Shoshone journal., 1924-01-04

on an impartial reparations inquiry
after the plan suggested by Secretary
OF State Hughes and saying France
must pay enough Of the money lent
her to enable Great Britain TO pay |
America. Again no results, premier
Poincare declaring Germany must set
tie the reparations question before
an economic accord could be reached.
Chancellor Stresemann, who had sue
ceeded DR.. Cuno, announced the ADAM
donment Of passive resistance anu
said no more reparatiens wouio DC
paid and the treaty Of Versailles wouio
be repudiated. He also put an enc
to the aid which the government mao
been giving the inhabitants OF the oc-
cupied regions Soon after TINS the
industrial magnates Of the Ruhr ano
Rhineland signed a pact with tne
French for the resumption OF work
and of payments Of material.
In December the reparations COLL
mission decided to appoint two COM
mittees Of experts, one 10 examine
German money in foreign lands anu
the other 10 try to devise means Dy
which Germany might balance her
budget and stabilize her nnances'
Poincare now seemed in 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 won. While the
conference there was deadlocked ID
January Mustapha Kemal mobilizeo
armies to move against CONSTANT
nople, Mosul and other points ana
| called three classes to the coiors 10
coubat the Greeks in Thrace. Inc
| nuarreling In the peace conference
| WAS incessant. On January 81 the
| allies submitted treaty to the turks,
demanding its acceptance within 1our
days. The Turks agreed to sign 1t II
the economic clauses were reserved
for future settlement. Lord Curzon
departed in a rage, and On February
the conference broke up. Diplomatic
conversations continued, however; tne
British indicated they would make
concessions, and the conference was
resumed on April %, Russia being ex-
cluded. On July "a treaty was
signed which gave to Turkey nearly
all she had demanded, the question 81
oil concessions being left for later
consideration. A few days later the
United States and Turkey signed
treaties of amity and commerce anc
on extradition. BY October the al
lied military forces had evacuatee
Constantineple and the Turks seo1
after took formal possession OF theh
old capital.
Warfare between Italy and Greece
, IN the autumn was narrowly averted
An Italian military commissioner ant
his aids we're murdered IN AlDanis
and on August % Italy demanded tina
! Greece apologize abjectly and pa,
: renarations. The Greek reply benz
: unsatisfactory, the Italians prompt
5 bombarded and occupied the island o
o | Corfu. Greece appealed 70 the Leagu
: of Nations, which was disposed I
$ take I'D the affair; but Premier Mus
j solfni declared Italy would withdra'
from the league and ignore its dec
n sion If It insisted ON arbitrating tn
s dispute. The situation was most en-
= barrassing for the league, but TN
+ | allied council of ambassadors rescue
o it by assuming jurisdiction and ordel
a ing Greece to comply with ltalys d'
r. mands almost in their entirety. Greco
e gave in, apologized and paid 5O,ooo,oc
n lire indemnity, and on September
" Italy evacuated Corfu.
II Mussolini achieved another trump
by an agreement with Jugo-Slavl
whereby Italy obtained possession
Fiume.
In January American and Britis
commissions met in Washington 10 n
a. gotiate the refunding of the Brlus
~ war debt to America, and their tas
IN was soon completed to the apparel
n satisfaction of both nations. ii
lie Washington treaties on redueuon
e. armament and concerning the Paeii
CT were ratified by Italy in February al
ne by France in July. Through the
it forts of an American commission Sc
Is to Mexico. the government of ol
an neighbor was finally brought to an
d. cable terms and the long-withheld re
lr- ognition was accorded by Washingt'
nd on August 81.