Willmar tribune., 1919-04-23

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WASHINGTON, D. C.-since Pres,.
dent Wilson has persuaded the peace
conference to write a guaranty of the
Monroe Doctrine into the constitution
Of the league of nations, his admiring
hackers in Washington claim that the
Borah-Reed-Lodge opposition has been
knocked into a cooked hat. Even
Senator Lenroot must smile enviously
at the spectacle Of the president tell
ing the European and Asiatic diplo.
mats that any discrimination against
the doctrine will be looked upon In
America as threat Of militarism and
imperialism. For that has been the
Lenroot argument against the presl.
dents whole plan.
Republican members of congress
have read with deep concern the re.
suits of straw votes taken by news.
papers in all parts of the country,
showing huge majorit1es in favor of
Mr.. Wilson's league. At the same
time, they feel that the amendments
thus far made, since they threatened
to prevent ratification Of the treaty,
can safely be claimed by them to be
triumphs over the administration.
When congress meets, few senators
will argue against any treaty that
may be made In Paris, but a far great
er number will content themselves
with saying: "See how much I have
improved it,"
PARIS FOOLS GoMPERs.
Samuel Gompers landed In New
York the other day, rejoicing in the
fact that the commission on interna-
tional labor legislation, created by the
peace conference and headed by him.
self, had agreed upon the universal
eight hour day and worldwide stand
ard minimum wage to solve the prob
lem Of coolie competition with white
labor. Ways and means for bringing
about this seemingly impossible i'm
provement in the standard of living
of the swarm1ng millions of India,
China, Japan and Malaysia were to
be gradually determined through the
permanent bureau and the annual
meetings OF the labor conference. The
first conference will be held in Wash.
ington in October, with four men rep.
resenting each country in the league
Of nations. They will be chosen by
the governments, although one in each
delegation will be an employer, one q
trade union official, and two will be
chosen from the general public.
The day after his arrival Mr..
Gompers was astonished to learn that
the Paris conference had virtually
nulli1ed the standard wage principle
by adopting an amendment offered by
Barnes, the conservative British labor
delegate, to the effect that any inter.
national agreement as to standard
minimum wages should be drawn with
due regard to those countries In
which climatic conditions, the imper
feet development OF Industrial organ
ization, or other special circumstances
make Industrial conditions substan
TALLY different"
OF course Mr.. Gompers cabled q
vigorous protest against this surren
der Of principle, but it appeared to
be too late.
AN EDITORS DILEMMA.
When William Allen White went tc
Europe some months ago, to be named
by the president as one Of the two
American delegates to the proposed
conference of Russian factions a,
Pr1nkipo, the Kansas editor had beer
introducing to liberal reviewers in the
East a new novel from his pen, ir
which he fayed the cruelty and hypoc
risy of the anti-labor sentiment among
small-city business men in the Middle
West. His hero was tortured and
finally shot down by machine gun II
the hands of Law and Order
league" mob for the crime of having
called strike.
Friends Of Editor White in the ma
t1onal capital are specializing on wha
he will write in his next book Hi:
press correspondence is marked b,
such statements as "The shadow O.
Lenine falls darker and darker acros.
! the peace conference" and that thu
| world must choose now between order
| ly specialization of the industries ant
| disorderly bolshevism.
WOMEN FOR INSTRUMENTATION
The remarks delivered in the fedora
court at Fargo by Judge Amidon las
year, rebuking certain German
clergyman who had opposed the Amer
icanization Of his parishioners, hav'
been widely quoted throughout th'
country, particularly in the educa
tional journals. His demand for {
real Americanization has now beer
developed into a definite program b.
the League of Women Voters, which
is starting big educational campaig,
from its headquarters here.
But how the League of Wome1
Voters proposes to enable all tn,
children Of immigrants to secure
needed schooling, up to the age Of 1,
years, is question in family incom,
which several millions Of immigrant!
will very naturally ask, and which tn,
League of Women Voters will be com
PEELED to get congress and the state
governments to answer
POLITICAL STOCK EXCHANGE
Congressman Alvan T. Fuller O.
Massachusetts got into a furiou!
quarrel with the regular Republican.
md Democrats in the house last yea1
tor saying that most of them neglect