Evening star., 1923-03-25
The Story the Week Has Told

acute economic crisis, involving serious
strikes, to be already under way in unoccu-
pied Germany, There seems to be sufiiciency
many; the problem is of distribution and
The power or the Will to deal effectively with
the unspeakable profteers.
present "discontents" to their profit; too
wont The republican secret police seem to
have been doing excellent work In bringing
is new organization which ca, calls Itself the
be sister organization (perSaps Subsidiary
to that headed by Hitler of Munich. and 10
of the nationalist or junker party in Prussia
set of resolutes more junkerish than the junk
ed Of hate and spleen snerng FURY and ID
pos b Prsesan nsesg % %
the interior (Herr Severi ing) to the Prussian
Tor March 81, with the object OF overthrowing
the Prussian government % and thereafter the
ter withheld details, but rumor supplies them
richly. In the baskground looms the noble
that his government was taking order to sup
press the liberty party and 1thsr
ganzations for self protection"
democracy; at any rate. democracy of sorts)
is in certain danger The nati0naiists it III are
ing disturbances play into their hands, ena-
bling them to pose as saviors of society.
Congress OF the International Chamber of
Commerce-On Friday the congress of the
International Chamber of Commerce, in ses-
sion at Rome. unanimously voted resolution
(presented by the American delegation) pro-
posing international conference (under the
auspices of the governments interested) of
business men to straightcn out the European
financial unu economic tangle. The resolu-
tion named the problems to be considered by
such a conference follows: Preparations;
Afht hlih into iop al
credits; exchange. 1t made the important
declaration that securities should be pro-
yided that violations of frontiers need no
longer be feared have seen only very
therefrom that i; declares hands off, G
CARDS the Ruhr business the prop3sed con, n
issues which PoncaIre has declared can be
settled only by negotiation between France and
the other, no other govcrnment sitting in.
resolution was unanimous, including the votes
of the French delegation.
Turkcy-Rcprescntat Of the British,
French and Italian governments met in Lon
don on March Il to examine the counter-pro-
pusals from Angora
The Turks propose that economic matters
be omitted from tho treaty of peace and re-
served for future discussion; a proposal as
little pleasing as possible the allies. and
least Of all to France.
They propose that not only the prc-war
debts. but also the debts contracted in the
name of the old Turkish empire during the
war. be distributed among all the former COM
DonentS of tho empire.
They propose that the question OF Greece's
war Indemnity to Turkey be settled between
the Greek and Turkish governments: agree
ment between those governments failing, then
by arbitration.
They propose that the Italians turn over
to them the important Island of Kastelorizo:
"A proposal Italian resistance to which is said
to be adamant. On the head of Capitulations
the Turks seem even less concatory than be-
fore insisting on their absolute equality with
the great powers. The condition OF the Ana