The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-25

man radicals were cooperating with
Wyncoop, the Dutch socialist leader
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Because of dissension over Italy's
territorial claims the cabinet resigned
and Premier Orlando was commission
ed to form a new one Several mem
bers were bitterly opposed to Foreign
Minister lSonnino in his demands that
Italy be given the whole of the Dalma-
tan coast, holding with President Will
son that part of that territory should
justly be given to the Jugo-Slav
state.
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Little Luxembourg also had her crisis
last week. After republic had been
proclaimed, and suppressed within a
few 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 principality, 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 failing rapidly. The
. Germans, who supported Wilhelm
J naNrtEiy 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
ginal notes in the kaiser's handwriting
on papers in the foreign Office prove
him to have been one of the chief war
makers. This venomous course of the
Germans certainly is superf1uous, 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
$100,000,000 for this purpose, and 1t is
understood the other allied nations will
do their part. The money is not to
be spent for food for the Germans, but
much of the relief will go 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 been
made republic under the presidency
Of Count Karolyi, is appealing 10 the
allies for its share Of help, as well as
against being deprived of any Of its
territory by the surrounding new ma.
tions.
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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 I'M
der renewed discussion by the subri1is
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
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The United States went dry last
week, national prohibition "goins
over the top" when Nebraska ratified
the constitutional amendment, being
| the thirty-sixth state to take that &C
lion. The amendment goes into effect
| one year hence, but as the war meas
ure passed by congress establishes
countrywide prohibition on July 1 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 nov
have vision Of a boozeIess world
| They have established headquarters
| in many foreign cities and say they
| are making great Roadway. The Unit.
ed States is the first great nation to
adopt prohibition, for the Russian
ban was only Oh vodka, and that has
been lifted By the bolshevik govern.
ment.