, 1919-12-04

"1iti VI Iit Oulttu SUITES IHlUe-
:, mostly in the North sea.
question will be reached, satisfactory
to all parties, including D'Annunzio.
This is the expected result of CONVEX
sations there between British, French,
italian and Jugo-Slav representatives,
The Jugo-Slavs are still and
claim to have information tina Italy
plans to take all of Dalmatia and Mon
tenegro.
Maxim Litvinoff, representing the
soviet government of Russia, is in Co
penhagen comforting with British ennis.
saries. Primarily the matter in hand
Is the exchange of prisoners, but Lit.
vinof admitted that if the British at
titude was favorable, peace negotia-
tons would be taken up. He headed
the bolshevik delegation that met the
representatives Of the Baltic states in
Dorpat, and the latter say his manner
was cold and threatening throughout,
and that unless he behaves otherwise
in Copenhagen 1t will be difficult to ne
gotiate with him. The Baltic states al
ready have lost faith in the bolshe.
visits professed desire for peace with
them. The soviet government of Rus.
STA has announced new victories over
Denikine's forces and further advances
In the Omsk region.
On Thursday Premier Stambuliwsky
of Bulgaria signed the treaty of peace
between his country and the allies.
The pact was signed by all the allied
nations except Roumania and Jugo.
Slavla, which are awaiting the signing
of the treaty with Austria. Bulgaria
Is to pay an Indemnity of S445, O0O, 900
to surrender all works of art and other
valuables taken from allied countries
to abolish compulsory military service
and to reduce its army to 10000 men
1t is deprived of Thrace and of Strum.
nitza, the latter going to Serbia.
Germany, at last reports, was still
holding out on signing the protocol
which the allied nations drew up, and
the supreme council has expressed its
surprise and displeasure at this course
The council told the Germans that II
the treaty of Versailles were not put
into effect or December l the respon.
sibility would rest entirely with their
government. In another note to thv
German delegation at Versailles NJ
Clemenceau, as president of the coun,
Gil, sternly refused to deviate from
the terms of the treaty In favor OF
German prisoners employed in recon.
1 elimination. xr-arly In thn IAraaNaE4l -Ar
of France, and he used some very plain
language concerning German brutality
and insincerity.
Another Irish crisis Is at hand, fol
the British government, according tc
dispatches from Dublin. has issued G
proclamation prohibiting and suppress
ing the Sim Fem and other like or
CARNATIONS in all countries and Dor
oughs in ireland. 1t is believed the
British now have 10000 troops In Ire
land, and on the other hand the sup
porters of the Irish republic" claim
they have an army of at least 100, 600
ready to fight for the cause.
The new Labor party held its frs
national convention in Chicago las
week, and II was scarcely what coul(
be called q success. The official list Of
delegates showed that 72S presented
credentials, but a good many of then
faded away before the convention
came to a close. Moreover, moi on,
of the 124 international labor unioni
was represented, and of the $4,000 10
cal unions in the American Federation
of Labor INT 5000 Independent unions
only 642 sent delegates. One delegate
from Boston said about so per cent o.
those in attendance were Socialist
and ex-Socialists. Among those VIII,
deserted the convention were the mem
bers of the Nonpartisan league, headed
by Governor Frazier of North Dakota
The platform adopted is almost iden
teal with those of other radica
groups.
When the congressional committe,
went to Ellis island to investigate tn,
cases of the radicals held here for de
p~ortatlon It ran into a bunch of tar
tars. The reds refused to be ques
toned, and moreover were on q hun
ger strike because they were separatet
from callers by bars. or course tn,
obvious course is to let them starve
and the applause would be general
It was also disclosed that Frederic {
Howe, former commissioner of Imml
grafton Mt the island. had maintaine,
a strangely sympathetic attitude o
mind toward the reds who had beer
cnught in the federal net. There ma,
! be more about him later on.