Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-04

erent powers toward the end of this
month, and they will be more specific
and enter into more details than the
former proposals. Germany's reply to
the pope's first note is said to accept
the greater part of his plan but con-
tains no specific declarations concern
ing Belgium. Austria's answer has
been sent, but is negligible.
Argentina to Break Relations.
Germany's diplomatic bungling has
added another to the list of her enc
mics, for the Luxburg incident and
Berlins inadequate explanations have
induced the Argentina senate to vote
to break off relations with Ger
many. 1t was the last great food
producing nation in the list of
neutrals, and its action will result
in big benefit to the allies in the re-
strlction of exports of meat and grain
to neutral countries from which they
! might find their way to the central ma
tions. If Argentina takes an active
part In the war, she can muster an
army of 10000 men and has a navy
that includes many powerful and mod
ern vessels.
Sweden-the poor goat-is still In
distress over Sthe trouble into which
German duplicity has dragged her, and
is demanding explanations from Berlin
and sending evasive notes to Washing
ton and Buenos Aires. Her leaders as
sert that she shall not be forced into
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 Kerensky started the week
off with stirring proclamation declar-
| ing Russia to be a republic. He then,
with four of his colleagues, undertook
to conduct the government until the
first congress meets on September %
to frame a constitution and name a
new ministry. Next he sent a scath-
ing telegram to the Baltic feet de-
maniing that the men cease their ex-
| ceSseN and restore order, and the fol-
| lowing day he undertook the reorgani-
zation Of the army, beginning by sup
pressing the activities Of the self-cOn-
stituted committees among the sol
diers; he also ordered the arrest of
General Kaledines, hetman Of the Cos
sacks, whose loyalty to the govern
ment was doubtful. At this point
Kerensky ran against two snags. The
radicals gained control of the coun'
Gil of soldiers and workmen and de.
manded that the power of ruling the
republic should be assumed at once
by the council, acting in conjunction
with the council OF peasants. The
leaders of the former council, who
have linked It with the government
at once resigned. The Maximalists iT
the army groups strongly opposed the
order barring politics from the army
The other snag was the attitude Of the
CoSsacks. They demanded that th'
order for the arrest of Kaledines b'
cancelled, and q delegation of loyalist!
went to COssack headquarters TO in
vestigate conditions.
Kerensky and the new republic ar
by no means out of the woods yet, bu
|
umph over the forces of disorder ant
disloyalty. Certainly the soldiers a
the front are making better shOwini
, than for some time past. The north
ern armies stopped their retreat to
| ward Petrograd and turned on tn
pursuing Germans, driving them bacl
toward Riga and retaking a numbe
| % II. Nl,n
co-Operated with the Roumanians Il
! their stout attacks on the invadin
, | TeutOns.
= Coming to Their Senses.
t Mayor Thompson of Chicago, 70
long in his petty way one of our mos
: persistent opponents of the govern
e ment's conduct of the war, has seen
: great light and issued proclamatio
n calling on "all patriotic citizens
(; stand by our country in times of cor
S troversy" and bidding GOdspeed TO th
: men of the National army. Thompson
e friends say he never has been unp'
i triotlc, but was misled by certai
a "dark forces" among his associates
/ which is defending his loyalty at I'll
expense of his intelligence.
y 1t is gratifying to note, also. II
s signs of change Of outward expression
e IL not of heart, on the part Of SON
It of the German-American newspaper
n following the governments raid on Il
g Office of one of the worst of them
/ Philadelphia. One OF the MiIwauk'
Il papers has become suddenly patriot
and another, in Oregon, has change
d It's name to the Portland America
+ and win be printed wholly sn Englis