Evening star., 1923-09-09
The Story the Week Has Told

ass ,:easy hsra Of css Rsy and
translator reads. Then Lord Cecil: IT do not
po!nt wan ou, that these .rtioies are to be- found
not only In the treaty Of Versailles but also in
.nd IL s treae. ss to snS
garded the whole settlement Of the new Europe
will be shaken"
without decentralization. evade Mussolini's
shalisngs was taken and the eEune az
mo-" and the French and Brazilian members
not voting. Thereupon salandra flung down his
glove, uttered appropriate words OF defiance
and retired grandiy Eth. what?
motion to adjourn. unanimously carried There
upon the councillors made mad rush for the
9psn ioosening their r nRs nerherehisft The NEXT
claring for the councils competency except
saiandra. who rtafrmed his governments at
titude. and the French and Brazilian delegates
who maintained silence regarding the essen
rot meet on the eth.
In the meantime the conference of ambass
dors had been acting No shilly -shallying about
risdiction of the Greco-Italian dispute. They
drew up the terms Greece must accept.
These have not been officially published. but
it is understood that they include exact deter
mination of responsibility for the crime by
fixing By the conference of the amount Of
reparations on the basis of the committees
% port and R h r.sk SIu5s s; In to ths m ha1hS
n-et. demanded by Mussolini. The details
the conference of amba ssadors has assumed
jurisdiction Independently Of 0ormaD refer
ence by the league council
1t is said that the league council will ac-
cept this solution, whereof. it has been noti-
ned by telegraph Gar be il from to sue-
ecst collusion between conference and coun-
cil.J Mussoliuis face would thus be saved. and
with it fascismo and the entente and other
fragile necessary things. But the league. what
Of its prestige after refusal take up Mus
solinfs challenge? Perhaps the things not
over. Perhaps. though the council should con-
Sci assembly ].
like Mussolini. feel itself profoundly touched
latter's gage and insist on league intervention
But it is a good guess that the council Will
tell Greece. to run along and mind the ambas-
sadors. and will then make the academic
nouncement that its competency is unlimited,
turb the peace. The situation is as bizarre as
any in human annals.
No doubt the mighty Julius had occasions
for regret. Can it be that even this greater
Caesar of our time harbors trihing regret. to
wit. that he did not refer his grievance the
conference OF ambassadors in the first instance.
as France acted in circumstances pre-
cisey similar? No. no. for then would no,
have known the passionate bliss of possessing
Corfu gem of the Ionian sea And though
have loved anf lost than never to have loved
at all.
Incidentally the Italians have occupied the
little islands OF Paxos and Antipaxos. south of
Corfu If Corfu were to be made an Italian
naval base posse ssion by Italy and forthca-
tion of these islands would be essential That
is draining the last lees of the fieeting JOY and
is more like Antony than like Julius oh. Cae
sar.
x X * X
Japan.-On September 1 series of earth
luakes shattered the city of Toxic and
siderable district in all directions about that
.apital; an area including several large cities
besides Toxic. as Yokohama and Yokosuku.
And with the earthquake tidal waves of
great violence. We have few details except
from Toxic and Yokohama. In those towns
fres broke out at once in all quarters fan
ned by the high winds and unopposed because
the water systems were put out Of business