The Red Cloud chief., 1917-05-03


The German and Austrian Socialist
peace p~ropagandists have taken from
one of President Wilson's addresses
the phrase of IA peace without vic
tory" and are using 1t with some eff
feet. The durna and the delegates rep
%resenting the various classes In the
councils are as firm as ever against
concluding a separate peace, but they
do not find the masses of uniformed
people easy to control. Germany Is
reported TO have started the expected
movement to cut Off Petrograd from
the army, n large naval and military
expedition having left Libau, presum-
ably for Pernau or Reval, and ut such
an inOpportune time Il great many
Russian soldiers are deserving. These
deserters are peasant soldiers who are
Fastening to their homes In fear that
there will be II distribution of lands
Of which, in their absence, they will
not get their share. The old agrarian
trouble Is coming to n head and despite
the assurances of the authorities that
1t cannot be settled until the consti-
tuent assembly acts, the peasants are
In many localities taking the matter
into their own hands.
As for the threatened German Of
f~ensive, the leaders of the new Rus
sian government assert that II will be
a good thing for Russia W II the
enemy should occupy Petrograd, for
1t will unite the nation I'm determine
ton to fight the war to the finish and
: nullify the efforts of the Teuton So
. ~cialists. The Russian Baltic fleet and
, army sent a wireless message to the
allied fleets saying they were In com
a plete readiness to defend free Russia.
President Wilson has selected the
Z members Of n commission that will
visit Russia to pay this nations re-
spects to the new government, and
q Elihu Root has consented to be Its
chairman. The other members will be
8 Edward r. Hurley, Daniel willard and
g Oscar s. Straus.
h Spain Warns the Kaiser.
e On Tuesday Spain sent to Germany
n q note concerning submarine warfare
o with the warning that Spanish pa
thence was nearly exhausted. The
imperial government consented to
parley for the mitigation Of the diff
culties which have arisen In Spain
King Alfonso has tried diligently tc
If preserve neutrality, but 1t seems as II
% his efforts were doomed to failure.
n Turkey having severed diplomat,
p, relations with the United States, tn,
t. representatives of the two nations
r started for home.
r. Reports that came from Europe dur
lie Ing the week told Of a revival of TIT
IN attempts to GUST Bethmann-HOllwe
ie from power because of his support o
he the plans OF the Socialist Scheidemanl
IN for a peace without annexation an,
IN indemnities. The pan-Germans, cor
r. ~servatives and liberals all are oppos
ing the chancellor In this. But Ger
II many's foes should not count too muc
on such demonstrations, any NOR
than on the strikes there, for there |
no reason to believe any of them POI
In tend the overthrow Of Prussian auto,
he racy-the m thing, probably, thu
IN can bring the war to an early COZ
c~lusion.
u Mayor Thompson of Chicago su,
ceeded on Thursday In attracting som
u attention to himself. He issued
as printed statement on the food shor
age in which he attacked conscriptioI
x argued for a ban on food exports an
up assailed the war policies of the admit
re- istration. The same day he evinct
a a disinclinatiOn to extend to Marshi
ng Joffre and the French mission an 1
tu- vitation to visit Chicago, saying I
IRE thought some of the people might n
pc, be wildly enthusiastic about It," May,
Fps Thompson Is overly careful about Il
stability of his Teutonic polite
w. fences, for Chicago Is decidedly e
or thusiastic over the proposed visit
de- the French commissioners and W
six give them a splendid welcome. plaI
'us for the event are being made, Il
err mayor being ignored.
Pc The Wisconsin senate gave a less,
asst to disloyal citizens by expelling fro
ish membership Senator Frank Raguse
BILE Milwaukee, a Socialist, for refusal
retract alleged disloyal statemer
de- made by him on the floor Of the sena
irk At the hour of writing It appea
'at- certain that the government select
)ne conscription bill will be passed
both houses Of congress. Agreemer
were secured In both senate and hou
Is that assured a vote not later tn
ETY.. midnight Saturday.