The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1919-08-09

tons of various kinds Of alleged pron-
teerfng are under way or proposed
The Immediate result Of all his was
a conference Of cabinet members and
heads of bureaus called by Attorney
General Palmer for the purpose OF
discussing the situation and possible
remedies. The government viii seek
to stop and punish pronteering. to de
iermine the contributing causes for
high prices and to devise remedies for
immediate relief for the public.
The administration II gravely con-
cerned over the manifest discomfort
of the American farmers. which comes
lust ut q time when the Official es-
Inmates Of the nations wheat crop
have had to be greatly reduced. The
farmers have been dissatisfied with
the system Of grading fixed by the bu-
reau Of markets Of the department Of
agriculture, and now, al Chairman
Barnes Of the government grain cor
pcration told the president, they are
protesting against an order from the
corporation fixing a schedule Of dis
counts for the lower grades Of wheat.
This. they assert. deprives them of an
unreasonably large part OF the guar
anteed price Of 1925 per bushel. the
amount received being in some In
stances as low as s1.1 per bushel.
The Franco-American defense treaty
was submitted to the senate. and at
once became a subject of debate In
the committee on foreign relations,
along with the peace treaty. President
Wilson. in asking It's approval, said
he considered the treaty with Ger
many and the covenant Of the League
Of Nations gave France full protec-
ton, but that he had been moved to
the treaty by considerations Of friend
ship and gratitude to France. Oppo-
sition senators protested that this
pact violated the constitutional right
Of congress to make war. to which the
presidents supporters had the obvious
retort that II created no precedent,
similar action having been taken in
numerous cases In the past.
The foreign relations committee did
an unusual If not unprecedented thing
in holding public hearings on the peace
treaty. Bernard Baruch was the first
witness and was questioned especially
regarding the reparation and other
financial clauses.
President Wilson postponed the
start Of his speaking tour of the u
try probably until August Is, and con-
tinued his efforts In Washington in
behalf Of the peace treaty and league
covenant. He called in more senators
to conference, both Democrats and Re-
publicans. and appealed for unquali-
fed ratification Of the treaty especial
ly on the ground that reservations or
amendments would n~ecessitate its re-
submission to Germany, which he said
would be humiliating to us. To Sem
ator Fernald Of Maine Mr.. Wilson said
he had assumed there were at least
sixty senators who would take q world
view Of the situation
There are sixty men in the United
| States senate who take q world view
of the situation" Senator Fernald re-
piled. Fortunately. they include in
their view the best interests of the
United States Of America"
Other senators told the president
that while they recognized the fact
that reservations would cause delay,
they considered the protection Of
American interests Of greater impor-
lance than speedy ratification. There
is no doubt that both sides to the con-
troversy would be glad to find some
dignifed way u of 1t, but neither
seems to have made any converts. The
help which the administration expect
ed In the way of a formal declaration
by Japan that 1t would restore Shan
tung to China was not forthcoming
and that grab clause remained a lore
spot.
Official dispatches from Maj. J. @
Green, director Of the American re-
lief administrators work in Turkey,
calls attention to the imminent peril
Of the remainder Of the Armenian ma
ton. The Turks have recognized
their army and they and the Tatars
are advancing on the Armenians from
three sides. cutting them OF from all
PELLET supplies and threatening their
determination. Unless military pro-
lection Is afforded the Armenians 1t
once, says Major Green, the disaster
will be more terrible than the massa-
ores In 1915. In Paris It II said the
peace conferences hands are tied un-
til America decides whether or not IL
win accept a mandate for Asia Minor.
Germany's commissioners named to