The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-14

t.u line German democratic party, II
assembly at ,Cohlenz,, adopted plat
form on which 1t will stand in the, ma
tional assembly. b. Combating both the
reactionariesi and the socialists, ~
calls fora united Germany, including
German Austria; equality Of all citi
gems. male and female; freedom d
! thought, religion, press and speech
Officials Of, the Rhenish province have
suggested another plan of reOrganiza
ton, the formation Of seven minor
republics, which shall be united under
a central government. ~ 'S9ni ,|0p"s 4
le.1 In all their planning and scheming
the Germans Of All shades Of opinion
and sincerity are counting more and
more ON the Influence of President
Wilson and Of americans generally to
obtain easier terms from their con.
querors. p'7 Their words and actions
make this evident Notwithstanding the
fact that there, is little Jon which, they
have any right to base such hopes.
Our army of occupation according to
reports, is having an elaborate exp0si.
ton Of the German policy Of spreads
ing soft soap, and the Boches there
took full advantage Of the Christmas
spirit that, pervaded the troops.
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1f Charles r. Crane Of Chicago. Just
returned from Siberia, says; mo one
knows anything about Russia. It is
a tragedy That sums up the rsitu7
alton. In the distracted. starving, coun-
try that spreads from the Baltic to
the Pacific No one knows just what
Is happening there, still less what ii
likely to! happen, The stories pf those
who claim to have accurate information
are utterly conflicting and confusing
One says the bolsheviki are gaining In
strength and are the only force that
can be counted on to restore order and
save the country from absolute disas.
ten Another ayers that the bolsheyik
movement Is waning and that the gov
ernment at Omsk must be relied on.
Yet others call, loudly, fol-, Intervention,
In force by allies, and they are opposed
by those who declare the allied troops
must be Withdrawn and the Russians
left to work ont their own salvation. f.
iiI In the Baltic provinces the bolsheviki
continue to push back their opponents,
including such Germans as remain
there, and both Prussia and Poland
are becoming anxious concerning their
borders ION the Archangel front the
Lenine1 forces areasaid to be numerous
and well organized and the position OF
the allied expedition iii that region IL
none too comfortable lso'n9tu t'n y
~ General Semenoff, the apti-bolsheyik
leader who refused to recognize the au |
'thorityo of Admiral aKolchak. > dictator
IN the aOnskl government, Isl said toll
have consented TO give his recognition
provided 'Kolchak retires In favor Of
General Denikine, hetman Of the Cos
sacks, as soon as, a junction of 4 the, !
eastern and western forces Is effected. |
The Russian statesmen who are In |
Paris, headed by Prince Lvoff, are re-.
lying largely on Kolchak and Denikine.
but they are also urging that an allied |
expedition Of at least 10000 be sent
They have not received much enconr-
agement Of their plea for intervention.
odHere is one of the many instances
that made II impossible for the OUT
slider to understand what Is going on
in Russia: Last summer Skoropadski,
hetman Of the Ukraine, was deposed
and driven out because he was notori.
ously the tool of the Germans. A fewi
days ago aldispatch from warsaw said I
Skoropadski and the French, troops
were advancing, from Odessa to bring
the ukraindian situation under control.
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81 Italy and the ,Jugo!Slavs are no near,
or agreement concerning the western
coast Of the Adriatic than they werel
q week ago. and their dispute undoubt-
eddy must be settled by the interallied
conference Jugo.Slavia has not Vet F,
been recognized as d nation and Its
leaders want to know who VIII repre-
sent its component parts, Serbia, Mon
.enegro and large parts Of the former
Austrian empire, in the peace congress.
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The senate passed, without roll
all. the largest tax measure in the
worlds history. 1t is designed to raise
6.0O0,OO0OO0 In 1919 and $4,000. 100000
n 1920. Among the amendments &C.
'epted was one making the District of
Columbia bone dry and another levy
ng q 100 per cent tax on all campaign
contributions In excess OF $500. The
alter. II is supposed. viii weaken the
influence of big business ID politics.
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