The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-06-11

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prom proposed by the concern for its
iS-o business was but 1914 per cent.
Testimony before New York In
Vestigating committee revealed that
me American sugar business Is In the
hands of three or four persons. that
there Is large invisible" supply of
the commodity somewhere In the Unit
Ell states and that million tons are
stored In Cuba for higher prices. In
Chicago many carloads of sugar were
round IN railroad yards. bur the deal
ers and railway managers asserted II
could not be unloaded because OF the
switchmen's strike. The federal au-
thorities there contemplated some
drastic action to get the sugar on the
market.
President Wilson stirred up the AMI
mails again with his request that con-
gress authorize him to accept a man
date for Armenia. In a message sent
to both houses he said that he was act
Ing I'm the confidence TINT am speak
Ing the spirit and In rxcordance with
the wishes OF the greatest Of Chris
tian peoples" He felt he was giving
advice from which the congress will
not willingly turn away"
But congress did turn away from II
with an approach to unanlmity that
would discourage less determined
man than Mr.. Wilson. Republican
leaders, almost without exception. ex-
pressed themselves as opposed to
granting the request. aud even Senator
Hitchcock said. after several days,
that he did not expect TO support IT,
Then along came William Jennings
Bryan with the meompromising asser-
tion that an American mandate over
Armenia or any other country was
impossible
At first 1t was said congress would
TAKE no action on the presidents re-
quest until later In the summer. but
this plan was reconsidered. The SEN
ate foreign relations committee af-
ter brief discussion, reported reso-
luton declining the mandate. and the
house committee on foreign affairs
asked Secretary Of State Colby To APP
pear before IL and give Information.
The president sent in his expected
veto of the Knox peace resolution on
Thursday.
Meanwhile the Armenians are try.
Ing to insure their own safety on one
border at least by entering into nego-
tiations with the Russian bolshevikl,.
who have been threatening them on
the north. They accepted an invita-
ton to send delegates TO Moscow. The
Georgians already have made an agree
ment with the Moscow government.
undertaking To prevent the use OF
Georgian territory as base OF attacks
on the bolshevikl. On the other side
the Armenlans are confronted with the
Turkish nstionalists. whose leader.
Mustapha Renal Pasha. has reiferat.
ed his defiance Of the allies and his
unending opposition 10 the terms OF The
peace treaty. In Tbraee. where the
Turks are opposing occupation by the
Greeks. they have met with several de-
featS.
The war between the Poles and the
soviet Russians continues unaba tied.
and advantages are claimed by both
sides II Is apparent that the Rus
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the northern part OF the long hat
tie line. They report the capture OF
Borisov on the Beresina. which car
rles them well on the why 10 the i'm
pOr,ant railway center of Minsk. Sill
farther north they have extended
their operations into Letvia and are
threatening Dyinsk. which controls
the main railroad into East Prussia.
Just as we thoIghf Mexico was set
Ting down Into comparative quiet IN
der the new provisional government.
comes the disturbing report that an
other uprising Is under way. led by
Felix Diaz. Rebel troops under his
command that are operating along the
coast OF the state Of Vera Cruz are
said 10 have joined forces with other
bands still loyal 10 the carranza re-
gime. Some time ago Diaz announced
that he had quit fighting Carran-
~ and wanted only TO leave the
country The successful revolution
lists also have -Pancho" Villa to COM
bat. for he has declared himself dis
satisfied with their government. and
has resumed his career OF bandItry.
He Is still powerful In chihuahua
state.
The Mexican congress elected Adolf
70 de la Huerta Of Sonora provisional
president.