The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-10-04


and the opposition were not at all sure
Of their strength. The mild reserva-
tionists hoped some way might be
found to avoid the direct issue
The French chamber of deputies,
in which the government was pressing
for ratification of the treaty, was much
exercised by the hostile attitude OF
the American senate and the govern
ment was called on for explanations.
Tardieu said he was satisfied the SEN
ate would ratify the treaty, and Pichon
said even without the United States
the League of Nations could exist, e-
gally speaking. Barthou replied that
France wanted political, not legal
guarantees. Premier Clemenceau then
said:
Should the United States reject
the League of Nations, two treaties Of
alliance between France and Great
Britain and France and the United
States exist. Nevertheless 1t was pre-,
cisely because we felt that the League
of Nations was an insufficient guaran-
tee for some years to come that these
treaties were drawn up. The League
of Nations for the present has nothing
to do with the Franco British
can treaties, which constitute suffi-
cient guarantees for France"
Italy was in the midst Of tremen-
dons crisis, brought on directly by the
seizure of Ftume by DtAnnunzio ana
blamed by the Italians themselves on
the great powers which refused to car
ry out all the promises in the treaty
of London. Foreign Minister Tittoni
was compelled to resign, and the peace
conference in Paris was deeply con-
cerned by the situation. The Italian
government asked the allies to Gust
D'AnnunZio and his followers, but at
this writing nothing in that line had
been started. The poet-soldier was
still defiant and his forces were in
creasing in strength. Other Italian
leaders, it was reported, were follow
ing his example and making raids on
Spalato, Sabenico and Trau towns on
the Dalmatian coast which have been
under the domination of the Jugo-
Slavs. In Ragusa, near the Montene-
grin frontier, there was a veritable
yai nf nv al
so, that the Italians are planning to
restore King Nicholas to the throne
of Montenegro He is the father of
the queen of Italy.
Late advices from Spalato by way
of Copenhagen said an American des-
troyer appeared at Trau and landed
marines, compelling the Italians to
leave. after which the Jugo-Slavs
took over the town from the Ameri.
cans.
Officials of the state department at
Washington admit that the president
has agreed with the allies on plan
to give support to Kolchak and Deni-
kline in their fight against the bolshe-
Wiki. The United States is to supply
the former with the things he needs,
and Great Britain and France will
take care of the latter Presumably
this arrangement means that the
American troops now in Siberia will
not be brought back for some time.
Both these Russian leaders have been
scoring considerable success against
the bolsheviki lately, and 1t may be
the recognition Of the Omsk govern
ment by the allied powers will not be
much longer delayed.
The bolshevist government, while
willing to make peace with the Bal
tic states, is laying its plans to conquer
the rest of its foes Trotzky, speak
ing recently in Petrograd, said his ar
mics would continue their methods Of
beating their enemy singly, taking Kol-
chak first and then Denikine. IF Fin
land wants war; he said, cit will he
necessary to begin against her a cam
paign of exterhpation such as hlther-
10 has been unkn0wnsto history"
Lenine, it is said, is anxious to be
at peace with all the world. T9re
was Il report in Paris that he had been
assassinated. If this were true Trotz-
ky probably would be more powerful
than ever, and the peace he seeks Is
founded on the destruction Of his en-
emies.
The king and queen " the Belglans
are on their way to visit the United
States. Before his departure Albert
said he had much to learn IN this coun-
try owing to the excellent relations
existing between capital and labor"
here. Can II be that Albert was spool
ing usf