The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-01

ere beng tried, (. showing no" ILL
unehed
| least, complete cooperation between
the various units of the natlonallstic
revolt. The sultan is pOwerlesS, but
Of him, asserting that he has been
| guilty Of treaChery and lacks courage.
The nationaliStic movement claims au-
thority in its opposition to the dis
memberment Of Turkey.
our governments reply to a request
of the allied powers for President
! Wilson's views does not accord in all
respects with the tentative proposal
for settlement of the Turkish question.
As stated the view Of the United
/ States government is that there is no
! danger Of general Mohammedan up
rising If the sultan is put out of Con-
stantinople; that Armenia should be
accorded liberal treatment in the mat
! ter Of territory, including an outlet TO
/ me sea, that no government should
I have a paramount interest In the de-
yeioplaent of Turkish territory merely
! because such government was a bel
| ligerent and that the Dardanelles
| should be administered by an inter-
national body on which a place should
be reserved for Russia when that
country Is finally rehabilitated. The
tentative plan Of settlement as adj
yanced by the allies was for certain
definite dominating influences by other
powers and laid stress upon the dan
ger of a general Moslem uprising In
sympathy with Turkey. The note OF
! the United States asserts that the
other Moslem people have nothing in
to the defeat of the Turks In the war.
Senator KnOx's resolution to de-
clare the war with Germany at an end
did not get before the senate 50 soon
| after the defeat of the peace treaty
as was anticipated. Some changes In
| the resolution and n smoothing out Of
! difficulties were found necessary. A
! question has also been advanced as to
| the ConstitutlOnality of ending a war
! by declaration. Unless internal con-
| dltlOns In Germany should render 1t
inadvisable, 1t Is scarcely doubted that
a majority will be secured and the res
olution passed, thus ending the theO-
retical state of hostility and permit
ting the resumption OF trade and dip
| lomatlC relations with Germany.
Meanwhile 1t Is not certain that the
defeated treaty will become openly
and squarely an issue for the next
campaign. If President Wilson can Sc
cure the adoption of plank In the
| platform at San Francisco declaring
! for ratification without changing the
League of Nations covenant it will be
campaign issue. But the same oppO-
| sltlon which developed in his own
| party and prevented ratification Of the
treaty In accordance with his program,
! Is likely to prevent the adoption of a
| platform plank to his liking. The
/ treaty Is sure to be big talking issue
In the campaign, but may not be an
official platform Issue.
No escape from higher coal prices
seems possible; incidentally another
strike of miners is not outside the
range Of probabilities. President VII.
son has ordered termination Of gov
eminent price control on April / and
has asked miners and operators to ne
gotinte new working agreement on
the basis Of the majority report Of the
coal strike settlement commission.
This viii permit a partial absorption
I'm coal prices Of the p per cent wage
Increase recommended in the report.
Also the Increased freight rates which
the Interstate commerce commission Is
expected 10 grant will be taken care
Of In M increased price for coal Dan.
ger Of Il strike arises from the fact OF
the expiring contract between miners
and operators, which also terminates
at the same time as government price
control. Anthracite miners have shown
disposition not to take action until
new contract can be considered In
the bltumlnous field the concllIatory
spirit Is not so evident
Trouble looms for Henry Ford and
his active supporters If the recon-.
mendation is adopted OF Governor Al.
bert A. Sleeper Of Michigan, that the
campaign Of the loser In the senatorial
fight Of 1913 be investigated Senator
Newberry the winner. with 16 20 de
PENDANTS were recently found guilty OF
conspiracy TO defeat the election laws
OF the state. Until the United States
Supreme court passes on the verdict
OF the jury none Of the II men VIII be
asked TO rclinqu'sh any public Office he
may hold The governor thinks that II
the investigation Is sincere II should
! probe the Ford campaign.