The Benson signal., 1920-04-03

least, complete cooperation between
the various units of the nationalistit
revolt. The sultan is powerless, but
the reVOlutiOnarieS take little account
Of him, asserting that he has been
guilty Of treachery and lacks courage.
The nationalistic movement claims au-
thority in it's 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
the sea; that no government should
have paramount interest in the de-
velopment of Turkish territory merely
ligerent and that the Dardanelles
should be administered by an inter-
national body on which place should
be reserved for Russia when that
country is finally rehabilitated. The
tentative plan of settlement as ad-
vanced by the allies was for certain
definite dominating influences by other
powers and laid stress upon the dan
ger of general MOslem uprising in
sympathy with Turkey. The note of
the United States asserts that the
other Moslem people have nothing in
common with Turkey and contributed
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 so soon
after the defeat of the peace treaty
as was anticipated. Some changes in
the resolution and a smoothing out of
difficulties were found necessary. A
question has also been advanced as to
the cOnstitutiOnality Of ending a war
by declaration. Unless internal con-
ditions in Germany should render it
inadvisable, it 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
lomatic relations with Germany.
Meanwhile it 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
Il campaign issue. But the same oppO-
sitiOn which developed in his own
party and prevented ratification of the
treaty in accordance with his program,
is likely to prevent the adoption of
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 Will
son has ordered termination of gov
ernment price control on April l and
has asked miners and operators to ne
gOtiate new working agreement on
the basis of the majority report of the
coal strike settlement commission
This will permit partial absorption
in coal prices of the q per cent wage
increase recommended in the report.
Also the increased freight rates which
the interstate commerce commission Is
expected to grant will be taken care
of in an increased price for coal. Dam
ger of 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
a disposition not to take action until
a new contract can be considered. In
the bituminous field the conciliatory
spirit is not so evident.
Trouble looms for Henry Ford and
his active supporters, If the recon-
mendation is adopted of Governor AL
Oert A. Sleeper of Michigan, that the
campaign of th., loser in the senatorial
fight of 1912 be investigated. Senator
Newberry, the winner. with 16 code
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 will be
asked to relnqu:sh any public office he
may hold. The governor thinks that if
the investigation Is sincere. 1t should
prObe the Ford cainDaign.