Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-04-24

a new bourgeoisie'' and added that
the situation in Petrograd is growing
worse and that there have been nu-
merouS anti-bolshevik outbreaks.
However, the Russians claimed Thurs
day that the soviet forces were gain
ing continued successes along the
whole front from the Baltic to the
Black sea, and in southern Russia the
situation was such that the allied
troops were constrained to abandon
more positions, following the evacua-
tion of Odessa, and 1T was predicted
that they would soon get out of Sc
bastopol.
Reports from Libau said the bolshe-
Wiki were systematically and swiftly
annihilating the bourgeoisie of Riga,
having shipped 10000 of them to the
Island Of Haens in the Dvina river and
forbidden the taking of food to them.
That, it may be recalled, was the
method adopted by Constantinople to
get rid of it's horde of pariah dogs.
On Wednesday strong German forces
surprised and overpowered the Lettish
troops in Libau, overthrew the Lettish
provisional government and arrested
several officials. Premier Ullman took
refuge with the British mission there
and insisted that his government would
resist the German demands.
In both Japan and the United States
considerable number of newspapers
are busy trying to stir up trouble be
tween the two countries, or processing
to find signs of discord in current
events. The latest matter to arouse
them is the return Of Ambassador Ishii,
though this may be fairly attributed to
the fact that the administration that
sent him to Washington has gone out
Of power. Another possible reason Is
that Japan's appointment of Baron
| Yoshito Sakatani as financial adviser
| to China was not approved by the
United States. A few days ago the
story was published that the American
troops in Siberia refused to help a
Japanese contingent at Habarovsk be.
cause the latter had shot down Rus.
sian women and children; the Japan.
ese detachment was practically ami.
| hilated. Now it appears the murders
were committed by Cossacks and that
the Japanese suffered while trying to
| defend them from another faction Of
Russians General Graves would not
Interfere because American operations
there are limited to the protection Of
property and Of the railroad.
The anti-American campaign in the
Japanese press is especially lively, and
| Uncle Sam is accused of being aggres.
sive, hypocritical and selfish, presum.
ably because the Monroe doctrine
clause was included in the league OF
nations convention and the equality OF
nationals left out. Japan is not cutting
| quite such an important figure in the
Paris negotiations as she had expected
| to, and the people are rather sore as
result. But there is no fear in off.
clal circles that friendly relations will
be ruptured.
Affairs are not going smoothly In
Poland, and for this some blame may
be attached to the policy of the peace
delegates In yielding to Germany in
the matter of Danzig. Though Gen
eral Haller's divisions already have
begun their movement through Ger.
many to Poland, the Paderewski gov
ernment has lost prestige, for the peo.
pie fear that the seaport they so much
desire will not be awarded them by
the treaty, and even may not be inter.
natlonalized. There Is almost continu.
Gus fighting on the borders Of the
Posen district and 1t has spread to the
East Prussian frontier. Haller's troops
are passing through Germany at the
rate of three trainloads a day, and
each train Is accompanied by allied
officers and guards. The utmost pre-
cautions are taken to prevent conflicts
with the German populace.
After having successfully subdued
the uprisings in Egypt, Great Britain
now is confronted with a yet more
serious revolt in the Punjaub, India.
Martial law was declared in some dis
tricts where the governor general said
open rebellion exists, and mobs in one
city We're bombed and subjected to
machine gun fire from airplanes.
Down in Mexico a new revolt
against the government was nipped in
the bud when Carranza troops defeat
ed body of rebels near Chayaxtla.
Gen. Aureliano Banquet, who, with
Felix Diaz. headed the movement was
killed.