Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-02-20

sion OF representatives of the soviet
government is conditional on its cessa-
tion of hostilities. Up to the time Of
writing the anarchists had continued
their operations in many regions, with
varying success. In the Archangel sec
tor they We're forced to retreat by the
advance of the Americans, and it was
reported they had been entirely driven
out of Esthonia. Against the Poles
they scored some victories.
According to reports from Omsk, the
government there has accepted an of
fer from Japan of men, arms and
money to combat the soviet forces,
giving in return iron and coal con-
cessiOns in the Priamur district.
An attempt to put the skids under
another king, which may be success
full, was started last week in Rou-
mania. Inspired by anarchist propa-
ganda, a general insurrection broke
out, with demands for a republic.
King Ferdinand, while fleeing from the
palace with his family was shot at
and slightly wounded. The anarchists
also became very active in Vienna,
planning q revolt against the present
governments unless all power is trans
ferred to the communist leaders.
In the United States the anarchists,
whose Vaccinations were largely re-
sponsible for the strikes on the Pa-
cific coast and in Montana and Ari-
zona. sustained a hard blow from the
government 1t developed that the
agents. of the bureau of immigration
had been gathering up lot of the
most undesirable aliens and was pre-
pared to deport them, awaiting only
the necessary shipping. A big bunch
of these scamps were taken, under
guard, to New York, where lawyers in
sympathy with their doctrines under
took to obtain their release under
writs Of habeas corpus. The anarcll-
lists make war on organized labor as
much as on capitalism, and the par
liamentary committee Of the British
trades union congress has declared
that the unauthorized strikes which
they cause cannot be tolerated Down
on the Argentine-Ch Chile border the dis
turbers. have caused so much trouble
that those two countries are preparing
to take Joint action against them.
They are fast becoming the Ishmaels
OF the entire world, but they seem to
glory In having the hands Of all decent
folk against them.
The administrations big navy bill,
bOlstered by semi-secret cablegram
from President Wilson to the house
naval committee, had a stormy time in
the house last week. The minority de.
nOunced 1t as bluff measure de-
signed to enable Mr.. Wilson to force
on the peace congress certain of his
ideas for the league of nations, and
for day it was blocked by the point
Of order that it authorized the presi-
dent to construct the navy without
making any appropriation. The Re
.publicans laughed with scorn at an
amendment proposed by Chairman
Padgett approprlating s2,00O,OOO with
which to build battleships costing
$210 100000, and the Democrats hast
lily adjourned. Next day. however, the
administration leaders had their way
and the bill for the three-year build
ing program, carrying 1921 100000 for
the. naval establishment during the
next fiscal year, was adopted by the
house.
Secretary Baker and Chairman Dent
have drawn up an army bill, now be-
fore the house, providing for tempo
rary army Of something over half a
million, to be raised by voluntary en-
ilistments and designed only to carry
the country over the period of occupa-
ton and reorganization. After that
the nation is to be left virtually with
out an army, as it was before the great
war The bill takes the war depart
ment organization away from the gem
eral staff and returns it to the bureau
chiefs. These features Of the measure
have subjected 1t to bitter attacks by
the advocates of preparedness
Opce more the suffragists put their
cause to the test in the senate, and
once more they went down to defeat,
this time by margin of only one vote.
Democrats to the number of is, most
Ely Southerners, and II Republicans
voted against the amendment, while
q Democrats and 81 Republicans yot-