The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-07-12

have issued n call for governmental
reform In Prussia. The pan-Germans.
save for few Of the most rabid. are
singing smaller day by day.
Serious riots occurred In Amster-
dam last week in which armed women
raidcd the market places. These dis
turbances were due to the expectation
or potatoes TO England, to which the
government is committed under agree
ments TO preserve it's trade relations
with both Germany and the entente
nations
Preparations for speedy participu-
ton In the war occupied Veuizelos and
his government in Greece last week.
The premier has declared that the
treaty with Serbia. disregarded by Con
stantine, shall be faithfully executed.
Senate Discusses Taxes and Food.
The revised war tax bin was report
ed to the senate on Tuesday. AS Il
stands, 1t will raise a revenue of ST.
6IO,OO0,OOO-a reduction of $3.50, 000.-
GOO from the house bit The tax on
war profits was increased so as to
raise $523000,0OO The discussion OF
the food control bin continued In the
senate, the prohibition forces refusing
To accept the plan Of eliminating the
provision for the Communicating OF
the existing supply Of whisky for the
manufacture OF ammunition. The
southern senator's. Characteristically
rushed to the defense of cotton. to pre-.
vent ITS Inclusion among the articles
to be controlled
The combat between the council OF
national defense and certain senators
and representatives who have not dis
tinguished themselves by broad n,nd-
edness and patriotism, is deplore1 by
those who desire 10 see the war needs
of the country supplied IN the quickest
and best way Accusations or hints OF
protiteering against members of the
council, unsupported by facts, are foot
less md gain little sympathy from per.
sons of intelligence. II f. a pity that
so many Of our national representa-
tives are too petty to be able TO grasp
a great occasion.
China Going BaCkward7
While most of the civilized world ia
battling for the security Of democracy,
the republic of China, which never
was a real republic Is about to relapse
into It's old state of monarchy. Out of
the tAngle of circumstances In the Ori-
ent has come a new revolution which
aims TO restore the young Manchu ON
peror. Hsuan Tuug, TO the throne l.l
ahdicated. With the guidance and
support of Gen Chang Hsun. the youth
has established himself in the palace
at Peking and Is In Il fair way to gain
control Of north Chlnu President Ii
Yuan Hung took refuge I'm the Japan.
csc embassy and ordered the vice
president TO assume the presidency
and establish the government tempo.
rarily nj Marking This was done,
Baron Fcng kwo Chang being named
president. Both sides have assembled
large forces and the latest ndvlces In
dicate war will break ont AT any mo.
ment.
The general oplu is that Gen.
Chang Hsun IL endr;Noriug To set up
Il dictatorship, using the young en-
perOr ms n catspaw So far Japan
seems inclined not to interfere IN this
Chinese embroglo.
Shocking Riots In East ST. Louis.
East 81. Louis. H.. wrote itself on
the roll Of disgrace and dishonor last
week with race riots In which more
than 100 negroes We're hutchcred and
the negro quarter Of the clty was
burned, Several white men met death
In the rlotlng. The National Guard
was called 70 suppress the grave disor-
der, but met with little success. and
the brutal murders continued day af-
ter day. Thousands of negroes have
fed from the city Specifically. the
cause of the riots was the importation
from the South Of great numbers of
negroes to work In the packing plants
and other Industrial concerns. but the
real cause lies deeper, In the disgrace
fully corrupt political mismanagement
of the city for many years.
The decent citizens Of East 81. Louis
have banded together to redeem the
place, and already hive forced the
mayor TO dismiss the chief OF police,
the fire marshal aud other officials.
Death took two prominent men last
week. Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree.
the eminent British actor, died In Lon
don, aud William H. Moody. former
attorney general and former associate
Justice Of the Supreme court of the
United States, passed away at his
home In Massa