The daily morning oasis., 1919-01-29

man radicals were cooperating with
Wyncoop, the Dutch socialist leader
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Because Of dissenslon owe Italy's
territorial claims the cabines resigned
and Premier Orlando was commission
ed TO form new one. Several mem
Ders were bitterly opposed to Foreign
Minister Sonnino In his demands that
italy be given the whole OF the Dalma-
tan coast, holding with President VIII.
son mat part Of that territory should
justly be given to the JugO- Slav
state.
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Little Luxembourg also had her crisis
iast week. After a republic had been
proclaimed, and suppressed within a
rev hours by the French military au.
thorities, Grand Duchess Marie abdi-
Gated and was succeeded by the eldest
OF her sisters. Princess Charlotte.
Marie had lost the favor Of her people
because, though she protested against
the passage of the German armies
through the principally, she after.
ward entertained high German per.
sonages..
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Speaking Of high personages, there
are some queer reports coming from
the refuge Of the former kaiser in
Holland. 1t is declared he is border.
Ing on insanity, talking almost inces-
sanity and incoherently and wandering
about at night. 1t is also said that
his health is falling rapidly. The
Germans, who supported Wilhelm
heartily until he turned out to be a
loser, are now heaping abuse on him
and the German commission appoint
ed to determine his responsibility for
the war has recommended that he be
brought to trial, declaring that mar
sinal notes in the kaisers handwriting
on papers ". the foreign Office prove
him to have been one Of the chief war
makers. This venomous course of the
Germans certainly is superfuOus, for
the allied governments will see to It
that Wilhelm and others get the pun
ishment they so richly deserve.
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The desperate need of the liberated
peoples of central Europe for food will
be relieved as soon as possible. Urged
by President Wilson, the American
house of Representatives appropriated
S100,0O0,O00 for this purpose, and it is
understood the other allied nations will
do their part. The money is not to
be spent Tor food for the Germans, but |
much of tie relief viii 60 to the peo-
pies formerly under the rule Of the
Emperor of Austria. The British army
in italy did graceful thing the other
day when they sent several trainlOads
of food to starving Vienna in recogni.
ton of the decent way in which the
Austrians had treated British prison
ers of war. Hungary, which has bean
made republic under the presidency
of Count Karolyi, is appealing to the
allies for its share of help. as well az
against being deprived of any Of its
territory by the surrounding new ma
tons.
Turkey came to the front with the
report that the Turks had finally sur.
rendered Medina, the holy city Of the
Mohammedans, to the king of the
Hedjaz. This capitulation was in
cluded in the terms of the armistice.
but was delayed by the long isolation
of the garrison. The disposition Of
Constantinople also was brought un-
der renewed discussion by the submits
sion of the claims of Greece to the
peace delegates in Paris. The general
belief was that the city would be
placed under International control
rather than turned over to the Greeks.
The United States went dry last
week. national prohibition going
over the top" when Nebraska ratified
the constitutional amendment, being
the thirty-sixth state to take that ac-
ton. The amendment goes into effect
one year hence, but as the war meas
ure passed by congress establishes
countrywide prohibition on July ! the
dry era will really date from that day.
The leaders Of the prohibition party
naturally are joyous over the triumph
of the cause for which they struggled
through so many years, and they now
have vision of a bOOzeless world.
They have established headquarters
in many foreign cities and say they
are making great Roadway. The Unit
ed States is the rirst great nation to
adopt prohibition, for the Russian
ban was only on vodka, and that has
been lifted by the bolsheyik govern
ment.