The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-03

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on an impartial r%eparations inQuir
after the plan suggested by Secretar
OF State Hughes, and saying Franc
must pay enough Of the money len
her to enable Great Britain to pa
America. Again no results, Premie
Poincare declaring Germany must Sc,
tie the ~reparations question befor'
an economic accord could be reached
Chancellor Stresemann, who had sue
ceeded DR.. CunO, announced the aban
d0nment OF passive resistance ant
said no more PREPARATIONS would b.
paid and the treaty of Versailles would
be repudiated. He also put an ent
to the aid which the government ha(
been giving the inhabitants of the oc
cupfed regions. Soon after this the
industrial magnates Of the Ruhr ant
Rhineland signed a pact with the
French for the resumption of work
n 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-
I'M was not easily won. While the
conference there was deadlocked in
January Mustapha Kemal 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 i~ncessant- On January 81 the
allies submitted q treaty to the Turks,
demanding its acceptance within four
days. The Turks agreed to sign 1t 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
indicated they would make
concessions, and the conference was
resumed on April %, Russia being ex-
On July "a h 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
United States and Turkey signed
treaties of amity and commerce and
On e%xtradition. By October 2 the al
led military forces had evacuated
Jonstantinople and the Turks soon
took formal possession of their
I'D capital.
Warfare between Italy and Greece
n the autumn was narrowly averted,
IN Italian military commissioner and
lis aids were murdered in Albania
md on August % Italy demanded that
Greece apologize abjectly and pay
operations. The Greek reply being
unsatisfactory, the Italians promptly
and occupied the island Of
jorfu. Greece appealed TO the League
f Nations, which was disposed to
axe up the affair; but Premier Mus
olini declared Italy would withdraw
rom the league and ignore it's deci-
If it insisted on arbitrating the
ispute. The situation was most en-
arrassing for the league, but the
llied council of ambassadors rescued
by assuming jurisdiction and order
lg Greece to comply with Italy's de-
lands almost in their entirety. Greece
ave in, apologized and paid 100000
re indemnity, and on September 81
ally evacuated Corfu.
Mussolini achieved another triumph
7 an agreement with Jugo-Slavia
Italy obtained possession of
tune.
In January American and British
'mmissions met in Washington to ne
the refunding of the British
ar debt to America, and their task
as soon completed to the apparent
tisfaction of both nations. The
ashington treaties on reduction of +.
mament and concerning the Pacific +,
ere ratified by Italy in February and f,
France in July. Through the eff :
rts of an American commission sent
Mexico, the government of our :
ighbor was finally brought to ami :
BILE terms and the long-withheld rec :
milton was accorded by Washington :
August 81. :