, 1919-10-09

General Won der Goltz still refuses
to withdraw the German army from
the Baltic region, and the government
at Berlin, persisting in its contention
that those troops are not under its con-
troll, has shut off their supplies-so il
says. The supreme councils patience
was exhausted and it authorized Mar
shall Foch to send an ultimatum to
Berlin with he threat of a renewal of
the blockade. Near the close of the
week it was reported in Paris that the
blockade Ia been put into effect. Won
der Goltz has been grossly insulting
to General Burt, representative of the
allies in Riga. n has announced he
would allow no E~nglishmen to remain
in the Baltic territory occupied by Ger
man troops.
\ Riga correspondent cables that
the Letvian government has called to
the colors all men between the ages
of nineteen and twenty-seven. The in
tention presumably is to move against
the Germans, and possibly an advance
against Petrograd is contemplated, in
conjunction with the Esthonian army.
Omaha is hanging its head in shame
because of the wild outbreak in which
n negro prisoner was lynched, Mayor
Ed Smith nearly murdered by the mob.
and the handsome new county build
ing set on fire. The local authorities
being helpless, federal troops were hur-
ried to the scene and quickly restored
order. Smith is in a way a reform
mayor. n decent Omaha people lay
the blame for the rioting to a bitter
newspaper campaign that has been
carried on against him and his police
force.
Still another race war broke out in
Elaine. Ark, in which five whites and
eleven negroes were killed. Troops
were sent there, too. In Helena. near
by, the situation was tense.
Because of Mr.. Wilson's illness the
plans for the tour of the king and
queen of the Belgians was changed.
They landed at New York Thursday,
were officially received Friday, went
SiShtoccihS mat uhs III udyt
and hen were to start on their trip
through the country, stopping at Wash
ington on the return to the East. For
reasons not stated but not difficult to
surmise, Chicago and Milwaukee were
left out of the list of places where
Albert and Elizabeth are to stop. MIL
waukee's mayor says 'to hell with all
kings" Chicago's city council sent a
rather belated invitation. Its mayor
needs no comment.
The president was comforted by the
assurance of his supporters In the SEN
ate that that body would not accept
any amendments or reservations to
the peace treaty and covenant. Also
he must have smiled when he heard
of the doings at Ardmore. Okla. though
of course he could not approve of them.
The people of that untamed town
warned Senator Reed to cancel his en-
gagement to speak there against the
treaty. He ignored the warning and
when he appeared on the platform the
lights were put out and he was show
cred with eggs and Kissed and hooted
INTO silence.
The Fall amendments to the treaty.
designed to eliminate the United
States from participation In all the
various international commissions Gre
ated by 1t except that on PREPARATIONS.
came to a vote in the senate Friday
and were beaten, as was expected. The
opposition refused to regard the vote
as an accurate test of the strength Of
the opposing factions, as a number Of
mild reservationists voted against the
amendments. The senate is now to
take up in order the Moses amendment
providing that whenever questions in
volving any part of the British empire
come before the league, non OF the
British dominions or colonies shall
vote; the Shantung amendment. and
last the Johnson amendment. II 10
hoped a final vote on the treaty may
be reached about November /. How
ever, there is danger of a long dead
lock, as some administration senators
have threatened that II the Lodge res
ervations are adopted 40 Democrats
will stand together to defeat the rat
flying resolution. The Democrats
would then try TO get a vote on the
question of unreserved ratification, and
1t is claimed that from 3S to 40 Repub-
licans can be counted on TO vote
against ratification without rescrva-
| lions.