Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-06-18

irreconcilable elements, will be in
difficult position.
Indications are that the coalition
in order to make an appearance of
stable government before the allied
powers which will meet at the Spa
conference to settle the amount of
German reparations and other impor-
tant questions. After that confer
ence new elections appear to be
necessity to remove the ambiguous
complexion of German affairs. One
seemingly bright ray from the recent
elections was the small vote polled
by the party Of the extreme left-the
communists or German bolshevists as
they properly may be termed. This
happy result, however, was somewhat
vitiated by the extremely heavy vote
polled by the Independent socialists
who undoubtedly number in their
ranks. many extreme radicals.
The Spa conference at the insist
ence Of Germans and Italians and in
the hope that the United States will
send representative, has been post
poned until July 5. One Of Germany's
big protests at the conference, aside
from the reparations bill, will be
against reimbursing the allied nations
for the expenses of the armies of oc-
cupation and of the several control
commissions. These EXPENSES are said
to amount to upward of 10O,000,000
marks or normally about $25,000O00 a
day. If the conferees can be con-
vinced that German resources will
stand this big sum in addition to the
huge reparations, the money will be
very acceptable In Tightening the mill
tary budgets of England. France, and
even the United States, unless our al
| truism prevents the acceptance Of a
| portion of it.
| In spite of the uncertain political
situation in Germany, the problems
with which the Spa conference will
wrestle, the state of affairs in Russia
and IN the near and far East, a note
of distinct optimism comes from Eng
land and from sources close to Prime
Minister Lloyd George. The word is
that tine whole world is settling dowr
and that nations gradually are return
ing to sanity. Ireland is said to show
definite signs of returning to peace or
basis of permanent connection will
the British empire; Egypt is ready tt
abandon its claim to complete indie
pendence and to accept a progressiv,
constitution; pan-Moslem agitation IL
India is said to be dying down anC
the Turkish situation is clearing. Ii
this optimistic condition of mind 1t Il
impossible to say to what extent thu
wish fathers the thought. But If Eng
lish problems really are clearing
argues well for improved condition
all around. That the principal coun
tries of Europe are achieving a bette
basis, materially at least, is eviden
in increased production. more ship
ments to the United States and
slight amelioration of exchange condi
tions. Past history has shown Franc
and England at least, to be wonder
full In the comeback sense.
Reports of operations on the Ion
battle line of the Poles and Russia
bolsheviki extending from a poin
north of Dvinsk on the Latvian fror
tier to the Dniester river and the Rot
manian border, show a series of a
tacks and counters with the net resul
somewhat in favor of the Poles. The
campaign is strengthened by the fat
that they are more than holding the
. own. Moscow admits an addition:
| reverse suffered by the bolsheviki nes
peninsula, but claims to have reco'
] cred some of the lost ground.
= Turkish nationalist forces defeate
: government troops and advanced {
: within FIVE and a half miles Of Ismi
a which caused the British to close Il
t Gulf of Ismid which controls the a
a proach to Constantinople of all era
: from the Black sea. American wor
Y en- relief workers who recently eva
: uated the Caucasus to escape beir
!. caught in the red drive are returniI
n to Batoum. Hopes are entertained f
i the resumption on a limited scale
/ relief work in Armenia, which count
= is reported to be combating the inte
l. Tor bolshevik movement. Eighth
l. against the French In Cilicia h
l. stopped in accordance with an arm
d tice pact. The French troops evac
1. ated Thrace where the nationalis
n the Turkish government and the b
J. garians are uniting to oppose Gre
'e occupation.