The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1919-01-18

compromise can be reached in he
peace congress without great difficulty.
Premier Lloyd George being de-
tanned in London, the preliminary con-
f~erences of the premiers and foreign
ministers of the four great powers in
Paris went over to this week, but Mr..
Wilson had an important informal con-
ference with Premier Orlando Of Italy
and the representatives of Japan.
President Poincare named the fol-
lowing as the French delegates to the
peace conferences: Premier Clemen-
ceau, Foreign Minister Pichon, Finance
Minister Klotz, Jules Cambon and An
Dire Tardieu, high commissioner to the
United States. The French have SUBJ
mitted to other delegations a program
for procedure by which the peace on
gress would take up matters in this
order: A general agreement for the
creation of a league of nations; the
setting up of new Independent states
growing out of the war; the assess
ment of damages and indemnities and
manner of payment; the conclusion of
peace treaties with the central powers.
Thes treaties, it is plain, must wait un-
I'll recognizable governments have been
established in the central nations. If
this were too long delayed it might be-
come necessary for the allies to step
in and help, though probably this
would be done only as a last resort,
and the United States might decline to
have any active part in it.
The British government, it is under
stood, will urge that some kind of a
general peace settlement be the first
business of the conference, one Of the
important reasons for this being that
it would permit an early demobiliza-
ton of the army. Just now this is q
serious matter for England, for last
week there were many noisy demon
strations by troops who want to be re-
leased to return to civil life. The
crews of the mine-Sweeping traWlers
also protested. and it was announced
that hereafter the work of these men
mostly fishermen-wOuld be done by
volunteers. That no punishment was
inflicted for the open breaking Of dis
cipline by the British soldiers is one
Of the significant signs of the times. In
the United States there is similar dis
content over the slOwnesS and poor
system of rehabilitation, but so fal
there have been no demonstrations.
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Secretary Bakers pacifst soul II
finding expression anew these days al
the Yanks return from overseas. Ii
various cases there have been efforts
to organize receptions for these men II
their home localities before their de
mobilization, so that their friends ca
see them parade and show them in
body how their gallant services are ap
preciated. Among these the case O
the Blackhawk division and Chicago
was notable. But the secretary of wa
seems to fear that such martial dis
plays as are asked would tend tOwart
militarism. He does not say so, bu
that is the way 1t looks.
a.
A jury in Judge Landis' fedora
court In Chicago did a good job las
week, finding Victor L. Berger. Adolpl
Germer,0 w. F. Kruse, j. Louis Eng
dahl and Rev. Irwin st. John Tucke
guilty of sedition and %disloyalty unde
the espionage act. The congressman
eject from Milwaukee and his Socialis
associates were active throughout tn
war in their efforts to obstruct tn
governments war program, and the.
face terms in a federal prison ant
heavy fines. It may be that Berge
will not be permitted to take his sea
in the next congress. though this is un
certain, owing to his appeal from tn
verdict.
The allies are planning to mitigat
the rigors of the blockade of the cen
trail powers in order to let in food, no
for the Huns, but for Poland and tn
people of the Balkans and certain sec
tons of Russia. Partial surveys O
the food situation show that these e