Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-05-01

was steadily moving into Hungarian
territory with the purpose of stemming
the bolshevik advance, and there was
serious crisis in Budapest.
The communists still held on in
Munich, but the government of Pre-
mier Hoffman was pressing them close
ly and most of the Bavarians seemed
against them. In Munich itself terror
ism, rioting and great distress ruled,
and nearly all the workers were idle.
Elsewhere in Germany, especially in
Hamburg and Bremen, there was a
continuation of the fighting and disor-
der that have been prevalent for
months. The details are uninterest-
ing.
An attempt to seize Vienna was
made by communists led by Hungar-
ian agitators. 1t was foiled and the
Hungarinns We're arretsed and elected
from the city.
The plan of the allies to withdraw
their troops from Russia and to supply
the anti-bolshevik elements with muni-
'tions met with the hearty approval of
the governments of North Russia and
Omsk, but they protest earnestly
against Doctor Nansen's proposal that
the bolsheviki be supplied with food
provided hostilities are entirely stop.
ped. The loyal Russians have no in
tention or desire to cease their war
fare on the Lenine-Trotzky forces and
are confident the bolshevists will be
defeated. In this view the Russian rep
resentatives in Paris and Washington
concur. According to the present
plans of the allies, the Omsk govern
ment will be recognized by them soon
after the peace treaty is signed, and in
the meantime any diplomatic advances
by the bolshevik will be ignored.
According to documents published in
Swiss paper, Lenine has his eye on
Switzerland now. The papers were
marked very confidential" and enti.
tied General instructions for revolu-
tion in Switzerland" According to
Lenine's orders, "all the federal au-
thorities and also the military staff
must be captured and held as hostages.
He also directs that the banks, rail-
ways, factories and newspapers be
seized and placed under the control OF
Comrade Radek. That is the man who
has been directing the movements of
the Spartacans in Germany.
Hjalmar Branting, the Swedish so.
cialist leader, addressing the socialist
congress in Paris, warned his hearers
of the results of soviet government
which he said meant absolute eco.
nomic decomposition, misery and fam.
inc. The congress passed resolutions
demanding the return to the state Of
excess war profits and the levying Of
special taxes on wealthy establish.
ments, financial monopolies, concerns
dealing in luxuries, railways and large
enterprises such rs mines and banks.
A reduction in the hours of labor the
fixing of minimum wages and rigor-
GUS protection of mothers and children
were also demanded.
The Victory loan campaign was
launched last week and the results of
the first few days were so satisfactory
that the treasury officials were almost
surprised. The slogan, Lets Finish
the job has caught the public mind
and is catching the public's dollars
and the enthusiasm displayed all over
the country is no less than that dis
played in the former loan campaigns
The drive is greatly aided by the pres
ence Of returned fighters and of cap
tured German submarines, cannon ant
airplanes.
President Carranza threw his som
brero into the ring last week with an
attack on the Monroe doctrine. In
formal statement his foreign depart
ment said: "The conference now meet
ing at Paris has considered the recog
milton of the Monroe doctrine. Some
governments, friends Of Mexico, have
asked Mexico for it's opinion regarding
the doctrine, and the Mexican depart
ment of foreign relations has answered
that the Mexican government has no
recognized and will not recognize tht
Monroe doctrine or any other doctrine
that attacks the sovereignty and indie
pendence Of Mexico"
But who cares?
Carranza also ordered his minister
to France to withdraw to Spain be
cause, though he has been in Paris
since December, he has not yet been
permitted TO present his credentials to
the French government.