The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1919-02-15
Democrats and C1er1cais.

Democrats and C1erfcais.
The S]partacans, who die hard, made
their latest big play at Bremen, gain
ing control of that city and holding it
for q time. Then government troops
from Berlin bombarded the place, bat
tering some Of it's historic buildings,
and drove the Spartacans to Groepsin-
gen. Threats of the reds to attack
Weimar when the assembly met were
forestalled when the loyal garrison was
REINFORCED by a large body of govern
ment troops.
The authorities of the allied nations
maintain their aloof attitude toward
the German revolution" per-
hitting themselves to be quoted con-
corning it mol paying the slightest at
tention to the lucubrations of hypo-
, critics such as Bernstorf. But they
are watching with interest the inter-
national conferences Of Socialists
and trades unions that are in session
in Berne, Switzerland. The former
seems TO be virtually dominated by
the pro Teuton elements. The Trades
Union conference, in which are dele
gates from the United States and Eng
land, is discussing international labor
legislation in conjunction with the
Socialists.
Turkey let out a loud wall recently
in protest against the proposition to
put Constantinople, the Bosporus and
the Dardanelles under international
control. This idea is being promul-
gated in Paris especially by the en-.
tente nations, and they assert that
the controlling nation should be the
United States as the one disinterest.
ed power that could handle the terri.
tory. The Ottoman liberal party,
which has been anti-German through.
out the war, asked President Wilson
to save COnstantinople to Turkey by
giving it n chance at self-determina.
ton. Several days later the sultan
himself sent a secret letter to the lib
eral Turks in France and Switzer.
land, appealing to them to return
home and save their country from the
starvation and lawlessness prevalent
under the regime by which the nom
inal ruler is dominated. Many COM
munities and municipalities under
Ottoman rule have sent petitions to
the American peace delegates asking
that they be put under the protec-
ton Of the United States.
The labor situation in America and
Great Britain was getting worse in.
stead of better last week, and if the
opinion of certain British high officials
n of many persons in this country
is correct, it will not improve much
until the alien anarchist leaders are
completely squelched. These profes.
sional disturbers are held to blame,
especially for the strikes in the Unit.
ed Kingdom, many of which are not
authorized by the governing bodies
of the trades unions. London was
badly crippled by strikes of nearly
all transportation workers and the en-
gineers on some Of the steam rail-
roads went out in sympathy. The
government refused to interfere on
the ground that the controversies
We're solely industrial, but tried to re.
lieve the situation by starting a mill
tary motor service to supplement that
of the buses, which were still run.
ming. The mechanics of the army
service corps in depots adjoining Lon
don, to the number of 1000, refused
to go on duty Thursday because they
wanted to be ~demobilized and to con-
tinue work as civilians.
The United States was hit hardest
last week at points widely separated
New York and Seattle. In the
metropolis building operations were
virtually tied up by a lockout de.
clared by the Building Trades En-.
ployers' association which affected
$4,000 workers and which threatened
to spread throughout the country and
Canada.
In Seattle the 10000 shipbuilders
who are on strike received the sup
mort nf q noror~I cfrilxa x-hioL