The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-04-16
German Corvl's;cns Reveal tire
Spirit Of R5voIt With Military
Resources Still Large.
RED ARMIES ATTACK POLAND
Fighting Severe With Poles Showing
Splendid Spirit-is' annie Situation
an Anxious One-Peaee Treaty
and Democratic Platform
Higher Coal Prices.
By E. E. CllPSON.

G"rmany> commissions reveal a not
bed "t revcl. Although the treaty of
Versailles aimed I" thoroughly cripple
M: nation in Il military SENSE. re,iuc-
in. its army /" only sufficient strength
for internal needs. it could not stamp
out the heritage of long years Of mill
tnri>n. Germany is no les II nation
NJ soldiers today than il was in 1918.
These soldiers. bred under an arrogant
system and trained T." kill. have b; en-
cXllihi ing in full measure the results
of their teaching. even though il is a,
tigh, nf brother against brother. Ger
many was liSarmul in the larger
sense. hui the allies. as they did not
occupy the country. could not reach
the immense stock If smaller cannon.
rifles and ammunition. minenwerfer>.
tinmmenwerft'rS. etc. Events since The
overthrow Of the Kapp revolution in
licn,e that each peasant has arms
and the ability I" use them. CIVIL war
would be ia full blast if The various
groups did no! lack cohesion.
Th" Ebert government. displaced for
five days hy the kapr revolution and
then suddenly confronted by II c"un-
l'r-rev", Of radicals instituted ,ur,l.
the general chaos appears to h. slow
~ struggling back 10 authority. The
crisis has not entirely passed. In, an
easing If the situation is Indicated.
This is especially true in SaNony anil
han. ~ \tIt..l,. S.,rt., ism *
>trnn. but where the mo,rrate social
isis >.ra t" have prevailed for tl.
tine hein. at least. over the radicals
Conditions haze been mos, acute ~
the districts hardening the east bank
IF the Rhine. especially in III. Ruhr
basin. ar coal Inning region. This
area has been M.s,,pi..i hN the Slarta.
citlc>. ho>!trvi>,S communists nr
whai.vpr one chM,SpS tn call them. The
occupation he.ng Ivy II large. we'll
nr,Gca AMI effective force The town
of Vessel. an industrial and railroad
center "f great strategic in,,mrlanc..
has been be>ie.e,l lna>lnuch as most
Ut the Goa! comes from the Ruhr ac-
c,llntion If II and complete ion
1T mining operations for II prri" If
ten days would be S,tfi. lent r. stop all
industry in Germany. Ebert has beer,
forced 70 ir;.a! vii, the tellgrren,> Ia
the point Wf making inwr,nn' ,ur.r..S.
>i"n>. The affected area is pretty well
hemned in by the allied armies on The
west. Holland on the n.rlh AMI gov
7 E nd La
! principal we"prn Of the radicals has
hern their ability /" prevent the pro.
| lucti" nf cnnl.
Never Sircr the Hrini>t cr at Nnvr,,.
! ter 1918 has there heen greater need
! for Il ted front and united ZION
,u'rn- tn" allies Inf"r'una,"y u,i~",
! i no, .pnHrr,t. The al lance :" ,",w.
rfui ,lurin" the war. and which VA,
1" work great principles for IN" het
trrneln OF the verdi shows signs 81
!i>iEtryrat' America has refused,
20 ratfy the treaty "n account Of The
! League of Nations covenant. GraN,
Britain and Italy are rur>uir. u Ms ot
their own. France Is charged With I'M
crrialiStic designs. belgium i les,
friendly with France and England or
account nf what she regards rs unfair
treatment in the Holland settlement
france may he iinl"rial>tic bur thu
'a>e is not Yet proven. She is III leaS
consistent in regard to the treaty nj
Versailles and the only one IF RI.
allies completely consistent III,
treaty was put into effect with II lou,
olar. from all concerned that it wn,ilt
~ upheld. Should Franc. he criticized
for demanding that Germany live VI
~ the pact:
| 1t Is II time for the sinking "f diff
ferenres. for linseltish c"-"pera tiOl
nj Tie w:>est state>man>l.ip. Ger