The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-21

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fern on which 1t Al stand in the ma
uonal assembly. st..1lbating both the
reactionaries an' tae socialists, II
calls for q united Germany, including
German Austria: t.iiality of all citi-
zens, male and t@!ale; freedom OF
thought, religion press and speech
Omcials OF the r ssh province have
suggested anothe an Of reorganiza.
ton, the forum 81 OF seven minor
republics, which h. I he united under
central govern e. t.
In all their u Tug and scheming
the Germans of II shades of opinion
and sincerity al counting more and
more on the ir nc ace Of President
Wilson and Of ne leans generally to
obtain easier, t ms from their con-
Quef0rs Their NJrds and actions
make this evident n Notwithstanding the
fact that there i Attic on which they
have any right to base such hopes.
Our army Of occupation, according to
reports. Is having sn elaborate exposi-
ton Of the Germ y policy Of spread
ing soft soap, an the Boches there
took full advanta' OF the Christmas
spirit that pervad d the troops.
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Charles &. Crane of Chicago, just
returned from Siberia, says: "No one
knows anything about Russia. 1t is
a tragedy" That sums up the stu
alton in the distracted, starving coun-
try that spreads from the Baltic to
the Pacific. No one knows just what
is happening there. still less what is
likely to happen. The stories of those
who claim to have accurate information
are utterly conflicting and confusing.
One says the bolsheviki are gaining in
strength and are the only force that
can be counted on, to restore order and
save the country from absolute disas-
ter. Another AYERS that the bolshevik
movement Is waning and that the gov
eminent at Omsk must be relied on.
Yet others call loudly for Intervention
in force by allies, and they are opposed
by those who declare the allied troops
must be withdrawn and the Russians
left to work out their own salvation.
In the Baltic provinces the bOlsheviki
continue to push back their opponents
including such Germans as remain
there, and both Prussia and Poland
are becoming anxious concerning their
borders. On the Archangel front the
Lenine forces are said to be numerous
and well organized and the position of
the allied expedition in that region is
none too comfortable.
General Semeuoff, the anti-bolshevik
leader who refused to recognize the au-
thOrity Of Admiral Kolchak, dictator
in the Omsk government, is said to
have consented to give his recognition
provided KOlchak retires in favor of
General Denikine. hetman Of the Cos
sacks, as soon as a junction Of the
eastern and western forces is effected.
The Russian statesmen who are in
Paris. headed by Prince Lvoff, are re-
lying largely on Kolchak and Denikine.
but they are also urging that an allied
expedition Of at least 10000 be sent.
They have not received much encour-
agement Of their plea for Intervention.
Here Is one Of the many instances
that made Il impossible for the out
slider to understand what Is going on
In Russia: Last summer Skoropadski, |
hoffman Of the Ukraine, was deposed !
and driven out because he was notori-
ously the tool OF the Germans. A few
days ago a dispatch from Warsaw said
and the French troops
were advancing from Odessa to bring
the Ukrainian situation under control.
Italy and the Jugo-Slavs are no near
or agreement concerning the western
coast Of the Adriatic than they were
4 week ago. and their dispute undoubt-
edly must DO settled by the interallied
Jugo-Slavia has not yet
been recognized as a nation and its
leaders, want to know who will repre-
rent Its component parts, Serbia, Mon
.enegro and large parts Of the former
Austrian empire. in the peace congress.
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The senate passed.. without a roll
all. the largest tax measure in the
worlds history. 1t is designed to raise
g. 00O, 10000 in 1919 and 100000, 900
n 1920. Among the amendments ac-
'epted was one making the District of
Columbia "bone dry" and another levy
NC 100 per cent tax on all campaign
in excess Of $500. The
atter. Il 70 supposed. win weaken the
sAas.ss q big business I'm politics.