The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1919-10-30

department Of Justice is not doing all
II might In this respect-aDd 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-
gaDda material have been seized and |
some OF the ringleaders arrested and |
held. presumably for deportation. since
they are mostly uDnaturalized 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 II
he were to make public the evidence
he has collected. the strike would col
lapse, but the government Is not taking
q 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. Allen 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 1.
| Secretary Of Labor Wilson took i'm
mediate steps to avert the strike. and
| ut last reports was hopeful Of success.
| The miners demand a 9ve-day week,
a six-hour day and a general wage In
crease Of GO per cent. The miners now
receive So to $40 . day and the mine
laborers S..
The strike Of the longshoremen.
followed by that Of the teamsters and
chauffeurs, In New York threatened
the metropolis with serious food
shortage, for shipments were 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 OF Nations came into
L nNtA 81 ot r.,
France and Italy having ratified the
treaty. Steps were taken Mt once look
ing to its regular organization. and
goodness knows there is enough for II
to do.
The United States Is still outside
the league and 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. II wa. voted down
but almost every senator who spoke
In opposition to II, said he favored Q
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 man!
votes in the league as Great Britain
, The administration forces let II b.
, known on Wednesday that they wer
determined to vote for rejection Of tn
, treaty with the Lodge reservations
\ and the opposition at once prepare,
to retaliate with a resolution declar
Ing the war at an end and restoring
!. the status OF peace.
o The entente allies are disturbed
a over the American situation becaus
, the many commissions provided for 4
o the treaty must he organized very sOor
q The formal exchange Of ratification
!. Of the treaty which will put II int
, effect was delayed by the allies In col
!, sequence.
One ., the big Jobs of the Leagu
q of Nations will be 10 settle affairs
the Baltic states. Though General vo
n der Goltz submitted to his governmer
l. and resigned. a large part of his arm
remained In COurlnnd and. with
D. force Of Russians, has been maxim
.. u determined attack on Riga. TT
n. Let's rallied to the defense OF the eli
r. and were aided. according 10 repor
'e by British feet The most receI
p dispatches at this writing say the Ru
In so-German forces were being slow
forced hack. The Poles took part
the scrap. attacking the Germans In Il
n rear, capturing Kovno and threate
NJ Ing the German lines ~ communicable
n At the same time the anti.hOlshev