, 1920-04-01

ieHst, COIlpiete CO-OpeTdliOH w
the various units of the n~ationalistit
revolt. The sultan is powerless, but
the revolutiOnaries take little account
of him, asserting hat he has been
guilty of t%reachery 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 a 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 a place should
be reserved for Russia when that
country is finally rehabilitated. The
tentative plan of settlement as adj
vanced by the allies was for certain
definite dominating influences by other
powers n laid stress upon the dam
ger of a general Moslem uprising in
sympathy with Turkey. The note of
the United States asserts that the
athn, NTn.la,, nnnpIo bor1 rnthtnu 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 cOnstltutiOnality of ending a war
by declaration. Unless internal con-
ditions in Germany should rende it
inadyisable. 1t is scarcely doubted that
a majority will be secured and the res
olution passed, thus ending the theo-
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
and squarely nm issue for the next
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 1t will be
a campaign issue. But the same oppo-
sition which developed in his w
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 a 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 Will
son has ordered termination of gov
m price control on April l and
has asked miners and operators to ne
gotlnte n 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 % per CEN wage
increase recommended In the report.
Also the increased freight rates which
the interstate IN commission Is
expected to grant will be taken care
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 terminates
at the same time as government price
control. Anthracite miners have shown
a disposition not to take action until
a new contract can be considered. In
the bituminous field the conciliatory
spirit Is not so evident.
Trouble looms for Henry Ford and
his active supporters. II the recon-
mendation is adopted of Governor Al
bert A. Sleeper of Michigan. that tho
campaign Of the loser In the senatorial
fight of 1918 he Investigated. Senator
Newberry. the winner, with 10 code
fendnnts were recently found guilty of
conspiracy to defeat The election laws
of the state. Until the United States
Supreme court passes on the verdict
Of the jury none of the II men viii he
asked to ~relInqu.sh any public Office he
may hold. The %oyern thinks TINT "
the Investigation Is sincere, II should
probe the Ford campaign.