Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-05-03

;iNlatl0n corps she is organizing ut
The German and Austrian Socialist
| peace prOpaganlistS have taken from
one of President Wilson's addresses
The phrase of "a peace without vic
TORY and are using it With some ef-
| feet. The duul;iand the delegates re),-
resehtln2 the various classes in the
COUNCILS are as in'ln as ever ;tgninst
conclu'ins Il separate peace, but they
90 not iiitd the MASSES of uniformed
| people easy To coGtrui. Germany is
| reported 10 have started the expected
movement to cut off pelrnglad from
me army, u large naval and niililar.
expedition having left Lihau, presuun-
ably for Pernau or ltev;ll. and ut such
;tn inopportune time Il yrca, MANY
Russian soldiers are deserving. These
| deserleIs are peasant soldiers who are
hastel!ng To their homes in fear tflnt-
| there will be !; distribution of lands
| OF which, in their absence, lhey Will
| not get their share The old agrari:ln
| trouble is coming toa head and despite
! the assurances of the authorities that
| 1T cannot be settled until the collSt-,
lllent assembly acls., the peasants are
in many localities taking the matter
| into their own hands.
As for the threatened German Of
tensive the leaders of the new Rus
4 sian government assert that itswili lie
81 Good, Ching for Russia even II the
lasiienN .slt'all ,acpl!ity .Pesrogl,ad. fpr
In will unite the nation in delpriliA,-
zion TO fight the war to the tinisl, and
nullify the efforts OF the 'reuton So
clalists The Russian Baltic fleet and
| army sent Il wireless message 10 the
allied fleets SAYING they were in con-
| l'lele5 readiness to defend free Russia
| President Wilson has selected the
meml,ers of q commission that will
visit Russia TO pay ,his nations re-
| sDect:; To the new government. and
l.iihu Root has consented To bn its
chairman. The other members will be
Edward I. Hurley, Daniel Willard and
oscar S. Straus
Spain Warns the Kaiser.
On Tuesday Spain sent to Germany
a note concerning submarine warfare.
with the warming that Spanish pa
tlence WAS nearly exhausted The
imperial government consented to "a
parley for the mitigation of The diili-
enllles which have arisen in Spain"
King Alfonso has tried diligently to
preserve neutrality, but 1t seems as il
his efforts We're doomed to failure.
Turkey having severed diplomatic
relations will The United States, the
representatives Of the two n.lriols
started for home
Reports that came from Europe dur
1 ing the week told OF II revival Of the
attempts To GUST Betlmann-HolIwen
lfpi power becnuSe OF his support uf
lle plans OF The Socialist Schelenam
for peace without annexation and
lndeMnities. The pan-Gerluans. con
servhlives and liberals all are oppos-
ing he chancellor in this But Ger
nlany's foes should not count too much
on such demonstrations. any more
tiian ON the strikes there. for there is
no reason To believe any of them por-
tend the overthrow OF Prussinn a,ltoc-
iacy-ilie one thing. probably, that
ctil Dllng the wal' to an early con.
4clllSion.
Mayor Thompson of Chicago sue.
ceeded on Thursday in attracting some
attention to himself He issued n
printed statement on the food short.
age in which he attacked conscription.
argued for Il ban on food exports and
assailed the war policies of the admin
. istration. The same day he eyinced
Il disinclinalion to extend to Marshal
. I0ifre and the French mission an in.
vitation TO visit Chicago, saying he
thought some Of the people might not
be wildly enthusiastic about it," Mayor
Thompson is overly careful about the
stability of his Teutonic political
fences, for Chicago is decidedly en-
thusiastic over the proposed visit by
the French commissioners and will
give them splendid welcome. Plans
@ for the event are being made, the
mayor being ignored.
The Wisconsin senate gave a lesson
to disloyal citizens by expelling frop,
membership Senator Frank Raguse of
Milwaukee. Socialist. for refusal ia
retract alleged dsloyal statements
made by him on the floor of the senate
AT the hour of writing 1t appears
certain that the government seIective
conscription bill will be passed by
both houses OF congress. Agreements
We're secured in both senate and house
that assured a vote not later than
midnight Saturday.