Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-11-18

he had fallen hack into the Crimea
and that the retreat had been conduct
ed with notable success, the morale of
his troops being unimpaired. He
hopes, with proper material, to main
tain his position until cold weather
brings about the disintegration of the
soviet armies. The Moscow govern
ment says its troops east of Perekop
have crossed the Swatch river into
the Crimean peninsula.
At last Italy and Jugo- Slavia have
come to an agreement in the Adriatic
dispute. 1t was said the settlement
Of the Istrian frontier is in favor of
Jug0-Slavia, though Monte Nevaso
goes to Italy; Fiume is to be inde
pendent, with territorial contiguity to
Italy; the Italians get the islands of
Chers0, Lussin and Unie and suzerain-
ty over Zara 1t was understood the
territorial pact would be accompanied
by commercial and political agree
ments.
Premier Lloyd George, in an address
at the Inauguration of the new lord
mayor of London. took occasion to
warn Ireland again that the British
government was determined to put an
end to the campaign of assassination,
and that there will be mo real peace
in that island, no real conciliatlon, I'M
I'll this murder conspiracy has been
shattered" He warmly defended the
work of the police in Ireland, saying:
''They are getting the right men. They
are dispensing the terrorists. Ii the
police need more power they shall
have it,"
The Irish republicans, seemingly,
have accepted the challenge. for the
murders of policemen and soldiers
continue, and preparations are being
made to meet the emergency of the
threatened closing of the railway and
mail systems OF the island. Commit
tees are organizing to provide food
and fuel to the towns along the rail-
roads.
Some fool friends of the Irish. in
this country, sent to the British chief
secretary for Ireland Il threat of re-
prlsals against Englishmen resident in
the United States, If there are any
more reprisals in Ireland on and after
the fourteenth day Of November" The
British embassy in Washington has
called the attention of the State de
partlnent to this and it is understood
the department has started an invesrf'
CATION.
The Walsh congressional committee
which for more than a year has beer
investigating the operations of the
shipping board and its Emergency
Fleet corporation stirred up hornet!
nest last week when it published thu
report of A. M. Fisher and j. E. Rich
ardson, who had conducted inquire!
for the committee. This makes broad
charges of corruption Of officials ant
employees of the corporation, graft il
purchasing supplies for and In repair
ing government-owned merchant ship
and the use of political and other in
fuence in obtaining construction con
tracts and the ALLEGATION of vessels Il
operating companies. The board Il
accused of gross waste Of the govern
ment funds and of failure in co-opera
tion. In his testimony before the com
mittee however, Mr.. Richardson salt
his report did not purport to fix an.
Illegal act on any person. Charlie
Piez, director general of the corpora
tion during the war, before bein
called before the committee entered
general denial of the charges of col
ruptiOn and graft. Commander A. |
Clement, executive assistant to Adm
! raj Benson, chairman of the boart
told the committee the only rea
ground for criticism of the boards &C
ministration was the hack of perfet
coordination between the differen
) departments. Representative Walls
said Admiral Benson probably woul
/ be called on to testify. There wa
2 considerable criticism of the commi
! tee for making public, for the secon
time, charges against the shfppin
board without first giving the organ
, cation a chance to defend itself.
!, An interesting development Of tt
7 baseball situation was the decision I
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