Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-02-06

their arguments that we should not
pass Judgment on bolshevism until we
know more about it and see more of
its results. Mr.. Gompers addressed
himself particularly to trades union
lists, and he tells them that the boil
shevists have split up the reserve
funds of trade unions, throttled the
labor press, killed labor organizations,
split up trade unions as a class and
put down strikes by force of arms and
by executions. The constitution of
soviet Russia, he adds, provides for
and enforces compulsory labor. 1t
may be this pronouncement by the
great labor leader will have a bene-
fetal effect on those union labor men
of this country who have been submit
ting too much to the leadership of dis
loyal radicals; but there are signs that
Mr.. Gompers' influence is declining
somewhat.
Although the German government,
as such is ostensibly doing all it can
to carry out the terms of the treaty,
many of the individual members of it
are openly in sympathy with the gen
eral sentiment throughout the country
against the surrender of officers and
others for trial by the allies on
charges growing out of their misdeeds
during the war. Great mass meetings
to protest against such action are be-
fno hold IN, PnrIfn ond yxyhf1n fhn
ernment does not officially countenance
them, it does not prevent them and
various high officials have declared
that they will not take part in the sur
render of the accused. The Ebert
government has sent a note to the
alli IS urging them to abandon their
demands in this matter on the ground
that execution of article 22S of the
treaty would certainly cause political
and economic troubles in Germany
that would seriously hamper pro-
duction. 1t suggests that the trials
of the accused persons be held in
Germany with the participation of al
lied representatives.
What will be done in the matter OF
| Hollands refusal to extradite the for
mer kaiser is not settled. The juristie
experts at the supreme council took
up the study of the case anew and il
is believed the council dispatched an
other note to the Dutch last week.
| Probably connected with the agita
ton against the extradition of Off
GERS and soldiers was the attempt or
the life of Matthias Erzberger, German
minister of finance, who signed the
armistice terms. He was seriously
wounded by a student. The inciden
was succeeded by rumors of coming
monarchist uprising and Minister O.
Defense Noske filled the strategic po
sitions in Berlin with troops. The re
volt failed to materialize.
The troublesome Adriatic problem L
not yet solved. In response to th
ultimatum Of the supreme council, tn
| Jugo-Slav government sent a note re
| jecting the compromise that had beel
offered by Italy and agreed to by tn
other great powers. The reply iron
Belgrade was couched in conciliator
terms, however, and left the way opel
for further discussion. The suggeste,
solution was based on the pact O
London, and the Jugo-Slavs say tina
as this treaty was secret they canno
consider solution based on a pac
which they have never had an oppol
tunity to examine and discuss. The
suggest new basis of compromis
along the lines of President Wilson
proposals. Indeed, all through thi
quarrel the Jugo-Slavs have justifie
their stand by that taken by Mr.. VII
son, and they still seem to think tina
our president can enforce his view
on Great Britain, France and Italy
though just how this can be done /
is not easy to see.
So far Hungary has declined to sig
the peace terms submitted by the al
lies. She says she cannot fulfill tn
demands made, and cannot agree t
the loss of territory. Premier Huszal
addressing a meeting of women We6
nesday, declared that Hungary woul
be monarchy, without doubt, an
that the new king would be chosen in
mediately after the natioNal Assem-
bly, convenes. In the recent election
the national Christian party was ovel
whelmingly successful, the socialist
declining to vote.
President Wilson, in a letter writ
ten to Secretary Glass, has made a
appeal to congress to pass the bi