The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-06-26

than half million, and the larger part
of those are concentrated in the east
where preparations had been made for
warfare with the Poles. Also, the
Germans are VIGOROUSLY weak in the
matter of railway ard motor truck
transport and have few airplanes lett.
1t did not seem that they could pos
sibly make any powerful and pro-
longed resistance TO an invasion, but
Marshal Foch planned his operations
to meet the maximum strength the
enemy might summon.
The resignation Of Premier Orlando
Of Italy and his cabinet, it was feared,
might have an embarrassing effect on
the peace negotiations. as Orlando was
a member of the council Of four. Or
lando had addressed the chamber of
deputies in defense of the peace
treaty and called for vote of conf
dence, which was refused through the
efforts of the socialists. The king re-
served decision as TO acceptance of
the resignation.
The German peace ENJOYS had an
unpleasant time last week. On their
departure from Versailles with the
final draft of the treaty they were as
sailed by a mob and several of them
were injured by thrown stones-an I'M
fortunate occurrence for which the
French authorities made ample
apology. No sooner had the ENJOYS
reached Weimar than some sixty Spar
tacan prisoners, released from the jail
there. attacked the castle where the
members of the government live. 1t
was their intention, apparently, to
seize Ebert, Scheidemann and Noske,
but they made so much noise that the
surprise assault failed and the troops
drove off the Spartacans. The Ger
mans considered this occurrence more
important than 1t appeared to be on
the surface.
The Turkish peace mission was re-
ceived informally by the council of
ten at the DUAL d'Orsay and its mem
bers set forth the Turkish situation.
They asserted Turkey was forced into
the war by the Young Turks, the for
mer German emperor and Russia's de-
sire to grab Constantnople and that
the Turkish people were not RESPONSE
BILE for 1t. The grand vizier pleaded
for the preservation Of Turkey intact
and the withdrawal Of Greek troops
from Smyrna, saying that course alone
could insure peace among 100000, 600
Mohammedans throughout the world.
The council gave no intimation Of its
intentions, but 1t has been generally ad-
mitted that the empire Of the sultan is
to be dismembered.
Chancellor Renner submitted to the
allied delegates his detailed objections
to the terms imposed on Austria, pro-
testing especially against the alleged
injustice which menaces 100000
German Austrians," and against the
setting up of q number of new states
In Europe which he says will create
another hotbed of war such as the Bal
kans have been.
There was some improvement In the
bolsheviki situation and consequently
less apprehension on the part Of the
peace conference. A national con-
gress of Hungarian soviets, over which
Bella Kun presided, appealed to the
French proletariat to aid Hungary and
Russia In their revolution for lib
erty." The progress of the Hungarian
communist troops against the Czechs
and Roumanians was checked, and the
reports from Russia contained no
alarming news. The White Guards
that are moving on Petrograd succeed
ed in destroying an important fort
across the bay from Kronstadt. and
again II was reported that the bolshe-
Wiki were preparing to evacuate Petro-
grad.
Senator Knox's resolution designed
to separate the peace treaty from the
League Of Nations covenant was the
subject Of hot debate in the senate, Mr..
Knox himself leading the way in a
speech that was forceful and impress
sive. whatever one may think Of the
correctness Of his views. He attacked
the covenant as destructive of human
progress and liberty" citing especially
"the pernicious provisions embodied in
article 10 which are designed to fix
through all time-and merit Is made Of
this purpose Of the provision-the
boundaries set up by the treaty Of
peace
Senator McCumber Of North Dakota,