The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-01-30
League OF Nations Is Born but
United States and Other
Nations Are Absent.
BLOODY RIOTS N BERLIN
Communists Attempt to start . Revo.
tution-eoiand Needs Help to Re.
pei observation-disclosures Of
Adriatie Troub!e-Consti.
tutionai Prohibition
- Effect.
BY EDWARD W. PickARo.

1
l. The League of Nations came into
oeing last Friday. the first meeting
OF It's council being held In Paris pur-
suant TO call issued by President
wilson. AT present II Is admittedly
somewhat of weakling. since the
| United States is not a member and
Russia. Germany and some other pow
ers have not been admitted. But
America doubtless will adhere to the
covenant before long. and the league
VIII then proceed to fulfil. or not full
NIL. the rosy predictions of It's crea-
tors. Most of the world wishes II
well and hopes 1t will prove to be the
heneficent institution that its ardent
supporters believe IL will he.
The nations participating IN the
opening meeting of the league council
and their representatives were:
France-I.eon Bourgeois former
premier.
Great Britain - Earl Curzon of
kedlestone. foreign secretary.
ltaly-Signor Scialoia. foreign min
lister
Relgium--I'aui llymans. foreign
minister.
Spain-Count Quinones De Leon.
ambassador To France.
Grcece--Elipthcrios VenizeIos. pre-.
mier.
Japan--visconnt Chlnda. amhassa-
dor To Great Britain.
Brazil--Dr Gastoa Da Cunha. am
bassatlor tn France.
The people of the United States. es-
peciaily. perhaps the business men.
do not at ali relish the fact that this
country alone Is now technically mt
war with Germany. They are letting
the senate know how they feel. and
thus the pressure on that august body |
to reach compromise on the treaty |
has been Increasing daily The people !
do not wish the matter put up TO |
them as political Issue in the presi- |
dental campaign. for they do not |
claim 10 be experts at treaiv-makiuy |
and feel thar the senate should attend |
to Its own business All last week
the comnromisers were busy trying 10 |
reach common base assuming that
President Wilson would not reject
reservations despite his re-
peafed assertions to the contrary.
I'uf article 10 was. ms ever. the stick
ing point. and AT this writing settle
nent was not In sight. Meanwhile.
following the promulga-
ion Of the peace treaty. tile other ma
Ions are sending their representatives
q Germany and pushing their cam
,aign to secure trade.
Plans are being laid for n great edu.
'afional. financial and Industrial ron.
erence for the purpose Of restoring
formal conditions throughout the |
world Support for the scheme has |
zen asked of The governments of |
he entente and neutral nations of En-.
ope and the Chamber OF Commerce
Z the United States by n large num-
er of ieading men Of this country
nd Europe. The original call does
of include Germany and Austria. hut
Is stated that these countries as .
eel as Japan and the Latin American ,
nnbics will he asked 10 send dele ,
afeS
The communists Of Germany. yho ,
ne advantage If every excuse 10 ,
arr trouble. staged a great demon n
ration In Berlin against the govern :
enfs measure putting the work f,
ems councils on n legal basis. Thau- a
'nds of them undertook to force th,sr +,
ny into the reichstag and Noske's .