Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15

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Russia-A convocation Of tho so-called civ
ing church" OF Russia. or Reformed Ortho-
dox" Church summoned by the soviet
supreme church administration to meet at
Moscow today, April Is, to unfrock Patriarch
Tikhon. The convocation consists Of tools and
lackeys OF the soviet government and may be
expected to do the latters bidding. After
Patriarch Tikhon has been unfrocked he VIII
be tried Commencing April I'D by the soviet
supreme court for resistance to requisitioning
by the soviet government of church treasures.
and for counter-revolutionary activities
II is an nterssnE in h this 6 6on
Weakened by diasenting etshoots through the
Ingenious boring from within" OF soviet
that Easter observances be not burlssaued
s ss at the rsacon to the
execution of Mgr BudkievicI and the s.SoIe
sersy The world gnoSIsins as ,ss t. not not
ligious grounds One hesitates however, to
indulge The hope that at, Patriarch Tikhon has
The Jewish telegraph agency reports o1 that
in several cities and turned them into work.
ing mems clubs. and that the Jewish COM
agency agency the most unco@prisingly anti -1siis.ous
Of all communists. urge s similar treatment OF
all rS sse uHed of State has
Cancelled the authorization for visa for Nine:
Kalinin, wife of the president of the soviet
republic Of Russia. on the he. ground that nd her
In Sy the ssp eens ch @
been aroused by the execution OF Mgr. BUD
Nine. Kalinn had proposed to visit the
United States for the declared purpose Of ap-
II Nine. Kalinin has sailed for this country.
she will be arrested on her arrival and at once
The total paper circulation in Russia on
November TO- 1922 S;,, was lsoa tri1n ru6es
Il isas against ''00 billions at the beginning OF
~Turkey-The Angora assembly has ratified
the famous Chester concessions" thus crown
ing the labors begun some fifteen years ago
by Rear Admiral Colby NJ. Chester, United
States Navy, retired The name Of the Amer
lean company which is to exploit these con-
cessions is the American-Turkish Develop
ment Company, whereof Gen. Goethals is pres
ident.
Reports greatly differ as to the extent Of the
Chester concessions. According to the extreme
reports the concessions nullfy important con-
cessions previously made both by the old Con-
stantnople government and by the Angora
government to certain governments of the ma
tions-French. British. Russian; they include
everything worth while that ono could imagine
included in a concession and then some. BY
their complete exploitation ION the. bizarre
ASSUMPTION that Angora will fulfill its
tracted obligations under them). Turkey. While
retaining all the spiritual benefits of Islam,
could acquire everything that is priced in the
west would be completely equipped for eco
Of railways whit inferior to. the Pennsyl-
vania system; dredged hasbors Eith quays;;
docks, elevators and other port facilities, equal
to Antwerp. the earth made to disgorge un-
exampled wealth of gold, silver. iron, coal,
bumper
cultural methods: old cities renovated. new
cities built complete on the American model
sky-scrapets. subways. hotels. movies, drug
stores, cigar stores, quick lunch counters,
base ball diamonds, golf links-each city