Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-06-25

in three strong parallel columns. buI
more important is the information that
all Russia is ready to revolt against
the tyranny of the b~olshevists, their
rotten government and the breaking OF
promises by Lenine. The Ignorant
~peasantry and workingmen, easy to
fool and slow to awake, are coming
to a realization that the idealiSt1c
principles of their present rulers
which promised them a heaven on
earth, are taking them to the opposite
destination and that they are OPP
pressed by militarism and dictator
ship worse than the despotism against
which they revolted. These conditions
will inevitably create an explosion. 1t
seems probable that the worlds use OF
the Russian key will be determined by
the Russian people themselves.
Japan proclaims sincerity in being
willing to negotiate with China for the
return to that nation of lie Shantung
peninsula. The peace treaty gave the
German rights in Shantung to Japan
A note to China from japan says she
IS willing to accomplish restoration
and is anxious to enter negotiations
to that end. China is requested to eX.
pedite the organization of a police
force for the Shantung railroad to per
nit the withdrawal of japanese
troops. This attitude of Japan in view
of all that has been said about the
S%hantung question is surprising anc
international circles are wondering II
some hitch will not appear in the oil
rect negotiations.
Inability Of the council of the
League Of Nations which recently
closed a session in London to. afford
relief to the Persian situation causes
grave fears in certain English circles
that the league will suffer an early
demise. The council was convened on
the request of Persia to deal with Dol.
shevist aggression at Enzeli. After a
session of three days the council was
forced to admit that it could do moth
ing. It was the first cas- under article
X by which the powers are pledged
to united action in defending the ter
ritory of league members against ag-
gressiOn. In effect the councils adj
vice to Persia was to open direct nego-
tiations for settlement with the soviet
government. In the house of COM
mons Andrew Bonar Law, government
spokesman, stated that Great Britain
would not increase its military COM
mitments in Mesopotamia and Persia
but would on the contrary reduce them
to decrease expenditures.
The recent resignation of four Eu-
ropean cabinets-the Italian, Polish,
Hungarian and AuStrian-is signif-
cant of the difficulty being expert
enced in adapting politics and eco
nomic conditions to the peace terms.
The reichstag elections in Germany
have produced a cabinet snarl which
will be hard to %unravel. Indications
are that these crises will continue as
the political situation in none of the
countries has c~rystalized to a Suffi-
cient extent to furnish effective work
ing majorities behind the cabinets.
According to predictions by leaders
among eX%-Service men, the convention
of the American Legion scheduled to
take place in Cleveland, O., Septem-
Der q, % and %, while nonpolitical in
character, will rival in national inter
est the Republican and Democratic
conventions. It is to be a grand rally
of wal veterans in which issues vital
to the United States and all its people
are to be considered. The assertion
Is made that there will be no pussy
footing on critical problems by the
direct representatives of more than
100000 fighting men and other mil
lions who share their views.
No news of important disorders in
Mexico has come to hand of late an6
observers of that situation express the
view that the revolution has produced
a real period Of quiet. This no doubl
Is largely due to the fact that the
Mexican people are tired out for the
time being and if they do not propose
to have permanently settled conditions
are satisfied to let matters rest unit
the various factions can gain a secont
wind. But there is more optimism II
reports than at any time during the