The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-11-29

and doubtless this has been wise. hut
they could not N they would conscal
the part the German people M n whole
have played. Every one Of Us knows
that the latter, whatever their status
or their politics, supported their gov.
eminent a. long NJ II appeared to he
winning, g%lontingly approved atl the
crimes and outraFes committed. and
rcpudlated the leaders Of the criminal
conspiracy only when their failure
was assured and Il became necessary
for ,them to look for some way ~
crawling out from under the wreck.
nge.
Why, then. should the president Of
the United States or any other repre-
sentative Of the powers that defeated
Germany, feel Il necessary 10 make n
special plen for n square deal Tor the
vnnqulshrdi pnmphrnsing the old
saying. what we demand for the
Germans n plnln Justice. aud id
little u that.
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Mr.. Wilson Il said Ia be especially
concerned In the problem of cstnh-
fishing n stable government In Russia.
and there N reason Tor his concern.
Tint distracted country has bobbed
NJ again In the news columns and the
situation there II, II possible. more con.
pllcnted than ever. The new all.llus.
sian government that was established
at Omsk and recognized by most of
The nnti.holshevik elements N now In
control Of Admiral Alexander Kolchak.
The council NJ ministers executed q
coup d'ctnt aud made Kolchak the vir-
tunl dictator aud commander 81 the
ali.Russian army aud navy. lie IL
called supreme governor" Several
opposing ministers were imprisoned.
Whit The course ~ the commissioners
OF the allied governments will be Ia
not known.
Along the Dvlna the b~olsheviki AZ.
tackled the allied forces and we're re-.
pulsed with heavy losses. Since then
they have c%ontented themselves with
Smelling the RussO-nllied positions
from the gunbonts, with which they
ARE better supplied than their adver
sarles.
An event that was very gratifying
10 Washington and the entente cap
itnls wns fne overthrow NJ the ukrain.
ian government aud the capture ~
kiey by nntl.holshevlk troops frpm
Astrakhnn unucr General Denlkine.
This opens the way Tor the allies a..
rectly into the heart Of Russia, While
they were being ousted at home. the
Ukrnlnlnns were engaged In contlnu.
Gus fighting with the Poles In Gnllcla.
where they had taken Lcmberg, and
In Bukowlnn, where they held Czerno-
witt, There, ~ In the Ukraine, the
Ukrulnians were helped by German
officers.
No news has come frum eastern ~.
IBERIA. nor IN much 10 be expected,
since Us dissemination IN under the
control Of the japanese. The recent
lifting OF the censorship does not
seem 20 apply 10 that region.
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The government took two steps last
week that aroused much comment aud
not a little protest. The FIRST was an
order making effective governmental
control Of all the marine cnbls sys-
tens ~ the United States. and the
| second vas the consolidation Of the
services of the Western Union and
Postal Telegraph companies under
governmental control. Postmaster
General Burleson IL In control.
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Congress adjourned on November
n In order that the members might
have a brief rest before the short SEES.
sion opens on December ?. The pres.
ldent has planned that all Important
Legislation shall be held up during his
absence In Europe, the scheme being
10 have the vice president and speak.
er withhold their signatures 10 bills
passed but considerable opposition to
this plan Is developing. Many lesders
In congress contend that there IA mr.
gent necessity FOR legislation IN the
line of reconstruction. In which Amer
lea already IL being outstrIpped by Eu.
ropean nations.
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President Wilson signed the food
production stimulation bill with the
Jones rider, and consequently the
United States will be "bone dry" from
June 30 next until the time when the
REHABILITATION OF rs fighting forces
has heen completed. The importation
~ oil Intoxicating drinks stops al
once. except that wines may be Inn
ported until May I, 1910. The liquor
Interests may contest the conatitu.
tlonalliy OF the law.