The patriot., 1919-05-23

SUIHo VI lHe CiuuScS VI the LSOIuuu
treaty, but President Wilson, accord
ing to reports, was as adamant In re-
gard to FIume. Anyhow, the plan to
internationalize that port for several
years had not proved acceptable. The
Italians have landed large military
forces at Sebenico and Zara. ports on
the Dalmatian coast between Fiume
and Spalat0. Appeals are made by
the Italians to America not to assume
the role of an oppressor of millions
Of Italians desiring to reunite with
their mother country" and at the
same time America and all things
American are being reviled throughout
Italy.
Premier Paderewski, returning from
Paris to Warsaw, was greeted first by
an attempt on his life by two bolshey-
lists and then by q mammoth demon
stration by his fellow countrymen, who
are grateful for his efforts at the
peace conference. The Poles are high
ly pleased by the placing of the free
city Of Danzig under their control In
stead of that of Germany, though they
wanted to be granted the port OUT
right. The Silesian boundary settle
ment also suits them, but not the ST.
lesians, who are said to be planning
an armed revolt against annexation ts
Poland and asking aid from Germany.
The Poles and the Ukrainians are said
to have agreed to quilt fighting each
other. though later reports told of
defeat o the former by the latter In
the vicinity of Lemberg.
Tn eastern Russia Admiral Kolchak,
head Of the Omsk government, is max
ing plans for great advance designed
TO establish communication with the
Archangel forces on the north and
those of General Denekine on the
south and to effectually crush the
soviet armies. AS a starter he has
captured Samara, an important city.
He says he will move in the direction
of Moscow and that the capture of
that bolsheviIx seapital will be his chief
aim. What he asks from the allies is
armament, munitions. material and
clothing. After his final victory. he
declares, a national assembly will be
called to which he viii hand over his
authority. The bolsheviki have met
further defeats at the hands of Pet
iura's Ukrainians, and reTolts against
their rule have broken out In the gov
ernments Of Kiev, Tehernigoy and
Poltava.
Tcbitcherin. boishevist foreign min
lister, has announced that the bolshe-
Wiki win not consent to stop hostiIities
as condition of the provisioning of
Russia by nentrals. and the anti-bol-
sheyist leaders declare that this plan.
proposed by Doctor Nansen. is no So
luton Of the Russian question.
China is still holding out on the
peace treaty because Of the Shantung
clause, and her delegates recently re-
ceiyed warnings from the people of
tllat territory that they would sign
the pact at the peril Of their lives.
Roumania also has Joined those ma
tons that have grievance. Her dele
gates threaten to bolt the peace con-
ference unless the decision of the
council OF ten to divide Bannt between
Roumanta and Serbia Is modified.
record since the outbreak
of the war has not been such as to
entitle her to the special consideration
Of any nation Or group Of nations.
The plans for the trial and punish
meut OF the former kaiser are not
going smoothly. They contemplate
the assumption Of the role Of com.
plainant by some one Of the allied ns
Iions, and It was presumed Belgium
would so act. But Belgium. perhaps
because It Is a kingdom, declines, and
no other has vet volunteered Hols
land has not decided to surrender VII
lam for trial. the Dutch government
rontending that at present the ques
Eion concerns only Germany and the /
One Of the most impressive cerer1o-
aies Incident to the war was the recep-
ion by the British Of the remains Of |
Edith cavell, the nurse the Germans
murdered in Belgium, and the Dublfc |