Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-22
EVENTS OF A WEEK.

EVENTS, OF A WEEK.
In the continuation OF the work of
developing the details of the financial
settlement with Germany the Allies in
council have fixed the compensation
70 be exacted from the defeated ma
ton at fifty billion dollars. and as
sent has been given to the plan of per-
hitting Germany to issue bonds upon
which to raise his money All claims
have been materially scaled, down,
those of France most of all, but the
conditions agreed on seem to be fair
~ satisfactory to all the Allied pow
crs. Unless the German method of
procedure has been materially changed
we may expect tt see a resumption
of the customary temporizing tactics
from Berlin.
The recent reverses suffered by the
Bolshevik forces in the Kiev district
have hecn followed by successes in
the north. where the Soviet troops
have been engaged in Il series Of bat
ties with the Poles. The dispatches
from the trent are fragmentary, and
most of the information comes from
Soviet sources. Apparently, the, Poles
have zee pushed back along a front
of some SO miles. Other B%olshevik
troops have made advances in Asia.
/, having penetrated Persia, and the
Persians have appealed for help to-
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treaty establishing d virtual protec-
toratc WAS recently concluded, and to
the League of Nations: Thus far there
is NO indication Of what action will be
taken by either Great Britain or the
league to. fulfill the plain obligations
which have been assumed.
The Mexican revolution seems to
have struck a snag in the! person Of
FranGisco Villa, who is again playing
his familiar role. Villa was at one
time reported to have declare8 that he
would retire from Che leadership Of
the forces commanded by him and
subside into private life. Apparently
he has had a change ,of heart, for a
few days ago he announced that he
would not disband his forces until he
had received assurances, not only as to
the personnel of the new government,
but as to the policy 10 be. followed.
Later he declared himself not salts
1ed with the rendered. and
&2lere was good prospect that he would
take the field against the revolution
airy leaders.
Whatever may be the future devel-
opments. the downfall Of C%arranza is
complete, and seems to be irrevocable.
The revolutionists are in comnlete
control of the capital and most of the
country, and in order to avoid cap
ture on his way to the coast Carranza
was compelled to abandon the train
on which he was travelling and seek
safety in hi broken country in which
he has not yet been found. The atti-
\ tude of Villa leaves the situation as II
concerns h new provisional govern
nent greatly in doubt. There is small
prospect that Villa can ever establish
q Mexican government of his own, but
he has demonstrated his ability to
make the operation of any other gov
eminent a very hazardous enterprise.
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The senate peace resolutions have
bee accepted by the house, n NOV
50 to the president. They are expect
ed to be returned very promptly with
4 veto message, and then the effort
Will be made to. BASS them over the
veto. The house vote in favor of
adoption stood 22s to 143, and this,
aside from the senate attitude entire
~, is taken as a certain indication
that the necessary two-thirds majority
for subsequent passage cannot be OBJ
tained.
Two important steps have just been
taken by the interstate, commerce
commission as a means Of aiding in the
restoration OF normal traffic oondi-
TONS. One Of these the authorization
-of a loan Of $125, oOo, 900 out Of the
revolving fund provided BY congress,
this sum to be used for the purchase
q necessary equipment. The other
seton was the issuance Of orders SOW
sring the Forwarding ofsffeight and
the distribution OF cars for the pur-
pose OF meeting present needs and for
the moving Of the crop which will
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