The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-09-27

might find their way to the central ma
tIons. II Argentina takes an active
part In the war. she can muster an
army of I0S,OO0 men and has n navy
that includes many powerful and mod
ern vessels.
Sweden-the poor goat-is still In
distress over the trouble into which
German duplicity hus dragged her, and
Is demanding explanations from Berlin
and sending evnslve notes to Washing
ton and Buenos Aires. Her leaders as-
the war on either side. Meanwhile
she Is pleading with America for food
stuffs to keep from suffering the peo-
pie who are likely to be the innocent
victims of the stupidity of the officials.
Situation In Russia.
Premier Kcrcnsky started the week
of with stirring proclamation declar-
Ing Russia to be n republic. lie then,
with four of his colleagues, undertook
to conduct the government until the
first congress meets on September 20
TO frame a constitution and name a
new ministry. Next he sent n scath-
ing telegram to the Baltic fleet de-
maniing that the men cease their ex-
ccsscN and restore order, and the fol-
lowing day he undertook the reorgnnl-
zation cf the army. beginning by sup
pressing the activities OF the self-con-
stituted committees among the SOL
dicrs: he also ordered the arrest Of
General Knlcdines. >hetinan OF the Co.'S
sacks, whose loyalty to the govern.
ment was doubtful. At this point
Kcrensky ran against two snags. The
radicals gained control of the coun-
ell Of soldiers and workmen and de-
manded that the power Of ruling the
republic should be assumed nt once
by the council. acting In conjunction
with the council of peasants. The
leaders of the former council, who
have linked II with the government,
~ once resigned. The Muximalists In
the army groups strongly opposed the
order barring politics from the army.
The other snag was the attitude Of the
tossncks. They demanded that the
order for the arrest OF Kaledines be
cancelled. and n delegation Of loyalists
went to Cossack headquarters to In
vestigntc conditions.
Korcnsky and the new republic are
by no means out OF the woods yet. but
II begins to look MS II they would tri-
umph over the forces OF disorder and
disloyalty. Certainly the soldiers at
the front are making n better showing
than for some time past. The north
ern armies stopped their retreat to-
ward Prtrograd and turned on the
pursuing Germans, driving them back
toward Riga and retnking n number
of towns. In the south Russian troops
co-operntcd with the Roumanians In
their stout attacks on the invading
Tcutons.
Coming 70 Their Senses.
Mayor Thompson of Chicago, for
long In his petty way one Of our most
persistent opponents OF the govern
great light and issued proclamation
calling on "all patriotic citizens to
stand by our country In times Of con-
troversy" and bidding Godspeed to the
men Of the National army. Thompson's
friends say he never has been unpa-
triotic, but was misled by certain
clark forces" among his associates
which Is defending his loyalty at the
expense Of his intelligence.
II Is gratifying to note. also. the
signs of change of outward expression,
u not of heart. on the part Of some
sf the Grrmnn-Am"ricnn newspapers,
following ia" governments raid on the
Office 0f one Of the worst of them In
Philadelphia. One of the Milwaukee
papers has become suddenly patriotic.
and another, In Oregon. has changed
Its name to the Portland American
and will be printed wholly IN English.
There Is room ror all OF them within
the loyalty fold.
The truth Is that persons of intelli-
gence, with the exception OF fanatics
and Intentional traitors, are fast realiz-
Ing that this war on Germany Is be-
Ing made by the people OF the United
Stntes and that they intend to see II
through to victorious conclusion.
Their determination Is increasing as
their sons and brothers 20 into the
training camps, and when the casual.
~ lists begin to come from the other
side, II will be irresistible.
Many Labor Troubles.
Despite the undoubted patriotism
and energetic efforts Of President Com
pcrs Of the American Federation Of
Labor the government ~ having a lot
Of trouble with strikes Of organized
labor and only strenuous work and
cleverness on the part of It's mediators
prevent the disastrous tying up OF In
dustries whose continued operation is
necessary to successful carrying on Of
the war. The latest important In
stance of this began last Monday when
some $4,000 iron workers at San Fran.
cisco struck for higher wages and
stopped work on Sl50,OOO,OOO worth OF
government contracts for ship build.
Ing. The federal shipping board Of
fered to pay one-half Of any wage In