The Raymer enterprise., 1920-07-29


government is greatly vexed with the
Poles. Premier Lloyd George on We'd
nesday gave voice to this feeling In
a statement to the house OF commons.
He said. III ever a nation 10 history
has gone war mad, that nation is Po-
land" and characterized iis course az
reckless and foolish. This. however.
be asserted. does not justify the crush
Ing OF the new nation, adding: "The
whole fabric Of European peace de-
pends on an independent Poland.
There Is no time for the machinery Of
the League Of Nations to Interfere.
II the bolsheviks overrun Poland and
reach the German frontier. they de-
prlve the allies Of the entire fruits
Of victory" II the Russian bolsheviki
decline to come to terms, the allies
Will give material aid not only to the
Poles. but also to Gen. Baron Wrangel
and others who are lighting the soviet
government.
For the present frances trouble In
Syr4A seems to he over. According 10
report from Beirut, King Feisal Of
Syria has accepted all the terms If
General Gouraud's ultimatum and 1t
10 believed the French can now occu.
py the territory assigned them With
Out further attacks. Feisal had been
Informed that Great Britain would moi
support him. taking the position that
his independence IL not Inconsistent
with a French mandate over Syria.
At the time he yielded the French
troops were ready to move on Damas-
Gus, his capital.
Operations iD Anatolla ceased for q
time. Kemal Pasha and his national.
lists being held in check. but In Thrace
there were signs Of the outbreak Of q
new Balkan war. The Greeks. to
whom western Thrace was awarded,
had not advanced far inland. but &C.
cording to reports Bulgaria. which
claimed the territory. was getting into
action against them. and had called
the class Of 1921 to the colors. The
Bulgarian irregulars were helping
Jafar Tayar, who, with headquarters
at Adrianople. is trying to hold west.
ern Thrace for Turkey.
II was a lively week in Ireland.
Several British officers were assassin
ated, at least one town was looted and
partly burned, and there was desperate
fighting In Belfast In which q number
Of persons were killed. The oppos-
ing forces In that city were Sim FeIn
and OrangemeD employees In the ship
yards.
Bloody battles In the vicinity Of Pc
king marked the progress Of the civil
war 10 China early In the week. and
then came the news that the rebels
had been defeated and had given up
the struggle against the government.
The Prohibition party met In nation
al convention In Lincoln. Neh.. and
rather surprised itself BY nominating
William J. Bryan for president at the
first session. The nomination was
made by reclamation and came after
a stampede Of the delegates started by
the adoption OF 4 resolution slender.
Ing" the honor to the NebraskaD. On
Thursday Bryan absolutely declined.
90 the convention named Rev. Aaron
8. Watkins of Germantown, o., and
gave the second place to D. Leigh Col
vim Of New York.
Formal opening Of the Republican
presidential campaign came with the
notihcatiou Of Senator Hsrdine that
he was the party's standard bearer
and the delivery Of his speech Of ac-
ceptance. This took place in his home
town, Marion, where most OF the big
party leaders and many thousands Of
others had assembled. Here are some
Of the salient points In the senator's
speech:
4 believe In party government a.
distinguished from personal govern
ment, individual, dictatorial, autocrat.
ic or what not"
@Our vision includes more than a
chief executive. We believe in q cab
met Of highest capacity. equal to the
responsibilities which our system con.
In whose councils the vice
president. second ofliciaI Of the repub-
lic. shall be asked to participate
Il promise you formal and effective
peace 20 quickly as a Republican con.
gress can pass Its declaration for a
Republican executive to sign"
N mo surrender OF rights to world
council Or its military alliance. no as
gumed mandatory however appealing.
ever shall summon the sons Of this
republic to war. Their supreme sac