Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-08-15

Already the railroads of the country
are greatly hampered by the strike of
the shop workers. This was not au-
thorized by the national unions, and it
began to collapse when the president
told the men their demands would not
be considered until they resumed work.
Both England and France are ham
ding their tremendous labor difficulties
fairly well. In the former the strike
of city policemen seems to be fail
ure, though in Liverpool it was accom-
panied by serious rioting. In France
the workers have sensibly agreed to
postpone all strikes for six months and
meantime they will join with the en-
ployers and the government in earnest
efforts to solve the problems of wages
and prices to stimulate greater pro-
duction, which alone, it is believed,
can save their country from economic
disaster. It would be an unmeasur-
able blessing if some of the common
sense that has moved the French la
borers to keep up production could be
instilled in the American workers so
they might realize that in cutting off
production they are cutting their own
threats.
Chicago's race war, which at bottom
was largely industrial and partly po-
litical, practically came to an end, and
on Thursday more than 5000 colored
employees of the packing houses re-
turned to work. AS they walked in, a
large number of white employees laid
down their tools and quit, some of
them because most of the colored
workers are nonunion and others be-
cause they objected to laboring under
police and military protection.
After Bella Kun and his communist
government of Hungary quit and made
way for the Socialists things moved
rapidly in Budapest. The Roumanian
army, which had routed the Hungarian
Red troops, advanced to the city and
occupied it, and Roumania issued an
ultimatum to Hungary which was not
countenanced by the allied peace coun-
Gil. Therefore French and American
troops were sent to Budapest and as
sumed control and the Roumanians
were told they must get out. Next the
socialist government was overthrow
and it's members arrested and Arch
duke Joseph assumed power with the
title Of governor of the state. He was
supported by the. entente mission in
the city and announced he would form
coalition cabinet with Stephen
Friedrich as premier.
The Austrian peace delegates made
their contemporaries to the treaty
terms submitted by the allies. These
were Unexpectedly mild and the COM
plants of the Austrians are almost
pathetic. They assert that too much
territory is taken from their country,
citing especially the Tyrol and south
ern Bohemia, and say the war debt
loaded on them is so heavy they are
not sure the Austrian people can exist
under such conditions.
Japan, through Foreign Minister
Uchida, promises to restore Shantung
to China on conclusion of arrange
ments with the Picking government to-
carry out the pledge given in the
agreement of 1915. President Wilson,
however, now reveals the fact that the
Japanese peace delegates gave sub
stantially the same promise in the in
ter-allied conference of April 80 with
out any reference to the agreement of
1915. The president believes the Jap
anese statement clears up the doubt
about the Shantung affair. Secretary
of State Lansing told the senate for
eign relations committee that China
had never protested to the president
against the Shantung settlement byFl
the allied peace council; that the
clause was accepted by the decision Of
the president and that he, Mr.. Lam
sing, did not believe it was needed to
obtain Japan's adherence to thet
League of Nations.
Secretary or war BAKER mas pre-
scented to the house and senate COM
mittees on military affairs the admin
istration bill for permanent military
policy. It calls for regular army
with a peace strength of $4,000 and a
war strength of 1,250,OO0, the reserves
to be provided through modified form
of the selective service act. Included
is a system of military training of
three months for all eligible youths in
their nineteenth year. This feature
may gain for the bill the support Of
the advocates of universal military
training,