The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-12-27

ton Illegal and a failure, insisting
on an impartial reparations inquiry
after the plan suggested by Secretary
CT State Hughes, and saying France
must pay enough of the money LEM
her to enable Great Britain to pay
America. Again no results, Premier
Poincare declaring Germany must set
tie the PREPARATIONS question before
an economic accord could be reached
Chancellor Stresemann, who had sue
ceeded DR.. Cuno, announced the aban'
donment of passive resistance and
said no more reparations would be
paid and the treaty of Versailles would
to the aid which the government had
been giving the inhabitants of the Oc-
cupied regions. Soon after this the
industrial magnates Of the Ruhr and
Rhineland signed a pact with the
French for the resumption of work
and of payments of material.
In December the PREPARATIONS COM
mission decided to appoint two COM
mittees of experts, one to examine
German money in foreign lands and
the other 10 try to devise means by
which Germany might balance her
budget and stabilize her finances.
POincare now seemed in a yielding
mood and President Coolidge an
nounced he approved of unofficial
American participation through the
selection of Americans as members
of those committees.
Turkeys diplomatic victory at Lau-
same was not easily o. While the
conference there was deadlocked in
January Mustapha Renal modified
armies to move against CONSTANT
nople, Mosul and other points and
called three classes to the colors to
combat the Greeks in Thrace. The
quarreling in the peace conference
was incessant. On January 81 the
allies submitted a treaty to the Turks,
demanding its acceptance within four
days. The Turks agreed to sign it If
the economic clauses were reserved
for future settlement. Lord Curzon
departed in a rage, and on February
6 the conference broke up. Diplomatic
conversations continued, however; the
British indicated they would make
concessions, and the conference was
resumed on April %, Russia being ex-
cluded. On July "a q treaty was
signed which gave to Turkey nearly
all she had demanded, the question of
oil concessions being left for later
consideration. A few days later the
States and Turkey signed
treaties Of amity and commerce and
on e%xtradition. By October 2 the al
lied military forces had evacuated
COnstantinople and the Turks soon
took formal possession of their
old capital.
Warfare between Italy and Greece
in the autumn was narrowly averted.
An Italian military commissioner and
his aids were murdered in Albania
and on August % Italy demanded that
Greece apologize abjectly and pay
separations. The Greek reply being
unsatisfactory, the Italians promptly
0ombarded and occupied the island Of
Corfu. Greece appealed 10 the League
If Nations, which was disposed to
AXE up the affair; but Premier Mus
declared Italy would withdraw
rom the league and ignore it's deci-
sion If it insisted on arbitrating the
The situation was most en-
,arrassing for the league, but the
lllied council of ambassadors rescued
t by assuming Jurisdiction and order
ng Greece to comply with Italy's de-
hands almost in their entirety. Greece
ave in, apologized and paid 5G.0OO,000
ire indemnity, and on September 81
tally evacuated Corfu.
Mussolini achieved another triumph
y an agreement with Jugo-Slavia
thereby Italy obtained possession of
hume.
In January American and British |
COMMISSIONS met in Washington to ne |
otiate the refunding of the British
rar debt to America, and their task {
as soon completed to the apparent q
abstraction of both nations. The
Washington treaties on reduction of a
rmament and concerning the Pacific I
ere ratified by Italy in February and b
y France in July. Through the eff Il
,rts of an American commission sent
Mexico, the government Of our n
aighbor was finally brought to ami I
lble terms and the long-withheld rec a
was accorded by Washington 4
/ August 81. II
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