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corporation In the platform. The ex-
ecutive council of the federation also
was instructed to consider a plan for
procuring control of number Of daily
newspapers to represent the cause OF
labor.
If no strikes occur and present con-
ditibns of production continue, there
is less prospect Of a famine in soft
coal next winter. The United States
geological survey announces that pro-
duction so far in 1920 is about 3d.
100000 tons ahead of the same period
last year. The action of the inter-
state commerce commission in pro-
viding more cars at the mines and in
granting preference and priority Or
ders for the transportation Of soft
coal have had a favorable result.
Nevertheless, forehanded people,
warned by the experience of last win
ter, are, laying in coal wherever pos
sible. Coal prices show no inclination
to drop.
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Although condition very much
resembling civil war has existed for
more than week at Londonderry,
Ireland, with rioting, street barricades
and casualties mounting into the hum
dreds. it is not believed that it is the
match which will touch off the great
confagration involving Unionists, Ma.
tionalists and Sim Feiners. While
conditions have also been bad in Bel
fast and a few other places and the
general situation is regarded as grave,
it Is pointed out that the disturbed
areas are the centers of violent par
tisanship and frequently subject to
turbulence. The government state
nent says that such outbreaks are to
be expected and do not indicate that
Immediately impending. The railroad
situation, wherein the employees re-
fuse to operate trains carrying SOL
diers or military supplies is the most
serious with which the government has
to deal. The authorities have made
two threats against the strikers, one
to operate the trains with troops, and
the other to stop rail traffic entirely.
The course Of near events appears to
hinge upon the governments ability to
handle the transportation crisis.
With the ending Of the armistice
between the French in Cilicia and
Mustapha Kemal Pasha, leader Of the
Turk Nationalists, came the announce
ment of a conference between Mar
shal Foch Of France and Sir Henry
Wilson, British chief Of staff, at which
1t was decided to wage strong cam
paign against the Turks, Neither
France nor England being willing to
send more soldiers, 1t is reported that
Greece will furnish the troops and
the two allied countries most Of the
officers. AS a reward Greece is to
have Smyrna. The Turkish situation
Is regarded as a serious one. The
peace treaty practically abolished the
Turkish empire, parceling the rich
est portions among the allies and con-
fining the Turks to small district in
Asia Minor without a port, which
leaves them ringed by Greeks, Armeni-
ans and other hostile nationalities. A
realization that this would occur was
responsible for the revolt under Kem-
al The total French casualties dur
ing the temporary occupation of
Cilicia were 5000 men, including Ar
menian troops, and 124 officers. AL
ready the British have suffered heav-
lily from Turk attacks, although their
casualties have not been announced.
Troops are on the way to meet KemaPs
forces, which are said to have ad-
vanced beyond Ismid in the direc
ton of Constantinople. Last week
British ships were reported lombard
ing the approaches to Ismid.
American Red Cross units are en-
gagged in handling refugee work for
southern Russia from Constantinople
and general relief work in Poland, the
Baltic states, Montenegro, Albania,
Serbia, Czecho- -Slovakia, Greece and
Italy, but activities Of the United
States in foreign countries are rapid
" being curtailed. Outside of Ger
many, the only military mission of the
United States is that headed by Col.
w. N. Haskell which was assigned by
President Wilson in November, 1919,
to assist the near East relief commit
tee in its work in Asia Minor. In Ger
many 80 United States officers are
serving on the inter-allied high COM
mission, being included among the I'll
officers who, with 16,631 enlisted men,
constitute the United States army of
occupation.