Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-12-16

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)r Poles being loaded into freight
France being decorated by See
war" with Italy has not yet broken
out into actual fighting, and as nego-
tiations between Italy and the re-
gency Of Quarnero" are under way the
affair is likely to be settled with lit
tie or no bloodshed. 1t is believed the
poet will yield if his services III saw
ing Fiume from the Jugo-Slavs are Of
6cially recognized. That city is still
blockaded. Last week two Of the Ital-
ian warships went over to the Dan
nunziO side, their crews first binding
and gagging the officers.
Affairs in Ireland continued to 0c-
cupy much Of the attention of the
Dnglish-speaking world. AS the week
closed the prospects for settlement,
according to Lloyd George, were much
better than they appeared on the sur
face. THIS the premier said after he
had conferred with Mgr Patrick
Clune, archbishop Of Perth, who had
been acting as his Intermediary and
consulting with Sim Fein leaders. 1t
was said the bishop had conveyed to
Lloyd George message from Michael
Collins, commander of the Sim Fein
army, which presumably contained the
Irish terms for a settlement or ut
least a truce. Father O'Flanagan Of
Roscommon, acting president of Sim
TCin, also sent Il message to the pre-
mier concerning truce, and the cab-
net, considering this. was reported to
have decided on reply embodying
these terms: mo amnesty. no repuh-
lie. and cessation from the present
campaign of outrage and murder
Sir Horace Plunkett, chairman of
the Dublin peace convention, Sailed
for New York to appear before the
American committee of inquiry, and
before starting said: II see no hope
of truce in Ireland nor any hope in
the 0vertures reported in the press.
There cannot be peace while there is
frightfulness on both sides. In my
Judgment the British government is
blamable"
The American committee heard one
of its star witnesses, Mrs. Terence
MacSwiney. widow of the lord mayor
Of Cork, whose appearance before it
was very interesting though probably
her views OH the Irish problem are
given an exaggerated value. She was
preceded by her sister-in-law, Miss
Mary MacSwiney, who told long
story of the wrongs Of her country,
and freely admitted that in 1916 Ire
land turned to Germany for arms and
would have accepted from that nation
'all the help it could get This she i;is-
titled by the assertion that Ireland
was rat war with England" Because
of that "war" she defended nll the
killings of British policemen and sol
diers, while in the same breath she
denounced the killing of Irlshmen by
the English.
The American committees delegates
named to go to Ireland for frst-hand
investigation ca.i..ot go. They OH
tained their passports, but the British
embassy in Washington refused TO
wise them for the stated reason that
'the proposed visit to British territory
Is not agreeable to his maiesty's gov
ernment."
Delegates to the American Farm Blu
reau federation In Indianapolis adopt
ed resolution asking congress to pro-
hibit short selling In agricultural
products on the Chicago board of
trade. Banking and commercial in
terests were asked to cooperate in
their efforts to get immediate relief
from the present economic conditions
by the extension and renewal of notes.
The legislative bureau of the federa-
ton will make special study of rural
personal credits. The federal farm
loan act was approved and an amend
ment was asked to increase the loan
, limit from $4,000 to $25,OOO.
F. w. Thompson of Chicago. head
ing delegation of farm mortgage
bankers, told the senate agriculture
committee that bankruptcy was threat
ened In many quarters through the
farmers being called upon to carry
an undue share of the burden of defla-
ton. He urged that the war finance
! corporation be revived to take over
the task in order to prevent business
chaos and save the future food supply
Of the country and the world. !.
For the third time the Nobel peace
prize has been awarded to an Ameri-
can, the recipient this time being Pres
ident Wilson. The honor carries with
It gift of $4,000 Theodore Roosevelt
and Elihu Root were the other Amera.
cans to receive this prize.
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