Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-04-02

least, complete cooperation between
the vars2us units of the nationalistic |
revolt. She sultan is powerless, but |
the ravoiutionaries take little account |
of him. asserting that he has been |
guilty ~ treachery and lacks courage. |
The nationalistic movement claims au-
thority in its opposition to the dis
memberment of Turkey.
Our governments reply to a 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 of the United
States government is that there is no
danger of a general Mohammedan up
rising If the sultan is put out Of Con-
stantinople; that Armenia should be
accorded liberal treatment in the mat
ter of territory, including an outlet to
the sea; that no government should
have paramount interest in the de-
velopment of Turkish territory merely
because such government was a bel
ligerent and that the Dardanelles
should be administered by an inter-
national body on which place should
be reserved for Russia when that
country is finally rehabiIitated. The
tentative plan of settlement as ad-
vanced by the allies was for certain
definite dominating influences by other
powers and laid stress upon the dam
ger of a general Moslem uprising in
sympathy with Turkey. The note Of
the United States asserts that the
other Moslem people have nothing in
common with Turkey and contributed
to the defeat of the Turks in the war.
Senator KnoX's resolution to de-
clare the war with Germany at an end
did not get before the senate so soon
| after the defeat of the peace treaty
as was anticipated. Some changes in
| the resolution and a smoothing out of
difficulties were found necessary. A
question has also been advanced as to
the constitutionality of ending a war
by declaration. Unless internal con-
ditions in Germany should render it
inadvisable, it is scarcely doubted that
a majority will be secured and the res
olution passed, thus ending the the0-
retical state of hostility and permit
| ting the resumption of trade and dip
lomatic relations with Germany.
Meanwhile it is not certain that the
defeated treaty will become openly
/ orn1u
campaign. If President Wilson can Sc
cure the adoption of a plank in the
! platform at San Francisco declaring
for ratification without changing the
League of Nations covenant it will be
a campaign issue. But the same oppo-
party and prevented ratification of the
treaty in accordance with his program,
is likely to prevent the adoption of a
platform plank to his liking. The
treaty is sure to be big talking issue
in the campaign, but may not be an
official platform issue.
No escape from higher coal prices
seems possible; incidentally another
strike of miners is not outside the
range of probabilities. President VIII.
son has ordered termination of gov.
ernment price control on April 1 and
has asked miners and operators to ne
gotiate a new working agreement on
the basis of the majority report of the
coal strike settlement commission
This will permit a partial absorption
in coal prices of the 27 per cent wage
increase recommended in the report
Also the increased freight rates which
the interstate commerce commission Is
expected to grant will be taken cart
of in an increased price for coal. Dan
ger of a strike arises from the fact Of
the expiring contract between miners
and operators, which also terminate:
at the same time as government price
control. Anthracite miners have shown
a disposition not to take action unit
a new contract can be considered. II
the bituminous field the conciliator,
spirit is not so evident.
Trouble looms for Henry Ford ant
his active supporters, If the recon
mendation is adopted of Governor Al
bert A. Sleeper of Michigan, that tn
campaign of the loser in the senatorial
fight of 1918 be investigated. Senate
Newberry, the winner, with 16 code
PENDANTS were recently found guilty 0
conspiracy to defeat the election law
Of the state. Until the United State
Supreme court passes on the verdic
of the jury none of the II men will b
asked to relinquish any public office b
J may hold. The governor thinks that
the Investigation is sincere, it shoul
!; probe the Ford campaign.