Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-10-24

OF justice is not doing all
it might in~>this respect-and it may
be-the army is certainly active and
achieving excellent results. This is
especially true of the central depart
ment under General Wood, which has
to deal with one of the worst regions,
that including Gary. South Chicago
and the surrounding towns Repeated
raids have been made on the radicals
there, great quantities of their propa-
ganda material have been seized and
some of the ringleaders arrested and
held, presumably for deportation. since
they are mostly unnaturaliZed foreign
ers. The army authorities assert that
the revOlutionists, taking advantage
Of the steel strike, are trying to or
ganize the workers for an armed re-
volt against the government. Colonel
Mapes, in command at Gary, says if
he were to make public the evidence
he has collected, the strike would col
lapse, but the government is not taking
a hand in the situation for the purpose
of breaking the strike.
The steel companies claimed steady
improvement in conditions, from their
standpoint, though the strikers as
serted most of the returning workers
were unskilled. Alien steel men in
large numbers are engaging steamship
passage back to Europe.
Despite their wartime agreement to
work at the present scale until peace
is officially declared or until March 81,
1920, the soft coal miners of the eoun-
try, about 100000 in number, have been
ordered out on strike on November 1.
Secretary of Labor Wilson took i'm
mediate steps to avert the strike, and
at last reports was hopeful of success.
The miners demand a five-day week,
a six-hour day and general wage in
crease of 60 per cent The miners now
receive SS to $40 day and the mine
laborers So.
The strike of the longshoremen
followed by chat of the teamsters and
the metropolis with a serious food
| shortage, for shipments were left tC
rot on the docks. The collapse of the
| strike was foreshadowed by the vote
| of several Of the local unions to return
| to work, and the firm stand taken by
| the railway administration in dealing
with the express company employees
The League Of Nations came int,
being on October 13, Great Britain
France and Italy having ratified tn
treaty. Steps were taken at once look
ing to its regular organization, an,
goodness knows there is enough for
to do.
The United States is still outsid
the league and the contest in the sen
ate continues unabated. Considerabl
time and much vehement languag
were devoted last week to debatin
the proposed Shantung amendment
AS we expected, it was voted dowr
but almost every senator who spok
in opposition to it. said he favored
reservation on the same lines Sens
tor Shields of Tennessee, Delnocra
declared himself in favor of the Lod9
reservations and the Johnson amenC
ment giving the United States as man
votes in the league as Great Britain
The administration forces let it b
known on Wednesday that they wel
determined to vote for rejection of th
treaty with the Lodge reservation
and the opposition at once prepare
to retaliate with a resolution decla
ing the war at an end and restorin
the status of peace.
The entente allies are disturbe
over the American situation, becaus
the many commissions provided for
the treaty must be organized very 500
The formal exchange of ratification
of the treaty which will put it I'M
effect was delayed by the allies in co
sequence.