Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-04-23

Turks, loyal to the sultan, at the dis
der command of British officers. The
French have re-established railroad
communication between Adana and
Aleppo. Probably 1900 refugees will
be removed from Adana to Cypress.
A disturbed condition exists from
the western borders of Turkey straight
east for $500 miles to the western
border Of China. In the Caucasus boil
shevism is strong. A disQuieting situ-
alton has arisen at Batoum where the
Georgians who have been opposing al
lied occupation, threaten to join the
bolsheviki and take over the whole
region. Armenian mobilization has
been ordered in preparation for pos
sible campaign against the Tartars
and Azerbaijanese over disputed ter
ritory. Warlike Kurds, relieved of
Russian restraint, come down from
the north and attack and pillage Ar.
menian settlements frequently.
The council of the League Of Ma
tions is seeking guardian for Ar
menia. That it may be somewhat diff
ficult to find is evidenced by the re-
port Of the American military mission
to Armenia headed by Gen. G. G. Har-
board. The report recently made pub
lie states that any country accepting
the Armenian mandate will require an
army of $1,000 men. good-sized fleet
80 ~
| $757, 100000 during the next five years.
The mission demonstrated its COM
piere neutrality by enumerating 10
reasons for accepting the mandate and
13 reasons against acceptance, rather
implying in the significance of the
numerals, that it is unlucky If we do
and unlucky If we don't. OF special
bearing on the case of Armenia and
other minority peoples who have been
under Turkish rule is the declaration
of the council of the League of Ma
tons that it will guarantee clauses In
the protection Of all non-Moslem mi.
norities.
Ten years of fighting seem not to
have diminished the Mexican gluttony
for strife. With rebellions on every
hand and the Carranza regime hold
ing power only because it seemed te
be the most strongly organized body
while no two of the others could com
bine effectively against 1t, new ele
| ont cif In, %f7f
form Of secession. Sonora, the north
western border state with an area o,
approximately 1900 square miles and
rich in gold, silver, lead, copper and
other resources, but having less
than 100000 people. has announced it!
Withdrawal from the so-called repub
lie. By proclamation the republic O.
Sonora is established, said proclama
tion being issued by Gen. P. Eliza
Gales, commander in chief Of tn
military forces. The federals are re
ported organizing for suppression o
the rebels. Other Mexican states ma,
join the movement but whether or no
they do. is not likely to change af
fairs much or either increase or dimin
ish disturbed conditions in the coun
try. A new alignment of factions ma
occur, but the whole incident takes o.
the character of diverting high ligh
in strenuous presidential campaig
being waged in the country.
E Germany's coalition government
e still on trial with a shifting Of ele
: ments and sentiments due to the re
l cent troubles. Labor is dissatisfie
j over the treatment of workmen in tn
e Ruhr difficulties. Moderate socialist!
: irked by the hard economic condition!
J. are reported joining the independer
e socialists and communists. Both n
i dictionaries and extremists are dissa
J, isfied that they have no representatio
n in the government and are accordin,
: ly making all the trouble they can. A
: factions condemn the government O
account of the French occupation {
Frankfort and other German cite
f The hardest problem of the govern
n ment is the attitude of labor whic
d is endeavoring to rule the cabine
e The principal element of strength
e the coalition is in the fact that it
e so beset on all sides that it must r
s. main united to prevent a fall an
IS chaos again. France and Great Bri
= ain have smoothed out their disagree
d ment over the French Occupation
a France will withdraw her forces fro
l. Germany as soon as the German
g withdraw from the Ruhr, and prom
= ent action on her part.