The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-10-29

to the fact that the Russian crop out
look is the worst ever experienced and
that In consequence the country faces
starvation during the coming winter.
Lenine and the other leaders have
been making desperate efforts to re-
open commercial relations with Great
Britain and Italy and to make peace
with Roumania, but these efforts have
been fruitless SO far. The Red SOL
oilers are mutinying and assassinating
their officers, and the Russian people
generally are in despair.
In Petrograd especially the condi-
lions are terrible, and oil the inhab.
itants who can are fleeing from the
city. The Finnish Red Cross has Just
issued an appeal to the Red Cross So
cieties Of the World describing the
shocking state of affairs in the former
capital. The population has shrunk to
about 100000, and thousands are dying
every month of various kinds of cpl
denies. There is no fuel. no hot wa
ter for baths, no street cleaning or re-
moval Of garbage. and the streets are
becoming impossible because the paw
Ing blocks are being burned and the
water pipes are bursting. The hos
pitfalls are overlooking with patients
and their equipment is wretchedly In.
adequate.
death" says the report, "stalks on
every side, waiting for winter to aid
In the grim work of moving down the
silent. hungry sick, and dying thou.
sands. With streets and houses choked
with filth that is already spreading
spotted and intermittent typhus. the
cold weather will finish the task with
pneumonia and abdominal typhus."
The allied mission named to handle
the dispute between Poland and Lith-
uania arrived at Suwalki Tuesday to
begin work, and on the same day, it
was announced, the Poles and Lithu-
anians stopped fighting.
The Adriatic dispute between Italy
and Jugo-Slavia Is In a fair way Of
settlement. for cabinet members of
both nations met Friday in Venice and
resumed direct negotiations. Some
time ago Lloyd George and Millerand,
then premier Of France, said If the
Jugo-Slavs and Italians got together
1t was nobody else's business, which
was taken as warning to the United
States government to keep its hands
of. whatever may be the disposition
Of Fiume.
II It were not for the people Of Call.
fornia and a few jingoes on both sides
Of the Pacific, the threat of unpleasant
relations between America and Japan
would quickly fade away. The Amerl.
Gun associations Of Tokyo and Yoko-
hama have cabled to Secretary Of
State Colby set Of Joint resolutions
urging that Americans "act with sober
elaboration and patience. trusting the
respective governments to find a So
luton satisfactory and effective with.
out atfronting Japan or sacrificing the
principles Of equity on either hand"
Viscount Ishii, the new Japanese
ambassador to France and one of his
country's wisest statesmen, Is quoted
rs saying: "War will never come be.
tween the United States and Japan.
unless the United States seizes jana
nese territory or Japan seizes Ameri.
can territory. Japan has not the re-
hottest intention Of ever attempting to
appropriate any American territory"
He says there Is no trade war on be- |
:ween the two countries, and that In.
Dor and land problems cannot be per-
nitted to be magnified into questions
where war might be even envisaged.
He and other Japanese leaders assert
hat most Of the people Of Japan real
re that most Of the talk of interna-
ional trouble is due to the fact that
he United States is In the throes of a
election.
The efforts, Of the Irish peace coun.
II. made up Of moderates from all
ARTS OF the island, are slowly lead.
ng to settlement Of the Irish prob.
EN-. The council has completed its
Ian for dominion rule Of the island,
nd its members say the leaders of
he Sim Fein have intimated that.
hough Of course they still desire en-.
Ire independence. they will not oppose
ne plan 1t 1t can be shown that a ma.
ortty OF the Irish people desire II.
'remier Lloyd George also told the
ouncil 1t must be able to assure him
Sufficient support in Ireland to guar.
ntee that the scheme would be work.
BILE, before he would submit Il to mar.
ament The cnnnrll rlesrn. "a -.