Evening star., 1923-05-27
The Story the Week Has Told

those in the Neapolitan district are especial
1t seems that the southern fascista, especially
ly intransigent. The big chiefs of the fascista
had assented to Incorporation in their body OF
the nationalists, whose chief aims though
pursued with less vehemence, have been the
same their own. But the southern fascis-
ii claim that many socialists. communists and
other revolutionaries of sundry sorts. having
upon a survey of their prospects decided to
change their coats, admitted to the ma
tionalist bandwagon. and SO to outward view
were transformed from Muscovite red to
purest plum petal white. But to outward view
only. say the southerners, for they remain po-
litical vermin and more dangerous within than
without the fascista ranks. ~
The national fascista executive council, Mus
solni presiding decided not to accept s,eI the
to expel him and all that should adhere to
him It is M now up to the Neapoiitan faseista
from the fascist.
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The Lausanne Conference.-On the cath the
Greek delegation announced that il by the
2sth the conference had not decided that
Greece should pay no indemnity to Turkey
they would then leave the conference: in other
words. unless by that date the Turks should
consent to wiping the indemnity slate clean As
this goes to press, presumably the Turks have
backed down the Greeks have withdrawn.
Assuming the latter, war then? Not i'm
Ized. and its morale is said to be good. There
very good lighting elements in greater
Grece and Serbia are of a growing intimacy,
and the Serbian army is one Of the best in
the world No doubt that engaging buffer,
The allies have agreed to a clause in the
meno authorizing baniahment from Turkey
of Turks who adhered to the former Sultan
gentleman) and connscation OF their property
as that of traitors, Ismet Pasha to furnish the
It.A thA thn1 hi to fl,a
most craven concession the allies have made.
for Mohammed was the allies man. But there
east in transactions concerning the near
east since Hector died.
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RuxsIa.-The British government extended
until May % the time limit for satisfactory
reply to the British ultmatum to Moscow of
May s.
On May 2s the second Russian note OF re-
ply was handed by NJ. Krassn to Lord Curzon.
The Russian government declares itself
ready ito conclude convention with the
British government granting British citizens
the right to fish outside the three-mile limit
pending the settlement of the question within
the shortest possible time at an international
conference and to pay compensation for cases
The Russian. government is ready to pay
compensation for the execution of one Brit
ish subject and the imprisonment of another
Mrs aard1g tg. the h Journalist but With the
signifies that the Russian government recog
nizes that there was any irregularity in the
repressive measures it took against these
spies. because their crimes have been proved
definitely and by due legal process"
The Russian government is ready to take
back it's two notes Of reply to protests made
by Mr. Hodgson. British representative at
Moscow on behalf of the Roman Catholic
priests condemned by the soviet supreme court.
charge of having infringed" the Russo Brit
ish trade agreement. and again proposes a
Russo British conference the only practi-
cable method of settling the dispute concern
ing alleged propaganda. and Of "co- -ordnating
the differing points of view and aims of Great
Britain and Russia
1t will be recalled that the British ultimatum
demanded: Reputation by the soviet govern
ment of an apology for anti-Britsh propagan-
da in Asia conducted by Muscovite offcials and
promise to recall those officials. admission by
the soviet government of responsibility for
specified deaths of and injuries to British