, 1919-10-23

department OF Justice is not doing all
1t might in this respect-and 1t may
be-the army Is certainly active and
achieving excellent results. This is
especially true of the central depart
ment under General Wood, which has
to deal with one of the worst regions,
that including Gary, South Chicago
and the surrounding towns. Repeated
raids have been made on the radicals
there, great quantities of their propa-
ganda material have been seized and
some of the ringleaders arrested and
held, presumably for deportation. since
they are mostly unnaturalized foreign
ers. The army authorities assert that
the revolutionists, taking advantage
of the steel strike, are trying to Or
ganiZe the workers for an armed re-
volt against the government. Colonel
Mapes, in command at Gary, says If
he were to make public the evidence
he has collected, the strike would COL
lapse, but the government is not taking
a hand in the situation for the purpose
of breaking the strike.
The steel companies claimed steady
improvement in conditions, from their
standpoint, though the strikers as
serted most of the returning workers
were unskilled. Alien steel men in
large numbers are engaging steamship
passage back to Europe.
Despite their wartime agreement to
work at the present scale until peace
is officially declared or until March 81,
1920, the soft coal miners of the coun-
try, about 100000 in number, have been
ordered out on strike on November /.
Secretary of Labor Wilson tool I'M
mediate steps to avert the strike. and
at last reports vas hopeful of success.
The miners demand a five-day week,
a six-hour day n a general wage in
crease of go per cent. The miners now
receive So to $40 a day and the mine
laborers So.
followed by that of the teamsters and
chauffeurs. In New York threatened
the metropolis with a serious food
shortage, for shipments we're left to
rot on the docks. The collapse Of the
strike was fOreshadowed by the vote
of several of the local unions to return
to work, and the firm stand taken by
the railway administration in dealing
with the express company employees.
The League CT Nations came into
being OF October 10, Great Britain,
France and Italy having ratified the
treaty. Steps were taken at once look
ing to its regular organization, and
goodness knows there is enough for 1t
to do.
The United States is still outside
the league INT the contest in the SEN
ate continues undated. Considerable
time and much vehement language
were devoted last week to debating
the proposed ~Shantung amendment.
AS we expected, 1t was voted down,
but Utmost every senator who spoke
in opposition to 1t, said he favored a
reservation on the same lines. Sena-
tor Shields Of Tennessee. Democrat,
declared himself in favor of the Lodge
reservations and the johnson amend
ment giving the United States as many
votes in the league as Great Britain.
The administration forces let 1t be
known on Wednesday hat they were
determined to vote for rejection of the
treaty with the Lodge reservations,
and the opposition at onc prepared
to retaliate with a resolution declar-
ing the war at an end and restoring
the status of peace.
The entente allies are disturbed
over the American situation because
the many commissions provided for in
the treaty must be organized very
The formal exchange of r~atifications
of the treaty which will put it into
effect was delayed by the allies in o
sequence.
One of the big Jobs Of the League
of Nations will be to settle affairs in
the Baltic states. Though General o
der Goltz submitted to his government
and resigned, a large part of his army
remained in Courland and, with a