The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-03-14

to send troops into Bavaria, but the
sOvet government in Munich threat
ened to execute ten prominent citizens
il this were done.
Those who have never placed any
faith in the genuineness of the German
revolution of last autumn were not
surprised to read that the monarchists
of that country were preparing for
coup d'etat in the near future for the
restoration of the old order of thingT
The general staff with the old Officer
class are asserted to have gradually
gained the whip hand and now hold
the government in their power and in
tend to overthrow 1t. A number of
royalist officers met recently in Char
lOttenburg. according to the story. and
pledged themselves to hold munitions
In readiness, to enlist as many men
loyal to the former kaiser as possible
and to assemble when called. The
coup, 1t is believed, will be carried
out In Berlin. and it Is certain that
bloody civil war will result. whatever
may be the final outcome. The former
army officers are a power to he reck-
oned with In Prussia. and it may be
their efforts will be aided by the nu-
merous members of the old regime
who Sill retain their places In the
various departments of the govern
ment at Berlin, under majority social
list chiefs. William Hohenzollern not
long ago had conference with Count
Won Broekdorff- Rantzan, the German
foreign minister. and was said after
ward to be extraordinarily cheerful.
Possibly he hopes to recover his
throne, but If so he doesn't seem to he
taking into account the fact that the
allies claim the right to determine his
fate and that they undoubtedly have
other plans for him.
The many strikes and other signs OF
industrial unrest In America are caus.
ing President Wilson some anxiety.
and after n session with Secretary of
.sbor Wilson he had an invitation
.ciegraphed to the governors of all the
states and the mayors of about 100
cities To meet with him in conference
at the White House March 3 and 4 to
discuss vital questions affecting bust
ness and labor" The president and
the American labor delegation now In
Paris as wei are urging the adoption
of definite national policy that will
stimulate public and private construc-
ton and industry.
In line with this plan, Secretary
Redtield has created an industrial
board for the purpose of stabilzing
basic commodity prices. and the coun.
ell OF national defense will cooperate
with It. THE effort" says an an.
nouncement OF the council. "should be
10 wholly eliminate the abnormal. un.
balanced stimulation that business has
had and the inflated prices that have
resulted, and to start upon normal
level. after which industry can safely
rely upon the law of supply and de-
mand. Reductions from high prices to
the proper level should he made as
nearly as practicable at the same time
In the various industries"
Premier Lloyd George and his col
leagues In the British government
have have been working like Troians
10 avert or at least postpone the
threatened strike of all the miners and
railway men OF Great Britain. An
peais Ia the patriotism and common
sense Of the men appeared To have
some effect. though at this writing the
outcome is extremely uncertain. The
miners, railway Wen and transport
workers have formed triple alliance
no one section of which will take any
action or reach any settlement with.
out consultation and agreement with
the other sections.
President Wilson made several i'm
portant appointments last week. +.
Mitchell Palmer. alien property ems.
tedian. was made attorney general
Hugh c. Wallace OF Tacoma was an.
pointed ambassador To France and
Norman Hapgood was given the nlacs
of minister to Denmark.
on his way from Boston 10 Washing.
Ton the president signed the new rows.
nue. oill and many of its sections went
INTO effect at once. one of lis nro.
visions made the District of Columbia
eone-dry, with the exception of the
property occupied by Foreign emnas
sizes and miniStrfsr