Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-07-04

opponents of the League of Nations
In that body almost TO abandon hope
Of its defeat, hut enough of them still
demand the amendment Of the cove
nant to prevent its ratification as II
stands. Senator BOrah Is unremitting
in his fight against both the covenant
and the treaty. attacking them on
every occasion. In talking against
the proposed American army Of 400
600 men he said the league covenant
offers no hope of disarmament. but In
stead makes certain an era Of the
greatest ornaments the world has
ever seen. The senate passed the bill.
which carries an army appropriation
Of $685.. 100000. The bill as passed by
the house provided for 100000 men
and appropriated $71S.O00.OO0. The
house. majority in opposing the larger
temporary army is seeking to hasten
the entire Reorganization Of the army
and the adoption Of permanent MILL
tary policy. The naval bill presented
to the senate also Is larger than that
passed by the house. carrying an ap-
preparation of $646.272.OO0 and in
creasing the personnel to $4,000 men.
Plans for President Wilson's speech
making tour in support Of the treaty
and League of Nations covenant are
not yet completed. but II Is said he
certainly will 90 as far as to the Pa
cific coast. His return to America will
not he much longer delayed, and a.
soon as he has spoken In Washington
and New York he will start on his
trip. The opposition senators also are
arranging tours in which. 1t is under
stood. they will both precede and fol
! low the president.
The agitation In this country In be
half Of Free Ireland" is increasing
and the movement has reached sucf
proportions that 1t cannot he ignored
The propaganda Is carried on ener
getically and openly and the govern
ment could not do anything to checl
II II Il would. Eanlonn De Valera
president of the Irish Republic" WIN
has been In America for several week
visiting Washington and other cities
has emerged from his privacy and 4
publicly working for the independence
Of his country and arranging for {
bond issue of $5.OO0.OOO. He gave on
the text of a letter MS government
sent to the peace conference warning
1t that Ireland would not be boun'
by any treaty signed In its behalf b.
English commissioners. His main pun
pose in coming to the United States
to compel our government. by fore
Of public opinion. to recognize omcia
ly the Irish republic. In the senat
he has q number of supporters VIII
assert the principle Of self-determins
ton should apply to such countries q
Ireland. India. Egypt and Korea q
well as to the countries Of centrs
Europe. At least. they declare, thes
people should have the chance to pr
sent their claims to independence
the peace conference. The America
peace delegation was taken to tas
for not complying with the resolutio
of the senate requesting the presider
to procure hearing for the Iris
representatives.
The great sympathy strike In VIM
peg came to an end Thursday. bein
called of by the strike committee. tn
terms of settlement were left to
government commission. On II
whole the strike was a failure.
Chicago and New York both ha
serious and embarrassing labor tro'
bles last week. In the former city Il
street cleaners. garbage and ash ha
dlers and job foremen and the tear
sters and chauffeurs working for II
city and on city jobs went on strik
and many other city employees mao
demands for more pay. In New YoI
a strike of teamsters almost deprive
the city of its supply of vegetables an
fruits.
An interesting innovation was Il
J organization Of q labor union of ma,
! officers. begun In the Atlantic fee
: for the purpose Of obtaining increase
pay and other concessions from Il
. government. II is planned TO affilia
with the American Federation Of l.
bor and to extend the union to inclu'
the Pacific feet and the European al
Asiatic squadrons. A clause in q
navy regulations virtually forbids n
formation Of such organizations. h
the facts that their pay has moi br'
increased since 1908 and that II
Communication of quarters to officers
sea now Is in danger Of being cut {
E apparently have made the officers d
= faint of the rule.