Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-05-13

clans IL the Kentuckians find them
selves among the first in the band
wagon. Cox is looked on as very
likely compromise candidate. Mr.. Nc
Adoo, replying to some Brooklyn peo-
pie who endorsed him for the Demo
cratic nomination., wrote: II doubt
most seriously that l possess the
qualifications required to meet the
exacting requirements of the present
situation" and added that he was not
interested in the political fortunes of
any man, least of all himself.
The Republican senators brought up
for consideration in the senate last
week the Knox resolution declaring
the war ended, and Senator Knox
opened the debate with a defense of
the measure and warm attack on
the policy of President Wilson. AT
first the Democratic senator's decided
to fight the resolution with filibus-
ter, but changed their minds when
they learned the president was willing
to have the matter brought to an is
sue and was determined to veto the
resolution If It We're adopted. 1t was
understQod that Mr.. Wilson also.
would resubmit the Versailles treaty
to the senate, formally making it an
issue in the presidential campaign.
1t has been intimated that he might
suggest some reservations of his own,
but 1t is scarcely to be supposed these
would satisfy the Republican sena-
tors.
According to Secretary of State Col
by, who was presumably speaking for
the president, the Knox resolution is
absolutely unprecedented in the his
tory Of the United States and who'll
ly unconstitutional He asserts the
only way to re-establish peace with
Germany is by treaty and that the
president is powerless under the Con-
stitution to patch up any scheme of
friendly relations or appoint diplo-
matte and consular representatives,
until treaty has been ratified.
] Mr.. Knox's long address on the
resolution was heard and read with
especial interest because he has been
put forward as possible nominee of
the Chicago convention. Senator Pen
rose, who usually voices the opinion
of the "Old guard" in the Republican
party, says Knox will prove the most
satisfactory and most available com
promise candidate If it is found
neither Wood, Johnson nor Lowden
can land the prize
Meanwhile the allied supreme coun.
ell and the League of Nations are go
ing ahead with their tasks in Europe
The objections of the Hungarians to
their treaty have been answered with
out yielding and they were given ten
days to accept the pact. The Turkish
delegates arrived In Paris Thursday
to receive the treaty with the Porte
They will sign 1t, of course, but that
won't end the trouble in Turkey, by
any means. The nationalists are as
determined as ever In their opposition
and In their first national convention
recently held, they defied Great Brit
: ain especially and all the allies gen
J orally. Their leaders say they were
|, willing to accept wisconsin but tina
being refused them, they will probabl,
turn to bolShevism. The grand yiZie
! at Constantinople has sent de!ega
, tion to endeavor to effect compro
: mise with Mustapha Kemal, the hea'
! of the nationalist movement. Effort
J to induce Turkish government troop
: to oppose Kemal's forces have resulte
in mutiny. Col. Jafar Tayar, CON
: mandant. of Adrianople, who has dc
: clared the independence Of that cit!
! is said to be preparing to resist Gree
occupation.
It was officially announced in Lor
2 don that Sir Eric Drummond, secrt
tary general of the League of Nations
: had sent to Moscow telegram asl
g.. ing for definite statement OF th
t soviet governments attitude toward
$, proposal to send commission Of tn
] league into Russia to consider the az
9 visibility Of recognizing the Lenin
e government. No reply has been IT
: ceived. The executive council of til
$ league already had selected the con
r mission and wished to learn the att
!, tude Of the soviet leaders before Il
e next meeting on May IA.
Il The great drive of the Poles at
It Ukrainians against the soviet fore
q In the Ukraine has resulted in sa
IS culinary battles in which the Pol
y seem to have had the best of it.
'fe.last accounts they had pressed fc
.. ward as far as the bridgehead of XII
T. and the Aght for that city was dc