The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-23


whether we Shall actually have rati-
fled or not, because peace will then be
fact"
The president may go ahead any.
how and name the member of the repa-
rations commission, and it was report.
ed that Bernard Baruch is to be his Sc.
lection.
Some of the senators, and perhaps
great many other people, do not
agree with Mr.. Taft that the Shantung
affair has been exaggerated. Mr.. Will
son is said to have explained to Ger.
tain of his callers that the other peace
makers, entangled in secret treaties,
left to him the settlement of that an.
nOying matter and that it was 'neces'
sary to yield so much to Japan in or
der to assure her joining the League
of Nations. 1t was believed he might
now bring some pressure to bear to
persuade Japan to declare formally
her intention to return the province
to China within a short period of time.
That of course would do much to 81
lence the criticism against the clause.
The Japanese, however, are not dis
playing very compliant spirit lately.
They have vigorously denied the story
that the Shantung settlement was in
exchange for the Japanese withdrawal
of the racial equality clause from the
league covenant, and the intimation is
plain that they will renew later their
demand for the inclusion of such a
clause. Also there is open opposition
in Japan to participating in tNe, inter
national tribunal TO try the'g FORMER
kaiser, based on the assertion that
such action would have bad effect
on the Japanese people.
The British parliament has ratified
the peace treaty with Germany unan-
imously, and also has adopted the
Anglo-French alliance bill.
AuSltl Ia HAS UCCu huIluCu lllC pCdtC
treaty she must sign and of course is
protesting - hopelessly ~ against the
terms imposed. The reparation terms
are similar to those in the German
treaty, and the financial terms pro-
vide that the prewar debt shall be
apportiOned among the various former
parts of the Austrian empire and the
coinage and war bonds taken up by
the new governments and redeemed
as they see fit. The Austrian army is
to be reduced to 10000 men and she is
and fishing boats and 20 per cent of
her river fleet. Large numbers of cat
tie also must be surrendered, as well
as quantities of stuff stolen by the
Hapsburgs. In the revised territorial
terms is seen possibility of future
trouble, for Austria is to receive the
0derberg region of Hungary The
HungarianS are not likely to submit
tamely to this and Bella Kun, If he is
still in power there, may find in it q
chance to keep his army from disnte-
grating by appealing to the national
feeling.
Conflicting stories concerning Bella
Kun have been coming from Vienna.
One had it that the communist leader
had been deposed by triumvirate and
that terror troops" were in control Of
Budapest. Another and later dispatch
showed he was still in the saddle.
The tangled mess known as the Rus
sian situation has no very promising
aspects of late. The British comman-
der in North Russia reports that the
Russian volunteer troops that have
been cooperating with him have mutt
MED and joined the b0lshevists; GEN
eraI Denikine has been suffering re-
verses at the hands of Trotzky's army
and Admiral Kolchak, head Of the
Omsk government, does not seem to
he getting anywhere. Lenine has Of
fered to cede Bessarabia to Roumania
If the latter country will prohibit Kol-
chak'S supporters from crossing its
frontier. This may amount to nothing,
as Roumania already holds possession
of Bessarabia. In eastern Gallcia,
where the Ukrainians and Poles are
fighting for the territory, the Poles
have captured the important city Of
Tarnopol. Delayed dispatches from
Vladivostok tell of Il successful excur-
sion In the Suchan valley district by
an American military column which
cleared out bands of bolsheviki at a
cost of two men killed and eleven
wounded The holshevki In Siberia
have released all their American pris-
oners. Ave in number.
The peace conference Is now attend.
ing to Bulgaria. The delegates from
that country arrived in Paris from
Sofia Friday and were quartered at the