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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1919-03-06, Page 7-GERMAN GOVERNMENT IS LIKELY NOW TO COLLAPSE latest Despatches Paint a Blue Picture of • Conditions in Fatheriand Terrorism, Strikes and Crave Disorder.— Rails and Wires Cut London, March 2.—The possible tall of the German Government is re- ported in numerous semen deeriatelles received. to -day from Berlin. Tee members of the Government nave ar- rived at Berlin to consult with the Werkenexes Council, and a manifesto has been issued. All the correspon- dents represent the eituatiou as grave. The \Veinier manifesto denounces the terrorist attempts to get rid of the Na tional Asserably. It proclainis faith- feltiess to the principles ot DeMocracy. '"Greater than the political danger Is. the economic distress," says the tnaniteeto. "We cannot teed ourselves frehi our own eupplies untfl the next harvest. The blockade I ating away the -vitals or our people. Thousands perish daily from illorourishment," The manifesto denounces strikes,. saying: "Every strike brings lin 4 stee eearer to the abyss. Only work can save us." Tbe manifesto promises the socialis 'lateen of suitable industries 'and the estattlishment of industrial Councils representative of all the workers and 'freely elected. It closes with et strong riot% asserting the determination of theelovernment to wage relentless war against terrorlem, concluding: "Whoever assails the life of the na- tion is our enemy." , CRITICAL EVERYWHERE. State establishments have* decided time a general strIke 011 March 5 as a demonstration against tee Govere- ment and in sympathy with the move- ment In Central Liertuany, the des - Patch adds, Theserepreae,ntatives de- mand the establishmentot a commun- istic state, and that all the state churches be thrown open for meeting Government troops have entered Halle, Prussian Saxony, Which is tette quiet. Serious food disturbances ere re- ported from. Thorn, Weeteen Pruesea, Soldiers intervened, and a mob tried Lo storm the military • jail, and a member or persons were wounded be- fore the troops restored order. Reports from Munich say the Soviet Congress there has chosen a Minietyy headed by Herr Segitz, who also will be Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Interior. ' 4 s • Berne, Mareh 2.—The situation in Germane es declared as most .critical everywhere, in messages received here yeeterelay. The gieneral strikes are extending more and more, especially In 'Central -Germany, where disorder le increasing and railway traffic has parte*, stopped, t Interruption of tele- graph and telephone 'services, is re- ported from various centres. Fettes are felt by the authorities that a. reign of terror. Is aboytt to begin in Erfurt, Gera, Greiz and Halle. It is reported alo that thaBolsheviki danger le grow - leg in Eastern Silesia. PROLETARIAT REVOLUTION SOON. :(rroita Arno Dosch -Fie -orate Berlin, March 2.—The peoluaelat re- voletion is fast elosing its grip .tives Germany. Machine guns are, not going yet 'because the Government 'knows thee, once they are started, they will not cease until the country is Washed witle blood. . Here .in Berlin the city is in a. burst of gaiety, everybody making the most: of the last few days before the Inevie eable crash. The Soviet of Greater Berlin is filled with bitterness'.ngainst the government, which the meats in the ne,wepapers do not indicate.. The Ineepende,nt Soeialists and Communist leaders are whipping their font:Avers into a...frenzy against the Geverernent, and: from "private information I hear that over 100,000 workmen in the city foga eireedy prepared to strike, and thatthey tare all conscious that they are striking for political reasons, and with the purpose to establieh the dietature of the proletariat. . • . The Berlin etrike, which is expeetee e.te be the culminating strike, is eente- tively announced for Wednesday, but may be called sooner or later, depend - big upon the strategical development ot th,e strike elsewhere. .6o, far the middle Germany Indus- trie) strike is holding firm, and, if anything, aggravated by the soscalleet beurgeois strike in protest. In Halle and in Leipsig especially, the, feeling 'between the bourge,olse and proletar- iat hae reached the point which is emknowledged as civil war. The Independent Socialists are gloating over elle eituation they have WARNS IRISH TO HEED LAW Military guard, it was deeided to be tear o loet lite, arid the probable death of 1)0 Vetere. "The tlext move Wto to cOmtutinleate with De Valera, which was Yere UL Melt, However, one Sinn Feiner started working on a garden elot, of which thaere were tieveral near the prem. Ire attracted De Valeraes at- tention one da,y by eineteig Sinn Fein songs in Gaelic, in which ite told the leader that an attempt would be made Lo rescue ?dm. The wardens' suspi- dons were not arotised, bee:rase it was not uncommon for Weh woremen to be about the prison. "This man appeared again several days later affd again sang a ballad, in which he- etold De Valera that the rear exit of the prison was the most feasible for . the attempt, and asking De Valera to secure an impres- sion of the key to the gate. "The impression at the key Wee secured. 'lens impression was wrappeil in paper with a stone, and thrown to the singer in the garden plot. "While this was going on four Sinn Feiner e escaped from the Usk Prison in Wales, and thou caused the author - aim to dOeble the, guards on all jails, and Postponed the release of De Valera. In Lincoln prison the inmates were sounted continually and the strictest watch wee maintained. Teo sentries about the rear of the eels= were a geese menace to the plans, and the committee tried_ to find girls in the neighborhood who could be employed to influenee them. This attempt was given up, however, and finally a telegram was sent -to Dublin for two handsome young tvomen, both high'scultivated unfiersity graduates, wbo arrayed themselves as shop girls and crossed the Channel. "Tee girls deliberately net out to flirt with the soldiers, ands soon came to know most or the guards. De Va- lera was informed by code in a letter that Feb. a was set far his escape, and the procedure to• be followed -was out- lined as much as possible. This little code had been arrangea for jun such an emergency before De Valera was imprisoned. , "On the- evening of Feb. 3, for mo- tor cars packed with Irishmen were Melt wandering about the country near Lincoln, to serve as decoys for the po- llee. At 4 o'clock the prisoners nem *ought in from their period of exer- cise. AO then had a three-hour period for wandering bout tlae prison before they were locked up ,for the "At 5 o'clock De Valera, with Mc- Garry and Millroy (Sinn Feiners who. , escaped with De Valera) sauntered to the back gate. Their friends outside crept my and opened the gate with the false key, while the sentries continued their flirtation with the glrle. An automobile was waiting and De Valera Was whisked away to London, while the police chased the decoy motors,. "Where is De Valera now? I cannot state, but he will be here on time, when he is wanted." unwiee to try to 111511 the place, eor Cardinal Logue Opposed to All Drilling , And -Against the Secret Societies. Dublin, March 2.—Cardinal Logue, In a pastoral letter issuee, today, says Ireland is not likely to reap much good from the Labor Peace .Conferenee. The Cardinal advises the people to bear the present drastic military cede in -a Christian spirit, and uot to expose themelves recklestsly to severe punishment by needless asselablies or other practices, remembering thateur- moil and discord never promote a good cause, As to drilling, ite seys a learned judge' lately has termed it tomfoolery, and that young men might practice the goose-step to the Greek lealende. (0, tlay that will never come) and it never would bring them one step hearer to freedom. It may seem. a fine thing to pose as martyrs, but martyrdom, for even a higher and holier cause, would have little merrE is suffered in et., spirit of vanity and display. He solemnly warns the country against secret societies, the past ex- perience of which in Ireland should be a sufficient deterrent. Discussing the, movement for secularizing the nation - eat schools, Cardinal Logue says the moment 'has beenechoten skilfuly for epringing the plet when the means of resistance is erippled seriously, and when, in pursuance of a policy he never had ceased to regard as ill-advised and • ruinous, the Irish people were left al- most comeletely unrepresented in Par- liament-. 'Referring to the revolutionary So - ,he says, there is reason to fear that the ,plague has caught •held of some of the Irish trade unions. An alliance has -been claimed with the Bolsheviki, whose blood-stained career has shocked the sensibilities of Christ- endom, reviving in an exaggerated form tbe woest- horrors of the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution— a nice alliance truly for holy Ireland, the Cerdieal comments. a • NEW MAP OF THE WORLD IS FORECASTED b. b.... hbrb..... bob. Some Idea of How the'Peace Conference Will De- cide It. brought about, and Die Frieheit pro- • Claims it as the "closed front of the H 0 w DE vALERA proletariat against the bourgeoise," a situation which it expects "all Social. ists would greet with the liveliest interest." In the meanwhile, the Weimar assembly stolidly discusses the colon- ial question. If democracy has not already fallen in the mud in Ger- mane, it is very near to doing so, and Weimar has become a debating society. The, proletariat revolution has, r believe, no great force behind it; it Is mere general dissatisfaction, but it has the aim of seventy years of Itoeialist propaganda. Democracy had a chance only if it had a big construe- tive programme„ the chief point in which was the socializing of Bitch in- duStries as the coal mines and -steel works where socialism is not totdiffi- cult, but it failed to take the ellace. and now it le almost too latm For 'Whatever native forge, there is behind the Preeetariat revolittion comes from dissatisfaction over the unfulfilled de - Mand for socialization. One reason why socialization made so little progress was the desire of the Government not to put German indus- tries In such a position thee they would be unable to compete with other nations, wnere more economical pri- vate tswitership was bound to give a trade advantage. The Workers do not care whether Germany is a world com- mercial peever. Simultaneotts With the strike reaching a head comes news that a ritiSaian 13olshevik army le preparing to attack the eastern frontier. This brings back to me a conversation with a Ruesian soldier in the railroad station near Leipzig just before the ettike. • He said: "You Americans, British and Pratt) that t see here in Ger- Many Will not be here Much longer. We Ituesians are milting." PAPERS SUSPEND. Berlin, March 2,—Berlin newspapers, with the exception of the Soeittlist organs, were prevented from al)Pearlitg Saturday its a result of the suddea Strike proclaimed to day, It is uncer- tain whether this strike, is a prelude to a general pOlitical etrike, for which a large part of Berlin labOr is agitating, Or whether it le dtle to trade demand. Fear is expreeeed in Male (platters, howaver, that the present situation may lee a spark in the pOlitleal powder barrel. A Soviet Republic be beett pro - Maimed int Brunswick, accordifig to A deal/etch from Berlin under daee of PridaY. Iteprasentatives of all the Spandati BROKE PRISON Told by Irish "Envoy" Peace Congress. Rivals the to Escapes (pi Fic- tion. Paris table: While the news- papers of the United Kingdom' are still speculating over the mysterious escape from Lincoln prison, in Eng- land, of Edward De Valerie the Sinn Fein leader, the manner in which he effected his break from captivity on Feb. $ has beeome known here., It was related to the Associated Press by Sean O'Cealligh, the prominent Sinn Feiner, who is here asking the Peace Confereneuto recognize the pro- visional government of the "Irish Re- public," having crossed the Channel on a passport secured by a subterfuge. "After the midnight arrest of Ed- ward De Valera near his home in Greystone," Mr, O'Cealligh began, "he, with twelve coenrades, Was sent to Lincoln Prison, the other Sinn leein- ers arrested being distributed, itt or- der to avoid concentrating them in othy one jail. Because of De Valera's importance, the etrieleet 'watch was maintained upon the prison." "A, toMmittee Was appointed at the session of the Irish Parliament to take charge of the question of the res lease of the incareerated comrades, and the first result of that eomitlittee'e activity Was the eseape of Do Valera. 'rho committee selected a number of men for the jab who had been tried by fire, and who would not be tad timid in ease there was gun elate The first task was to survey the pris- on, aud discover the possibilitlea Of forceful coup. The prison lay in an: isolated part of the town. The rear looked out on a large epee spaee. Jutt outside the bait gate was a smell Patch of ground on which the prison - era were allowed to exereise under guard "This place Wai1 surrounded by a • 0 FAT CHANGES America, the Only Continent That Will Be Un- altered. HOW THEY WON BARS TO D.S.O. Heroism of Several Cana- dian Officers In Late Battles of the War, Recounted. (From John W. Dafoe, Correspondent 'Canadian Governmeete Paris, March 2.—Before peace can be signed there meat be extensive al- terations to the map of all the con- tinents, except the American, and these questions are among the meet diffi- cult before the Congrees which are now behag attacked, The three most dangerous questions aro those relating to the 4eile1atic shore, the west bank ef the lehine, and the Polish port on the Baltic, -welch are to be taken up this week by the .0mnd' of the -Great Powers, while the lesser problems are being cared for by the pub -committees, which are expected to make definite findings evahin tlie next fortnight. The forecaet of the posse:h1p. findings herewith made is band upon inferences ream such facts as are now available. The ,disposition �f the territory that was Russia forms a huge complex problem for which there is no solution in sight. The suggestion that the var- ious warring ,Clovernmente of that land should eenfer together, with • the Great Towers, as umpire, has been ab- andoned. The Conference will aid in the creation of an independent Fin- land, Esthonia, Lithuania, and Poland, and with .respect to the remainder of the problems await developments. The new will include the Po- lieb..sectiorie of Galicia and Fessni, but the matter of a port is a serious ques- tion. , To give the valley of the Vistula and Dantzig te Poland oittright will make East Prussia a •German menace in Slav territory, with possible serious con- sequences in the future, while not to ensure Poland access to the Baltic is to render her perhaps. enable. The alteenative proposition that Dantzig and the Vtstula .be made free highways, and 'Poland be given Memel. , SLICES -.OF GERMANY. 'Germany Will lose Alsace-Lorraine and perhapstheSaar Valley to France. Probably the Belgium cantons, about Malmedy to Belgium; Northern. Sles- wig, and, perhaps, Middle S-leswig to Denmark. She will hold her territory on the west bank of the Rhine on terms that will rnake it impossible as a jumping-off place for aggressions. The disposition of the German col- onies has already Veen pretty well in- dicated. The Czecho-Sloyakia Commiesion wile find it chief difficulty in deter- mining the disposition of Teschen in Austria-Silesiat This district has been traditionally part of Bohemia, but its. predominant Polish population, al- thenigh they have bad no connection With Poland for five centuries and are of different religion, are said to de- sire inclusion in Poland, .Czecho-Slo- yaks declare that. its coal mines and railway connections are essential to the success of the new state. Enlarged Roumania will include Bessarabia from Russia, part of Bukowina; Transyvania end the eastern half of Banat. glen to her if the War wlie Thi a agreement ie omboalea in the Treaty of London, to which France and Great Britain were partite.. ;Ale hoe declinethe Serbian pm/14ml to leave the matter to the decielen of the -United Settee, and asks the Conference Council to decide it on the terms of the pre-war engage- ment, Serbia urge that "with the disappearance of the Austrian Ent- eire, Italy does not need thie coast for her security and pleade the right of eelledetermination. • Isthuologieal leapt show the teeple Dalmatian coast predonaluatingly - Serb Croat, except ettolated localities like Fara alvl sonee off -shore Is- e:Lucie London cable: (By mail) — The followine particulars are available of the deees for which the officers named received the bar to the D. S. 0, - The names of the recipients have already been cabled; Major Royal Lindsay Ewing, 42nd:— Throughout the operations south of the Scarpe, whale resulted in the cap- ture of Jigsaw wood, his gallantry and able leadership enaured the attainment of objectives upon welch rested the success oe the brigade. .t.1 Lieut. -Col. John Angus McDonald, third brigade, artillery:—He recon- noitered positions for his batteries un- der heavy shell and machine gun tire, and set a splendid example by his per- sonal disregard of danger and leter- mination to push foeward. -.Lieut. Norman Angus McEachern, 10th:—He led his -own compank, and at times two, others, brilliantly push- ing ahead In face of heavy fire, and beating down all opposition. , Major Colin Keith Pyman, '501:— When the line becaree Much -weakened through casualties, he collected men together and,- after a vigorous fight, placed them in the gaps. He was In- strumental in capturing a field gun and a number of prisoners. Major Sabiston Rankin, 26th: Was In command et the bettelimi during the successful" capture' of the village. The enemy laurelled a heavy counter- attack against the posts to the east of the village -causing them and the ad- joining posts to wIth.drew. He ellowed splendid resource and ,courage, cad Went tvorward, under heavy machine gun lire, to investigate the situation. He successfully organized and larinch- ed a counter-attack. Major George Wyman Shearer, llth Battery, artillery: He pushed his bat- tery forward and establis-hed his ob- servation post south of the windmill on Mount Drury, which was ender it - tense shelling and machine gun fire. Although wounded, he directed his battery whet great skill anti courage throughout. Lieut. -Col. Lorne Paulet . Tudor, 5th O This officer launched his battal- ion in a successful counter-attack, re- gaining previous positions, killing numbers of the enemy, and capturing 300 prisoners. He elite maintained Itis position under ,,heavy tire, and against repeated enemy attacks. Lieut. -Col. Richard Worrell, 14th: lie Ideanced his line half a mile and under heavy fire =intoned his posi- tion all dee. The following clay, al- thceigh his leftewas exposed te with, ering inachhiegun and artillery fire, he Metered a velem taking prison- ers a whole battalien, WOULD P001. THE AIIIED WAR DEBTS France Claims the Expense Has Fallen Dispropor- tionately On Her. OiHi POS POS Big Problems Now Under ' Consideration by Great Powers. There is a possibility' that the Turks will retain most of Asia Minor if they will submit to a protectorate -by one of the great powers. All the other isessessions -will be taken from them. The whole vast territory from Tauris Mountains to the Southern Sea e will resume its ancient status as the home of Arabic and Semitic states living for the time being under protectileatee, but foreshadowing ultimate union by fed- eration. Armenia. with tereitory from both the Turkish and Russian Empires, will- become a nation with a seaport at Trete-zee& under the tutelage of the United States, it the latter will 'accept the reepon.sibility. en Failing that the mandate will probably go to Italy. ,Constantinople and the peseage from the Black Sea to the Mediter- ranean will be internationalized. Limitation of France'e freedom of action in Morocco imposed las a result of German intervention will be removed. International control et Tangier will be replaced by French control, with an adjustment or cone leting interests between epee,. and FeenCh by direct negotiation. MOST DANGEROUS QUESTION. Paris, March 2,—The Council of tbe Great Powero Saturday entered upon consideration of financial and ecbn- omie problems, lioeh no affecting the treaty .of pace setti permanent 00110 - OWING ALARMED OVER jTUARE iF0 CONBITIONS,, IN AMANY Situation is Giver Now Than Last November—Danger tions after tho war. ',This far reach - Ing eubject is taken up 'after weekti given to hearings on 'territorial ques- tions. The subject eves presented to -day in two specific reports. One was front the Financial Oommiseion, of which Louis Klotz, the French •Minieter of Finance, is chairman. The other re- port was from the Economic Commis- sion, of which Albert elemental, of France, is chairman. The report of -the Financial Com- mission was a brief document, giving the main' headings of the vast. linen- cial reorganiaztion that is now re- quired. The report dem not embrace reparations and indemnities for the war, as teat eubject is being consid- ered. separately. 'Mcet of the headings were presented without recommends: tions which are left to the Centre and plenary conference now teat the problem as a whole has been presented. WAR DEBTS. One of the main headings concerns war debte and debts made before the war ill enemy countries an whether they aro, to be paid or repudiated, the manner of payment if paid and the priority of payMent. „Another head- ing 'deals with state property in ter- ritory taken over, such as state niers and gate raiheays. The moot important heading is .en- titled, "Reapportionment of the war. debts of allied count:rim on a fair basis." While not pregeetect in detail this ,heading °eerie one of the largeot questions preeented to the Confer- ence. According to the French point of view the huge debts piled up by the war have fallen undulY on France, which is now carrying the largest per capita load. It its maintained *there- fore that, a certain portion of theeetal- Sled war debts should be pooled so as to be international obligations inetead of being carried alone- by France This is. on the theory that the war wee not fought only* as a defensive meas- ure by France, but auan international conflict in which France bore the brunt because she was nearest to the battle line. NOT RECEIVED WiletH FAVOR. Thus far the proposal to redistri- bute the war burden has has not been considered faveeably by the British, American and Japanese members. The British do not wish to add to their present burdens by taking part of the continental burdens, while Jep. lt,elieves that she should hold 'aleof teem. European indebtedness. It was at -first suggested that this reapportionment of war debts be in- corporated in the treaty of peace, but because of -differences ef opinion elle suggestion has been given up ,and tho present suggestion contempletes a reappointment of the debts under the Financial Section of the League. of Nations, whieh was teported favor- ably yesterday. Neither suggestion. however, has yet been passed upon. by the Supreme Council or the Plenary Conference, and the magnitude of the -proposals leads to the belief that there will be a full discussion before any such measure assumes .definite form. An- other heading ,of the financial repart coneerns the method .of stabeleing in- ternational exchange, which has been seriously 'deranged througholel the world by war conditions; the issuance of paper curreaey and other meee- ures. Another heading is the possi- bilities of inter -Allied 'loans tram neu- tral states, as it is understood -that neutrals have *large stocks •at money which may assist in the readjustment of World finances. The articles concerning enemy fin- ancial interest in backward ,conirauni- ties covers such countries as Mor- occo, Turkey and Chtna, and what should be done with the German. Bag. dad Railway and German concessions In Shantung and other parts of ,China Most of the foregoing subjects are. being considered with a view to per- =tient condltions after the War, al. though the eeduirements eoncerning the war and pre-war debtg ot the ene- ray may figure in the treety of peate, 'The -economic report presented to the Council was ebnilarly comprehen- sive, covering the vast econemic re- adjustmeet folloWing the war. It pro- poses an extenaiVe 'enquiry. with res- pect to raw matt -NIL 'their surplus and shortage in various .countries, with a view to stabiliging exports and imports according to the world's needs. TRADE ,OPPORTIINITIES. The most important subject men - Hatted relateee -to equality of trade opportunities. This does not effect tavifts or euetoms among the various nations, but sc,,.eks to end trade dis- crimination, unjust state monopolies, dunipine methods and. -fa.voredetation treatment. .0wi1ie to the 'extent of the eeporte presented, discussion by the Connell Is expected to take considerable time. POOLING Telt BOSS. (Exchange) "The boss- eint _me down after tt pane of team 10 14," saki the workman to the hardware man. • "Well, Patrielt, t don't think I coot give you a 10 by 14, but / can give you a 14 by 10, if you think you can make that do." "Jura give me wan iv thine and Oen est turn the sideways iv it lengthwaye, and 01 don tt believe the boss himself tut ever know the difference. --estee - STARTLING Aovicg. Flaherty (gloomily)—Prtith, meself should be downhearted, Uwe. I've got a had case of tobecey hear -rt. Pogerty--Why done ye sr e a eecteor ylahetteee fed. me he totted me I've antiea of barbed wire entanglements. got to tut it out: 4 • I • 1 wardene watlied the Signs Which Point to Anarchy, London Cable—Several of this morning's news- papers feature atticles on the internal denioralization of Clermany, and the dangerous growth of Bolshevism as. a result of lack of food. and the increase of imemploy- ment, and express editorially deep concern at the pro- blem thus created for the Allies. Various reports concur in declaring that the situa- tion is extremely urgent. A Reuter report describes the position of (iermany as more preearious than it was last November. Discontent is growing, the people are hungry and dispirited, and the CI overnme at is Jumble to improve". material conditions," this report says. "Far-sighted and well-informed men are pessimistic and apprehen- sive at ominous signs Ne hich show a tendency toward. anarchy."„ MARTIAL LAW IN BAVARIA. . Paris Cable—The Soldiers' and. "Workmen's Con- gress at 1VIunich has declared martial law for all of Ba- varia, according to a Zurich. (-11,spatch to the Matin. DUSSELDORF QUIET. • Copenhagen cable says: Muenster Goyernment troops entered Dusseldorf on Fridey and occupied the railway stations and public buildings. Sparta - can leaders escaped and the town is quiet, according to Berlin advices re- ceived here. ' Spartacan forces offered very feeble resisthnce to Governmnet troops when the latter took Hamborn on Thursday, and gave up two cannon, three thous- and rifles and a quantity Of muni- tions. At Essen the number of strikers is now estimated at 5,100. If the strike continues at Erfurt there will be a strike by the bourgeoise as a protest against disorders. COUNCIL ADJOURNS DIET. e lasle cable sees: The S oldiers and -Workmen's Council at Munich has discussed a constitution for Bavaria, according to advices reaching here, and has declared that "for considera- tioxis of safety and by reason of the confused situation of the country, the Bavarian Diet is adioueried and the Soldeirs' and Werkmerits Assembly e teiteetemema Serbia, which leo than a yeas. ago Waa officially deelared by Ger- many to have ceased to exiet, will have, over 12,000,000 pepulatiott. With the incluelon of . the Jugo- Slav Stales ite claim to the Dae motion coast raises the most diffi- cult question which the Conference ha e to decide. Bulgaria, for her perfidy in the war, the Window en the Attean. This territory, largely Greek in population, will be attached to Greece, and Bulgaria with a seaport at Varna, Will reach the outside world through theel3osphorus. 13u1- gariites pereistent claim to &Titian Macedonia, which. wee her evolved reason for entering 11,e ear, will tot be eeterteined. Bulgaria Weil be Much the smallest tine weakest of theoltalkan States. ADDITIONS TO GREECE. , There will be .a very extensive 'Maiden to the territory of Greece though the full prograntnte of M. 'Venizelos is not likely to be re- alized. ,Grecce will have the entire northern waist of the Agean Sea and a considerable part of Threee. Her e' claims to Doti:octanes atand strong, though Italy will eaand againat them. 'Greece home .hat Great Britain will repeat her mei m with reapect to the. Ionian Islands by traneferring Vyprus to her. Laetly, the Moat ttangerotis tit al, questIone, the dispeeition ot the etaetern Adriatic', Will have to be dealt with. There is here a conflict at 'Merest between Italy mid the Om" Serbia of most serious charac- ter, Italy wanted the eastern shore of the Adriatic as a proteetien againet Attetria-Hungary, awl made the otioniation that this territory, British Economic Matters Under Two Powerful Committees. seall Ite known as the provisional na- tional counce, until a new Congress, wh:ch will be cummoned later, meets, The Soldiene and Workmen'e Con - grew; has assumed supreme. power, a provisional national council exercising legislative functions. A BLACK FUTURE. . Weimar cable says: Although the Government has officially announced that it is not worried by the strike sit- uation at Halle and Leipzig, and ex- pects soon to, see th eend of the trouble, a member of the National As- sembly said tasday that "lte sees e black future." . Even if the strike at Halle has not been given official recognition, there are strikers at other places where there are no Government troops, .The strikers have declared they would en- circle Weimar and cut it off, as far as possible, from the rest of Germany. They havto partially accomplished this purpose by delaying, and to some. de- gree stopping, the mail trains. But for the aerial ;test, which is function- ing well. the mails would be in bad shape. MADRID UNDER MARTIAL LAIN, RIOTING 'AGAINST PROFITEERS CANALIAN MEMBER Peace Oongress Otmsiclers Iropiirtamt Territoriai Matters Next Week, Troops Patrolling Streets--+ Government Seizes the 1 BERM PAYS Bakeshops. KAISER'S HELP Madrid special cable says: elartial law has been declared in Madrid and troeps are patrolling be' streets. Or- der has been restored, but some the- atres have been closed. , This action was the result -of rioting against profi- teers to -clay, proviiion and butcher shops being attacked by mobs. The Government has taken posseesioa of the bakeshons. Premier Romanones has iseued statement saying that protests agaiest provision dealers had aesumel such an aspect that it was necessetey to take serious precautions, and that martial law had been declared so as to enable the Government to worn bet- ter for a settlement of pending social questians. The trouble began during Friday af- ternoon, when attacks bn bakeries and food shops occurred, principally in the sttburbs, and in the evening there was a movement by the people, which re- sulted in their oqeupation of the but- cher shops. Skirmishes. with some stone -throwing, occured between the demonstrators and tho police around the markets. The Lady (eritically)telto you think prieonere while they were out, and ut None are so blind as those who re- you have gotten a good liketims of seneet a force of militia was thrown fuse to Kee the handwriting on the :lose Plume, whieh was reeervea me? The Portrait Painter (gallantly) about the prison. Bemuse of tht 5il. the inetance of nueela, u -as ta lee --As good as I -dared, Madam—Sedge. 4 • GERMAN GALL GETS ANSWER Paris cable says: The Universities of lAepsie and Heidelberg recently transmitted a letter to all French uni- versities requestiong that they pre- war relations be renewed. The Ger- man universities have sent the follew- ing reply from the University of Bor- deaux: "Please make a short visit to tho devastated regions- ot northern Prance and then inform US upon your return how long it would be before you would renew relatiens with a people committing similar deeds in your couriffy. The generation perpetrate big such abominations has severed all connection with • humanity, Per- haps we shall renew relations with - the next generation." TO RULE MALTA 1, (From John W. Difoe, ,corresPonelent of Canadian Government.) Paris cablw The economic inter- est of all the British dominions writ be well looked alter by carefully-ell:i- sm representatives tetto will serve, n- on two powerful tommittees Which are being c,onstituted, to deal with these . questions. 'Yesterday afternoon the Emplre delegatione, under tee manship of Lord Milner, gave eetallell consideration as to the best . whice these ends coeld be Served. 6 r Robert Borden stud Sir George Foster attended on behalf ot Canada. It was arranged that the five Britieh members of the Supreme feonamic Council should be drawn front 0, panel upon which all the +Bretton dominioes would be represented, and that, 44- dition, there woeld be lyi•ought inte being a special all-Britieh committee which would collaborate with the Brit- ish representatives' upon the commit to suggesting policies end fOrraulatine. machinery to aceleve the purposes for which the council has been,aPpointele, CANADA REPRESENTED. Sir George Foster Will roe ent Canada on the British panel, and -When matters specially affecting the Dont- inion are being dealth nett, be win serve on %the council. The inmate:1a , of the eouncil, es already outlined lb these despatches, are of the tirst Im- portance, It controls for the period. it of the armistice ehipping, the extent and eharacter of tee blockede, tribution of foed•to all European come- etries and rebuilding supplies, and WO now been eharged with oeterrairilng tel what degree tets control should be con- tinued durieg thereconstruction eeriod to follow the slgning of peace. Canada as a. ttonrce of food, rate materials and -eupplies for relanileilag is vitally .interested In the policy Ot the council aud the right te represent" Unions, 'Weld' Iles now been coneeded, has been strongly pressed. Upon the F.conomie Colmnission, yet to be net pointed to. deckle upon the economfg provisions at generel peace, there ere to be two represeetatives of the British overseas. . poittinions, antt it may be assuuted that .panada. will Supply one of these' representatives. Thia gonk- mitteo will have nuniber of gub-ebe1- mittees, One ot, which will 'have to re- port on the eiture etatue ce ere war commereial treaties 'to evbIth enemy countriee wirepartiees. and atatieg the law encore to weiomtehis work wIll ha remitted- will be leont Mr. Doherty, the Canadian Minister 0; Justice. Exiled Ruler Still Gets Some Support. N. Will Be Allowed Some of Private Funds. London cable says: (Catedian As - sedation Press)—The Evening, News suggests that General Sir Arthur Cur- rie should receive the Governorehip ofMalta, shortly., to be Made Vacant through the retirement of Lord ltet "Up to the present," says the News, "hoWeVer great the service of the colonial general have been, he has been rigidly excluded from any Mili- tary position outside of his town do- minion. The time has coma to break down this state Of things," KEEP FUNDS PROM BOLSHEVIK,. 'Washington, DeepetelitIsoreign exthange transaction between (lie VnIteci Mateo and Ituseia ,have beef( prohibited: by the Vedeval Iteserve neara, and similar tic. lien has been taken by the attillovitiel of Meat Ilritain rind /Vance. It is mu. ileratood that one purpose it the mop Is to stop (lie financites of Itoldhoilz propngoiula. Amerongen cable says: The Dutch Governor of Utrecht, who has surveil- tance over the former German lena- peror, visited the castle of Count von BentIck last night, supposedly tin connection with the recent activities of William Hohenzollern and German officials who have visited him. Since the publ:cation in Holland of Associ- ated Press despatches telling of these visits the officials have ceased to come here. The former monarch has not- gone beyond the castle grounds in the past nine weeks and apparently has no in- tention of moving to another location, although many reports have beencur- rant regarding the leasing of a castle at Hardenbroek, neer Doorn, wine> belongs to another member of tho Order et St. John of Jerusalem., The correspondent visited Hardenbromk and found the castle mentioned toles almost entirely unfurnished. The only Point in its favor is its lonely pbsition,' a mile from any other habitation. Herr Ilohenzollerne attendants al- so deny any intentien of moving and this is strengthened by further precau- tions recently taken- around the V6n Bentinck castle to shield its guest .from the public gaze. The • railed openings i,n the wall about the garden have been thickly boarded and tOp- ped with barbed wire. The German Government apparent- ly continues to inty the salaries of the former Kaiser's servants and even raakes arrangements for them to be relieved at regular intervals, although his staff is reduced atm is much small- er than hitherto, Court Chamberlain von Goetard continues his functions as usual, still retaining a State of- ficial under the orders ot tbe "Hof marschallaint," or Lord chamberlain's office in Berlin. IS SHORT OF FUNDS. Weimar cable: The former Ger- man Emperor, it is learned from com- petent sources, recently appealed to the German Revolutionary Gover- nment for money. It wee said in his behalf that it was impossible for the former Emperor to continue living upon the bounty and good will of the Dutch nobleman in whose castle he now reehles. Herr lIolieneollern, is said, declar- ed he already had been forced to bor- row 40,000 guilders from his host and could not continue as a debtor. fie asked that he be allowed at least a portion of his elevate fortttne. The Government, tater Pansidering the matter, agreed to the former rul- er's request and inetieuted A detailed investigation to determine what Por- tion of the former Emperor's supposed fortune really WM his and what por- tion belongea to the Goverment. In- vestigation showed that the former ruler might claim 76.000,000 marke aa his own, but the Govern- ment decided ta allow him temporily only 000,00a -marks to meet present hie debtedneee and future expenses. Romp reA jEWS., The cteationof a natiOnal home for Jews,' whim wee berdee. tele Con- ference Llomu3f1 yesterday, is a mattet of world-wide interest. Zionist desire's were expeunaed to the conference be Dr. Weizmannhead, of the Ziontet movement in kngland, and °there. Tim proposal is that Palestine be reponeti- tuted within its encierit bouneariee from Dan to Beersheba under a Ger- ernment organized and controlled by a mandatory power. It is not inteaded to establish a Jewish national:state, but if a natiOnal home is mettle avail- able under the Government outlined, 'ea.onist oiganizalions. Will "settle and develop the et:muerte making Oasibbs. an aatonomous ' Govdrnment "at tlies character at some later date. The Jews now number 100,4004 tie one-sixth of the population, but he irrigation and reclamation WWI eta. 'laved the country may afford home's for perhaps 4,000,000 people. jews who proceed to Palestine from Buesia, Arabia and other countries will tekt their part in the revivals oe the ancient emnraunite, with eommon egs. toms, observances, with Hebrew ael common language, and with a univer. sity already estelalisbe,d 'for the res establishing of Hebrew euiture. The Zionist wish is known'te be that the mandate for the protecterate over Palestine be given to the 13eitilth Empire. This is alto deelare,d to ha the preference of Jews of the United States. . The question of Paleetine involtee the larger -probleras of the disposeltions of •Syria. The French have Always regarded the teem Syria as deeeribillg .the territory froth Taurus Mouetaies to Egypt. They', therefore, have, cop- sidered Palestine as an integral pot of Syria, In which they claim eertatei prescriptive rights by reason a their traditional pesition under Terkleet capitulation to the protectors a tele Christians in the Levant. CLAIM OF THE ARABS. The Arabs of theneeet ere &tinting Syria ;from Dan to the Taurus RdOun- talne as part of their projected kinle'• dom, giving it itn. outlet to the sea. While they agrea to the formetton of. Palestine as a separate coaatry with equal rights tor Arab, Jew nnd plebe tian, both these groups ,desire Britain as the mandatory, while thalebaroeitete or Chrietian Arabs, have a traditional friendship for France, This IS btfe of the territorial qUes- tions before the corderence Whic1i will require to be settled by some form ot adjustment, perhaps on the prInetple, of eompensation else -Where. Pretnier Lloyd George'e retern, which was scheduled for tollaY. 114.4 been postponed until next week,uwin• to the label. stroublee in Britain, taloa his return and with. Premier °tented.- eeau also in attendanee, the onfereute eouncil will devote itself to threq most serious territorial questioas before it, the Franco-German boundary, the futuro ownership of the Eatterit Athl- etic shore and the v00.81011 of atetps to the sea for Poland. A decitimi on the last plat, if melt - ea In time, may be included in the new armistice terms whit+ will be submit- ted to Germany withitt the fleet fort- night. Meanwhile. lesser territorial queetione are being dealt with bY speatal committees, wilt& are expected to make, full recommendations by the middle of March. eeteeeee - Men in great /deed are thri e tient- Ingham Age Herald.