The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1919-09-12
President About to Start on His
Trip to Tell People About
the Peace Treaty.
LIVING COST IS INVOLVED
Opponents Of Pact Propose Many
Amendments to Keep America
From "Foreisn Entanolements"
- Montenegro Revolts
Against Serbian Rule
Palmer Predicts
Lower Prices.
BY EDWARD w. PlckARD.

Being satisfied that economic cOndi-
tiOns the world over absolutely depend
on the ratification of the peace treaty.
and decidedly disturbed by the violent
assaults on that pact in the senate
committee on foreign relations. Presi-
dent Wilson determined that his speak
ing tour of the country could not he
much longer postponed. He announced
that he would start on Wednesday.
September 3, and would visit about 80
of the principal cities. being absent
from Washington about 25 days. At
San Francisco he will review the Pa
citic deet. 1t was said In Washington
that the president considered the trip
of greater importance than any func-
tion arranged for the reception of
General Pershing, who is about to
come home.
The peace treaty is by no means the
only subject on which Mr.. Wilson will
address the people. He Is much exer-
cised by the labor situation. especially
as it applies to the railroads, and will
take the opportunity to try to impress
on the workers the wisdom Of avoiding
strikes in order to allay unrest and
restore normal conditions and thus
help bring down the cost of living.
Some half dozen of the most stub.
horn opponents of the peace treaty in
the senate also will leave Washington
during the week to appeal to the cOun-
try to uphold them in the position they
have taken. Among them will be Sem
ators Johnson. Poindexter. Borah and
Reed. They are not going to trail the
president. but will expend their ef-
forts mainly in states whose senators
are classed among the mild reserva-
tiOnists. These senators. they hope.
can be forced to Join the group of ex-
tremists. The latter are now openly
trying to defeat not only the League
of Nations covenant but the main
body of the treaty. With this end in
view the foreign relations committee.
which they control. has adopted Il
series of amendments to the treaty Of
fered by Senator Fall. These not only
would restore Shantung directly to
China, hut would exclude the United
States from all the interallied COM
missions set up by the pact except
that on reparations. Lodge and his
followers hold that the treaty. even If
drastically amended. would leave the
United States liable to become en-
brOiled In the controversies Of Europe
and Asia.
This action of the committee was
bitterly assailed in the senate by Dem.
ocrats and by Republicans Of the mild
reservation" group. and it was pre-.
dicted that the amendments would not
he accepted by the senate. Senator
McCEmber especially attacked the
adtung amendment. declaring 1t was
the greatest blow that could be struck
1t the real interests Of China. Sena'
Or Borah replied that the Shantung
'sttlement was indefensible from the
standpoint Of International morals
and common decency.
In this connection the fact that DR.
Paul Reinsch. our minister to China
has just resigned Is significant. 1t /.
understood in Washington that hi
found his position in Peking untenablt
on account of the approval Of tht
Shantung settlement by the American
peace delegates. since, according to tn,
general belief, he had a good deal Il
do with persuading China to enter the
war ~ promises Of American support
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