The Benson signal., 1920-02-21

were taken toward carrying out the
purposes of the league.
There was nothing new last week
to indicate the course which the allies
would pursue in the matter of the ex-
tradition of Germans accused of war
crimes, except an unofficial statement
that they would insist on the execu-
tion of the treaty clause. The
Berlin government insists that de-
livery of the culprits is physical
impossibility and also would be an
incredible violation of the nations
honor. The latter point may be disre-
garded, but the former may have some
weight. The British, it is said. are
willing to show leniency, but not so
the French. The former crown prince
got on the front page with an offer to
the heads of the allied governments to
surrender himself in place of the 900
whom the allies desire to put on trial
a spectacular play to the grand stand
which will have no results.
Hungary'S representatives went to
| Paris to present their country's an
Swer to the peace treaty. 1t was un-
| derstoOd they would protest especially
against the financial clauses, on the
| ground that it would be utterly impos-
Gil for. onlyn fIo
ments demanded. AS for Austria,
starving and freezing she is still beg
ging some milliOnaires or wealthy ma
tions to come to her rescue, offering to
pledge all the royal palaces or the en-
tire country, if necessary.
| The latest successes reported by the
soviet forces of Russia include the oc-
ing. The bolsheviki also crossed the
Sea of AZOv from Taganrog and OBJ
tanned foothOld on the southern coast
between the Don and Yeya rivers. On
their western borders the peace move
ment continues. The Let's have now
signed an armistce with the Moscow
government At the opening of the
British parliament the government
made it plain that it's policy would be
to replace force by a commercial pol
icy in guiding Russia back to san
ity and that the 'ring of fire" to crush
bolshevism is failure. At the same
time Lloyd George and his colleagues
said bolshevism was not democracy
and civilized methods of government
must be adopted before any nation will
make peace with Russia.
The Democratic members of con-
gress, disregarding the wishes of
President Wilson, formally decided in
caucus to oppose any legislation for
universal military training. Mr.. Will
sons letter to the caucus not only
urged that the matter be not made a
party issue, at least until the national
convention passed on it, but also made
it clear that he heartily favored prof
ect for moderate military training
The resolution against the training
legislation was supported, of course,
by such men as Kitchin of North Caro-
lima and was passed by vote of LOG
to II. Since the big majority of the
lower house has adopted the same at
titude there seems to be small hope
for universal military training at
present. Representative Kahn and
others of it's supporters, however, have
not yet given up. Approval of the sys'
tenn expressed by the American Legion
may have some influence on congress-
! Herbert Hoover and his possible can.
didacy for the presidential nomination
continue to afford food for speculation
Mr.. Hoover has issued a long state
ment in which he denies that he is
seeking the White House job or has
any organization. He repeats that he
must vote for the party that stands fol
the League of Nations if that becomes
a partisan issue, and adds that he does
not believe in more than two great
parties. He declines to pledge his
vote blindfOlded, and does not say that
he would accept either the Republican
or the Democratic nomination if the
platform suited him.
Responding to questions from Sena.
tor BOrah, General Wood says: 81 be-
lieve that we should accept the League
of Nations as modified and safeguard
ed by the existing Lodge reservations
reservations which Americanize il
and safeguard our traditional policies
reservations which leave America
absolutely free and untrammeled tC