The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-08-20

tank corps of the Lithuanian army
sion would be given Russia to send
number Of boiShevist commissioners
into that country to control the export
OF Polish supplies of all kinds.
Russia would then undertake to
evacuate Poland completely In favor
OF Germany. which would hold the
country as guaranty against future
credits TO Russia In return for Ger
man goods and German labor.
There has been a lot of sarcastic
cause II has not taken cosnizunce OF
the Russu-pOlish war. In Ii letter TO
Lord Robert Cecil. Viscouni Grey. for
ner foreign minister. has this 10 say:
The league had nothing to do with
the iiussian-Polish war and 1t Is a
crime against the league and It's mem
beers TO charge IL with responsibility
when the responsibility clearly did not
rest with the league. but with indi-
vidual governments.
THE league was not invoked TO re-
strain Poland, one OF its own mem
bers, from aggression or. as the prime
minister calls it, reckless and foolish
action, as ii should have been. To in.
woke the league now to support Poland
by arms against the consequences Of
t,nr lin. H. mat -
in fact. a great misuse of the league"
The council Of the League of Ma
| tons. in session at San Sebastian.
| Spain. Is busy with plans for the pre-
venti0n of future wars, and during The
week 1t took several important steps.
| First 1t adopted the French plan for
an International general staff of mill
tary experts TO devise plans Of oper,
atiOnS in event any state makes war
or violates an agreement. This action
which was opposed by the United
States last year. Is thought to he pre-
| liminary to combined action against
| boshevik Russia and against German.
IL she unites with the boIshevistS. An
other French plan. though presented
by Italy. also was adopted. for the es
Establishment of an international block
AIDE committee and justifying the
blockade principle. The plan of th'
advisory jurists' committee for an In
terantional court of justice was adopt
ed as submitted This was almost en-
tireIy the work of Elihu Root.
AS had been expected. the Greeks
pretty much cleared Thrace of Turk
Ish nationalists. but Renal Pashl
was not beaten and opened stroni
offensive against the Greek forces II
ASIA Minor along the Bagdad railroad
At Simav, northeast Of Smyrna, whlcl
is outside their area OF occupation, Ill
Greeks were defeated IN 24-hour bat
tie and forced To retreat. In order L
prevent Greek occupation of Constai
tinople the Turkish cabinet was hui
riedly reurganized, practically all III
new members being friendly To Grea
Britain, and preparations were mah
for the signing of the peace treat,
But Conslantnople Is threnlene
from anoiher direction. according |
reports from Sofia. Ii is said u stron
Communist party is being organize
: in Bulgaria by Madjaroff, Il Rtss'
phile; that all its men members froi
, twenty TO forty-tve years Of age, M
being given arms and trained secret!
} and that the purpose is 10 co-operhl
: with the Russian soviet troops IN
) drive ON ConstantinopIe.
The strike of bituminOus coal mil
! ers in the middle Western states, 10
ing unauthorized and disapproved .
! the union is petering out and the fe'
of fuel famine is decreasing. Pres
dent Wilson asked the men 10 retuI
I 10 work pending adjustment OF the
: complaints. and President Lewis
I the United Mine Workers of Ameri'
| pnye the same advice. making II
r nearly mandatory as he could. ~
] strikers in Illinois and Indiana slo'
IN returned to the mines. Those
Kansas were more stubborn and A.
n Howat. president OF the state UNI"
V bitterly attacked Lewis ana refus'
: to abide ny his instructions.
|. So far as Illinois and the thica
> region are concerned. The Illinois pu
i lie utilities commission took acfi
: thai should relieve tire situation the
: very markedly. This was an ORD
o forbidding the reconsienpenf OF ca
n of fuel after they have reached fh'
y destination and providing that on
I carload shipments Of coal. lumber
other shipments In onen 'on ears '
" railroads shall make charge ~
= dav for earh day or fraction ihei
: of that n ear is held h"v"n'' The "fr
tjme" allowed hy the roads. In ~
vsv II is believed. the evil of ga