The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1920-08-12

sion would be given Russia to send a
number Of bolshevist commissioners
into that country to control the export
Of Polish supplies Of all kinds.
Russia would then undertake to
evacuate Poland completely In favor
Of Germany. which would hold the
country as q guaranty against future
credits to Russia In return for Ger
man goods and German labor.
There has been q lot Of sarcastic
criticism Of the League OF Nations be-
cause 1t has not taken cognlzance Of
the Russell Polish war. In u letter 10
Lord Robert Cecil. vIscount Grey, for
mer foreign minister, has this to say
Tile league had nothing to do with
the Russian-Polish war and It is a
crime against the league and its mem.
beers to charge II with responsibility
when the responsibility clearly did not
rest with the league, but with indi-
vidual governments.
1.-THE league was not invoked to re.
strain Poland, one of Its own mem.
bers, from aggression or, as the prime
minister calls II, reckless and foolish
action, as 1t should have been. To In
woke the league now to support Poland
BY arms against the consequences Of
her acti6ngis not merely illogical: II is
In fact. q great misuse Of the league"
The council Of the League Of Ma.
tons, In session at San Sebastian.
Spain, Is busy with plans for the pre-.
vention Of future wars, and during the
week II took several important steps.
First 1t adopted the French plan for
an International general stan Of mill.
tary experts to devise plans OF oper.
atoms In event any state makes war
or violates an agreement. This action.
which was opposed by the United
States last year. Is thought to be pre-.
limlnary to combined action against
bolshevik Russia and against Germany
II she unites with the bolshevists. An.
other French plan, though presented
by Italy, also was adopted, for the es.
tahlishment Of an International block.
AIDE committee and justifying the
blockade principle. The plan OF the
advisory jurIsts' committee for an In.
terantlonal court Of justice was adopt.
ed az submitted. This was almost en-.
tireiy the work Of Elihu Root.
Al had been expected, the Greeks
pretty much cleared Thrace of Turk
isil nationalist, but Kenal Pasha
was not beaten and opened strong
offensive against the Greek forces In
Asia Minor along the Bagiad railroad.
At Slmav, northeast Of Smyrna, which
Is outside their area Of occupation, the
Greeks were defeated In q 24-hour bat.
tie aud forced to retreat. In order to
prevent Greek occupation os-Constan-
tinople the Turkish cabinet was hur.
riedly recognized, practically all the
new members being friendly to Great
Britain, and preparations were made
for the signing Of the peace treaty.
But Constantinople Is threatened
from another direction. according 10
reports from Sofa. 1t Is said strong
Communist party Is being organized
In Bulgaria BY MadjarofY, a Russo.
phile; that all its men members from
twenty to forty-five years Of age. are
being given arms and trained secretly,
and that the purpose 10 TO co-operate
with the Russian soviet troops In q
drive on Constantinople.
The strike Of bituminous coal min
err In the middle Western states, be.
Ing unauthorized and disapproved BY
the union, d peteriDg out and the fear
Of fuel famine Is decreasing. Pres,.
dent Wilson asked the men to return
TO work pending adjustihent Of their
conblaints. and President Lewis Of
the United Mine Workers Of America
save the same advice, uaking It q
nearly mandAsgry as be could. The
strikers In Illinois and Indiana slow.
" returned to the mines. Tnose Of
kshsAs were more stubborn and 4. M.
Howat.r president Of the state union.
bitterly attacked Lewis and refused
to abfde BY bis Instructions.
30 fer a. Illinois and the Chicago
region are concerned. the Illinois pub.
lie utilities commlsslon took action
that should relieve the situation there
very markedly. This was an order
forbiddlng the reconsignment or cars
Of fuel after they have reached their
destination and providing that on all
carload shipments Of coal. lumber. or
other shipments in open top cars the
railroads shall make a charge Of $40
q day for each day or fraction there
Of that a car Ia held beyond the Stree
lime" allowed BY the roads. In this
way, II is believed. the svil Of gam.