The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-04-16

least. complete cooperation between
the various units Of the na,ionnlisfir
revolt. The sultan Is W"wer'e>>. hut
the revolutionaries take little account
1T him. asserting that he has been
guilty Of treacllery and lacks courage.
The natiOiIaliStic movement claims an.
thority in its opposition To- the dis
meinherment Of Turkey
our governments reply I" 81 request
of the allied powers for President
Wilson'S views does not accord in all
RESPECTS with the tentative proposal
for settlement Of the Turkish question.
AS stated. the view IF the United
States government is that there is no
danger Of II general Al.I,an,lnttlan ul'-
rising If the sultan is pmt on, of Com
>ianttnOrle: that Armenia should lie
accorded liberal treatment In the mat.
ter OF territory. including an outlet to
the sea: that no government should
have Il paramount interest in the tie
>eIul'nIrnt of Turkish territory merely
because such government was II bel
iigrrent aud that the lDurilnnelleS
should he administered by an inter-
national body on which Al place should
be reserved for Russia when that
country is finally rehahilitu,ed. The
tentative plan If settlement as al.
vanced 10y the allies WAS for certain
definite dominating influences by Other
powers and laid stress upon the dam.
r. a IN,
sympathy with Turkey. The note Of
the United States asserts that the
either M"slem people have nothing in
common with Turkey aud contributed
to the defeat Ut the Turks II, the war.
Senator KnON'S resolution to de-
clare the war with Germany at an end
lid not get before the senate :" soon
afte. the defeat of the peace treaty
us was anticipated. Some changes in
the resolution and n >ll,,"'tling out Of
difficulties were found necessary. \
question has also been advanced as IL
the cUl>ti,uti"nality IF ending war
hy declaration. Unless internal con-
,litinn> in Germany should render it
inntlviSahe. il is scarcely doubted that
II Majority will be secured and the re>-
nlutiun pissed. thus ending the thpn-
reticnl state Of hostility aud permit.
ting the resumption IF trade AMI dip.
lonntic relations with Germany.
Meanwhile it is no, certain tEEt the
defeated treaty will LscHlne openly
and >Iuare:y an iSStle for the next
campaign II President Wilson can 81.
platform ut San Francisco declaring
for ratification without changing the
League If Nations covenant il will III,
!: campaign is~nr. Eut the same opp0-
>.,i"n which developed if his own
party and prevented ratification Of the
treaty in accordance with his program,
is likely ~ prevent the adoption of a
platform plank to his liking. The
treaty j. sure I" he II big talking issue
IN the campaign. hui may not he an
Official platform issue.
No escape from higher coal prices
st.el.S l"'Ssihl.: incidentally anothe,
strike If miners is not outside the
| range If probabilities. President vii
son has ordered termination Of gov
| eminent price control On April I ant
has asked miners aud operators to ne
gOtin,r II new working agreement ~
the basis ut til" majority report 1T thu
| c.Ml strike settlement commission
This will permit II partial absorption
in coal prices III the ~ per cent wag,
increase recommended IN the report
Also the Increased freight rates wlicl
the Interstate. commerce commission 4
expected t" gran, will l'p taken car,
of in an increased price for cM1. Dan
ger IT u strike arises from the fact q
the expiring contract between miner
and operators. which also terminate
ut the same time as government prize
control. Anthracite miners have show
disposition not to take action unit
Il new cont r;,ct can he considered. Il
the hituminO,lS field the cOnciliai0r
spirit Is not 50 evident.
Trouble l..s.ns for Henry Ford MI
his active supporters. :f the recon
mendati"n Is ah'.r'ed IT Governor 4
bert 4. Scope" Of Mi"t iy:n. that Il,
campaign Of the loser in the senator's
figh. Of 1918 he investigated. Senate
Newht:ry. the winner. with l6 is,-,lt
PENDANTS We're ,e.eH'ly f"nnd guilty 4
conspiracy to defeat the election law
Of the state. Until the United Stat.
supreme court passes "n the veulit
asked I" reli,AIu:sh ANY, rM''iic 0iii"e b
may hOl'i. The governor thinks shat
the investigation 10 sincere. II sheQl
! l,r,,lN. the Ford calLpAixl.