The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-08-08


witness and was questioned especially
regarding the PREPARATION and other
financial clauses
President Wilson postponed the
start OF his speaking tour of the cO,n-
try probably until August Is, and con-
tinued his efforts in Washington in
behalf of the peace treaty and league
covenant. He called in more senator's
to conference, both Democrats and Re-
publicanS. and appealed for unquali-
fed ratification Of the treaty especial
~ on the ground that reservations or
amendments would necessitate it's re-
submission to Germany. which he said
would he humiliating to us. To Sen
atOr Fernald of Maine Mr.. Wilson said
he had assumed there were at least
sixty senators who would take world
view of the situation.
'There are sixty men in the United
States senate who take a world view
Of the situation" Senator Fernald re-
piled. "Fortunately. they include in
their view the hest interests of the
United States of America"
Other senators told the president
that while they recognized the fact
that reservations would cause delay.
they considered the protection OF
American interests OF greater impor-
tance than speedy ratification. There
is no doubt that both sides to the con.
troversy would be glad to find some
dignitied way out of it. but neither
seems to have made any converts The
help which the administration expect
et in the way Of a formal declaration
by Japan that it would restore Shan
tung to China was not forthcoming
and that grab clause remained sore
spot.
Official dispatches from Maj. ]. G.
Green, director of the American re-
lief administration work in Turkey.
calls attention to the imminent peril
of the remainder of the Armenian ma
ton. The Turks have reOrganized
their army and they and the Tatar>
are advancing on the Armenians from
three sides, cutting them off from all
relief supplies and threatening thei,
determination. Unless military pro-
lection is afforded the Armenans at
once, says Major Green. the disaste.
will be more terrible than the ,nassa-
creS in 1918. In Paris it is said the
peace conferences hands are tied un.
til America decides whether or not II
will accept mandate for Asia Minor.
Germany's commissioners named t..
attend to the delivery Of live stock 10
the French and Belgians. and to thu
transfer of the Saar coal mines has
arrived at Versailles and gone to work.
and in other respects the Germans
seem to be trying reluctantly to carry
out the provisions OF the treaty. But
their army in Letvia remains obdurat.
| and General Won der GOltZ and other
officers have become so insnlent ~
their endeavorS to prevent the Let's
from establishing a stable government
that the supreme council of the allies
has ordered the immediate expulsion
OF the German troops from Letvia.
Austria was given until one o'clock
In the afternoon of August to CON
slider the terms offered her. Her pre-,
and public men have declared thu
terms are impossible of acceptance.
and on Thursday it was announced
that the cabinet. headed by DIR. Karl
Renner. had decided to resign.
Though America was not at war
with Bulgaria. it was decided that it
should sign the treaty with that nation
This treaty was completed with til.
exception Of some Of the territorial
clauses. All the Allies except Americ,
were In favor Of awarding westei n
Thrace to Greece. Undersecretary oi
state Polk. who has taken Secretary
l.ansing's place on the council. wax
taking an active part In the discus.
sion Of this matter.