Evening star., 1920-06-13
BY NEWBOLD MOVES.

w I1TH the political situation as affected by
~ the trend of events at Chicago monopo-
w liking the big type of the news of the
week. there is necessarily, owing to the
announced determination not to discuss that phase
of in this column, paucity of sub
jects to treat for the week just ended.
Foremost among domestic items to be noted by
Jim and Jane stands the action of the Supreme
amendment amen and the Volstead act for the enforce
Of Every
Of as % today brushed
Which eHpF' has one sanded
made the form of the amendment and the man
done away @ With the unlimited and conrons effect
Of the ysn n tns in and the
amendment was pronounced as in nowise modifying
Interpreted in its broadest aspect prohibiton has has
become a political factor. The decision Of the su-
I" Of "s
Sewever .e that though Congress has 70 nal
Of body alter he Of
and establish less rigorous interp1etation as
jective Intoxicating"
fact that this OF na
tion is possible. the sentiment Of the nation will
sat sueh pef"t change Would be immensely popular
and that it is not at all bah De that plank h
the democratic platform Whichever Of these opin-
Of prohibition itself largely into the
t & o " is Ts to Of
be confined to political and not judicial
channels.
The much involved news of the German cleo
tons revealed the anticipated reaction against the
coalition government. The extent Of this reaction
has however, been greater than had been expected.
and European authorities upon the situation are
united in the opinion that, unless son some addtional
strength through further combination can be at
tained the hold Of the coalition upon power is GER
tain be extremely insecure.
Chancellor Muellers government has been based
the majority socialists. the centrists and the demo-
o tss S
out Europe 1t s believed that two of the most an
nartie. or government Of the united
Whatever compromise is made the % moderate e,e
= called unon to weather a storm both upon their
.sn, ano to lie in the fact that neither the
reht-compr,sed Of the nationalists and the PEOPLES
treme will be induced to unite in the busi
Of Se ns of as to the
outcome Of the election there is vsry e,, eena,al
royernmemt has really done we to have Jared
in the a has at IT. nodnr !. s
toeet.r Diving ar critical tt neran and
radicals and the reactionaries
decidedly interesting development arises as
result of the improbability OF the United States
having formal representative at the forthcoming
allied conference at Spa. It is the purpose OF the
allies at that conference to reach agreement
as TO the fixing Of a definite indemnity for Germany
to pay and the distribution of that indemnity among
themselves Unadvsed as to the exact attitude o!
this government respecting American claims AGAINST
GERMANY for amounting to $3.50. 100000. the
allies are at loss as what provisions. if any.
should he made for that sum in the approaching
conversations
The problem may he rather simplv stated Ger
many pledged virtually everything she has to
her creditors under the treaty of Versailles. The
United States is not today party to that treaty.
which is in process of enforcement in Europe. She
has however. definite claims Of damage against