The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-02

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heart of Gambetta, who brought
France through the terrible days OF
1870, was deposited In the Pantheon
In the United States there were no
ceremonies of national character,
but the day was generally observed
with parades, memorial exercises ana
patriotic meetings Former service
men held great gathering in New
York and were addressed by General
Nivelle, the defender of Verdun.
Crosses and medals were presented
to American naval heroes by the navy
department. The Red Cross took adj
vantage of the day of celebration TO
start It's drive for vastly increased
membership, and the response to this
call was immediate and general
throughout the country.
All preparations were made last
week for the first meeting of the as
sembly of the League of Nations In
Geneva November Is. Whatever may
be accomplished at this session, 1t Will
be a notable gathering of great men.
Every nation member of the league
has sent eminent men 10 represent 1t,
among them being Arthur Balfour, II.
A. L. Fisher and George Barnes for
Great Britain; Leon Bourgeois and
Andre Tardieu for France; Tittoni for
Italy; Hymans for Belgium; Pade-
rewski for Poland; Branting for Swe-
den; Barons Hayashi, Ishii and Me-
gaia for Japan; Motta, Ador and Us
teri for Switzerland, and accomplished
statesmen for each of the Latin-Amer-
lean republics.
The countries not represented at the
Geneva meeting, because they are not
members of the league, include Ger
many. Austria, Bulgaria, Turkey, Rus
STA, Mexico and the United States of
America.
Statesmen and publicists of France
have been especially active since the
election of Senator Harding in discus
sing the probable revision of the
treaty of Versailles and the chances OF
forming an association of nations
which the United States would join.
Ambassador Jusserand will soon re-
turn to Washington, after spending
several months in Europe, and it is
believed he will bring the latest views
of his government on the subject of
recasting the league covenant
Through him, France may renew its
efforts to have the senate ratify the
treaty guaranteeing protection to
France against exterior aggression.
Developments of the week IN the
Near East were not especially favor
able to the allies in several instances.
First, and most important, was the
news that Armenia had concluded ar
armistice with the Turkish national
lists, whose seat of government is IN
Angora. The Turks had captured
Kars and AlexandrOpol and were
moving toward Erivan. The Geor-
gians being threatened, were m0blllz-
ing on their frontiers and hoped to
save Batum. This action of the Ar
menians opens the way for direct
junction. of the nationalists and the
Russian soviet forces and creates a
serious condition for Great Britain,
France, Italy and Greece in Asia Mi
nor. Renal Pasha's armies are still
intact, because the allies cannot get
far from the sea coasts, and his gov
eminent is going ahead regardless OF
the fate of Constantinople and the sui
tan. It's authority is supreme in Ana
tolia and it is probable that the Turks
there will elect new sultan after sep
arating the sultanate and the cali
plate, and that thereafter a new caliph
also will be chosen.
The nationalists insist that the
treaty of Sevres must be revised and
that Smyrna, Cilicia and part of
Thrace must be returned to Turkey.
France especially would oppose this,
fearing that Germany would take it as
precedent and ask modification of
the treaty of Versailles The Turkish
treaty has not yet been signed. the
Porte having said the time for such
action was unpropitious.
News of Baron Wrangel's desperate
struggle against the Bolshevik armies
in southern Russia is trifie confused,
but on the whole not very encourag-
ing to his well-wishers. Dispatches
from Sevastopol said the soviet forces
had broken through his outer works at
Perekop, but that the situation was
not considered as serious. French
military observers with Wrangel said