Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-03
AAruRDAY EVENING. JAN 3, 1sz
EVENTS OF A WEEK.

the matter of general news Of
great public interest The week ha:
been an unusually quiet one, thu
transition from the old year to thu
new being made without any note
worthy features likely to change thu
general trend Of events. Perhaps thu
feature which gives promise Of tn
most far-reaching effect is the effor
10 bring about some sort OF compro'
misc which will make possible thu
ratification OF the peace treaty early
IN the year. Whatever the immedt
ate practical effect Of ratification ma,
be, it Is generally regarded rs certain
that 1t will be important, both here
and abroad. as removing a disturb
Ing factor and permitting attention
10 be concentrated on work which
cannot be performed with any degree
Of satisfaction so long as peace has
not formally been proclaimed.
None Of the efforts that havf beer
made in the direction Of compkomise
ratification seem yet to have taken
definite form, but the fact that, they
have been seriously undertaken is
significant. 1t has been stated that
substantial agreement has r. been
reached on most of the reservation
features. Article x, prokiding for
The guarantee of the POLITICAL and ter
ritorial status Of ,mcfnber nations
rom attack from without remains. II
s announced. practically the only real
obstruction to final agreement. Sew
sral other clauses remain to be acted
Dn, but it is said that when once
agreement is reached on Article x,
the rest will be easy Democrats
who have stood for no reservations
IRE willing to consider some, and
mild reeervationists have served nc
notice that they will hold themselves
tree to accept any reasonable COM
promise. The7 effort to make an
arrangement has disturbed the plans
VI Senator Johnson, the leader of the
rreconcilable.s group, and he has
FASTENED back to Washington for the
vowed purpose Of s%titfening the op-
position to ratification.
y
Because of its peculiar primary Law
south Dakota has of late been very
much in the public eye. The prea-
lential primary in that state will be
ield in March. and only the names
u those candidates who have filed
n a formal manner may appear on
ire active candidates for the presi-
iential nomination is indicated in
pn,e manner, therefore, by the list
u filings for South Dakota endorse
neEt. Among the Republicans who
rave filed for this endorsement are
General Wood, Governor Lowden, and
Senator's johnson and Poindexter.
The Democratic state convention ten
Tered its support to President Wilson
t he should be a candidate, but the
president has not responded. James
". Gerard. OF New York. former am
'assador to Germany, has filed as an
Independent candidate for the presi-
Iential Democratic endorsement.
The collection Of statistics for the
fourteenth decennial census Of the
United States began on January 2.
The law requires a census to be taken
very ten years, in the years which
re multiplied of ten, hence 1920 is
he year for this work. There are
Employed in the work $4,000 ehumer-
tors, and it is expected that the ac-
uai work of enumeration will be
ompleted in two weeks. To that end
areful instruction has been given in
dvance to all the enumerators in or
Ter that there may be no delay. The
abulation Of the returns will take
everal months, and the results will
e published in many large volumes
! Is estimated that the population
Mn run between 107,0o0.O00 and
$4,000, 900. as against $4,000, 900 in
80.
It a been arranged that the ex-
i1ange Of notifications of the peace
reaty between Germany and France
rest Britain land Italy should take
,lace on January s, but that formal.
y may be postpdned because of Ger.
ain complications which have ariser
i the last homentS The ~complica.
Ions are apparently If a technical ma.
ure, and relate to the arrangement,
or splebiseites in certain Of the terri.
Dries formerly belonging to the Ger,
nan empire, but which nay now, b,
vote Of their inhabitants, becom.
ttached to other countries
In view Of the discussion in thu,
ountry OF the ratification Of tn.
~ treaty with reservations, on,
Incident Of the week becomes OF in.
crest Switzerland has applied fol
dmtsssfons to the League Of Nations
gsth certain reservations, and thi
Gprsrae council has replied that thi,
mt @be g question for the determine.
Sstrra y the Ieague itself when ii shall
saaye been formed. The situation O
wttScrIand differs from that OF iii,
I Jnifsl states III that Switzerland wal
beiligerent. hence does not neeS
M4Ahsspesce With Germany or hel
eountfy hrs 5ost expsrtsncss
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