Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-07-04

opponents of the League of Nations
in that body almost to abandon hope
of its defeat, but enough of them still
demand the amendment of the cove
nant to prevent it's ratification as it
stands. Senator Borah is unremitting
In his fight against both the covenant
and the treaty, attacking them on
every occasion. In talking against
the proposed American army of 400,-
600 men he said the league covenant
offers no hope of disarmament, but in
stead makes certain an era of the
greatest ornaments the world has
ever seen. The senate passed the bill,
which carries an army appropriation
of $SS8, 100000. The bill as passed by
the house provided for 100000 men
and appropriated $71S,OO0,OOO. The
house majority in opposing the larger
temporary army is seeking to hasten
the entire reorganization of the army
and the adoption of a permanent mill
tary policy. The naval bill presented
to the senate also is larger than that
passed by the house, carrying an ap-
preparation of $646,272,0O0 and in
creasing the personnel to 191, 900 men.
Plans for President Wilson's speech
making tour in support of the treaty
and League of Nations covenant are
not yet completed, but it is said he
certainly will go as far as to the Pa
cific coast. His return to America will
not be much longer delayed, and as
soon as he has spoken in Washington
and New York he will start on his
trip. The opposition senators also are
arranging tours in which, it is under
stood, they will both precede and fol-
low the president.
The agitation in this country in be-
half of Free Ireland is increasing,
and the movement has reached such
proportions that it cannot be ignored.
The propaganda is carried on ener-
getically and openly and the govern
ment could not do anything to check
it if it would. EamOnn De Valera,
president of the Irish Republic" who
has been in America for several weeks
visiting Washington and other cities,
has emerged from his privacy and is
publicly working for the independence
of his country and arranging for
bond issue of $5,O00,0O0. He gave out
the text of letter his government"
sent to the peace conference warning
it that Ireland would not be bound
by any treaty signed in It's behalf by
English commissioners. His main pur-
pose in coming to the United States is
to compel our government, by force
Of public opinion, to recognize official
| ly the Irish republic. In the senate
he has a number of supporters who
assert the principle of self-determina-
ton should apply to such countries as
Ireland, India, Egypt and Korea as
well as to the countries of central
Europe. At least, they declare, these
people should have the chance to pre-
sent their claims to independence to
the peace conference. The American
peace delegation was taken to task
for not complying with the resolution
of the senate requesting the president
to procure a hearing for the Irish
representatives.
The great sympathy strike in Winni-
peg came to an end Thursday, being
called off by the strike committee. The
terms of settlement were left to a
government commission. On the
whole the strike was a failure.
Chicago and New York both had
serious and embarrassing labor trou
bles last week. In the former city the
street cleaners, garbage and ash han
dlers and job foremen and the team
Sters and chauffeurs working for the
city and on city jobs went on strike
and many other city employees made
demands for more pay. In New Yorh
a strike of teamsters almost deprived
the city of its supply of vegetables an(
fruits.
An interesting innovation was the
organization of a labor union of navy
officers. begun in the Atlantic feet
for the purpose of obtaining increased
pay and other concessions from tn,
government. 1t is planned to affiliate
with the American Federation of La
Dor and to extend the union to irclud,
the Pacific fleet and the European am
Asiatic squadrons. A clause In tn,
navy regulations virtually forbids tn,
formation Of such organizations. bu
the facts that their pay has not beel
increased since 1908 and that the
Communication of quarters to officers a
sea now is in danger of being cut OF
! apparently have made the officers &c
|, ! fiant of the rule.