The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-04-24

If Lloyd Georges assertion of full
agreement among the allied powers is
incorrect in amy particular the dis
crepancy involves Italy. At the close
of the week the problem of Filllne had
not been solved and the Italians had
repeated their informal threats to re-
fW1 to sign the treaty with Germany
unless that city were given to them in
stead of to the .Jugo-SlavS. uS prcSi-
dent Wilson wishes. The threats were
not taken seriously, however, and it
was believed that after the British pre-
mier returned to Paris that difficulty
would be adjusted. The treaties with
Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulga
ria may not he ready for several
weeks after that with Germany is
signed.
An interesting report printed in the
Frankfort Gazette says the German
peace delegates are prepared TO ask
from the allies payment for damages
sustained from aerial attacks, from
the occupation of German territory by
allied troops and for the delay in con-
Guiding peace. Which caused Il prOlong-
alton of the bolshevik and Spartacan
troubles. 1t is easy to guess how Tar
they will get with such a demand.
The peace commissioners, or at least
the correspondents in Paris. were
somewhat worried by the setting up
of the communist government in Mu-
Mich, fearing lest this might make nee
essary Il separate treaty With Barara,
the second state In the German con1ed-
GRAFTON. But 1t may be that before the
treaty is presented the regime of the
communists will have come to an end.
They have been having Il very stormy
time SO far and the troops of the So
cialist government have been pressing
them hard, though some of the soldiers
have joined the communists. That
the food boycott of the peasants
against Munich is effective is shown
by the fact that the communist gov
ernnent has asked for Il loan of Il mil
lion marks from Italy for the purpose
of buying food. 1t is said that chaos
rules in Munich, all work has ceased
no trains are running and the banks.
shops and houses are being looted
The DEGREES issued by the communists
are many and radical, one ordering
the communication of all women, in
Guiding wives.
In other parts of Germany there
was continuous disorder and strikes
We're started in many places. After
further severe fighting in Mugdcburg
the Ebert troops gained entire posses
sion of the city. In Berlin the EN-
ployees in various industries struck be-
cause they We're not given Il voice in
| the management, and the soldiers and
noncommissioned officers of the army
| there also declared they would strike
| if the order reducing their pay TO
| a peace-tme basis was not reScinded.
| Troubles with the workmen in Bremen
| stopped the unloading of American
| food ships there. In the Cologne dis
| trict, occupied by the British, General
| Plumer ordered the strikers to return
| to work ut once and threatened the Sc
| we're punishment of all persons To-
| menting or countenancing strikes in
! the zone Of British occupation.
Apparently the state of affairs in
| Russia just now may be summarized
! In the statement that bOlsheviSm il in
creasing in force but losing prestige
| The director of the Moscow Red Cross
arrived in Copenhagen with contirlna-
ton of the predictions that Lenine and
| TrOtZky would soon seek an under
| standing with the mndprate elements