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wounding others; A number of the
culprits were arrested and one Of them
was lyhched, the others being saved
9from the enraged people by the men
n0fi the American Legion, whose be-
IhagiOr throughout was worthy of the
highest praise. In addition to murder,
the prisoners will be charged with
conspiracy to overthrow the govern
ment. A large number of radicals
locked up in Detroit, plotted a jail de-
livery, but trusty betrayed the plan
to the sheriff, and it was frustrated.
Senator POindexter of Washington
blames the administration for leniency
towards the radicals, but government
officials say the onus rests on con-
gress, pointing out that there are So
bills pending in congress which were
drafted for the purpose of giving the
government all the authority needed to
deal with the bOlshevik, anarchistic,
and other anti-American organizations
pow operating in this country.
Moving slowly and fitfully onward
toward a final vote on the peace treaty,
the senate on Thursday "cut the heart
out of the League of Nations" il Pres
ident Wilson's view is to be accepted.
By vote of 46 to 33 1t adopted the
Lodge reservation to article X of the
league covenant, this being its text:
1.-THE United States assumes no obi.
cation to preserve the territorial in.
tegrity or political independence Of
any other country or to interfere in
controversies between nations-wheth.
er members Of the league or not-un.
der the provisions Of article 10, or to
employ the military or naval forces OF
the United States under any article OF
the treaty for any purpose. unless in
any particular case the congress,
which, under the constitution has the
sole power to declare war or authorize
the employment of the military or ma
val forces Of the United States. shall
by act or joint resolution so provide"
Every Republican in the senate and
four Democrats voted for this reser-
walton. which is especially diStasteful
to the president.
The first national convention of the
American Legion was held at Mime
apolis, and was huge success. The
next meeting will be held in Cleve-
land, opening September 81, 1920
Franklin D'Olier of Philadelphia. a
former lieutenant colonel, holding the
distinguished service medal and the
Legion of Honor, was elected nation
al commander
The most important action taken by
the convention was the warm indorse-
ment of universal military training
with a small standing army and no
compulsory military service in time
of peace. 1t was recommended that
the national citizen army be under To-
cal control, subject to national reguIa-
tons. A resolution which was adopt
ed with cheers called for the disfran-
chisement and deportation of Victor
Berger of Wisconsin, who was unseat-
ed by the house of representatives for
his disloyal utterances during the war.
Another resolution adopted expressed
the feeling that financial losses sus-
tanned by every soldier and sailor
should be alleviated promptly by the
government, but left 1t to congress to
determine the form the compensation
should take. On motion of California
and Hawaii delegates, the convention
demanded that congress forever ex-
clude the japanese from American
shores, that foreign-born Japanese
shall be barred from American citi-
zenship, and that congress submit
constitutional amendment that no
child born in the United States OF
foreign percentage shall be eligible to
American citizenship unless it's parents
were so eligible when the child was
born. TRANSACTIONS Of foreign Ian
guage newspapers were demanded.
The fighting in Russia and the Bal
tic states did not have decisive results
last week, but peace between the boil
sheviki and some OF the Baltic nations
seemed little nearer. Indeed, peace
negotiations between the soviet gov