The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-08-12

sion would be given Russia TO send a
number of bolsheylst commissioners
into that country to control the export
Of Polish supplies OF all kinds
Russia would then undertake to
evacuate Poland completely in favor
Of Germany. which would hold the
country as a guaranty against future
credits to Russia - Eeturn for Ger
man goods and German labor.
There has been a lot Of sarcastic
criticism of the League Of Nations be-
cause it has not taken eOgnizance Of
the Russo Polish war. In a letter to
Lord Robert Cecil, VIscOunt Grey, for
mer foreign minister, has this TO say:
The league had nothing TO do with
the Russian-pOllsh war and 1t is a
crime against the league and its mem
bers to charge 1t with responsibility
when the responsibility clearly did not
rest with the league, but with indi-
vidual governments.
THE league was not Invoked TO re-
strain Poland one OF its own mem
bers, from aggression or, as the prime
minister calls Il, reckless and foolish
action, as it should have been. To in
woke the league now TO support Poland
by arms against the consequences Of
her action is not merely Illogical; Il is
in fact. a great misuse Of the league"
The council OF the League Of Ma
lions, in session at San Sebastian,
Spain, is busy with plans for the pre-
ventioH of future wars, and during the
week it took several important steps.
First it adopted the French plan for
an international general staff Of mill
tary experts to devise plans Of oper-
atlons in event any state makes war
or violates an agreement, This action.
which was opposed by the United
States last year, is thought to be pre-
Iimnary to combined action against
bOlshevk Russia and against Germany
If she uniteS with the bolshevists. An
other French plan. though presented
by Italy, also was adopted, for the es-
tablishmpnt of an international block
ade committee and iustlfying the
blockade principle The plan of the
advisory Iurists' committee for m in
DerantIonal court Of Justice was adopt
,.I a.
tireIy the work Of Elihu Root.
AS had been expected, the Greeks
pretty much cleared ThraCe of Turk
isI nurionallsts, but Renal Pasha
was not beaten and opened a strong
offensive against the Greek forces in
ASH Minor along the Bagdad railroad.
A Simav. northeast of smyrna, which
Is outside their area of occupation, the
Greeks were defeated in 2i-huur bat
tie and forced to retreat In order to
prevent Greek occupation of COnstan-
tinOpIe the Turkish cabinet was hur-
riedly reorganized practically all the
new members being friendly TO Great
Britain, and preparations were made
for the signing Of the peace treaty
But ConstautinOple Is threatened
from another direction, according to
reports from Sofia. It is said a strong
Communist party Is being organized
IN Bulgaria by MadJarOh, Russo
phIlc, that all its men members from
twenty to fOrty-hve years of age, are
hciug gwen arms and trained secretly
and that the purpose If 10 cooperate
with the Russian soviet troops IN a
drive on Constautinople.
The strike of bituminous coal min
crs In the middle Western states. be
ing unauthorized aud dlsapproved by
the union, Is petering out aud the fear
Of fuel famine Is decreasing. Presi-
dent Wilson asked the men to return
TO work pending adjustment of their
the United Mine Workers OF America
gave the same advice, making IL MS
nearly mandatory as he could The
strikers In Illinois and Indiana slow.
ly returned 10 the mines Those OF
Kansas were more stubborn and 4. NJ.
Howat president Of the state union,
bitterly attacked Lewis and refused
70 abide by his Instructions.
So far "a Illineis and the Chicago
region are concerned, the Illinois pub.
lie utilities commission took action
that should relieve the situation there
very markedly, This was an order
/ fOrbidding the reconsignmcnt OF cars
OF fuel after they have reached their
destination and providing that on all
cnrload shipments Of c0nl, lumber, or
other shipments In open top cars the
railroads shall make y charge of $40
u day for each day or fraction there
Of that car * held beyond the free
time allowed by the roads. In this
way, II Is believed the evil Of gam.