Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-01
EVENTS OF A WEEK.

The Allied conference at san r>e'ho
has adjourned. and those who par
ticipated appear to be we'll satisfied
with its results. A unanimous decl-
sion was reached on the attitude OF
the powers toward Germany. and that
attitude was clearly set forth i'll a
note to the German government. In
that communication i: was stated in
plain terms hat the Germans must
show by their acts a disposition to
comply with the terms of the peace
treaty before representations from
them looking toward modification of
the terms would even be examined.
At the same time was reached an I'M
Outstanding as\to the course to be
pursued by the Allies in relation to
further occupation Of German TERRI
tory such as that recently undertaken
by France. All the parties agree that
there shall be no annexation of ter
ritory, and thai whatever occupation
is undertaken shall be solely for the
purpose of insuring the carrying out
OF the treaty provisions.
According to late dispatches the
Allies intend to use their influence,
and their arms, if necessary, to pre-
vent what is left OF the Turkish en-
pire from becoming the scene of
continuous revolutionary activity.
The Allied forces are. and will re-
main in control Of the Bosphorus.
and it is reported that they intend to
use their forces in the support of the
existing Turkish government against
the revolutionary elements which
have been creating disturbances. Brit
ish Indian troops have already been
used forsthis purpose. and it is easy
to discern in this the, apparent pur-
pose to diSabuse MOhammedans of
the belief, industriously fostered
among them, hat there is anything
in the activities Of the Allies which
is intended to curtail the liberty Of
followers of the prophet to retain
their religious faith and follow their
religious practices.
Reports as to conditions in Mexico
continue, as usual, to be conflicting.
On n day it was reported that the
Carranza movement against the
Sonora rebels had failed utterly, a
large proportion of the Carranza
troops having gone over to the enemy.
On the following day other dispatches
indicated that the attempted revolu-
ton had about run it's course. The
character of the dispatches seems to
be governed largely by the source
from which they emanate. The So
nora rebellion was declared at its out
set to be merely an attempt on the
part of the state of Sonora to secede
from the Mexican republic, so called,
and not to be intended to affect the
government of Mexico proper. How
ever, it seems Impossible that a
lntionary movement a exist any
where in Mexico without involving
the general government, and from
the scant information available it ap.
pears that the success of Sonora in
its present effort would inevitab bly,
lead to the collapse Of the Carranza
government and the Inauguration of
new regime.
Several. important decisions nave
been rendered by courts, national and
state. The federal supreme court
has confirmed the order Of a lower
cQurt ordering the dissolution of the
Reading holding company, which
combined the operation OF railroads
with that of coal mines in a manner
held to be unlawful. A. federal court
inst. Paul has by the unanimous voice
ofs the three participating judges de-
elared unconstitutional the North
Dakota grain grading law as in con-
ntct with valid federal statutes on the
subject. A Kansas state district
court, sacting under the recently en-
acted industrial commission law, has
prohibited a strike of Kansas coal
miners.S This decision is OF especial
interest because 1t marks a step in the
progress Of the effort which has been
made in Kansas to. substitute for the
1trtke and the lockout methods Of adj
1usting labor disputes in which the
sadecidins body shall have behind it
the full authority OF the state to en-
force its decisions.
81 the lover house Of the
s0idter6 bonus law has occupied at
atentton during the week. Among the
q c0ncrete suggestions offered IL
81 Aasproyision shall be made for the
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