, 1923-04-05

thorized to do. 1t is understood the
commission has decided the advances
in price have nothing to do with the
increased tariff and will recommend no
reduction of the duty.
a Ii opposition parties in the house
- of commons made a massed at
tack last week on the British govern
ment's policy of inactlon in connection
with the Ruhr situation, and the debate
brought out a statement indicating that
intervention by Great Britain may
come in the near future. Chancellor
Baldwin, speaking for Prime Minister
Bonar Law, said: 'The government
could have done nothing more than it
has done. Premature interference by
a third party in any dispute inevitably
leads to disaster, but 1 believe the
moment may come when our services
to our allies and to Germany may be
of immense value. The moment we
believe that an Intervention suggestion
or anything else in the way of a step
towards settlement may prove sue
c~essful, we will act"
Rosenberg, German foreign minister,
says Germany is ready to negotiate
with France without waiting for the
French to get u of the Ruhr, but he
thinks 1t will be months before any
arrangement is placed under discus
sion.
Premier Poincare says he hopes
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May, but when questioned sharply by
the opposition in the chamber he de
clared France would engage in no
conversations with Germany, direct or
indirect. ut is odlous to attribute to
France designs of annexation" he as
serted, while the radicals laughed.
1--WE went into the Ruhr to get repara-
tions and for no other reason. We will
leave the Ruhr when Germany pays
and not before"
Socialists of England, France, Italy,
Belgium and Germany, In conference
in Berlin, devised a reparations pro-
gram TO be submitted to the convention
Of allied Socialists in Paris. Their
plan embraces these main projects
First, hat the Preparations total be
based on the reconstruction costs of
northern France and Belgium, that the
sum must be fixed by a special commits
sion, and that 1t must not include pen
slons and similar charges. Second,
that some settlement Of the interallled
debts. including money owed to the
United States, be reached in connec-
ton with the PREPARATIONS problem.
Third, that England and Italy and, II
possible, the United States, join in
guaranteeing Frances security against
German aggression.
COVIET Russia last week was on the
~ verge Of committing an act that
would have outraged the feelings of
the civilized world. Archbishop Yep
liak and Mgr. B~utchkavich of the Ito-
man Catholic church were tried before
the Supreme court In Moscow for
counter-revolutionary activities and
were found guilty and sentenced to
speedy death. Protests were received
from Poland, the United States State
department and the pope, and Russians
amnesty department committee grant
ed II temporary stay of sentence and
referred the appeals for clemency to
the central executive committee. II is
predicted the Bolshevists will be salts
fed with the deportation Of the church,
men.
TWO of the worlds greatest pack
Il Ing concerns, the Armour and Nor
rls companies, were consolidated last
week after months Of negotiation. A
new holding corporation was formed
with a capital of $3.50, 900. Morris
& Co. was purchased by the North
American Provision company, II sub
sldlary OF Armour & Co. OF Delaware,
In turn II subsidiary OF Armour & Co.
Of Illinois. for approximately $780,
900, payments to be made In cash and
stock. With the liquidation of Morris
x Co, Armour & Co. VIII have total
assets OF approximately S530,O0O.OOO,
according TO available balance sheets
OF the two concerns. In 1921 the ag-
gregate sales Of the two companies
were approximately SsS0.00O,0O0.
CARAH BERNHARDTS astonishing
- fight for life came TO nm end last
Tuesday, and France, and with her
all the world, mourned the passing OF
the ~grentest actress OF the nge. While
messages OF coincidence by the thou
sands poured In from every land, the
body Of the Divine Sarah lay In the
rosewood coffin she had made for her
self many years ago. and OF Thursday.
after n most imposing funeral. she was
laid 20 rest In Pere La Chaise.