The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-10-24

1t might In this respect-and 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-
gee'a material have been seized and
some Of the ringleaders arrested and
held. presumably for deportation. since
they are mostly unnaturalized 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 Mt Gary, says if
he were to make public the evidence
he has collected, the strike would COL
lapse, but the government is not taking
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. Alien 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 l.
Secretary of Labor Wilson took i'm
mediate steps to avert the strike. and
Mt last reports was hopeful Of success.
The miners demand fve.day week,
stx-hour day and general wage in.
crease of 60 per cent. The miners now
receive 50 to $40 day and the mine
laborers IS.
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
being on October Is, Great Britain,
France and Italy having ratified the
treaty. Steps were taken at once look
ing to it's regular organization, and
goodness knows there is enough for 1t
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. it was voted down,
but almost every senator who spoke
in opposition to it, said he favored a
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 many
votes In the league as Great Britain,
The administration forces let it be
known on Wednesday that they were
determined to vote for rejection Of the
treaty with the Lodge reservations,
and the opposition ut once prepared
to retaltate with a resolution declar-
ing the war at an end and restoring
the status of peace.
The entente allies are disturbed
over the American situation because
the many commissions provided for in
the treaty must be organized very soon.
The formal exchange Of notifications
OF the treaty which will put it into
effect was delayed by the allies in con-
sequence.
One of the big jobs of the League
Of Nations will be to settle affairs in
the Baltic states. Though General Won
der Goltz submitted to his government
and resigned. large part of his army
In Courland and, with a
force Of Russians, has been making
il determined attack on Riga. The
Let's rallied to the defense Of the city
ana were aided. according to report,
by British fleet. The most recent
dispatches Mt this writing say the Rus
forces were being slowly
forced back. The Poles took part in
he scrap. attacking the Germans In the
rear, capturing Kovno and threaten.
ng the German lines of communication.
AT the same time the anti-bOlsheyik
armies In Russia were steadily crush