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bolshevism on all peoples. Dispatches
from Moscow say the soviet govern
ment has appointed Swiss named
Moor to be international commissar"
with unlimited financial and political
powers, with view to promoting
worldwide communist revolution. In
the Archangel region the bolshevists
continue their attacks on the allied
forces and, though suffering severe
losses, have compelled them to move
nOrthward from Vistavka. Informa-
ton from the part Of Russia controlled
by the bolsheviki is that though their
army Is increasing and is well drilled
and well fed. the rest of the people
are starving to death. Production of
all kinds has ceased and transporta-
ton Is so utterly demOraized that what
grain they have cannot be distributed.
In word, the soviet government has
demonstrated it's absolute incapacity
and lack Of administrative ability, ex-
cept in the matter of raising con-
script army. In this Trotzky is large
ly following the old system of the EN-
pire.
The war of words and ideas over the
league Of nations continues undated.
Former President Taft and others of
the plans supporters admit the pres
ent draft should be amended, and have
suggested desirable changes. Senator
Borah and the rest Of the attackers do
not seem TO approve the league at all.
The pope has rather weakly reverted
to the old idea of an agreement for in
ternational arbitration with economic
boycott of the nation refusing to sub
NIT to the award of the arbitrators.
He also would admit to the league ev-
cry nation. In this he is supported by
Mr.. Bryan, who thinks to require a
two-thirds vote to admit new men,
Der suggests the social club. where a
few black balls may keep out an UNI
congenial applicant.
Opponents of the league plan in
America have formed national or
terson of Louisville is president and
George Wharton Pepper of Philadel-
phia is the managing head and d.
rector. It's purpose Is to create the
machinery for conducting an active
campaign against the proposed league
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take to reach every voter by distribut-
ing literature attacking the league
plan. Among the members are many
senator's and prominent publicists.
All neutral nations are to have some
thing to say concerning the league be-
fore action is taken. They have been
invited by the conference authorities
to attend a private and unofficial con-
ference in Paris March 30, to express
their views on the constitution as
drafted. 1t is believed now that Ge-
neva may be made the permanent seat
of the league Of nations.
Ireland is not the only country that
"self- determination" principle enunci-
ated by President Wilson and accepted
by the belligerent nations. Porto Rico
strongly urges that II be made state
or given independence, and the Phil
ippInes are urging that they be permit
ted to paddle their own canoe Presi-
dent Wilson's record leads to the be-
lief that he will not offer any serious
opposition to the desires OF the Fill
pinos. Korea, also, has declared its
independence from japan, and the dec
laration, which says it represents the
voice of 2O,OOO,OOO people, asserts they
will fight to the last drop of blood In
the great cause Of liberty. The leader
OF the Koreans Is said to have come to
the United States to conduct press
campaign with the immediate object OF
obtaining q hearing at the Paris peac
conference.
Two pieces Of news concerning Mex
leo aroused interest last week. One
was that President Carranza was In
sisting on the payment of the confis-
catory royalty tax" on oil produced
by foreign operators and that the en-
tire controversy was likely to reach
a critical stage again. The other was
the information that the ]. w. w. had
established a revolutionary confedera-
ton In Mexico for the purpose of over
throwing the clergy, capitalists and
bourgeoisie, and that the chief of the
Carranza cabinet had signed an agree
ment with them to have enacted the
necessary syndicalist legislation. Mem
bers of the I. w. w. are to be designat-
ed as unmobilized soldiers for any duty
in the way of establishing the desired
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