The daily morning oasis., 1919-04-03

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the opposing senators have not been,
made public except in scattering
way, but courier Is on his way to
Paris bearing a lengthy statement for
the French and British press prepared
by Senator POindexter The senators
intend to escape any possible cable
censorship by sending all their com
munications by courier. Meanwhile
they are defending their stand before
the American public In speeches and
debates, the most interesting of the
latter being between Senator Lodge
and President Lowell of Harvard uni
versity. Lodge said he favored
league Of nations, but not the cove
nant as presented. He declared the
whole treaty should be redrafted, but
did not believe that would be done in
Paris. Senator Reed violently at
tackled the league plan In speech be-
fore. the Missouri legislature, where
upon fifty Democratic members of that
body formally demanded his resigna-
ton. That is fair sample of the in.
partisans of both sides in the dispute.
Several rather startling suggestions
have been made by the senator's who
are fighting the Wilson plan. Lenroot
OF Wisconsin proposes that the senate
adopt resolution declaring the war
with Germany terminated and then
proceed to formulate peace treaty.
Calder of New York wishes congress-
as soon as it is convened, to instruct
the American delegates how they
should proceed.
Japan's delegates having evinced de-
termination to try to introduce into
the league covenant an article giving
the yellow races equal rights of immi-
grafton with the Caucasians, President
Wilson personally undertook to stave
OF this threatened complication. He
told yiscount Matsui the idea was inn
possible, and Matsui agreed to drop It
for the present However the Jap
anese delegation did propose an
amendment providing that. the con-
tracing parties to the covenant shall
Ageee to grant equal and just treat
ment to all aliens within their borders
who are nationals of states that are
members Of the league. The japanese
do not accept the view that treatment
OF Foreigners and discriminating immi-
grafton laws are purely matters Of do,
meetic policy and undoubtedly will att
some time in the future reopen thel
question.
Defeat in the north and west and
success in the south met the bolsheviki
In Russia. They attacked the allied
positions south Of Archangel, but were
repulsed with considerable losses.
The Lettish troops also whipped them,
taking the important town of Mitau,
southwest Of Riga, and compelling
them to retreat along the whole front
in that region; and the Poles forced
them out of Pinsk. On the other hand,
the bolsheviki, having forced the
French garrison of NikOlaiev to retire
to Odessa after fierce fighting, were in
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the Ukraine. Further east they
reached the isthmus of Perekop, which
connects the Crimea with the main
Land. Their aim evidently Is to sub.
due before spring all opposition iH the
great grain region of the Ukraine. in
the hope of relieving the food shortage
In Moscow and the north.
According to reports from Lithuania
a new and strong anti.bolshevik wove.
ment is under way in the parts of Rus.
sia controlled by the soviet govern
ment. It is led by the independent
coinmunistic" party, and its first eff
forts are directed toward breaking up
the bolshevik army. by desertion if
necessary.
Unpleasant stories are coming from
Fladivostok to the effect that the anti
bolshevik Russians there are bitterly
attacking the middle-of- -the-road policy
that ia heing followed by the American
expedition, and are accusing the
Yankees of being the friends of the