It's
statement that the agreement "is n
business settlement. fully preserving
the integrity of the obligations, and 1t
represents the first great step In the
readjustment Of the ntergovernmental
obligations growing out OF the war"
Bills to carry out the Presidents
recommendation were introduced Mt
once in both house and senate, with
good chances OF speedy approval.
Mr.. Harding took advantage Of ths