The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-04-11

German state property In territories
TO be coded by the peace treaty and
the order in which the obligations OF
Germany shall be imposed. AS for
the reparation TO be demanded of the
Huns. the economic experts have
found the amount OF damage inflicted
by the Germans was between $685.
O0O.0Oo,0O0 and $4,000 900. 900, but as
this Is beyond the ability OF Germany
TO pay, the sum is being scaled down
and probably viii be less than $780,
600. 100000.
II the treaty with Germany is such
as II Is supposed 10 be. Germany will
refuse to sign IL. Anyhow. that Is
what the press and many of the lead
ers say. Doctor Dernburg OF unsav-
DRY memory. dechres the German peo-
pie will not accept a treaty Of peace
that Is not inspired by impartiality.
justice and a spirit of reconciliation
and that does not contain a league OF
nations into which Germany is admit
ted with full rights. Doctor Schiller.
minister of finance. says he has taken
solemn oath that the government
will not surrender one inch Of German
territory. The Prussian national assem-
bly, has voted against the relinqush-
ment of any OF the Rhine territory. es-
peclally the Saar basin. All over the
country meetings are being held. or
ganized by Foreign Secretary Brock
dorff- Rantzau, to protest against an
"enslaving peace" This movement.
in which all factions are Joining, is
being used TO reawaken the national
spirit. and the threat of spreading
bolshevism II the demands of the Ger
man people are not met is being used
by the leaders 10 intimIdate the inter-
allied peace delegates. The latter,
however. do not seem especially wor.
ried. evidently taking II for granted
that Germany will have 10 accept any
treaty they formulate. If the Ger
mans do submit 10 bolshevism, IL will
be of their own free viii. and mainly
In spite and not because they pre-
fer that form OF government
With Hungary the case Is different,
and Ii may well be that that coun-
try's new soviet government Will re-
fuse to sign any treaty with the al
lies. If IL survives. AT the end of the
week there were evidences that the
allies were about 10 take decided nc-
ton against the Hungarians The
French were urging that an army be
sent 10 occupy territory between Rus
sia and Hungary. and General Mangtn
was recalled from Mayenee In this
ported TO have occupied PresShurg,
Hungary, only 35 miles from Vienna
Allied gunboats were hurriedly sent
up the Danube for the purpose OF pro-
tectlng the French and British mis-
sions In Budapest The members Of
those missions are believed 10 have
escaped safely.
Bella Kun, as foreign minister. is
bossing the bolshevist job In Buda-
pest. and he and his associates are
Matchmaking everything and ordering
the severest OF penalties for any form
Of resistance. Count Karolyi Is vari-
ously reported to be executed and In
prison. The outbreak OF the revolu-
ton In Hungary at this time Is as
crihed 10 the action Of the French
military mission in establishing n neu.
trai zone between Roumania aud Hun
gary In 4 way that led the Hungarian
TO believe their country WAS about to
he dismemhered. The Czccho- Slovaks,
IL was understood. went into action
against the Hungarian bolsheviSts n;
once, some Of their troops having cap
tured Raah. on the Danube. interrupt
Ing communication between budapest
and Vienna. Large Hungarian cannon
factories are situated in Raah T-he
premier Of Czecho- S1ovakia. Or. Kari
Kramarvz now In Paris. declares hts
country Ia too strong 10 yield to Dol.
shevik temptations. though he admits
II is in dangerous proximity II Dol.
shcviSm is victorious In Russia. he
predicts that country wlll Inevitably
fall under German influence.
Here is peculiar contradiction Of
opinions For many months we have
been assured that the one sure thing
that would check the spread OF the
bolsheyik poison. In Russia and else
where was food: and consequently
Mr.. Hoover has been making strenu-
Gus efforts 10 feed central EuroDe.
respondent who has been long In Rus