Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-03-20


A. p. f.. in front Of the hotel dc.
bolshevism on all peoples. Dispatches
from Moscow say the soviet govern
ment has appointed Swiss named
Moor to be International commissar''
with. unlimited financial and political
powers. with view to promoting
worldwide communist revolution. In
the Archangel region the bolshevists
continue their attacks on the allied
forces and, though suffering severe
losses, have compelled them to move
northward from vistavka. 1nforma-
ton from the part Of Russia controlled
by the bolsheviki is that though their
army is increasing and Is well drilled
and we'll fed, the rest of the people
are starving to death. Production Of
all kinds has ceased and transporta-
ton is SO utterly demoralized that what
grain they have cannot be distributed.
In word, the soviet government has
demonstrated. its absolute incapacity
and lack Of administrative ability, ex-
cept in the matter of raising q con-
script army. In this Trotzky is large
ly following the old system Of the en-
pire.
The war of words and ideas over the
league Of nations continues undated.
Former President Taft and others of
the plans supporters admit the pres
ent draft should be amended, and have
suggested desirable changes. Senator
Borah and the rest Of the attackers do
not seem to approve the league at all.
The pope has rather weakly reverted
to the old idea of an agreement for In
ternational arbitration with economic
boycott of the nation refusing to SUBJ
nit to the award of the arbitrators.'
He also would admit to the league ev-
cry nation. In this he is supported by
Mr.. Bryan, who thinks to require
two-thirds vote to admit new men,
Der suggests the social club, where
few black balls may keep out an I'M
congenial applicant.
Opponents Of the league plan in
America have formed a national Or
ganization Of which Col. Henry Wat
terson Of Louisville is president and
George Wharton Pepper Of Philadel-
phia is the managing head and d.
rector. Its purpose is to create the
machinery for conducting an active
campaign against the proposed league
throughout the nation. It will UNDER
take to reach every voter by distribut-
ing literature attacking the league
plan. Among the members are many
senators and prominent publicists.
All neutral nations are to have some
thing to say concerning the league be-
fore action is taken. They have been
invited by the conference authorities
to attend a private and unofficial con-
ference in Paris March 80, to express
their views on the constitution as
drafted. It is believed now that &C.
neva may be made the permanent seat
of the league of nations.
Ireland is not the only country that
is seeking to take advantage Of the
''self-determination" principle enunci-
ated by President Wilson and accepted
by the belligerent nations. Porto Rico
strongly urges that it be made state
or given independence. and the Phil
ippines are urging that they be permit
ted to paddle their own canoe. Presi-
dent Wilson's record leads to the be-
lief that he will not offer any serious
opposition to the desires of the Fill
pinos. Korea, also, has declared its
independence from Japan, and the dec.
laration, which says 1t represents The
voice of 2O,OOO,OOO people, asserts they
will fight to the last drop of blood in
the great cause of liberty. The leader
of the Koreans Is said to have come to
the United States to conduct press
campaign with the immediate object OF
obtaining hearing at the Paris peace
conference.
Two pieces Of news concerning Mex
leo aroused interest last week. One
was that President Carranza was in
sisting on the payment Of the confis
catory royalty tax" on oil produced
by foreign operators and that the en-
tire controversy was likely to reach
critical stage again. The other wa.
the information that the I. w. w. hat
established revolutionary confedera
ton in Mexico for the purpose of over
throwing the clergy. capitalists ant
bourgeoisie, and that the chief of tn,
Carranza cabinet had signed an agree
ment with them to have enacted tn,
necessary syndicalist legislation. Mem
bers Of tie /. w. w. are 10 be designat
ed as unrnobilized soldiers for any dut.
in the way of establishing the desires
results