Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-04-22

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2. Champ Clark debating peace reso.
ment Is under way to place 10000
Turks, loyal to the sultan, at the die.
position Of the British forces and un.
der command of British officers. Tho
French have re-established railroad
communication between Adana and
iAleppo. Probably 1000 refugees win
be removed from Adana to Cypress.
A disturbed condition exists from
the western borders Of Turkey straight
east for $500 miles to the western
border Of China. In the Caucasus bol-
shevism is strong. A disquieting situ-
alton has arisen at Batoum where the
Georgians who have been opposing al
lied occupation, threaten to Join the
bolsheviki and take over the whole
region. Armenian mobilization has
been ordered in preparation for pos
sible campaign against the Tartars
and Azerbaijanese over disputed ter.
ritory. Warlike Kurds, relieved Of
Russian restraint, come down from
the north and attack and pillage Ar
menian settlements frequently.
The council of the League Of Ma
tions is seeking a guardian for AZ.
menia. That 1t may be somewhat diff
flcult to find is evidenced by the re-
port Of the American military mission
to Armenia headed by Gen. g.. g. -Har--
board. The report recently made pub
lie states that any country accepting
the Armenian mandate will require an
army of $1,000 men, a good-sized feet
Of naval vessels and an outlay Of
1857 100000 during the next flve years.
The mission demonstrated it's COM
plete neutrality by enumerating 13
reasons for accepting the mandate and
13 reasons against acceptance, rather
implying in the significance Of the
numerals, that 1t is unlucky If we do
and unlucky IL we don't. OF special
bearing on the case Of Armenia and
other minority peoples who have been
under Turkish rule is the declaration
Of the council Of the League Of Ma
tions that 1t will guarantee clauses In
the Turkish peace treaty providing for
the protection Of all n-Moslem mi.
norities.
Ten years Of fighting seem not to
have diminished the Mexican gluttony
for strife. With rebellions on every
hand and the Carranza regime hold
ing power only because 1t seemed to
be the most strongly organized body,
while no two of the others could com.
bine effectively against 1t, new ele-
ment now enters the situation in the
form of secession. Sonora, the north.
western border state with an area of
approximately 1900 square miles and
rich in gold, silver, lead, copper and
other resources, but having less
than 100000 people, has announced lts
withdrawal from the so-called repub-
lie. BY proclamation the republic Of
Sonora is established, said proclama.
tion being issued by Gen. p. Elias
Gales, commander In chief Of the
military forces. The federals are re.
ported organizing for suppression Of
the rebels. Other Mexican states may
Join the movement but whether or not
they do, is not likely to change af.
fairs much or either increase or dimin-
ish disturbed conditions In the coun-
try. A new alignment Of factions may
occur, but the whole incident takes on
the character Of diverting high light
In q strenuous presidential campaign
being waged In the country.
Germany's coalition government n
still on trial with shifting of ele-
ments and sentiments due to the re-
cent troubles. Labor is dissatisfied
over the treatment Of workmen in the
Ruhr difficulties. Moderate socialistA
irked by the hard economic conditions
are reported joining the independent
socialists and communists. Both re-
actiOnaries and extremists are dissat.
tsf1ed that they have no representation
in the government and are according.
ly making all the trouble they can. All
factions condemn the government on
account of the French occupation Of
Frankfort and other German cities
The hardest problem Of the govern.
ment is the attitude of labor which
Is endeavoring to rule the cabinet.
The principal element Of strength in
the coalition is in the fact that 1t ID
so beset on all sides that 1t must re-
main united to prevent a fall and
chaos again. France and Great Brit,
ain have smoothed out their disagree.
ment over the French occupation
France will withdraw her forces from
Germany as soon as the Germans
withdraw from the Ruhr, and prom
ises there will be no further independ.
eut action on her part.
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