The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-11-27

international situation as to the peace
treaty and the league of nations.
Private messages from London in
dictate that the triple industrial ALI
ance has been preparing, since the re-
cent Bullitt disclosures as to the real
attitude Of Soviet Russia toward peace
with Britain and the United States,
to force an early election.
The railway men, the miners and
the transport federation will seek to
drive Lloyd George and War Minister
Churchill to resign, and the appeal to
the country to choosera new parlia.
ment will swiftly follow. .
British labor is confident of electing
enough of the new house of commons
to force the immediate withdrawal of
British aid to the anti-Soviet forces.
At the same time they expect to make
possible the liberation of Ireland from
its present military terrorism.
With the entire significance of the
Paris treaties changed by the abrupt
withdrawal of Britain from the anti
Soviet combination, and the abandon
ment Of the anti-Irish policy of the
old cabinet, our senate must write it's
speeches On the league of nations all
over again.
Since the last general election in
December, 1918, which was held under
the shadow Of the armistice and there
fore not an election on issues at all,
the Lloyd George government has lost
five of the six by-elections. Arthur
Henderson, formerly Labor member Of
the cabinet and secretary of the Brit
lsh Labor party, has beer reelected
to parliament.
Not only labor but many leaders of
other classes are alarmed at the new
obligations undertaken by England in
view Of her back-breaking wal OK.
penditure. Not only the war against
Russia, but the policing Of the vast
territories accorded her by the peace
conference entail great expenses
rather than revenues at the present
time. Limitations Of finance thus
work. for the purposes of democracy.
The British people are stirred as never
before by the hard conditions of life.
Peoples in many other nations will
have a chance for self-determination.
Anti-labor VioIence.
Senator Sterling of South Dakota is
taking a kindergarten course in indus.
trial relations, during the senate com
mittee investigation of the steel
strike.
what do you mean," he asked
Samuel Gompers, in an irritated tone,
when you say that there has been no
chance for these men to present their
grievances to the company, or to
Judge Gary, the chairman Of the Unit
ed States Steel corporation"
Gompers gazed at him in astonish.
ment.
"Why, SENATOR" he finally gasped,
Imagine how much chance one OF
these poor devils, not even speaking
the language we'll, and with nobody
back of him-imagine what chance he
would have to e Judge Gary, the
! head of this billion-dollar concern, or
even to see any of Judge Gary's rep
resentatives!"
"But why" persisted Sterling, don't
they present their grievances through
a committee?"
Committed" exploded Gompers
these men are not even permitted to
get together to discuss their wrongs
and determine which of, them ought to
be taken up first. They are not per
mitted to get to the point Of deter
mining their own minds, much less
appoint a committee. There is no such
thing as free assembly and free dis
cussion for them, in the very towns
where they live!"
And Gompers went on to testify to
places, dates and persons involved In
the reign of terror which Judge Gary's
corporation has maintained in the
Steel towns YER since the campaign
to organize the men began.
At another point in the hearing
John Fitzpatrick, chairman of the
strikers committee, had mentioned
the combination of "a international
unions affiliated with the American
Federation OF Labor, as being the final
authority which called the strike and
Is responsible for its success.
What is an international union?'
inquired the statesman. "Do you mean
that you have unions with branches
In America and in Hungary, for In
stance?"
Kirkpatrick explained that interna
tional unions in America are. those
whose membership may extend across
the borders into Canada and Mexico
Wilson's illness.
President Wilson's breakdown II
physical strength, as the outcome O
his speech-making trip through thu
West, has caused a great deal Of spec
ulation in the national capital as tx
whether he will be able, during the
coming months, to do the vitality i'm
portant public work laid out for him
Brushing aside the social functions
involved in the visit OF the Belgian
king and queen. the British heir-ap
parent, and one or two other poten
tates, the president has still TO face
the work Of the national industrial,
conference set forSOctober g, to which
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