pacanda
based
on
the
myth of
German
invincibility led to ‘*wobblingduring
the
war,
but
he
asserted
that
the
whole
basis
of German
propaganda
had
been
dissipated
in Greece.
‘‘The
next result
of the war’’ said
Mr. Venizelos,
‘‘Were
not
only prostration
of
Germany,
the
dissolution
of Austria Hungary
and
the
dissentigcation
of
Russia.
but
included
the
dissolution
of
the
Turkish
Ewmwpire.
Besides
this,
not
only a million
Armeni-
ans,
but
half a million
Greeks have
teen
deported
during
the
war
and
since’.
The possibility of restoring
in any d2gree
what
ever
the rule of
the
Turk,
by
re-
vision
~f the treaty,
is
incredible
‘'Up-
holding
the
cause
of
the
peoples
who
recently
outted
him.
M.
Venizelos
de-
clared
that
although.
he
was
no
longer
Premier
or
a nember
of the Sreek
Govt.,
he intended
to work
for Greece.
‘‘Con-
stantine
is a negligible man of 54
a prey
to
chronic
illhealth
and
will not
sit
on
the
throne
for
anything like
a
span
of
life remaining
to him.
During this peri-
od
Germany
will never
raise
her
martial
head
again’’.
He concluded
by
asseit-
ing t
at the return
of Constantine
is
but
of
only internal
importance and
should
not influence
the
Allied Policy with
re-
gard
to Greece.
London,
Feb.
Tth.—A despatch
to
the
Central News from Copenhagen
says
the
Bolshevik
newspaper
‘‘lzvestia’’ reports
that the entire
revolutionary
Committee
in
Siberia
has
been
tried by
the
Soviet
Tribunal
at Tomsk
on
charges
of
secret
and
treacherous
negotiations
with Japan.
M. Chekoff,
Foreign Minister of the
far
Eastern
Republie and five other
members
of
the
Committee
were
given
life
sen-
tences.
The
despatch
says
the
Soviet
(3ovi.
is
now
arranging
an
agreement
with
China against
Japan.
‘lhe lzves-
tia, is quoted,
in
an exchange
telegraph
despatch
from
Berlin,
as
stating
that
the
Anglo-Russian
trade
nego
iations
have
been
broken
off.
The
break
it
Is
declared
is over
Great
Britain’s demands
that
the Soviet
Govt. earry
on
no
pro-
paganda
in Persia
or Afghanistan.
The
newspaper
is quoted
as adding
that
Rus-
sia’s
acceptance
of the
- emands
would
be
the equivalent
to recognition
of
the
British sphere
»f influence
in these
coun-
tries.
Constantinople,
Feb.
T7th.—The
Rus-
sian
Bolshevik
are
unable
to
maintain
themselves
without war declared
Gener-
al
Wrangel,
the South
Russian
anti-Bol-
shevik
leader,
in a
statement
there
to-
day, said
they
are
preparing
an
attack
on Poland,
and Rumania
which they will
go
through
like
a
shot,
he
predicted.
“*The biggest question
in the world today
is
the Russian
question’’,
said
General
Wrangel,
and civilization
is being
men-
aced
by
a
new~ Bolsheviki
Military pro-
paganda.
‘‘The only thing
we ask from
the outside world, he
added
is the
moral
support
and
the
money
which
the
nations,
including
the
United
States,
should
give
in
their
own
interests.
I
E L
GOlX &Y
. 5
never.
received
a
cent from
the [French,
the
DBritish,
or
anybody
but
conducted
my campaigns
by selling the grain of the
|
country
as
we
advanced.
I
lost
the
|
Crimea because
I had
no
more
muritions
|
and elothing for my men.
|
London,
Feb.
7Tth. —An enquiry carried
|
out
in official
circles
with
reference
to
the
statement
by
Mr. Austen
Chamber-
lain
in
his
speech
at Birmingham
last
Friday
night,
that
the
United
States
|
Govt.
had
vetoed
a
British
suggestion
|
for
a general” writing off of
inter-Allled
|
obligations,
tends
to show that
the Chan-
|
cellor’s
declaration
was
based
on
mis-
|
information.
It
became
known
here
!
that
one
Rritish official, who checked
up
|
the
data
at the treasury during
the after-
|
n-on,
found
that
the matter
never
had
|
been
made,
the
subject
of
formal
ex-
changes
between
the
British
and
Uni-
|
ted States
Govts.
Mr.
Chamberlain
de-
!
clined today
to amplify
or
ecomment
up-
|
on the
statement
he
made
in
his
Bir-
|
mingham
speech.
In
another
reliably
|
informed
quarter,
it
was
declared
that
|
the
matter
had only come
up in informal
discussions
between
dtiied
financial
re-
|
presentatives
at
the
Paris
peace
con-
|
ference,
where
the writing off was first
|
suggested
by the French
to the
United
|
States
representatives
and by
them
toc
|
the
British.
London,
February
Bth.—The
‘‘London
Times’’
discussing
the
indian
situation
today
asserts
that
the
Govt’s. reforms
in that country
will be
successful.
T
<
newspaper
predicts
that
Indian
pnlitics
“will move into
calmer
water’
as
a
re-
sult
of
the
recent
developments
in
the
Indian Empire.
New York, Feb. Bh. —Raw sugar
was
quiet and
unchanged
early
teday
at
3§
forg_uba’s,cost
and freight, equal to 4.64
for centrifugals.
In
refined,
there
ap-
|
pears
to bea
little
better
inquiry
from
|
some
quarters.
Prices
were
unchanged
|
at
6.85
for
fine
granulated.
Advices
‘
from
Cuba
indicating
that
sales
there
|
would probably be
controlled by
a
com-
|
mittee,
led the renewed
buying in
sugar
|
futures,
and prices
at midday were
18
to
|
30 points
net
higher.
Sugar
futures:--
March 4,05 to
4.15,
May
4.39
to
4.40,
July 4.58
to 4.60, September
4.78
to
480.
Berlin, Feb.
Tth.
Articles
urging
the
|
students
volunteers
to proclaim
a
Soviet
'
Govt.
are being
printed
by
the
‘‘Neue
l
Zeitung’’,
the
Bolshevik
organ
at
Mu-
nich,
it is
announced
in
Munich
des-
patches.
The ‘*Freiheit”” and
the
‘‘Vos-
sische Zeitung’’ take
a
serious
view
of
the student
movement,
which
they
de-
f
clare
is developing rapidly.
!
Rome,
Feb.
7th.—Count
Sforza,
the
|
Foreign
Minister,
in
the
Chamber
of
|
Deputies
today made
the
importani
an
nouncement
that at
the
recent
meeting
l
of the Supreme
Council in Paris,
it
was
|
decided
to
reduce
the
expense
to
Ger-
many
of
the Allied occupation
of
the
Rhine
to
240,000,000
gold
marks.
On
Italy’s initiative
this
sum
will
include
the expenses
of
the
various
inter-allied
commissions.
;
London,
Feb.
7th.
Count
Sforza’s
statement
concerning
important
conces-
sions
to Germany
by
reducing
the
cost
of the
Rhineland
occupation
t:
about
£12,000,000
sterling,
which
is only about
one-sixth of the present
cost,
is
the
first
official announcement
in
this
respect,
although
it had
been
previouslv
hinted.
As the treaty
provides
for
15
years
of
occupation,
this deduction
will
make
an
enormous
difference in the German
Bud-
get,
and
will
almost
offset
the
amount
which it was estimated
the
12%
tax
on
German
exvorts
would
produce
during
its early years.
St. Johns,
N.F., Feb.
7th.—The
worst
blizzard in years
and the
second
to strike
the
island
within
a
+
eek
was
raging
here tonight with the result
that
rail vay
traffic
was completely blocked
and
steam-
ship service
tied
up
The
fall
of
snow
in this city
was
the
heaviest
in
some
time.
BRITISH
ISLES.
Unemployed
Make Threats.
In Norwich
the
men
out of work
de-
manded
increased
relief
from
the
city
under
the existing p~or
law.
When
the
officials refused
this
a
threat
of '‘direct
action’’”
was
made
by
the
men,
who
said
they
refused
to
starve,
and
ad-
ditional
taxes
were
levied
to
meet
the
need.
This brought
a
protest
from the
tax
payers
that
they
could
not
stand
any
more
as
business
was stagnant,
A
housé
holder
now
has
to
pay
more
in
taxes
than
in rent.
Jbid.
NOTICE.
AMERICAN
MGIOR
SCHOONER
“M
2
ystery
200 Tons Register
U.
S.
Contract
Mail
Packet
will
until
further
arrive
at
Frederiksted
every
Friday night
(commencing
Friday
11th.
inst.) from
St. Thomas,
V. I.
Retu'nin
to
San
Juan,
Porto
Rico
via St.
Thom-
as
on
Saturdays
at
6
o’clock p.
n...,
ac-
cepting passengers
and freight.
Special
accommodations
given
passen-
gers,
‘- nd on account
of her
size
one
can
travel in comfort.
First
Class
Passage
to
St
Thomas
$4.00 U.
S.
Currency.
First
Class
Passage
to San Juan
SIO,OO
U.
S.
Currency.
Freight
Rates
on
application
at
the
Agency,
THOS. RAMSAY,
No. 12 Strand Stree!,
Frederiksted,
St.
Orva)x,
Y LIV B A
Feb.
10,
1921.