Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-13
SATURDAY EvEN1NG. AARcH i.
EVENTS OF a WEEK

EVENTS OF A WF1ksK-
me senate has made sufficient prog
;3re.s on the peace treaty during tne
rex to bring the subject sQuarely up
sko article ten. When disposition nAs
has been made Of that y voee can be
2.ken On thu ratification resolution a.
amended. Early in b week b pres
sident wrote t Senator IN
re1ponse to Suggestions for another
ronferenca. The president lid o
think that a conference could be p-o-
duetive OF results. and his letter con-
r;.tsd OF = reiteration Of arguments
which he had used long go. w1tnous
NV indication OF precisely what res
ersficua he would accept and what
he would decline
There has been shown a marked
.diwpsskaDn on tho part Of OF
10th parties who a-e really deearous
ef u~tHaftcation on some basis to is-
nore the demands Of extremists in
both parties and to unite on a FORM
OF reservation, passing the resolution,
leaving it for the president to take
such action as he deems best Al
this time. the most optimistic OF Q
who favor ratification estimate that
e2 votes arc assured for h resolu-
ton al they expect to see II
This is ~ short Of b necessary
two-tfdrds, but friends of the treaty
are hopeful that OF the final vote
these can be obtained. Others ques
ton the accuracy Of these figures. II
lis evident, therefore, that at his time
the passage of any ratification ESQ
LUTON is not assured.
The text Of President wilson's let
ter to the European premiers on the
FAdriatic situation has been made
public. 1t expresses general approval
5cf the suggestion that Italy and Jugo-
Elavia be urged to negotiate a settle
Ement which will be acceptable TO
them without working injury to any
third party; refuses to recede from
bG&IcIIOSA 06IVShAtSAS ~ ~ N~AA
ton precedent to such negotiation:
refuses TO c~ountenance the treaty of
.=I4ondon on the ground that the United
States was no. a party to it and was
mot informed concerning it. and re-
!spudiates the suggestion that the Unit
FOR the delay which has characterized
Ethese proceedings.
For several days Admiral Sims has
.sbeen t%estifying before the senate in
ssvestigating committee with reference
ito the handling of naval affairs dur
ling the war. Much of the admiral's
Testimony is of a decidedly sensation
sal character. He declares that al
Though he was in command of the
american naval forces in European
waters. he was given no intimation of
Swould be until the country had been
sat war for month";; that suggestions
from him as to .,ie character of the
forces needed were not even acknowl-
edged; that the sending of anything
slike adequate forces was delayed for
sneedlessly and entailing unnecessary
ssexpense of man millions and the
sacrifice of thousands of lives. He
says hat though the war had been
~sirfninent for months it found our
naval department utterly unprepared
Y 40 nd that NO o1anro4o cko~e ~ :.
gen for months.
With one day to. spare of the sixty
allotted to it to reach conclusions in
sthe matter of wages and working
conditions for coal miners, the wage
aacomm ission appointed by the presi.
Sdent at h close of the coal strike
has presented It's findings. Instead
sof he unanimous report which was
recommended there are majority and
8mi1ority reports. The first, made b,
the representatives of the public anG
the operators, advises a wage increas,
~ Is per cent, this to include the l.
der cent advance under which tn,
a9nsiners returned to work. The minor
~ report, made by the representa-
Sltfse OF he miners, proposes a IS pc
cent advance. There is general agree
smAnt on a seven hour day. II ha.
mot yet been announced whether o
mot It is proposed that either Of TIL,
faadvances recommended shall be &C
scompanied by Increased prices TO
sacqal.
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sspa11ssd the bill for army reorEanim
stidn.5sffxtMng the regular army al ):
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