Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-07-13

have issued a 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
ra1ded the market places. These dis
turbances were due to the expectation
of 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 participa-
tton in the war occupied Venizelos 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 bill was report
ed to the senate on Tuesday. As 1t
stands, it will raise a revenue of ST.
67OOOO,OOO-a reduction of $130,OO0,-
600 from the house bill. The tax on
war profits was increased so as to
raise $523,0O0,O0O. The discussion of
the food control bill 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 senators, enthusiastically,
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 senator's
| and representatives who have not dis
| tinguished themselves by broad-mind-
| edness and patriotism, is deplored by
those who desire to see the war needs
| Of the country supplied in the quickest
and best way. Accusations or hints Of
profiteering against members of the
council, unsupported by facts, are foot
less and gain little sympathy from per-
sons of intelligence. 1t is a pity that
so many of our national representa-
tives are too petty to be able to grasp
a great occasion.
China Going Backward
While most of the civilized world is
battling for the security of democracy,
the republic Of China, which never
was real republic, is about to relapse
into its old state of monarchy. Out of
the tangle Of circumstances in the Ori-
ent has come new revolution which
aims to restore the young Manchu en-
peror, Hsuan Tung, to the throne he
abdicated. With the guidance and
support Of Gen. Chang Hsun, the youth
has established himself in the palace
at Peking and is in fair way to gain
control of north China. President Ii
Yuan Hung took refuge in the Japan
ese embassy and ordered the vice
president to assume the presidency
and establish the government tempo
rarily at Marking. This was done
Baron Feng Kwo Chang being named
president. Both sides have assembled
large forces, and the latest advices in
dicate war will break out at any mo
ment.
The general opinion is that Gen
Chang Hsun is endeavoring to set VI
a dictatorship, using the young EN-
peror as a catspaw. So far Japal
seems inclined not to interfere in thi
Chinese oembrogliO.
Shocking Riots in East st. Louis.
East st. Louis, Ill, wrote itself o.
the roll of disgrace and dishonor las
week with race riots in which NOR
than 100 negroes were butchered an
the negro quarter of the city wa
: burned. Several white men met deaf
in the rioting. The National Guar
: was called to suppress the grave diso1
: der, but met with little success, an
the brutal murders continued day al
ter day. Thousands Of negroes hav
fed from the city. Specifically, tn
cause of the riots was the importatio
from the South of great numbers G
2 negroes to work in the packing plant
and other industrial concerns. but tn
: real cause lies deeper, in the disgrace
e fully corrupt political mismanagemer
of the city for many years.
!, The decent citizens of East st. Loui
S have banded together to redeem tn
= place, and already have forced til
r mayor to dismiss the chief of polio
: the fire marshal and other officials.
Death took two prominent men la.
g week. Sir Herbert Beerbohm Ire
f the eminent British actor, died in Lol
I don, and William Fl. Moody, formt
S attorney general and former associa1
/ justice of the Supreme court of IL
:, United States, passed away at h
5, home in Massachusetts.